I'm struggling to get my SC-55 to work with DOS games launched from Win98... I'm not doing anything from pure DOS right now (see next paragraph). The SC-55 does work when I play a MIDI in Windows, so I've gotten somewhere.

I know the real answer here is to get a different sound card - I actually have a ISA Mobo + Orpheus II ready to go which would make this more manageable, but I haven't had the time to do a fresh load of Windows. Meanwhile, I'm experimenting with what I have running just to learn.

Current config:
Mobo: ECS K7S5A
Processor: AMD Athlon XP 1800+
Soundcard: Sound Blaster Live 5.1 (SB0060) - drivers per Joseph_Joestar instructions (Guide: Installing Windows 9x and DOS drivers on Sound Blaster Live! cards (version 3.1))
+ Roland SC-55mkII hooked up via gameport to MIDI

Current soundcard settings:
Creative SB-16 Emulation: 0220-022F, 0310 - 0311
MPU-401 Compatible: 0300-0301
Multimedia Properties>MIDI> All instruments set to SB Live! MIDI Port

Like I said, I can play MIDIs over the SC-55 when I play from Windows, but I can't get it to work when I launch Duke Nukem 3D in Windows (DOS window). In Setup I set General Midi + 0x300 and it says it's playing but nothing happens.

I'm still learning about managing resources in Win98, so if I'm doing something wrong it would not surprise me. But, I've also run across some mentions of SB-16 emulation and MPU-401 conflicting on the SB Live card - so maybe it's just a hardware shortfall.

Any ideas?