First post, by SierraGamer
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When I play Sierra games (like Colonel's Bequest, Codename: Ice Man, SQ3, etc.) with DOSBox there is a lot of static while the music is playing and it sounds like music being played through broken speakers. It sounds very wrong. 😲 However, the little LCD message (e.g., "Insert Buckazoid") appears fine when the games are loading, though.
I'm running Windows 7 and have a Roland MT-32 rev0. I have a cable which has, on one end, two male RCA connectors plugged into the back of my Roland MT-32 and also has, on the other end, a 3.5mm stereo male connector plugged into my line-in/mic port in the back of my desktop computer. I have my speakers plugged into the line-out port (green color) in the back of my computer. I also have a Roland UM-ONE mk2 USB MIDI interface plugged into my Roland MT-32 and also plugged into a USB port on my computer.
The only way I have been able to get the music to sound basically correct is by plugging the 3.5mm connector (that's on one end of the RCA connector cable) into the "Aux" port in the front of my speakers, and not in the line-in/mic port in the back of my computer. The problem with this setup is that I can't hear any other system sounds besides the Roland MT-32 MIDI music when the cable is plugged in this way; that is, when I plug something into the "Aux" port in the front of one of my speakers; it seems to prevent any other computer sound, besides the MIDI music, from being played through the speakers.
Could there something wrong in my Windows setup? I am using a "refurbished" Dell Optiplex 7010 very small form factor desktop PC that I got from some call center business that went out of business. We're not talking top-of-the-line PC here. I'm not going to say it's a piece, but I didn't exactly break the bank when I bought it. Maybe it is lacking in its sound capabilities? I had a Roland MT-32 a few years ago and it used to work great with my previous Windows 7 desktop. I think I could hear all the sounds (system sounds and digitized sounds and Roland MT-32 MIDI) all at the same time previously.
Also, and this may be an unrelated issue, but the LCD screen flashes "Exc. Buffer Overflow" when some games (like Colonel's Bequest and Codename: Ice Man) are starting.
Thank you for any help!!