Re: Roland SC-55 instruments sound different on different sound cards

Posted on 2024-02-16, 23:26

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by zuldan

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I feel a bit silly. The midi instrument sounds exactly the same on both sound cards. What I didn't realize was that the particular instrument in question only plays on the left speaker. The left speaker on the ES1869F was facing down on the ground so it didn't fall over while I had the PC case open …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-16, 10:49

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by zuldan

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Its going to be a 939 Opteron 180 based build which is the same CPU as the Athlon 64 X2 4600+, Got a nice Gigabyte K8NXP-9 Ultra board for it and now I have some fast ram for it too. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-K8NXP-9-rev-10#ov (Got this NIB with all the kit, it did need to be recapped …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-16, 10:07

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by zuldan

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Yeah, there really isnt another source of parts out where I live, Rural Australia isn't known for its flea markets XD. I did get a good deal on the DDR500 since I was buying all the kits the seller had. Keyboard and mouse was 40 AUD and the two Raptors were 30 each. (Both drives only have 25 hours …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-16, 10:00

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by zuldan

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Bought a few odds and ends for a build im tooling up for, bought 4 512Mb kits of Corsair DDR500, 2 1Tb WD Velociraptors and a surprisingly clean AT keyboard and clean serial mouse for my 486 box. Nice looking Serial mouse and DIN Keyboard.jpg Key Base.jpgClean Mouse.jpg Keyboard and mouse both look …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-16, 09:45

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by zuldan

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Bought a few odds and ends for a build im tooling up for, bought 4 512Mb kits of Corsair DDR500, 2 1Tb WD Velociraptors and a surprisingly clean AT keyboard and clean serial mouse for my 486 box. Nice looking Serial mouse and DIN Keyboard.jpg Key Base.jpgClean Mouse.jpg Keyboard and mouse both look …

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Re: Geforce 2 ti vs Geforce 3 ti

Posted on 2024-02-12, 22:35

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by zuldan

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Geforce 2/3/4 Ti cards are always 128-bit DDR unless they're damaged. i.e. Geforce 3 Ti 200, Geforce 2 GTS/Ti/Pro, Geforce 4 Ti4200 Could you elaborate on this, are you saying all GeForce 2 GTS/Ti/Pro cards do not have DDR and are damaged? Not sure if I’m reading it right 😂 Hmm, just that if a Gf2 …

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Re: Geforce 2 ti vs Geforce 3 ti

Posted on 2024-02-12, 20:43

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by zuldan

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Thermalwrong wrote on 2024-02-12, 17:32: Geforce 2/3/4 Ti cards are always 128-bit DDR unless they're damaged. i.e. Geforce 3 Ti 200, Geforce 2 GTS/Ti/Pro, Geforce 4 Ti4200 Could you elaborate on this, are you saying all GeForce 2 GTS/Ti/Pro cards do not have DDR and are damaged? Not sure if I’m …

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Re: PicoGUS: ISA sound card emulator with Raspberry Pi Pico (Gravis Ultrasound, AdLib, MPU-401, Tandy, CMS)

Posted on 2024-02-11, 01:59

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by zuldan

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Looks like they are all sold out again. Very lucky to get my order in.

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Re: Gravis Ultra PnP - Magic secret to get it working in DOS?

Posted on 2024-02-10, 01:39

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by zuldan

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Ok now I want to upgrade the memory from 2MB to 8MB (don't want the expansion card to get 16MB as my Gus doesn't have the pin headers soldered on). Are there patches for 4MB / 8MB ? and what patch are you running on yours? I've just used the default patches for now. I know there are the "Pro …

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Re: Gravis Ultra PnP - Magic secret to get it working in DOS?

Posted on 2024-02-10, 01:15

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by zuldan

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You are a life saver!!!! That was the exact step I was missing. Music sounds AMAZING! You made my weekend! Woohoo Happy to help! Enjoy! :) Ok now I want to upgrade the memory from 2MB to 8MB (don't want the expansion card to get 16MB as my Gus doesn't have the pin headers soldered on). Are there …

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Re: Gravis Ultra PnP - Magic secret to get it working in DOS?

