Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board

Posted on 2021-11-11, 18:42

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This is probably a very silly question that has been answered already....but I swear I searched! I am trying to setup my McCake with a PC-MIDI board from Keropi. I have my MT32 roms. Do they just go in the root directory of the microSD card on the McCake? Is there a specific naming convention for …

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Re: Blood 2, how do you Play this Game ?

Posted on 2021-11-06, 19:33

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Did you first install the 2.0 patch and then upgrade to 2.1? Have you tried dgVoodoo2?

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Re: Blood 2, how do you Play this Game ?

Posted on 2021-11-06, 19:09

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No one can help you if you can't tell us the exact problem you are having. So what you are trying to do, and what is the game doing? What errors are you getting? That page isn't just fixes for Steam and GOG, the patches can run on the retail version. The retail version needs to run in XP as it uses …

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Re: Blood 2, how do you Play this Game ?

Posted on 2021-11-06, 16:53

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Blood 2 has lots of issues on faster systems. What issues are you having? Did you try the fixes on PC Gaming Wiki? https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Blood_II:_The_Chosen

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Re: What midi modules to cover the most ground? MT32,sc55,sc155, sc55mk2, sc88, alesis nanosynth, others?

Posted on 2021-11-05, 11:44

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Didn’t see any eBay listings for serdaco It's not a vintage unit. https://www.serdaco.com/products/midi-devices/dreamblaster-x3mb/ The DreamBlaster stuff is interesting, but if you are into real modules, I'm not sure it matches your goals. He does create cool devices, and I really like my MP32 …

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Re: Diamond Monster Sound MX400 - request for original drivers/CD ISO

Posted on 2021-11-04, 01:03

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I'm not sure how to upload to Vogon Drivers, but I found a CZech CD ISO of PC World July 2000 on Archive.org that had this file on it. https://www.dropbox.com/s/1e71pj4kbxwclhp/mx4 … x_2008.exe?dl=1 EDIT: NM, I just noticed you had this driver in the original post.

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Re: What midi modules to cover the most ground? MT32,sc55,sc155, sc55mk2, sc88, alesis nanosynth, others?

Posted on 2021-11-01, 20:43

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my X-FI card has optical but it isn't the usual its a round plug in style looks like headphones no idea what its called see a red light in it. Perhaps Mini-Toslink Optical 3.5mm Jack? There is a Mini Toslink that's a combined 1/8" jack and Toslink. It should look like any other 1/8" jack, but will …

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Re: What midi modules to cover the most ground? MT32,sc55,sc155, sc55mk2, sc88, alesis nanosynth, others?

Posted on 2021-10-31, 21:39

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If you want crystal clear, an MU-500/1000/2000 or SC-D70 via SPDIF is like nothing else. The samples in XG SoftSync are probably more accurate to what any game was written to, but Yamaha was pretty good out having their distinct sound.

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Re: What midi modules to cover the most ground? MT32,sc55,sc155, sc55mk2, sc88, alesis nanosynth, others?

Posted on 2021-10-31, 20:47

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https://archive.org/details/vp-6-musical You can use an SB Live or Audigy 1/2 on 98/2000. Those include SF2 SoundFont support. Final Fantasy VII and VIII both included versions of the XG Softsynth. But the included SoundFont was the only way to have the lyrics in the final boss music of VII as they …

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Re: Loud and noisy dcs 817 soundcard, ymf724f-v

Posted on 2021-10-31, 14:39

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You said when it's in Windows you need to put it at 5% volume to be at a reasonable level. That means there's some massive amplification going on. Testing the mixer can be done in minutes for free, so I'm not sure why you don't want to at least try it. You don't list what headphones you are using, …

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Re: Loud and noisy dcs 817 soundcard, ymf724f-v

Posted on 2021-10-31, 13:59

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After you boot into Windows, open the sound mixer and mute all of the inputs. There should be at least a mic, line-in, CD-in, and on some cards PC Speaker.

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Re: What midi modules to cover the most ground? MT32,sc55,sc155, sc55mk2, sc88, alesis nanosynth, others?

Posted on 2021-10-31, 13:28

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Very cool, since you want to compare modules, have you considered hooking up the MIDI Thru/Out of the module to a USB MIDI cable and into a modern PC? You'd be able to play the games the way you have been while also recording a MIDI file you can then easily play back on the other modules.

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Re: What midi modules to cover the most ground? MT32,sc55,sc155, sc55mk2, sc88, alesis nanosynth, others?

Posted on 2021-10-31, 02:35

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Geddon wrote on 2021-10-31, 02:02: I got a few more coming. AKAI SG01k and Yamaha MU1000. what Korg units would you recommend? Maybe a NS5R or X5DR. There's also old modules that give more of an electric synth sound. The MU-15 is an example.

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Re: What midi modules to cover the most ground? MT32,sc55,sc155, sc55mk2, sc88, alesis nanosynth, others?

Posted on 2021-10-31, 00:17

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On the gaming side of things, the MT32 and SC-155 or SC-55 will cover most things. The MT32 does have corner cases though. There was an original version with a buffer overflow problem, but some old games only work correctly on that, there's a "new" version that fixes the buffer overflow, and then …

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Re: Jump from 486 to WinXP?

Posted on 2021-10-29, 19:15

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It all depends on the games you want to play, but my feelings is that a Pentium 200/233MMX or a K6-2/3 is able to handle most of the last speed sensitive games. POD having an upper limit of a 233MMX is an example. The MMX and K6-2/3 also allow downclocking to larger ranges than what you can get from …

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Re: Jump from 486 to WinXP?

Posted on 2021-10-28, 22:55

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What motherboard is your Pentium? It likely needs a new coin cell battery or the Dallas clock replacement. Not all Win9X games work well on XP, and later-era DOS games will run much better with a more powerful machine. You could just use DOSBOX, but then why have the 486 either?

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Re: HELP WITH SOUNDBLASTER X-FI MIDI

Posted on 2021-10-28, 15:36

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aureal wrote on 2021-10-28, 14:04: Does a PS2 to AT adaptor work? The plugs look the same but I'm not sure if it's wired up inside the same . No, the PS2 side of those are six pins, you need five.

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Re: Gotek like Optical Driver Emulator - Is it possible?

Posted on 2021-10-26, 21:28

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Hello guys! I'm an author of ATA/ATAPI2SD emulator. I saw some traffic from vogons on my YT videos so I searched and came here. Actually this thread inspired me to begin my project in the first place. I also was long curious about ATA (ATAPI) protocol and wanted to know how it really works, so I …

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Re: Best setup for a SB0100 and Roland SC-55 in Win98SE?

Posted on 2021-10-16, 02:12

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I'm not sure how to change it with stock drivers. But I have a Win98 machine I havs an SB 0100 I've upgraded to an Audigy and an Aureal 2 MX-300. Both soundcards are using VXD drivers and the Aureal app lets you select the DOS MIDI output so I can switch between the SB, or Aureal wavetables or the …

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Re: Do those exist at all: Serial-to-USB / Parallel-to-USB / SCSI-to-USB / PCMCIA (Type I or II) to USB adapters ?

Posted on 2021-10-15, 20:44

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As mentioned keyboard/mouse could be tricky. If it ends up being just for storage, could PCMCIA CF or SD reader work? I'm not sure what you'll have to do to get those mounted in DOS though. Most older packaging for them mentions at least Win9x.

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