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Re: Deskpro EN SFF internal speaker

Posted on 2020-06-29, 12:18

chinny22 wrote on 2020-06-29, 11:04: As your missing digital sound I'd bet those drivers are the issue. Which is the exact Deskpro you have? I can't find a clear model number, but it takes BIOS updates that say Compaq Deskpro EN Series SFF models 6300, 6300A, 6300C, 6333, 6333C, 6350, 6400, 6450, …

Re: Sound Blaster 16 Clones

Posted on 2020-06-27, 16:37

Bancho wrote on 2020-06-27, 16:12: I have these two ALS 100 Cards With Onboard Crystal/Dream Synth. 1MB Rom i think. They sound really really good for an ALS card. […] Show full quote I have these two ALS 100 Cards With Onboard Crystal/Dream Synth. 1MB Rom i think. They sound really really good for …

Deskpro EN SFF internal speaker

Posted on 2020-06-27, 08:16

My Deskpro EN SFF system has an internal speaker hooked up to the motherboard. It's got an on-board ESS 1869. I've got two issues: -No PC speaker audio, no matter if I've got external speakers plugged in or not -No digital audio from the internal speaker either - from what I understand, this should …

Re: Best DOS video card?

Posted on 2020-06-27, 06:42

did anyone here test chasm: the rift? on a 4mb matrox millennium i found that under DOS it crashes every time with a runtime error 200, which is really confusing as it made me first think of the CPU speed related issue. a 9x VDM will just close without any message. NOLFB didn't change anything... …

Re: What is your weirdest troubleshooting experience when dealing with retro computers/hardware?

Posted on 2020-06-25, 17:03

Doom's setup menu makes a short beep through the PC Speaker whenever you select a menu item. Funny, isn't it? You forget about it until it matters. Looks like my PC speaker is broken then, haha. Apparently my system doesn't have PC speaker support, only a built-in speaker for use with the onboard …

Re: Primer on PC audio?

Posted on 2020-06-25, 17:01

Wont reply to all of you individually because there were so many great replies.. but this is finally starting to make sense :) Regarding one of the above comments regarding the Windows synth and how it doesnt 'approximate' but just plays whichever instrument the MIDI file tells it to.. does that …

Re: Primer on PC audio?

Posted on 2020-06-25, 15:36

Velociraptor wrote on 2020-06-25, 15:17: Note that MT-32 compatibility goes both ways. Other synths can't really emulate it, but as the MT-32 isn't GM compatible, it isn't suitable for games other than those that were made for it.

Re: Primer on PC audio?

Posted on 2020-06-25, 05:41

So in addition to my earlier questions, Im kind of wondering how modern playback works in the case of something like a Realtek audio chip. If I play a game that was recorded using a Roland MT-32 for example, what exactly is the Realtek chip doing? Does it have the ability to emulate all kinds of …

Re: Primer on PC audio?

Posted on 2020-06-24, 23:09

Just some quick points, as it's past my bed time: -Games at the time used MIDI music as they didn't have the storage space for uncompressed audio and didn't have the processor power to play back compressed audio such as MP3 files. They later moved to using CD audio tracks. -Cheap sound cards played …

Re: What is your weirdest troubleshooting experience when dealing with retro computers/hardware?

Posted on 2020-06-24, 16:26

Until yesterday, when the weirdest thing happened. I would go into DOOM Setup and whenever I clicked on anything, the PC would reset. At first I thought it had to do with me replacing my ES1868 sound card with a CMI8330, because I was trying to go into the Music options when this happened, so I …

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