Re: Very low volume output with the DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-02-09, 16:48

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Rawit wrote on 2023-02-09, 15:09: Is the volume different when you connect the X2GS to USB and run the line-out to the line-in of your cards? Just tested it and then the volume is good. So exactly the same as the the non-midi volume output. But what does that tell us?

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Re: Very low volume output with the DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-02-09, 16:28

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have you tried the X2GS on a modern system? just connect it via USB and put some speakers/headphones in the audio jack the X2GS will appear as a MIDI output device and you can play some midi in modern OS this way you will know if it's the X2GS or the host cards to blame Yes I tried that. It didn't …

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Re: Very low volume output with the DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-02-09, 13:00

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What kind of software do you have running? There is nothing that is setting MIDI volume through sysex? ESS cards might need more volume, not sure. My ESS + DB50XG combo was perfect, ESS + Yucatan FX a bit on the lower side, same with the X2GS. I have the X2GS with amp on max on the line-out of an …

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Re: Very low volume output with the DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-02-09, 12:55

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have you tried the X2GS on a modern system? just connect it via USB and put some speakers/headphones in the audio jack the X2GS will appear as a MIDI output device and you can play some midi in modern OS this way you will know if it's the X2GS or the host cards to blame Yes I tried that. It didn't …

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Re: Very low volume output with the DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-02-09, 11:20

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For ESS cards the waveblaster volume is tied to Aux, so please check your ESSVOL settings and see if Aux is muted or very low I used: essvol.exe /v:7 /l:0 /w:1 /m:0 /c:1 /s:1 /a:15 to get the output almost the same on all channels. As you can see the aux is at 15 (max) and the rest to 1. This …

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Re: Very low volume output with the DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-02-09, 11:02

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What happens if you use UNISOUND.EXE for initializing the ESS card and set the volume there with the "/VF" parameter to "99"? /VFnn Set FM/Synth/WT Volume level to 'nn' % (00-99) This has the same effect as with essvol.exe in above post. I need to bring everything else down and that makes the …

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Re: Very low volume output with the DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-02-09, 11:00

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by Yoghoo

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For ESS cards the waveblaster volume is tied to Aux, so please check your ESSVOL settings and see if Aux is muted or very low I used: essvol.exe /v:7 /l:0 /w:1 /m:0 /c:1 /s:1 /a:15 to get the output almost the same on all channels. As you can see the aux is at 15 (max) and the rest to 1. This …

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Re: Very low volume output with the DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-02-09, 09:44

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Make sure that all voltage rails required by the X2GS are working properly on that computer. Issues like this might be caused by a missing -12V rail on the ISA bus, if the dreamblaster is using this rail. A missing -12V rail would also likely disturb serial port operation, but everything else in …

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Re: So, what is the #1 rule to have a stable Windows Millenium Edition PC?

Posted on 2023-02-08, 18:48

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I think you have hit on the reason why people mistakenly think ME is stable. It's because they install ME, install a game, play the game, then barely ever touch the PC again. For anyone who actually tried to use the machine as more than a retro time capsule they would quickly find what a POS ME is. …

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Re: First Ever "Magic Smoke" Experience

Posted on 2023-02-08, 18:36

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Haven't had a magic smoke experience for a long time. But had it today with a NOS AOpen IDE CD drive. When I powered it up I immediately smelled something was wrong. Strange thing it was a chip and not a capacitor or resistor. First time for me but fortunately nothing else was damaged. But I can …

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Re: Very low volume output with the DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-02-07, 21:51

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Make sure that all voltage rails required by the X2GS are working properly on that computer. Issues like this might be caused by a missing -12V rail on the ISA bus, if the dreamblaster is using this rail. A missing -12V rail would also likely disturb serial port operation, but everything else in …

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Very low volume output with the DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-02-07, 20:28

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Recently got a DreamBlaster X2GS Waveblaster card and connected it to an ESS AudioDrive ES1868 sound card. It works okay but the output from the Waveblaster is very very soft. Was contacted by @dreamblaster and he kindly sent another one to check if it was related to the Waveblaster (big thanks for …

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2023-01-22, 18:02

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Do you have another waveblaster compatible sound card to try ? Alternatively, you could try using the 3.5mm TRS line output on the X2GS and routing it to your sound card's line input or to an external mixer. I have a couple of ISA sound card's in storage but none of them have a waveblaster …

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2023-01-21, 22:43

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I only have the X2, but I presume the preset files are setup the same so you could edit the overall output gain in the preset and upload it to the X2GS. I'm not really sure how dicey it is going really high with that gain setting though. I took the GS_EFFECTS_APPIAH4_v4_5.DXP preset and enabled …

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2023-01-21, 20:46

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Raise the AuxB volume slider? Not sure how Unisound handles that, but ESSVOL.EXE from the original drivers does it using the /A parameter. Thanks. Now using: essvol.exe /v:7 /l:0 /w:1 /m:0 /c:1 /s:1 /a:15. This makes it somewhat workable. But as you can see I need to put everything down to 1 and /a …

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2023-01-21, 19:16

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Got my X2GS yesterday. Thanks for that. Very quick delivery btw! Unfortunately got a problem with the volume output. Installed it on a ES1868 and even with the waveoutput on maximum (with unisound or essvol) it is barely audible. Already tried to disable the amplifier on the ES1868 with jumpers but …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-15, 20:37

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IMG_20230115_211732.jpg This classic case. Will need a serious retrobright. I have 3 questions : Since the yellowing is very uneven,will the difference still be visible if the whole plastic front is submerged for the same time in the same conditions ? What happens for the blue and clear parts ? …

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Re: FastDoom. A new Doom port for DOS, optimized to be as fast as possible for 386/486 personal computers!

Posted on 2022-12-25, 09:55

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Did some new tests with version 0.9.2 and it indeed improves the performance compared with older versions. Original Doom: 26.13 FastDoom Mode Y: 31.69 FastDoom 13h: 29.02 FastDoom t50: 110.32 FastDoom vbr: 28.88 FastDoom vbd: 31.97 This was all on a 486/66 with a VLB card. Was surprised that vbd …

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Re: FastDoom. A new Doom port for DOS, optimized to be as fast as possible for 386/486 personal computers!

Posted on 2022-12-24, 22:37

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Did some new tests with version 0.9.2 and it indeed improves the performance compared with older versions. Original Doom: 26.13 FastDoom Mode Y: 31.69 FastDoom 13h: 29.02 FastDoom t50: 110.32 FastDoom vbr: 28.88 FastDoom vbd: 31.97 This was all on a 486/66 with a VLB card. Was surprised that vbd was …

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Re: Change KVM PS/2-VGA "on fly"

Posted on 2022-12-23, 16:06

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Or can I switch from one computer to another when turned on only by selecting the port of the corresponding computer? This, you can switch to any connected computer while they are all on. The KVM doesn't just disconnect everything and route them to a different port, the inactive computer won't be …

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