How to change Aureal Vortex Advantage AU8810A1 PCI sound card volume under DOS? \ VOGONS

How to change Aureal Vortex Advantage AU8810A1 PCI sound card volume under DOS?

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First post, by RegTheEvil

Posted on 2019-07-26, 00:12

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I have Aureal Vortex Advantage AU8810A1 PCI sound card. I am using sound card only under DOS at the moment. I noticed that sounds are quieter than from my other sound cards (YMF724 or SB Live).

My AU10DOS.INI file contents look like this:

1[AU10DOS.COM]
2MPU401External=0
3ModemBase=0x000
4ModemIRQ=0x0
5JoystickBase=0x000
6MPU401Base=0x330
7SBFMBase=0x220
8FMBase=0x388
9SBFMDMA=0x1
10SBFMDMA2=0xFF
11SBFMIRQ=0x5
12PCIIRQ=0xA
13CPUSpeed=0x216
14Reserved2=0x00
15Reserved1=0x00
16mixer_master=0x00
17mixer_phone=0x00
18mixer_mic=0x00
19mixer_line=0x00
20mixer_cd=0x00
21mixer_aux=0x00
22Reserved4=0x00
23Reserved3=0x00
24Reserved2=0x00
25Reserved1=0x00
26string_prod=Vortex PCI Multifunction Platform
27string_ven1=Aureal Semiconductor
28string_ven2=(c)1997 Aureal Semiconductor, Inc. Fremont, CA
29string_err1=Error: Run Windows 95 to set configuration
30string_err2=Error: Could not find a PCI BIOS
31string_err3=Error: Could not locate Vortex device
32string_err4=Error: Could not enable Vortex system
33string_err5=Error: An unexpected error has occurred
34string_msg1=Sound Blaster support is enabled at port
35string_msg2=Sound Blaster support is disabled
36string_msg3=Joystick enabled at port
37string_msg4=Joystick support is disabled
38string_msg5=MPU401 MIDI system enabled at port
39string_msg6=MPU401 MIDI system is disabled
40string_msg7=Modem enabled at port
41string_msg8=Modem is disabled

I tried changing numbers from master volume to something other than 0x00 but heard no difference.

Is there any MS-DOS mixer utility for this model to change volume settings or is the card just quieter? I had to attenuate this card 9 dB to match the sound output level of my other cards in this machine. So far haven't noticed any quality loss but I haven't tested with headphones yet.

I saw a mixer utility for AU8830 card and some other utility for both Vortex 1 and 2 cards but not for Advantage which I have.

Any mixer utility to change volumes for AU8810?

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Reply 1 of 1, by wiibur

Posted on 2023-06-08, 06:02

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I came across this post while trying to figure out how to change the mixer settings in DOS for a Vortex 1. If it's a soundblaster or SB Pro compatible like the Vortex 1 you can just use a soundblaster mixer program and not something specific from Aureal. I used a program called sbmix to adjust my CD volume since my game music was almost inaudible (sbmix from https://www.bttr-software.de/products/sbmix/). According to the marketing for the Advantage it is also SB Pro compatible so hopefully this program or something like it should work.

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