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

Posted on 2021-09-14, 06:53

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I can't seem to get DOSMID to detect my OPL2 card. I know the card works since it autodetects and plays music in other software, and Mod Master and SBVGM can play opl2 VGM for it. My system is only a 10MHz 286, so it's not as if an autodetection routine is going too fast. What could be wrong? I …

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

Posted on 2021-08-04, 18:44

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Ok looks like it was my mistake of using; instead, when telling the program what banks I want to be loaded. But there is one more problem. I am trying to play music from Descent and using melodic and drums banks. But the music sounds totally different. Any advice? Is it possible to make it sound …

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

Posted on 2021-08-04, 18:39

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Would it be at all possible to get MT-32 instrument mappings in DOSMid such that when playing back MT-32 MIDI the program will show the correct instruments? I'm not even asking for autodetection of MT-32 MIDI (Which can be troublesome), but just a command-line argument that tells the program "Show …

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Re: ethflop - a network-backed floppy emulator for DOS

Posted on 2021-02-26, 09:30

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mortmann wrote on 2021-02-26, 00:45: ethflop server is not linux only anymore. It was ported to FreeBSD, DragonFly, OpenBSD, NetBSD, musl / Alpine Linux and macOS. See: https://gitlab.com/mortmann/ethflop Excellent work! I have added a link to your gitlab repo on the project's home page.

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Re: Svarog386: an alternative FreeDOS distribution

Posted on 2021-02-11, 14:34

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This quick message to announce that Svarog386 is halted, its successor is SvarDOS: http://svardos.osdn.io SvarDOS is based on the same concepts as Svarog386, but is meant to be more universal, including 8086 systems as well. Existing Svarog386 installations can be easily "migrated".

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

Posted on 2021-01-21, 12:26

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Ok looks like it was my mistake of using; instead, when telling the program what banks I want to be loaded. But there is one more problem. I am trying to play music from Descent and using melodic and drums banks. But the music sounds totally different. Any advice? Is it possible to make it sound …

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

Posted on 2021-01-21, 10:16

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I have converted bnk files to ibk using OPL3 Bank Editor but Dosmid gives me an error when I try to use them. Thanks for your report, but it could be more helpful if it included some further details. Could you please: - tell how you execute DOSMID exactly (what command line)? - provide the IBK file …

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Re: EtherDFS - a network drive for DOS

Posted on 2021-01-16, 08:34

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But it doesn't work over wifi. I have a TP Link nano router (TL-WR802N) which I use to get my retro machines on the LAN. It works well for TCP/IP stuff. Ideally I want my Pi in another location, also accessible by wifi. This is the setup: [Pi server]---cat6---[Ubiquiti Amplifi router]---wifi---[TP …

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AMB - the Ancient Machine Book format

Posted on 2020-12-07, 17:33

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These past few days I was working on a new hobby project. It is called AMB, and it is a simple hyperlink format that makes it possible to create "books" that are easy to read even on very limited hardware. The "books" can be viewed with a tool named AMB. It is only a few kilobytes big and requires …

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

Posted on 2020-12-01, 06:25

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Hi. I tested with the midi of doom 1 and 2, blood, duke nukem 3d, these last two were extracted. The titles you mention are stored in-game in the MUS format. MUS is 140 bpm, as opposed to MIDI which is (by default) 120 bpm. Perhaps the tool you used to convert MUS files to MIDI forgot to adjust the …

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

Posted on 2020-11-08, 15:26

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sorry if I missed it, but is it possible to loop tracks? There is no "replay" feature, if that's what you are asking about. I think the only workaround to play a single file in loop would be to create a single-entry M3U playlist and play it with the /random switch. ECHO FILE.MID > PLAYLIST.M3U …

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

Posted on 2020-10-27, 20:10

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I just realized I had an old version of dosmid and reading the history file I noticed you now support the GUS. I feel very thankful you did that. I did some testing and, to me, the midi sound as best as they can on a gus I'm glad it works for you! I do not own a GUS myself, did all the development …

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

Posted on 2020-10-13, 07:39

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Thanks mateusz, very useful program .... Cheers mate I'm glad you like it, thanks for the heads up! Hello, how do you change the tempo ??? by default it is 95 and they are heard slow. Thank you! DOSMid follows tempo instructions that are present in the MIDI stream, the tempo may change dynamically …

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

Posted on 2020-07-29, 05:28

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Did games around the mid 90s compose their OPL tracks as MIDIs? That depends, I guess. Many (most?) games at that time supported several ways of producing sound - OPL was the most affordable (thus the most common), but it was usually possible to select in a setup menu MPU or (later) AWE32/64. For …

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Re: OPL2LPT

Posted on 2020-07-13, 13:59

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I'd be keen on adding OPL3LPT support to DOSMid, so it could be used on 286 laptops and such. Where can I find the specs for the expected LPT output? I would also need some testers once implemented, since I do not have the device myself.

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

Posted on 2020-04-07, 20:21

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I have added a new feature to DOSMid, that presets the midi hardware into GM/GS/XG mode (/preset=GM|GS|XG|NONE). Unfortunately this does not make a difference with GUS, since Ultramid does not seem to react to a GM reset at all. Therefore ultimately DOSMid will do both a GM reset (or GS/XG if …

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

Posted on 2020-04-07, 07:15

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1. All Controllers Off (CC#121) does not affect RPN/NRPN settings. While the exact implementation details of CC#121 can depend on the device usually only these controllers are affected: cc121.png 2. In case of GM/GS/XG compatible devices the best practice is to send GM/GS/XG reset SysEx messages to …

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

Posted on 2020-04-06, 19:32

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After investigations I found out that the 0001.mid song is issuing an RPN controller setting that modifies a parameter called "Pitch bend", and the odd effect you noticed in the doom ep1 tune is a surviving consequence. The reason why this RPN setting makes troubles is not entirely clear to me. …

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

Posted on 2020-04-06, 12:21

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i can hear the problem with your test files: with file dosbox_000.avi after 16 seconds the overdriven guitar is played with a strange looping sound. (same at second 20 and second 25) Ah, indeed - now I hear it. I wasn't sure what to pay attention to. I am impressed you were able to spot this, I …

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Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2020-04-06, 11:44

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Hello Martin, I am glad to see HwInfo DOS having a reboot! I have a somewhat formal request though: could you please clarify the licensing terms? I assume HwInfo DOS is now "freeware, use at your own risk", is that correct? Is it okay to repackage it for further distribution, keeping all the …

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