First post, by boxpressed
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I've added an AU8830 to yet another system and decided to play around with its soft synth for DOS games. Does anyone use this as their preferred solution for GM and DOS gaming?
The Aureal 2041 driver set I have comes with a set called AU30GM.ARL. It sounds okay but also muffled, inferior to some of the better hardware sets I have.
Apparently, DirectX 7.0 came with a DLS set based on Roland GM called, simply, GM.DLS (it is in the Windows/System32/Drivers folder). It also sounds okay, nothing to write home about.
I also found FURY.DLS, which offers a different sound.
You can adjust effects such as reverb and chorus in tons of different ways with the Vortex Control Panel app, and you can select from 64, 128, or 576 voices. You can also turn off all effects. Just in case some users get GM this way, I was wondering what good settings were for these options.