Re: How can I stack GM sf2 on top of GM/GS sf2 for listening to midi music (not in game)

Posted on 2015-11-26, 09:14

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Re: Fast Track Pro in Linux There are some limitations on this device which require tradeoffs in features vs performance. >48khz sampling requires reducing the number of active input and/or output channels due to usb bandwidth limitations. The device_setup module parameter allows you to reconfigure …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-11-26, 08:53

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That doesn't sound right. Sure it isn't an 850 board? IIRC, 845 supported single channel SDR and DDR SDRAM.

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Re: How can I stack GM sf2 on top of GM/GS sf2 for listening to midi music (not in game)

Posted on 2015-11-25, 21:37

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Midi wrote: Ok thanks, it looks like Linux is the way to go for midi player configurability. You can run Timidity in Windows.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-25, 21:32

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What's that SBC?

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Re: What is this?

Posted on 2015-11-25, 21:21

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IE SSL?

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Re: How can I stack GM sf2 on top of GM/GS sf2 for listening to midi music (not in game)

Posted on 2015-11-25, 06:52

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Timidity can do fairly sophisticated layering of soundfonts. Some examples here: http://ocmnet.com/saxguru/faqSf2.html More reference material (translate file paths uNiX->Windows as required): http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/saucy/man5/timidity.cfg.5.html I don't know the GM/GS/Yamaha patch maps …

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Re: Spam, spam, spam

Posted on 2015-11-24, 04:50

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viewtopic.php?f=11&t=45710

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Re: munt and winx68k HighSpeed

Posted on 2015-11-24, 04:44

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Would it be legit to dump a portion of the midi bitstream for testing, or would that be stretching forum rules?

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Re: Strange Problem with Optical Drives in DOS 7

Posted on 2015-11-21, 21:04

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DX7_EP wrote: I was thinking it might also be the disc in question. Perhaps make your own copy of it and see if that does any tricks? Already done, noted in an earlier post.

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Re: Strange Problem with Optical Drives in DOS 7

Posted on 2015-11-21, 17:57

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The SHSUCDX image mounter can only do single session. I've been wondering for a while if a Gotek-type solution couldn't be created to fake an ATAPI device.

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Re: Any good Windows 3.1 games?

Posted on 2015-11-21, 06:41

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Maxis' Robosport

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Re: How do I pop the heatsink off a 486?

Posted on 2015-11-21, 06:24

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Sometimes freezing is an option. Some recommend using a razor blade to try to break the bonds. For physical force, apply torque in a plane parallel with the chip (twist the heat sink).

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Re: Strange Problem with Optical Drives in DOS 7

Posted on 2015-11-21, 06:15

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I figured so, but wasn't confident enough to dismiss the possibility. I believe most of the more creative violations of the Yellow Book standard were kept for later.

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Re: what hardware were you using in 1999?

Posted on 2015-11-21, 06:03

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Dell Dimension P90 (originally with FDIV bug) Cirrus Logic CL-GD5446 ~ 1 GB HDD 32 MB ram (IIRC) 4x IDE CD-ROM A little while later, I installed a Mediavision Deluxe, a thin net ISA NIC, and upgraded the P90 for a P100 with a superior heatsink. Ran Slackware 2 and Mandrake 6 quite nicely.

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Re: Strange Problem with Optical Drives in DOS 7

Posted on 2015-11-21, 04:58

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This isn't a copy protection issue, is it?

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Re: My new IBM 386 build

Posted on 2015-11-19, 16:47

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Sounds like it'd be a good drive to record the sound of. I love hardware that sounds like it is ready to lift off.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-11-19, 16:43

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Creating an ARJ muli-volume backup of a 200MB folder? xD Gonna need 300 floppies for that. Some floppies will fail. That's also usually the chunk that fails twice. You don't need that many. One time I used one floppy to copy an entire Win98SE setup folder to a laptop. http://www.bronxbanterblog.com …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-11-19, 13:48

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Gonna need 300 floppies for that. Some floppies will fail. That's also usually the chunk that fails twice.

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Re: What would be a good GOG Machine?

Posted on 2015-11-17, 15:21

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Physical x16 connector, but only 4 lanes electrically active.

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Re: Roland MT-32, CM-32L + General MIDI for $50" Building a MIDI box

Posted on 2015-11-17, 15:04

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Installed the chroot on my RK3066 box, but like you there were no ALSA modules installed. I'm going to have to prep an SD card boot image which will take more time.

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