Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2024-07-28, 12:16

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no, plugging in any input does not make alterations to volume - it cannot happen perhaps you tried different games/apps - many games are known to just max out the mixer so if you tried something else it will sound lower volume and give the impression a recent change caused this Ok, I'll just assume …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2024-07-27, 23:19

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v0.58b has this bug fixed - can be downloaded on the o2 site: https://pcmidi.eu/orpheus2.html After getting everything replugged and set back up, I feel the overall volume is lower. Is there any way / reason that plugging in the PC Speaker cable would lower the volume for of the card (line-in, pcm, …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2024-07-24, 19:40

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keropi wrote on 2024-07-24, 15:21: v0.58b has this bug fixed - can be downloaded on the o2 site: https://pcmidi.eu/orpheus2.html Thanks homey! Now if only he could add that 512kb only initialization to fix those early games (Doom, etc) that can't handle 1mb plus. 😉

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2024-07-24, 15:12

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Since you were one of the first to mention trying this, it also made it clear that there was a small ORPHINIT bug affecting PC speaker output (thanks for the feedback!). In some cases, you may get PC speaker output out of the right speaker only, and, in other cases, (almost) nothing at all. This …

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Re: Brand New Drivers for OPTI 82C929 and 82C924 including StereoFix

Posted on 2024-07-23, 15:07

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I've been using this driver for a while now. I think it might have started because I wanted a config and mixer that would not require VGA. I have one question / issue now. My card has a "PC IN" header, which is for connecting to the mainboard speaker header, to allow the card to output the PC …

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Re: TCP On the WiFi 232

Posted on 2023-08-13, 00:36

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btw, there is a custom firmware for the WiModem232 that has a PPP server built in. I'm not sure how compatible the two devices are, but maybe there is hope. https://github.com/jcs/WiFiPPP

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Re: TCP On the WiFi 232

Posted on 2023-08-11, 17:53

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If I am understanding you, I think the answer is no. If you want to use that wifi modem to get on the internet, you need it to connect to something that provides a SLIP or PPP connection. I don't think it can do that on its own.

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Re: Paradise EGA Capacitors and Composite

Posted on 2023-07-21, 20:50

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Thanks! I read Hugo Holden's article that is based on yesterday. Very helpful. Also, I recapped the card last nigt. I don't have an EGA or CGA monitor, but I was able to use the CGA2RGB from GGLabs to connect it to my PVM. After some fiddling to work out the right config, and dealing with an angry …

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Re: Paradise EGA Capacitors and Composite

Posted on 2023-07-20, 17:22

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Yeah, from what I have been reading, there is probably no such signal premade. I would need to create composite maybe by tapping the feature connector and then do the ntsc encoding of I wanted color. Could be a cool project though to basically enable (cga) composite our on people's ega cards. Maybe …

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Re: Paradise EGA Capacitors and Composite

Posted on 2023-07-20, 16:04

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So, feeling a little silly. I actually broke out a digital microscope my dad got me recently and found that there are markings on all the capacitors. I just could not see the orange on orange at all on some. (Stupid old eyes) Every single one is 10μ 16V. Even the shorted one sitting on the 12V rail …

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Re: Paradise EGA Capacitors and Composite

Posted on 2023-07-20, 14:26

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Should I maintain the 10uF capacitance on the on the unknowns at the top?

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Re: Paradise EGA Capacitors and Composite

Posted on 2023-07-20, 11:52

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The bottom ones by the bus are 10uF 16V, the upper ones are physically smaller. So, would keeping the voltage and lowering the capacitance a little for those make sense? Those are bulk caps, their exact capacitance is not that critical for the application, just make sure you have the voltage rating …

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Paradise EGA Capacitors and Composite

Posted on 2023-07-19, 21:20

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I have a dead Paradise EGA card. One capacitor needs replacing for sure, but only two of the capacitors on the board have any markings that I can see. Main question: How can I determine the size/specs for the other unmarked capacitors? Wishful thinking question: While I know the RCA ports won't …

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Re: Gravis Grip Multiport Drivers

Posted on 2023-07-17, 19:55

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I have a GamePad Pro that supports GrIP without the multiport. I was able to use the GrIP drivers from Vogons to configure the controllers and emulate key presses in Windows. I was then able to save those mappings and use the gkload program/tsr in DOS to load those mappings and use them in a pure …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2023-07-16, 00:07

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To close the loop on my "weird Doom II sound" thread.. I have a PnP Pro with 512k, it sounds "normal" when there is only 512k on it. If I expand the memory, it sounds just like the Orpheus. Also, people on youtube get the same sound, even when they have 1mb on their GUS Classic. Something just seems …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2023-07-15, 20:32

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Did not see an ESCD option, I've tried a second motherboard board now, with a fresh install of dos and only the sound init and doom2 installed. Same issues. These are 486 boards, Socket 3. One had 32mb ram one with 16mb, one with a 486/66 one with an AMD-P75 586. One had PCI/ISA, and one with ISA/ …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2023-07-15, 19:26

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So, I gutted my autoexec/config of all the stock ultrasnd/blaster stuff. I removed all cards except the Orpheus II. I made use of the Orphinit and ultrasnd.bat (et al) from ultrasnd.zip. I have tried various ram, but I don't think that is the issue since every piece of ram has the exact same effect …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2023-07-15, 18:11

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Yeah, I have tried 4 or 5 diff sticks. All FPM, one parity, diff sizes from 4mb to 32mb and did a ram test on the 16mb. I can try others though. probably a ram issue, try another ram stick that's all I can think and there have been various reports of IW having weird issues when it does not like the …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2023-07-15, 15:40

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Doom II has incorrect drum sounds with my Orpheus II using the interwave. It sounds normal if I swap my GUS PnP into the same system. What would cause this? Here is what is sounds like, sorry for the lazy recording. https://youtu.be/KKaSNnXSAEo Here is how it sounds with a real GUS PnP in the same …

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Re: ARGUS Project thread - Now with gerbers and documentation in initial post!

Posted on 2022-09-14, 21:08

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Thanks for the gerbers shock! My interwave chips are almost here (in Dallas, I'm in Austin), so now I just need to get things printed and source some other parts. Oh, and pull down that rom dump, which I have done.

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