But I'm running DOSBOX in the window...

Instead of using CTRL-ESC use CTRL-F9 to exit DOSBox.

Erik

Thanks ErikGG, I've edited the first post.

I have something to add: when a installation of Megaem was interrupted, and you try to reinstall megaem first you have to delete a file called megaem.cfg. Otherwise after running of megaem.exe you receive an error message: "No VCPI interface found" and you won't able to run megaem310 installer.
Thank you 😀

Thanks for the observation OSH!
I've added your note to the procedure, sorry it took so long.

Huggybaby

guspnp drivers has megaem 3.11.

Do you have a link?

A newbie question here: if I use the already installed ULTRASND folder, do I nedd to manually add these lines:

@REM ===== PPLT INITIALIZATION ==========
@SET PROPATS=C:\PPL160
@REM ===== PPLT INITIALIZATION ENDS =====

...to DOSBox AUTOEXEC section or not? And if I do, ins't there a proble with the C:\PPL160 path? I mean, it doesn't exist, not even inside the ULTRASND folder.

http://www.mpoli.fi/files/hardware/SOUND/GRAV … /UPD/index.html

PNPV22A.ZIP, PNPV22B.ZIP, P20DISK3.ZIP

Neat, thank you!

I'm in the process of updating the procedure to include those latest (v. 2.2) files.

In the meantime I fixed a couple of major problems: I had left out part of the megaem procedure (copying the newer files), and then instructed running megaem.exe instead of mesetup.exe, which accounts for the vcpi error. 😀

If anyone is having a problem with certain PPL percussion instruments looping improperly, I suggest using these replacement patches. They're the same as the original PPL 1.61 patches, but with the looping disabled.

Tsyu wrote:

If anyone is having a problem with certain PPL percussion instruments looping improperly, I suggest using these replacement patches. They're the same as the original PPL 1.61 patches, but with the looping disabled.

Cool, thanks Tsyu!

i cant load a megaem.exe. i followed 1st post guide & tried megaem version 3.04, 3.10, 3.11 but i still have same error: no VCPI interface found. i think it's a problem with EMM386 but i dont know how to set up a DOS config.sys in DOSBox... there are only options to enable or disable XMS and EMS in dosbox.conf but this cannot help. is there any chance to run megaem? soundblaster midi in Legend Of Kyrandia sounds awful 😉

(sorry 4 my english...)

If you're running DOSBOX is MEGAEM even necessary? I have a Gravis Ultrasound Max and according to the manual MEGAEM is a utility for emulating Roland Sound Canvas, MT-32 and Sound Blaster which DOSBOX already emulates. In fact, when I had the card installed in my machine I had compatibility issues with several games. For the games/demos that had native GUS support the sound quality was outstanding! The majority of DOS games, however, only worked with adlib/soundblaster and I recall some games having no sound even with MEGAEM and the correct configs.

Edit: Oh, and Huggybaby, excellent tutorial BTW 😀

The emulated GUS is not complete and thus MEGAEM won't work even with VCPI. But DOSBox does not emulate Roland Sound Canvas or MT-32.

Thanks for the comments (and the compliment Norton Commander 😀). I certainly know more about megaem now than I did before! I never got it to work either and now I know why.

thx for the information! i trying to configure dosbox (midi) to work with timidity but with no effect at all.

So megaem not working holds true for .73 correct? Or did someone magically get it working? Real shame too as I would love for these wonderful instruments to take over for General midi or at least any game that supports Roland which many of them appear to.

Another thing, I can't seem to get this to work with Wing Commander 3 as a music card, any idea why? Simply says "Cannot start up your music card" All other GUS supported games that I have, work fine. 🙁

Real shame too

No it's not a shame.