Posted on 2024-02-10, 01:09

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by zuldan

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IIRC, there is a patch library that needs to be installed first. It contains the instrument samples that will get loaded to the GUS RAM. I'll try to look up what it is and post the details. edited to add: Found the details in this thread here: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=664849#p664849 …

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Gravis Ultra PnP - Magic secret to get it working in DOS?

Posted on 2024-02-10, 00:46

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by zuldan

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I've finally decided to take my Gravis UIltrasound PnP (with 2MB) out of it's box (in brand-new like condition, no dust, no scratches) and use it in my 486 computer. Sound effects are working but not music. I've done the following; 1 - Removed all ISA and PCI cards (except for the graphics card). …

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Re: Roland SC-55 instruments sound different on different sound cards

Posted on 2024-02-07, 00:17

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by zuldan

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Sorry, not sure about the question here but to generalize, I would say that MIDI music ( the MIDI data saying to the device which type of instrument to play ) specifically sounds different on each sound card ( as each MIDI device has their own MIDI synth tech to produce the sound ). Sorry I should …

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Re: Roland SC-55 instruments sound different on different sound cards

Posted on 2024-02-06, 23:59

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by zuldan

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Sorry, not sure about the question here but to generalize, I would say that MIDI music ( the MIDI data saying to the device which type of instrument to play ) specifically sounds different on each sound card ( as each MIDI device has their own MIDI synth tech to produce the sound ). Sorry I should …

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Roland SC-55 instruments sound different on different sound cards

Posted on 2024-02-06, 08:11

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by zuldan

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I’m a midi noob, so please excuse this question if it’s a silly one. I played Raptor (the game) on a AWE64 and a ES1869F. There is a distinct background instrument in the music that sounds like it’s coming from a keyboard on the ES1869F and sounds like a choir on the AWE64. The music is 100% going …

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Dual boot DOS and Windows 95 on different disks

Posted on 2024-02-04, 09:59

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by zuldan

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I’ve seen a lot of posts with booting DOS and Windows 95 on the “same” disk, but I’m trying to boot DOS and Windows on separate disks. DOS is on a SD card and Windows 95 on IDE. I know I can just change the boot order in The BIOS but that’s going to be painful. Unfortunately older motherboards ( …

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Roland SC-55 ROM v1.20 to v1.21

Posted on 2024-01-31, 10:27

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by zuldan

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I have a SC-55 with ROM v1.20. I want to upgrade it to v1.21. Can someone confirm this is the correct ROM file to burn and the correct ROM chip to get? ROM file: REMOVED ROM Chip: http://www.scribblygum.com.au/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=393 Just wanted to double confirm so I don’t …

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Re: Roland SC-55MKII Power Adapter Voltage?

Posted on 2024-01-30, 10:58

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by zuldan

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pc-sound-legacy wrote on 2024-01-30, 08:51: If you consider using another psu anyway, please keep in mind that the polarity is plus outside and minus inside - vice versa to most other PSUs. Thanks for the heads up!

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Re: Roland SC-55MKII Power Adapter Voltage?

Posted on 2024-01-30, 10:58

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by zuldan

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this is an unregulated PSU, it needs load to output the rated voltage once powering the SC-55 voltage will be fine Thank you so much for that information. Is it recommended to replace the original PSU (31 years old) with a Roland PSB-240A? Or are the original PSUs pretty robust? I don’t want to …

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Roland SC-55MKII Power Adapter Voltage?

Posted on 2024-01-30, 08:19

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by zuldan

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Just received a SC-55MKII. I thought it would be a good idea to test the voltage coming from the power adapter before powering on the unit. The reading from the multimeter is 13v? I thought it was supposed to be 9v. Maybe it's supposed to be 13v and then when plugged in it goes down to 9v from the …

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