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PCI sound card with OPL3 (ESS FM maybe) in Windows 10. Is it a bad idea?

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First post, by kirikl

Posted on 2022-06-11, 02:26

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Hello there!
Just from the musician point (Midi in/out), not just for games, is it a bad idea? I read all kinda threads, but still haven't found working solution.
I have some ESS solo1 or Yamaha or the other cards which have some FM on it, but problem with drivers I think. Drivers most of the time only up to XP max!
Any success for anybody?
To summarize: I'm choosing motherboard for 1155 socket and thinking if I need PCI slot for that purpose or not. My existing Dell doesn't have any PCI, only PCI-E. No other PCI cards I actually need in Windows 10 on i7 machine.

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Reply 1 of 1, by cyclone3d

Posted on 2022-06-11, 04:23

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No drivers.

If you need MIDI, either use a good USB adapter or you could also use a Creative card with either an external hub or a 5.25" bay hub that has MIDI.

There are also other cards that provide MIDI in/out.

Yamaha modified setupds and drivers
Yamaha XG repository
YMF7x4 Guide
Aopen AW744L II SB-LINK

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