Here is the back of the card. Also attached a recording of Duke 3D intro music.

Wait. Sorry for my lame question, but where is the ROM?

Wow... the X2 looks like a really awesome device. I still don't own any daughterboards. I've gone in the external Roland MIDI device direction up to this point...

I love that soundfonts are loaded via USB. Less messing around on old systems is always good.

hard1k wrote:

Wait. Sorry for my lame question, but where is the ROM?

It's the Spansion QSPI flash right next to Dream synth and AKM DAC.

Wow... I just can't stop amuzing at the degree of how miniature the electronic devices have become these days!..

Hi,
I love the DreamBlaster X1, bought from Serdaco.
Overall experience, I'm loving it!
I'm excited for the upcoming X2, but I only have 1 retro PC/1 soundcard at home...
Listening to the Duke Nukem Sample.... I cannot wait for the X2 and replace it my current X1... 😊

Sounds fantastic, right up there with the Sound Canvas.
Hopefully the price is around 80 euros as the X1 was.

I've got a Yamaha Audician 32 Plus that this would be perfect for, assuming the price is right.

It's great to see that MIDI daughterboards are still being produced this day and time. They are almost a must for getting the best out of old 90's era games and the old period-correct boards are getting very rare to find these days for a sane amount of money (or even an insane amount of money for that matter).

I use SF2 emulation under DOSBox-X with great success, but it would be really wonderful to have such a terrific option on my old retro gaming machine.

Definitely picking one of these up, I love my S1!

*takes a number and waits patiently in line*

Can I place a preorder? 😊

Phil beat me to it by posting a photo of the back side of the X2 PCB. Anyway, I put up some new photos on my webpage if anyone is interested.

This looks delicious, is this going to be more expensive than the X1?

dreamblaster wrote:

X2 is plug an play as waveblaster module on your soundcard, no need for any setting. It is preconfigured with a high end dream G […]
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X2 is plug an play as waveblaster module on your soundcard, no need for any setting. It is preconfigured with a high end dream General MIDI bank.

USB functions :
- USB-MIDI : plug it in a modern pc and use as midi synth module as well, it will pop up als Dreamblaster X2M (X2 Module) MIDI device
- Upload of soundbanks in dream binary format. X2 has 64 mbyte of flash, 63.5mbyte can be used for soundbanks. High end piano bank planned (working on this).
- Upload of presets : for persistent configuration of various parameters (working on this)

Just to make sure I'm following this correctly - when you say the "Dream binary format", are those the soundbanks that has an extension of *.94b?

Hello,
thanks for you enthousiasm.

Some answers :
Pricing : the features are much more advanced, but it will not be more expensive than X1 ... technological progress !! 😀

Soundbank format : this is the format for the new dream 5000 series chips, it is not compatible with .94b format.
As far as I know the binary files can only be generated with the compilation tools included in this kit : http://www.dream.fr/pdf/Serie5000/Short_Forms … 0-SDK_short.pdf
First of all I will have the truly excellent dream GM bank pre-loaded, and provide it as file.
I am also working with a sound designer (who also has this SDK) to create a great sounding piano bank.
Maybe some more banks coming, I am thinking about a chiptune bank, cannot confirm the direction yet.

Testing Phase \ Early access : I can miss one more X2 prototype, I am looking for a MIDI musician / soundfont expert who lives nearby Oudenburg, Belgium,
who'd like to help testing and provide feedback ?

Any possibility you could cooperate with Eye & I to migrate their great soundfont into the appropriate standard?

Why don't you give me one now? *throws money at the screen* 😁

Another question 😀 any possibility that you might consider other colors for the PCB? Black PCB for the S1 2017 will be great enough for me to order another one of those, maybe blue could be given for the X2? 😉 Pretty sure that many SQ2500 owners out there would be more than happy!

colors :
X2 prototype run : green pcb
X2 1st production run : black pcb

Great!:) thanks!