Re: Dual soundcard + ultimate MIDI setup ideas

Posted on 2023-01-23, 20:13

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by Bancho

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My experience would be once you start using more than 2 sound cards it quickly turns into a bit of a conflict nightmare situation , ask me how I know. Challenge accepted. :D I had this at one point but its scaled it back a bit now hahahaha https://i.imgur.com/BQStXgih.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ …

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Re: Dream 97PNP2 - Interesting SAM9707 prototype\sample ISA MIDI card from 2001!

Posted on 2023-01-23, 18:30

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by Bancho

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in Marvin \ Sound

This is really awesome. Like a Dream Goldfinch! I've downloaded the ISO as it may help with something I've wanted to try and do! I have this board which I picked up off eBay a long time ago. I don't know anything about it but (maybe out of a keyboard or synthesizer) but I'd love to try and turn it …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-20, 20:11

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by Bancho

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

BitWrangler wrote on 2023-01-20, 15:41: Wow, monkey brain like "Am I supposed to throw rocks at it?" (2001 Space Odyssey joke) It is kinda Monolithic looking!

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-20, 13:55

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by Bancho

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Re-housed my main Retro Rig (Via C3) into the Lian-Li today. Would like to maybe do some custom length wiring on the PSU.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-06, 11:30

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by Bancho

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Picked up this little unit from B&Q to better house my Little Beast Win98 Machine and my Midi Modules. Looks a lot neater like this I think.

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Re: My ESS AudioDrive ES1868F has a hum to it. Is it related to corrosion on the board?

Posted on 2022-12-12, 08:48

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by Bancho

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Let me know if you want me to test anything out for a comparison. It's a shame there isn't a line out on the card. It would probably solve a lot of problems if the amp could be bypassed. Thanks for letting me know about the isolator, I will check out ebay and grab one!

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Re: Confused on BX (P3B-F) support for Tualatin P3-S 1.4 Ghz

Posted on 2022-12-11, 19:21

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by Bancho

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have ran configuration 1 with success. Korean modified 1.4s MSI Master 2.0 sloket, voltages set on the sloket ASUS P3B-F 1.04 (DenizOezmen Bios)

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Re: My ESS AudioDrive ES1868F has a hum to it. Is it related to corrosion on the board?

Posted on 2022-12-11, 16:45

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by Bancho

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I have this exact card and it's noisy as shit. I don't know if its possible to bypass the amp via jumpers, or if its possible with a hardware mod? It is a nice card just a shame the output is so noisy! I didn't try anything with the ground plane like you did

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Re: A "broad spectrum" 90s build?

Posted on 2022-12-11, 16:32

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by Bancho

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I've gone through all 3 of the main "Time Machine" Builds (Still have my 233mmx and K63+ Build), and I still always return to the C3 Nehemiah. A 1200mhz Model will clock to 1400 which Is equivalent to a Athlon TB 800mhz. If you get a Gigabyte BX board you can do all adjustments in Software. I went …

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Re: SUCCESSFUL K6-2+ to K6-3+ Full Cache Enable Mod

Posted on 2022-11-29, 12:29

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by Bancho

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So I reformatted the PC last night as the old Win98 install was a mess and I couldn't run 3DMark 99. 5x120mhz with all caches enabled seems to be the sweet spot with this CPU, although i've not fully stress tested yet I've had no crashed yet but that doesn't mean its 100% stable. https://i.imgur.com …

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Re: SUCCESSFUL K6-2+ to K6-3+ Full Cache Enable Mod

Posted on 2022-11-28, 14:31

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by Bancho

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I peformed this mod today on a K62+ 533 I pulled from a broken Sony Laptop. I thought I had effed it up as the work on the resistor went a bit west but I managed to recover it and it posted... PHEW!. This chip clocks miles better than my original K63+ 450. I was messing about with that last night …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-11-25, 19:07

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by Bancho

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PcBytes wrote on 2022-11-25, 18:53: Bancho wrote on 2022-11-25, 17:45: After https://i.imgur.com/pc8dXLvh.jpg […] Show full quote After Nice, though you missed adding back one cap - near the southbridge. I'd spotted that after I'd taken the picture 😁 and proceeded to add it.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-11-25, 17:45

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by Bancho

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Today I carried out a full Re-Cap of my Iwill SS7 Motherboard. Some of the caps were bulging and even though the board works, I want this board to be in its best condition. Recapped with Panasonic caps. De-Soldering Gun Makes easy work of removing them! Thankfully the board worked after the …

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Re: SBlive CT4780 jumpers causing no sound in Win98 w/ VXD

Posted on 2022-11-22, 18:20

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by Bancho

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In regards to the pinout above. Is it true that to enable the volume sliders for the additional SPIDF inputs without a live drive there a way to spoof a livedrive connected?

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-11-15, 09:42

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by Bancho

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

fool wrote on 2022-11-14, 15:20: ... Let there be drums, there was drums Let there be guitar, there was guitar Oh, let there be rock! (AC/DC) […] Show full quote ... Let there be drums, there was drums Let there be guitar, there was guitar Oh, let there be rock! (AC/DC) Finally first piece soldered …

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Re: OPL3 vs. ESFM vs. CQM vs. SBLive

Posted on 2022-11-09, 12:42

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by Bancho

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I have a recording of the OPL3 (CT1747) from the AWE32 over SPDIF. Its from level 14 in Decscent (Europa Co2 Mine). It was recorded ingame. I think the FM Version sounds great, although the MIDI version does too! https://soundcloud.com/techglitch81/descent-europa-co2-mine-opl3?utm_source=clipboard& …

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Re: Pentium II Build and upgrade

Posted on 2022-10-31, 14:02

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by Bancho

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Regarding the Sound, This board has a YMF-715 which is an onboard ISA Yamaha card with OPL3. I have this board which has the second OPL4 chip. I don't really see the benefit of getting another ISA card when that YMF-715 is excellent for DOS.

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Re: Creative AWE64 CT4500 upgraded to 2MB of RAM

Posted on 2022-10-26, 18:43

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by Bancho

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Is the memory mod possible on the Ct3600? (SB32 PnP). I have one with no memory on board, and it would be cool if memory could be added. Is there a reason you don't just insert a pair of SIMMs? The CT3600 uses a PCB that is able to take a 256k x 16 DRAM chip, but it is easier and possibly cheaper …

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Re: Creative AWE64 CT4500 upgraded to 2MB of RAM

Posted on 2022-10-25, 22:34

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by Bancho

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Is the memory mod possible on the Ct3600? (SB32 PnP). I have one with no memory on board, and it would be cool if memory could be added.

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Re: HardMPU, anyone?

Posted on 2022-10-25, 07:24

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by Bancho

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That looks great @mbarszcz. PCB looks great and assembly is really neat and clean!

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