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The Battle Chess (VGA) "/ducks" Easter Egg

While poking around the Battle Chess (VGA) executable last year, I came across an undocumented, "/ducks" command-line parameter that the entire internet seemingly bears no mention of. I suspect it was an inside joke, being both a nod to, and supportively-evidenced by, an apocryphal tale concerning …

Re: Aphex' Aural Exciter - Uh-oh, it's Magic

Closing the loop on this thread, the effected examples in the parent post now reference recordings that leverage the "version 2" MU100 configuration, detailed as follows: SYSTEM ================================ AD PartLock = on Mlt EQ Lock = on A/D ================================ Input Preset: ST …

Re: TANDY Dos-Gaming-Thread (1000RL/HD)

I suppose I should provide a proper thread update otherwise. Similar to dr.zeissler, I also added an "XTA2SD" board to my RL recently, supplanting the obnoxiously noisy ST351A/X. https://www.symphoniae.com/misc/VC/xta2sd_rl1_s.jpg https://www.symphoniae.com/misc/VC/xta2sd_rl2_s.jpg https://www. …

Re: TANDY Dos-Gaming-Thread (1000RL/HD)

The connection is indeed basically identical to the diagram, but with the addition of an HD50F-to-DB25M adapter between the Shuttle interface and the Zip drive. Here's an example of such a setup, with Windows 3.0 running off of the Zip drive. https://www.symphoniae.com/misc/vogons/rl_zip_s.jpg …

Re: DSS / Covox Speech Thing exclusive games

matze79 wrote on 2023-05-11, 08:00: digger wrote on 2018-04-11, 22:38: Cloudschatze wrote: For what it's worth, the music that Maxis' SimAnt plays through a Covox or generic LPT DAC is unique to that device selection. YouTube recording or it didn't happen! 😜 I tried his it was so horrible "Unique" …

Re: Aphex' Aural Exciter - Uh-oh, it's Magic

I spent an inordinate amount of time tweaking the MU settings further (because I lead a life of constant excitement). Does the following version sound any better than the first? Depeche Mode. (1990). Enjoy the Silence [Excerpt]. On Violator . Mute Records. ♫ Tandy PSSJ output (4.8 MB FLAC) ♫ Tandy …

Re: PS/2 MCA Soundoptions

I am not sure - maybe I am missing some points from this discussion, because "Snark Barker" MCA Sound card, which is clone of the original "SoundBlaster MCA" card : https://github.com/schlae/snark-barker gives both SB and OPL3 compatibility and yes and I understand - it's a lot of effort to DIY one …

Re: Sound Blaster: From best to worst

OK, first results are in!! :D Thank-you for gathering and sharing that information. That's a considerable effort! The difference doesn't seem to be as great as I was thinking, so while I don't think I'll be modifying any of my own cards, it's certainly still an enhancement/fix worthy of …

Re: Sound Blaster: From best to worst

Eep386 wrote on 2023-05-05, 17:45: Request: Add column for Floating Op-Amps too. This isn't meant to sound critical, but were you (or anyone else) able to get any pre/post-mod measurements to help better-define this issue and its implications, as applies to the affected SB cards?

Re: Aphex' Aural Exciter - Uh-oh, it's Magic

The circuit designer, Frank Durda IV, has said that the 5.3kHz filter value was chosen solely for the purpose of computer-noise suppression. With the first DAC-bearing Tandy systems having been released in 1988, the effect this would have on higher playback rates likely wasn't even a consideration. …

Re: Aphex' Aural Exciter - Uh-oh, it's Magic

Thank-you for the feedback, Tiido! I know exactly what you're referring to with the artifact behaviors. Some of that can yet be tweaked; I mostly just focused on trying to match the sound of the original (CD) recordings with a single, generally-applicable effect configuration. With the entire …

Aphex' Aural Exciter - Uh-oh, it's Magic

I'm always looking for the most incredibly inefficient ways to spend my time here on Earth, and recently went about trying to enhance the digital audio output of the PSSJ, or "Tandy DAC." https://www.symphoniae.com/misc/vogons/rlxpssj_s.jpg (For reference, the Tandy DAC is an 8-bit, DMA-capable …

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