Gamecollector wrote:By the way, why CQM is so disliked by you?
CQM is hated because it doesn't sound like OPL3. If you were to do a direct comparison with a SoundBlaster that has OPL3, be it with a discrete YMF262 or YMF289 or the CT1747 combo OPL3/ISA interface ASIC, and a SoundBlaster that has CQM, you'll hear the difference right away. The differences between CQM and OPL3 are VERY noticeable, more so in some games than others, especially Doom(though that's a game you should play with General MIDI music, not OPL2/OPL3 music).
As for Paddan's criteria:
Paddan1000 wrote:
The CT2760, CT3780 and CT3900 meet this criteria.
Paddan1000 wrote:
The same 3 models meet this criteria as well. They don't have discrete YMF262s or YMF289s, but they do have true OPL3 inside the CT1747 ASIC.
Paddan1000 wrote:
I'm afraid all AWE32s fail to meet this criteria. You would be best off having a secondary sound card with your AWE32 as Mau1wurf suggested.
Creator of The Many Sounds of:, a collection of various DOS games played using different sound cards.