Re: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2022-06-22, 10:50
The project is 99% ready, we're still drafting the manual, and hope to launch sales as soon as possible.
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-06-05, 19:48
Guys, you two are absolutely awesome, thank you so much! If you ever decide to buy a Fortex once it is released, both of you are entitled to a 10% discount off retail price, for your valuable contribution. Just please don't hesitate to remind!
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-06-05, 00:27
Hello everyone! We have great news: both parts of Fortex function just as planned, and their digital interconnection (S/PDIF Out from AU8830 going into S/PDIF In of YMF744) works great too! However now we have an urgent need for a good coding guy who would be willing to help us out. The matter is …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-06-05, 00:24
Kahenraz wrote on 2022-05-28, 06:17: Are you familiar at all with these problems or why they might be occuring? Hi! Not really. But thinking that our sound controllers will be behind another PCI-PCI bridge, so the actual behavior may be different from the one you've experienced.
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-05-27, 19:07
I can't imagine it was fun to track down that oscillator issue, nor the first thing you would have thought to try. Are you using actual oscillators, or a crystal for each of the parts? Good detective work, nonetheless! Re-sent your message to our engineer as a kudos :) There were lots of different …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-05-27, 18:25
Yes, that's very unfortunate when such things happen, but using obsolete 20+ year old parts coming from the not-so-reliable sources is always risky. So, this risk should be assumed and mitigated from the very beginning... You take the gamble, sometimes you lose, that's how it works with all these " …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-05-27, 16:04
Hello everyone, We've been working really hard to troubleshoot numerous minor (and not so minor) bugs and problems, and finally have something to show you. AU8830 playing via WM9710 codec: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HCPy7t5sWoKgV0iKldozHpLXszxk_QwU/view?usp=sharing YMF744 playing via STAC9708 …
Re: Bitchin' dual p-pro setup
Posted on 2022-05-03, 18:56
Hey luckybob , although it's not Christmas yet, but Santa has brought you a nice unexpected gift if you've been looking for the unobtainium SAC.EXE / IOPSETUP with the same poor results as myself! ASUS P2B-D2 Driver CD (including the I2O Utilities!) Check the \I2O folder, it's all there :) And yes, …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-26, 00:25
If I understand this correctly. Its small, but when you add the extensions(that you need anyway cus of the outputs) it becomes fairly mx300 sized? It is fully usable as is, just with the smaller basic board. If you need regular jacks/gameport, then you'll want the expansion board that will bring …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-25, 15:24
Thanks! We're putting all our hearts into it 😀
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-25, 15:06
Meanwhile, GOOD NEWS everyone! The AU8830 chip is finally up and running! Fortex 1.2.0 installed.jpg Fortex 1.2.0 detected.jpg Fortex 1.2.0 front.jpg Fortex 1.2.0 rear.jpg So, now all three PCI devices have been detected by the host system, the prototype has been finished and is currently on its …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-25, 14:42
for the wavetable header will the wavetable cards install in the direction were they point down towards the the pci slot or out towards the case. if down towards the pci with how short the card is won't that make it impossible to install certain wavetable cards. like for ex Yamaha db51xg or the …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-25, 13:09
With something like this, I can fit it inside and solder the stereo connector to the one already present on the board, after severing the existing traces. Exactly, that's what Fortex is all about! How much space do you have there? Fortex is 45,76 mm high (without the PCI edge connector and without …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-24, 21:48
Placed the waveblaster header in a wrong place on my expansion board bitmap layout, so here is a somewhat corrected version: Filename Layout 0.2b.png File size 300.06 KiB Views 206 views File comment Layout 0.2b
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-23, 15:44
Sure, you'll be able to get one. Didn't think about SPDIF connector yet, but most probably it will be coaxial. When we approach the design of the expansion board, we'll launch a questionnaire for people to decide on what should it be.
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-23, 15:24
Thanks for pointing that out! Nice to know!
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-23, 15:11
2048 i believe is the version with reversed stereo. Actually I don't recall any problem with reversed stereo, Google doesn't help either. Are you sure it was an AU8830 that you've experienced this problem with? Any chance of fitting a wavetable header on that card? It's already there! Seems that I …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-22, 17:16
will it at least support eax 1 and 2 witch i believe the official aureal cards could do although might be software eax not sure on that. AU8830 supports A3D 2.0 and also A3D 3.0. It also supports the EAX 1.0 presets when using the 2048 and 2050 drivers. what about for drivers will it just use the …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-22, 11:47
Sure, and EAX cards are readily available. If you calculate the R&D+production costs for any EAX-enabled newly made card, they will never be anywhere near the current prices for the original Creative cards, at least in the next decade. Beside that, Creative has never made any datasheets public. So, …
Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)
Posted on 2022-04-22, 09:56
would there be a way to add a sound blaster x-fi chip into the mix so the card pretty much could do everything. a3d opl and eax all the way upto 5 Unfortunately, that is not possible due to various reasons: 1. X-Fi requires a bit more complex design than those two chips we've chosen. Just look at …
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