badmojo wrote:Lolz carlostex you and I are like fans of opposing football teams - my team is better! No mine!
Haha almost! 🤣
I remember the first time i tried the Audician 32: "This is gonna suck!" I certainly wasn't impressed by the software, but quickly i liked how simple it was to set it up and a single autoexec.bat line would do the job. Also, when not initialized the card wouldn't hog resources. Better yet, the WSS shares resources with the SB so it takes very little resources.
Sound wise i noticed how very silent it was and i imediately got rid of the godawful SB 2.0 on my 386. The SB Pro compatibility is almost 100% compatible, and like i said if it's just DN II i'll keep using these cards forever.
I actually appreciated the "dry output" of the Audician. I'm a musician myself, been playing guitar for years and i certainly hate the flubbery, messy low end where bottoms are exacerbated by the mids and highs being cut off. Such sound won't cut well in a mix, and i don't appreciate it. Granted this has nothing to do with DOS gaming, but i prefered the flatter output of the Audician. In fact, i might mod my YMF cards with lower value caps than what JamesF recommended. The reason is that for me it sounds too filtered, i'll probably go for a middle ground approach.
One thing i'm sad about these cards is that most are half height only so i would love to put my hands on an AudioTrix 3D.
The ESS cards are very good, i have a Guillemot Maxi Sound 64 Lite, which has a ES1868F chipset. I really liked the SAM chip on the card, and the compatibility of the ESS is very good, but i wasn't impressed by the ADC/DAC on the ESS. PCM didn't sound as clear as the YMF, and i don't like how ESFM sounds on certain games, namely how some instruments sound different. I never tried the ES1688 which seems to be the best, and by the feedback here i believe it is a strong contender.