Re: Which Soudtracker / Mod-Player to use with MS-DOS

Posted on 2022-01-15, 19:43

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by K.A.R.R.

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I downloaded the DOS version of openmpt123 and it looks great -- and very current (2021) CLI. However, for the life of me I can't get this bloated 2.7mb DOS executable to WRITE the mod files to disk as .wav files. I always get the error ".wav file handler missing." Also, no sound card is recognized …

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Re: Which Soudtracker / Mod-Player to use with MS-DOS

Posted on 2022-01-15, 15:26

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by K.A.R.R.

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in DOS

i also use openmpt123 https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/ imo the best mod player for dos in terms of accuracy and sound quality. but it requires a strong pc for 32 channel files and there is no gui but for that you can use doszip commander and assign all supported mod formats. libopenmpt 0.6 …

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2022-01-12, 15:02

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by K.A.R.R.

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in DOSBox Patches

hello i have a small question. i want to run the game Sideline with dosbox-x http://sideline.ghegs.com/ the game needs jemmex to run but i cannot get jemmex to work with dosbox-x when i disable ems and start to run jemms with "jemmex noems load" i get the message: "xmm already installed" seems a …

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Re: DOSMid - an open-source MIDI player for DOS

Posted on 2022-01-11, 18:37

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by K.A.R.R.

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yep may be its the ultramid driver. i also have no real gus to test this. but thx for looking into this

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Re: DOSMid - an open-source MIDI player for DOS

Posted on 2022-01-11, 00:35

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btw i converted the file with GNMIDFMT from format 0 to 1 because the old gus playmidi player has problems to play midi 0 files which have a karaoke track the player will hang, crash or won't play at all to fix this the file needs to be either in format 1, or has the karaoke track removed or the …

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Re: DOSMid - an open-source MIDI player for DOS

Posted on 2022-01-10, 23:42

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thx for looking into it 1. i used dosbox-x 3. not yet but i can do that edit: with playmidi the file plays 3:31 with dosmid 3:38:5 when i use sb16 emulation in dosbox the file plays only 3:28:5 with dosmid

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Re: DOSMid - an open-source MIDI player for DOS

Posted on 2022-01-10, 20:16

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hi i tested them with 0.9.6. dosmid1 sounds slower compared to gus1 u can easily hear and see the difference with gus1.wav and dosmid1.wav file with audacity best is to import them and play both at the same time. song 2 and 3 seems to run at the same speed i included them to compare

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Re: DOSMid - an open-source MIDI player for DOS

Posted on 2022-01-10, 19:09

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hello i made the same experience like vladimiro that some midi files are played a bit to slow with dosmid. here some test files seems it happens not with all files https://www.mediafire.com/file/qr4iv56nfdkx45 … ditest.zip/file tested the files with dosmid and with playmidi player with gus

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Re: Timidity++ and GUS ppl 1.61 patches

Posted on 2021-09-10, 23:34

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in Marvin \ Sound

edit: seems i got it timidity.cfg # GM Melodic Bank bank 0 0 acpiano 1 britepno 2 synpiano 3 honky 4 epiano1 5 epiano2 6 hrpschrd 7 clavinet 8 celeste 9 glocken 10 musicbox 11 vibes 12 marimba 13 xylophon 14 tubebell 15 santur 16 homeorg 17 percorg 18 rockorg 19 church 20 reedorg 21 accordn 22 …

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Timidity++ and GUS ppl 1.61 patches

Posted on 2021-09-10, 21:12

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by K.A.R.R.

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in Marvin \ Sound

hello i want to use Timidity++ to play some midi files with gus ppl 1.61 patches but how can i do this ? i downloaded Timidity++ 2.15 for windows and i have my ultrasnd/midi folder with ppl1.61 patches installed (total 277 pat files) but i dont know how to create a proper cfg file for Timidity++ i …

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Re: Garbo archive

Posted on 2021-05-26, 18:48

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MrFlibble wrote on 2021-05-26, 18:24: K.A.R.R. wrote on 2021-05-25, 18:29: what dosbox settings do u use for the german ford simulator ? when i try it it stops after i enter my name I remember that problem; I just quickly checked this version and the solution is to press Esc before it asks for your …

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Re: Garbo archive

Posted on 2021-05-25, 18:29

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@MrFlibble what dosbox settings do u use for the german ford simulator ? when i try it it stops after i enter my name

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Re: Dosbox settings for 'AIR DUEL: 80 YEARS OF DOGFIGHTING' or 'DOGFIGHT' if you are in the UK

Posted on 2021-05-24, 00:23

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i tried it with dosbox-x with default settings and aspect=true with 20.000 cycles with soundblaster and mouse enabled and joystick disabled in dogfight setup gfx settings in dogfight all set to max runs without problems

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-05-12, 22:10

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hi i have a small problem - and _ don't work when i press the key i get ß and ? (same as with the ß key) this is my layout (standard german layout) https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51KZcXS62BL._AC_SL1200_.jpg all keys work except the - _ key for - i can use numpad but _ is impossible …

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-05-04, 22:45

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hi since there were no changes in the last releases to the gus code for midi (the midi playback problems with ppl1.61 patches still exists) therefore I have an idea :-) there are several gustypes like classic, classic37, max, etc how about a new gustype "dosboxsvn" this new gustype uses dosboxsvn …

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-03-08, 20:11

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funny thing when i play doom without the anti loop fix it plays perfect with dosbox-x and pro patches lite but when i play midis with playmidi player or dosmid with ultramid or win 3.11 i get these strange looping bugs (seems only with drum channel) i wonder what doom does differently to play midi …

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-03-06, 00:57

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about the gus midi looping problem with dosbox-x with windows 3.11 it behaves exactly as with dos. compared to real gus there must be a minor issue somewhere

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-03-02, 20:56

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thx for the info :-) i have an idea for the config tool. how about to show the possible values for each area for e.g. main -> machine i see the current setting "svga_s3" it would be nice to see all possible options directly in the gui may be with a drop down menu like dosbox game launcher just an …

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-02-27, 16:41

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here for comparison the 4 midi files recorded (with mobile) from my friend with a real gus with org patches with ppl1.61 with ppl1.61 and anti loop fix https://www.mediafire.com/file/n92qq81ud6q7e9 … ealgus.zip/file

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-02-27, 16:27

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thx and good to know i found another problem: about gus and midi playback with playmidi player (happens also with dosmid player) with the normal gus patches from driver 4.11 midi files play perfect with dosbox ece, staging and dosbox-x. but when i use the pro patches lite 1.61 all dosbox versions …

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