Re: Spurious 3dmark 99 results

Posted on 2024-10-26, 12:49

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I went ahead and ran 3dmark 2000 as well as 2001 The 4200ti 3dmark 2000- 9961 3dmarks 3dmark 2001- 6694 3dmarks The mx440 8x 3dmark 2000-7049 3dmarks 3dmark 2001-3930 3dmarks Both were run at default settings These results all seem a bit low from what I can remember getting 22yrs ago on a similar …

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Re: Spurious 3dmark 99 results

Posted on 2024-10-26, 02:56

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3DMark99 is a really outdated test for both cards, but I guess the features tested might have received more attention on the MX440 still. Just a guess. We ran 3DMark2000 on TNT/Voodoo3 class cards before any GeForce models were widely out and about, so you could and should probably test with …

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Re: Spurious 3dmark 99 results

Posted on 2024-10-26, 02:52

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Both are rated for 4ns The 4200 is stock 250mhz for ram The mx440 is, if Nvidia's driver is to be believed clocked at 266mhz for ram Of note the 4200ti is an OEM model with a crappy heatsink/fan but the board seems to be pretty much reference design. The mx440 I'm not sure but it only has a heatsink …

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Re: Spurious 3dmark 99 results

Posted on 2024-10-25, 17:46

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I wanted to see what the difference was in gaming so I ran Quake 3 on both cards in same system. The mx440 I get an average of 97 over three runs On the 4200 I get an average of 132 for three runs. Interesting note the mx440 was labeled a mx480e it does have 266mhz ram clock running on 128bit bus …

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Spurious 3dmark 99 results

Posted on 2024-10-25, 02:46

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While testing a geforce4 mx440 8x agp 64mb I ran 3dmark 99 My results were a little surprising! With default settings 800x600 16bit my results are 8118 3dmarks 34583 CPU 3dmarks Looking back at my records for the same system but with a geforce4 to 4200 64mb my results are 7106 3dmarks 31482 CPU …

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Re: Yamaha mdp-5

Posted on 2024-10-24, 06:17

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I'm pretty happy with it for 45 US dollars I just wish I could get it cleaned up better. if I could get the LCD out without damage ; it's glued under the bezel, I would try retro Brite. Oh well not a big deal. The other unit I got the Yamaha DOU-10 it's shell is cracking up because it's brittle I …

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Re: Yamaha mdp-5

Posted on 2024-10-21, 12:39

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Doom e1m1 xg https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UqtlephLYlAnfVFmIJZZnU289oMim7CF/view?usp=drivesdk Doom e1m1 GS https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UvEFqCEJpZ4q55nUCdofCZKch1PfPZH2/view?usp=drivesdk I didn't notice the hum but it's my realtek audio on my everyday system. Unfortunately my audigy 2 and …

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Yamaha mdp-5

Posted on 2024-10-19, 03:26

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Recently on the RA-30 secret sound canvas thread I had a lot of questions about my RA-30, Spikey was very kind and helpful and I learned a great deal about midi. With that in mind I had the opportunity to pick up two new to me Yamaha modules a dou-10 GM only device and a slightly more obscure model …

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Re: Roland RA30 Realtime Arranger (secret sound canvas?)

Posted on 2024-10-09, 19:09

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I've been debating hunting down other modules and wavetable cards but the cost is holding me back I wouldn't even have the ra-30 if I hadn't found it for less than forty US dollars. I have been experimenting with various soundfonts on my sound blaster 32 loaded with the max ram but of course it …

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Re: Roland RA30 Realtime Arranger (secret sound canvas?)

Posted on 2024-10-08, 19:15

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So its sets an invalid bank due to being written for a later version of general midi, but because the RA-30 only knows what to do based on received commands it fails to handle it gracefully. The more time I spend using this thing for games and midi it's beginning to make more sense and is becoming …

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Re: Roland RA30 Realtime Arranger (secret sound canvas?)

Posted on 2024-10-06, 04:15

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Had some time to experiment with the ra30. Using the um-one USB adapter on Windows 10. Using midi player from falcosoft which so far has been excellent, simple interface, and powerful capability. The midi file "A link to the past-overworld" which fails to play on the ra30 using the audician 32 on …

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Re: Roland RA30 Realtime Arranger (secret sound canvas?)

Posted on 2024-10-04, 17:15

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Since this is the first midi modules I have owned, is this typically how they behave; needing midi reset, sysex or hard reset? I'm guessing it's at least somewhat typical because it only knows what it's being fed until another command shows up and considering how midi is communicated? This might all …

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Re: Roland RA30 Realtime Arranger (secret sound canvas?)

Posted on 2024-10-03, 17:31

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I appreciate the feedback and help! I am going to continue working on these things. Kinda mad at myself because I passed on sc-8820 for a good price recently. But back to the ra30 I think I will hook it up to my windows 10 system and throw everything at it and see what makes it act up. Using the um …

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Re: Roland RA30 Realtime Arranger (secret sound canvas?)

Posted on 2024-10-01, 21:13

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I am getting somewhere Original midi https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zYdwruLlKoPKTP9M9ogvBdHEBxNjE3mD/view?usp=drivesdk Messed up recording from ra30 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zt6T_4VnOHnl81wjM1pRul_gyz7P2Dbi/view?usp=drivesdk File played correctly https://drive.google.com/file/d/ …

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Re: Roland RA30 Realtime Arranger (secret sound canvas?)

Posted on 2024-10-01, 20:13

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Ok it's going to be a bit before I can get a better recording. I have a 1/4 inch stereo to 3.5mm plug adapter plugged into the phone jack on the ra30 with a 3.5mm stereo patch cable to my passive mixer. I turn down all other channels then run a patch cable to my microphone port on my windows 10 …

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Re: Roland RA30 Realtime Arranger (secret sound canvas?)

Posted on 2024-09-29, 02:49

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First is RA-30 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vSmLxvcbDIc_vonVgIwQoqRhWtzBZavA/view?usp=drivesdk Sound blaster 32 with SCC sound font https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vKBIkrn7A0_8yg_8cr_E2cxVWasJMSlZ/view?usp=drivesdk And finally with Microsoft GS wavetable https://drive.google.com/file/d/ …

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Re: Roland RA30 Realtime Arranger (secret sound canvas?)

Posted on 2024-09-25, 14:06

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I actually have a sound blaster 32 ct3670 in the same system with the full 28 mb and probably a half dozen soundfonts including one that's supposed to be audibly the similar to the scc-1 I've also played the file on my windows 10 system. Everything seems to handle the file perfectly in the …

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Re: Roland RA30 Realtime Arranger (secret sound canvas?)

Posted on 2024-09-25, 06:43

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Then it's interesting that they didn't market it as a sound canvas device. One thing I noticed is that some midi files don't play correctly on the device in the first one that caught my attention was a legend of Zelda midi that plays perfectly fine on the Roland sound canvas dll built-in to …

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Re: Identify vintage Creative speakers

Posted on 2024-09-24, 02:00

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Maybe labtec speakers hard to tell from the scan

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Re: Audician 32 hanging midi

Posted on 2024-09-22, 17:29

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I installed a gravis midi adapter on the audician and midi is still crapping out so I think that midi will stay on the sound blaster 32 and the audician will be used only for fm synth and joysticks. Not sure why it's giving me so much grief. Did you try messing with the isa bus frequency? IO …

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