Re: New DreamBlaster S2 !

Posted on 2017-03-29, 20:07

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Thanks for the warm words ! Yes the S2 sounds quite similar to S1, though not exactly the same : I find the S2 sound has slightly more 'punch', but generally it has the same strengths and weaknesses as S1 : Good for synth/retro sounds, but real world instruments don't sound very realistic, rather …

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New DreamBlaster S2 !

Posted on 2017-03-29, 10:24

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Hi, the new DreamBlaster S2 is ready, available for shipping today !! The smallest waveblaster board in the world ! -> Well I think so, never saw a smaller one. The first to have proof of a smaller waveblaster board, I will send him an S2 for free :lol: ) Dimensions are 24mm x 34mm. S1_A.jpg Special …

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Re: CVX-2 : covox adapter

Posted on 2017-03-04, 08:36

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Looks very nice - my only question is why put a tantalum capacitor on audio path instead of general purpose aluminium electrolytic? Well this is a solid (manganese dioxide) tantalum cap : Small, easy to assemble, looks and sounds good, and long lifetime : no need to recap after 30 years :-). In my …

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Re: CVX-2 : covox adapter

Posted on 2017-03-03, 21:23

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Bottom side 😀 Filename CVX4_PROTO_BOTTOM.jpg File size 108.13 KiB Views 1846 views

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Re: CVX-2 : covox adapter

Posted on 2017-03-03, 20:59

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Hi all, the CVX4 pcb's arrived. I soldered 2 prototypes this evening, one with both 1% 100k resistors, and one with 0.1% 100k resistors, did some blind testing. As jepeal predicted, 0.1% sounds the best, in fact it sounds amazing through amplified speakers. I decide to go for the best, 0.1% …

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Re: X2GU : New GM bank

Posted on 2017-02-26, 21:35

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Here's another recording with the 0.02 bank : Tie Fighter theme : https://soundcloud.com/dreamblaster/x2-x2gu-b … iefighter-title

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Re: X2GU : New GM bank

Posted on 2017-02-26, 20:46

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Here's a first recording with X2GU 0.02 : Doom ep.3, mission 8 : https://soundcloud.com/dreamblaster/x2-x2gu-b … nkbeta-doome3m8

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X2GU : New GM bank for DreamBlaster X2

Posted on 2017-02-26, 20:43

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Doppler and I have been working on a new General MIDI bank for DreamBlaster X2, the past months. It is based on the samples from the GeneralUser bank (http://www.schristiancollins.com/generaluser.php) with kind permission from Chris Collins to use these. Doppler has been tweaking and tuning, to …

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Re: CVX-2 : covox adapter

Posted on 2017-02-08, 21:47

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Thanks Keropi for your tests and valuable feedback, we're getting there. CVX4 will have dip switches to allow easy tuning !

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 : demos with different presets : The search for the 'Vogons' Preset

Posted on 2017-02-08, 21:43

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here's the less is more 2 preset

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Re: CVX USB Parallel Port experiments

Posted on 2017-02-04, 10:00

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the CY7C68013A-56 EZ-USB dev board arrived... ) looks good. Filename devlptusb.jpg File size 52.92 KiB Views 1913 views

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 : demos with different presets : The search for the 'Vogons' Preset

Posted on 2017-01-30, 18:24

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Try this file http://www.midiarchive.co.uk/download/games/doom/doom%20-%20e1m9.mid Also a playback reference (SC-55) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox8fl9ZwsJA okay, i played your file on my X2 : https://soundcloud.com/dreamblaster/x2-doom-e1m9-lessismore2 the midi file is aprox 2 minutes your …

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 : demos with different presets : The search for the 'Vogons' Preset

Posted on 2017-01-29, 19:07

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I uploaded 1 hour of dukenukem3d midi playback (episode 1 and 2) on youtube: https://youtu.be/Oa9Ye_InxeY this uses the 'less is more' preset

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 : demos with different presets : The search for the 'Vogons' Preset

Posted on 2017-01-26, 17:17

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This is very strange. E1M9 sounds like the drums are playing ahead of the rest of the track? The instruments themselves sound alright for a default pack, but those drums kept throwing me off when trying to listen. The drums should not start until about 3 or 4 seconds into the song hmm okay, I would …

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 : demos with different presets : The search for the 'Vogons' Preset

Posted on 2017-01-22, 20:52

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Neco wrote: I'd love to hear E1M9 though. Okay added ! I added Heretic Episode 1 Mission 1 Doom Episode 1 Mission 9 Sam and Max track 2 (Pleasantly Understated Credit Sequence)

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player

Posted on 2017-01-22, 11:10

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I finally updated to 4.3, works great. My antivirus (Avast) reported it as a threat and quarantined the exe. I reported it as a false positive to Avast, hope they get it right with then next update. I will pm you, to show my appreciation for your software development.

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DreamBlaster X2 : demos with different presets : The search for the 'Vogons' Preset

Posted on 2017-01-21, 21:40

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A few people mailed me, requesting more X2 demos, especially demonstrating the presets. So I uploaded some game MIDI tracks to soundcloud, played on DreamBlaster X2 : https://soundcloud.com/dreamblaster Right now I uploaded these tracks : 1 DreamBlaster X2 SWOS TITLE TRACK 2 DreamBlaster X2 …

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Re: CVX USB Parallel Port experiments

Posted on 2017-01-21, 14:50

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Zup wrote: Some PCI to parallel cards use alternative port addresses, so the software must be patched (there is a method involving an alternative portio.dll). I guess that USB to parallel converters will fail, too. What is that portio.dll, is it a specific patch for the willem programmer ?

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Re: CVX USB Parallel Port experiments

Posted on 2017-01-21, 10:12

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Nostalgia! I did a writeup on xkcd forums nearly nine years ago: http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=29086&p=944602#p944602 Great overview ! The MCS7715 is still sold, and a new chip AX78140 was recently introduced. http://asix.com.tw/products.php?op=ProductList&PLine=74&PSeries=109 -->will …

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Re: CVX USB Parallel Port experiments

Posted on 2017-01-20, 21:05

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stamasd wrote: I have one of those usb-to-true-LPT adapters. Works quite well, but needs Windows drivers. Which one, which chipset does it have ?

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