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First post, by Pingaloka

Posted on 2013-02-09, 18:35

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Hello guys, this is my second post here in vogons.
I'm 30, my first computer was a 286. I agree with most of you: emulation is not the same as the real thing! Not at all!
I'm in the progress of building a 486. I'm looking right now for a nice compatible sound card for ms-dos. I have read very good things about the Sound Blaster Pro Ct1600. But I want a daughterboard like the XR385 so I can have midi and the ct1600 does not support it.
I have been looking for a nice Sound Blaster 16 with high compatibility with SBpro and that doesn't have the hang note bug.
After reading quite a lot I have decided to buy a soundcard with the Yamaha YMF719 chip on it and not a SB16.
I bought this model, any opinions? Has anybody used this card?
It is supossed to have a high compatibility with Sound Blaster Pro and the XR385 can be attached to it.
For the sake of it I also have the option of getting a Ct1600 for around 19$, but if the YMF719E-S does the job I don't think I will for the time being. Maybe in the future, to compare it with other soundcards, etc.

Yamaha A151-A00 ISA (YMF719E-S Chipset)

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Reply 1 of 10, by d1stortion

Posted on 2013-02-09, 19:12

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It's a great card but you will not be able to attach a XR385 on it (or any standard-sized daughterboard), as it's too small for that.

Reply 2 of 10, by Pingaloka

Posted on 2013-02-09, 19:13

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Maybe building the famous ribbon cable?

Daughter board ribbon cable for sound cards.

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Posted on 2013-02-09, 19:14

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Oh you know about that, if you're up to it then go ahead, sure 😀

Reply 4 of 10, by Pingaloka

Posted on 2013-02-09, 19:18

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d1stortion wrote:
Oh you know about that, if you're up to it then go ahead, sure 😀

Yeah! I have been making my reading, hehe 😊

Reply 5 of 10, by Stull

Posted on 2013-02-10, 04:13

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I just grabbed one of those exact cards a few weeks ago, and it works pretty well for DOS. I haven't done extensive testing, but a handful of games have all worked with SB Pro settings.

Reply 6 of 10, by Anonymous Coward

Posted on 2013-02-10, 04:30

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I have this card too. I had some kind of address conflict with ET4000W32P VLB on my 486 motherboard, but otherwise a good card. I bought another card from a different company with the same chipset that works perfectly though!

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Reply 7 of 10, by d1stortion

Posted on 2013-02-10, 04:50

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My Genius branded one is very hard to insert into the ISA slot, that's about the only thing that I don't like other than the DB issue.

Reply 8 of 10, by badmojo

Posted on 2013-02-10, 10:56

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The FM sounds nice on these but I reckon the FX are a little bit weak compared to other (creative) cards I've tried. That and the full sized DB not fitting turned me off.

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Reply 9 of 10, by Pingaloka

Posted on 2013-02-10, 11:20

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WEll, I'm getting a 486 soon with a SB16, (I don't know which model though), so I'll compare both of the sound cards + the daughterboard running on each one. Hopefully I'll get the ribbon cable done correctly! 😕

Reply 10 of 10, by Jolaes76

Posted on 2013-02-12, 06:23

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In case the SB16 you will get does not meet your expectations:

If you want really nice sound output from an SB16, and are not deterred by the lack of bass/treble control and configuring a PnP card, I can recommend a CT2940 with real Yamaha OPL. I have bought some from this seller and never looked back:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/lot-of-3-Creative-Lab … =item4ac13f3456

You MIGHT have problems with hanging notes if you attach a DB on it. But then again, no SB16 can be your ideal DB carrier.

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