Choosing Synth on AWE32 with DB \ VOGONS

Choosing Synth on AWE32 with DB

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First post, by boxpressed

Posted on 2015-11-27, 02:51

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I have a CT3900 AWE32. It has the 4.13 DSP but also the CT1747 bus interface, so there *should* be no illegitimate hanging notes.

I have a 4MB Dream synth DB on the card, but I also have 32MB of RAM that I use for loading a 25MB sound font.

I'm not exactly sure how to select between these two options for GM when I launch DOS games from a Windows DOS box.

Do the tick boxes in the Device Selection (see pic below) have anything to do with it? Thanks in advance for any help!

Reply 1 of 3, by alexanrs

Posted on 2015-11-27, 03:42

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Try disabling that "Allow MPU401 emulation on the device" checkbox.

Reply 2 of 3, by PhilsComputerLab

Posted on 2015-11-27, 04:45

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Maybe the mixer has an option too?

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Reply 3 of 3, by boxpressed

Posted on 2015-11-27, 17:04

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Thanks guys. I believe that checking the box uses the soundfont and unchecking the box uses the DB. I tested it with the Tyrian setup, which is a nice way to check all three banks, including the EMU8K.

I was having the hardest time understanding what "Allow MPU401 Emulation on this device" meant for the synths. Still not intuitive to me, I'm afraid.

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