TgamesFR wrote on 2026-01-14, 22:05:

@Joseph_Joestar,
Btw i've noticed the DOS Driver for Sound Blaster 16 emulation is stereo-reverted by default like old Sound Blaster Pro cards.
It is possible to change that ?

I don't think I've ever encountered that issue.

In which game are you seeing this exactly? And have you tested other games and gotten the same result?

Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2026-01-14, 22:39:

I don't think I've ever encountered that issue.

In which game are you seeing this exactly? And have you tested other games and gotten the same result?

You can test the Duke Nukem 3D Sound test in setup it gonna be in stereo-reversed when the SoundFX Card is in "Sound Blaster" backward compatibility.
Not happen with Sound Blaster 16 or Pro2 modes (but many games only support Sound Blaster 1 mode).

All thoses DOS games in SB1 are stereo reversed but it's noticeable only when the game output stereo in one side at time.

I know the original Sound Blaster 1 was stereo reversed but normally it's emulation so it should be not reversed as it was a hardware flaws and here it's software.

Strange nobody ever talked about that issue yet.

TgamesFR wrote on Yesterday, 23:04:

All thoses DOS games in SB1 are stereo reversed but it's noticeable only when the game output stereo in one side at time.

Ah, so you meant SB1 compatibility. I don't think I ever tested that on an Audigy card. Honestly, I would be surprised if many DOS games which only support SB1 (CT1310) even work with Creative's emulation. For reference, those would mostly be pre-1991 titles.

TgamesFR wrote on Yesterday, 23:04:

I know the original Sound Blaster 1 was stereo reversed but normally it's emulation so it should be not reversed as it was a hardware flaws and here it's software.

I'm not all that familiar with the SB1, but from what I've read online, it wasn't capable of stereo sound for digital audio playback (e.g. speech and sound effects). It might have been able to do stereo for FM synth and CMS though. As I understand it, the SBPro1 (CT1330) was the first card from Creative which actually supported digital stereo sound. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.

Joseph_Joestar wrote on Today, 07:48:

Ah, so you meant SB1 compatibility. I don't think I ever tested that on an Audigy card. Honestly, I would be surprised if many D […]
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TgamesFR wrote on Yesterday, 23:04:

All thoses DOS games in SB1 are stereo reversed but it's noticeable only when the game output stereo in one side at time.

Ah, so you meant SB1 compatibility. I don't think I ever tested that on an Audigy card. Honestly, I would be surprised if many DOS games which only support SB1 (CT1310) even work with Creative's emulation. For reference, those would mostly be pre-1991 titles.

TgamesFR wrote on Yesterday, 23:04:

I know the original Sound Blaster 1 was stereo reversed but normally it's emulation so it should be not reversed as it was a hardware flaws and here it's software.

I'm not all that familiar with the SB1, but from what I've read online, it wasn't capable of stereo sound for digital audio playback (e.g. speech and sound effects). It might have been able to do stereo for FM synth and CMS though. As I understand it, the SBPro1 (CT1330) was the first card from Creative which actually supported digital stereo sound. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.

Yes, the Sound Blaster Pro CT1330 (SB Pro 1)was their first stereo card. All of the original pre-Pro Sound Blasters were mono only.

He must be talking about SB Pro 1.

There are several threads about the whole reversed stereo debacle related to those. Like this one for example:
SBPro1 CT1330A, lets solve the Reversed Stereo myth!