Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread
Posted on 2023-02-05, 21:52
My order is in too! Time to get my pc demos transferred to the DOS pc!
Re: How are you guys mixing audio? I have multiple devices with outputs and I'm considering hardware mixer options
Posted on 2022-12-18, 17:49
I wound up finding a pair of Bose Mediamate desktop speakers that have two inputs on the back and a Mix knob on the front. $30 covered my speakers and 2-channel mixer with a period-appropriate look. Heck of a good find. It's missing the knob on the Mix potentiometer, but I can spin it with a …
How are you guys mixing audio? I have multiple devices with outputs and I'm considering hardware mixer options
Posted on 2022-11-25, 01:53
I currently have a modern desktop with good speakers, and I have my main retro PC sound card connected to its line-in. ...but I also have an MT-32 and an SC-88Pro, which is a total of three devices with audio output. I could fiddle around with the Windows mixer, but it's a headache. I can use the …
Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread
Posted on 2022-11-25, 01:01
Does the LT have Gravis Ultrasound support? Or is that what the Interwave chip does?
Re: Roland SC-88 Pro voltage conversion
Posted on 2022-10-16, 05:56
I just ordered a Japanese SC-88Pro from an auction site, and I'm gonna need to convert it to 120ish US-style power. Anyone able to replace the photos that Tinypic deleted?
How do I use the Sound Canvas VST for dos games?
Posted on 2022-10-12, 04:17
I don’t have a DAW because I am not a musician, but I’d like to set up a trial version of the sound canvas plugin for DOSBox (and input from my retro box).
Re: Roland SC-88 Pro (hopefully) helpful hints
Posted on 2022-10-12, 04:15
SuperDeadite wrote on 2022-10-12, 03:56: ChrisTOTG wrote on 2022-10-12, 02:13: derSammler wrote on 2017-11-25, 10:32: To change GM patches and make the SC-88 Pro sound exactly like the SC-55 or SC-88, you must first enter compatibility mode: Does it make the sc88pro sound like the original sc55? Or …
Re: Roland SC-88 Pro (hopefully) helpful hints
Posted on 2022-10-12, 02:13
derSammler wrote on 2017-11-25, 10:32: To change GM patches and make the SC-88 Pro sound exactly like the SC-55 or SC-88, you must first enter compatibility mode: Does it make the sc88pro sound like the original sc55? Or like the mark 2?
Re: I bought a CT4330 but a CT3600 (with 8MB RAM) was delivered. Not sure if I should keep it or get a refund/replacemen
Posted on 2022-09-29, 21:32
The CT3600 card doesn't route FM through the EMU8000 chip, so no chorus/reverb on the FM. Furthermore, the CT3600 doesn't have onboard RAM, but that shouldn't matter, as you got 8MB with your card. [...] Both the CT3600 and the CT4380 have CQM, so even if you cared, it wouldn't matter. That all …
I bought a CT4330 but a CT3600 (with 8MB RAM) was delivered. Not sure if I should keep it or get a refund/replacement.
Posted on 2022-09-29, 20:49
I bought a card listed as CT4330 online. The pictures of the item in question were actually of a CT4380, and while I was happy to buy the CT4330 I would have loved to see a CT4380 arrive today. What actually arrived... was a CT3600 with 2x4MB SIMMs. There is so much info on these cards that I can't …
Re: Looking for storage advice for a 98SE build.
Posted on 2022-09-23, 21:29
I use a modern Samsung 870 EVO 256GB SATA drive with a SATA->IDE converter. I have it partitioned into two partitions: ~20 GB for OS and utilities, and ~120 GB for games. Remainder of the drive is unpartitioned. I used AOMEI Partition Assistant to partition and align the partitions on my Windows 10 …
Looking for storage advice for a 98SE build.
Posted on 2022-09-21, 02:36
Hi everyone, I’m building a PC based on an ABIT bx6 rev2 board, and I expect to run Win98se (and DOS7 when I don’t stay in Windows). I have an old IDE hard drive that should work, but I would rather go SSD if possible. Research seems to show that I have a variety of options (IDE-CF adapters, IDE- …
Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread
Posted on 2022-09-15, 17:51
This card sounds like the most amazing piece of new-old tech I've seen in a long time. There is one person in the world making new Nixie Tubes. There are people making new Gravis Ultrasound and MIDI cards. We can attach a solid-state storage device to a 30-year-old PC with a variety of new hardware. …
Re: Trying to build a DOS gaming system, and I'm having a hard time with sound. Can I get some advice?
Posted on 2022-09-15, 17:31
[...] That said, I would suggest you go back to the drawing board. If you want MT-32, you're talking about very old games. A lot of them are speed-sensitive and you'll struggle to get a P3 down to the sort of speeds they will work with. Some can also be very touchy when it comes to sound card …
Re: Trying to build a DOS gaming system, and I'm having a hard time with sound. Can I get some advice?
Posted on 2022-09-15, 05:17
RockstarRunner wrote on 2022-09-15, 05:06: The Orpheus (V1 or if you can wait V2) fit your requirements perfectly, I'd say. It even comes with a HardMPU built in, so perfect for midi gear. I see their "Orpheus Soundcard" with intelligent MPU is out of stock. Is that the V2? What's the V1?
Re: Trying to build a DOS gaming system, and I'm having a hard time with sound. Can I get some advice?
Posted on 2022-09-15, 05:12
Mt32 is better with intelligent mode mpu401. Gold standard is a music quest clone/hardmpu paired with something like an awe64 (or any other good isa card). However you could also get one of the excellent modern isa cards like orpheus which include intelligent mode mpu. If you want genuine opl you …
Trying to build a DOS gaming system, and I'm having a hard time with sound. Can I get some advice?
Posted on 2022-09-15, 03:13
Hey guys, Edit: Lemme ask this question differently: What's the best DOS sound card that covers as much Sound Blaster (1/2/pro/etc) digital and FM territory as possible, while connecting to a real Roland MT-32? ------ I have a Roland MT-32 and would like to use it on the new DOS gaming system I'm …
F*CK OFF (the guard, not you!)
Posted on 2003-09-23, 17:56
I always thought the guard was saying "BACK OFF" when you didn't have the town pass.
Re: Might and Magic IV issues
Posted on 2003-09-23, 17:53
Um... TFM, if you're listening, I haven't been able to get XEEN CD to run using DOSBox or VDMSound 2.04. Can you please post the details of how you configured VDMSound to make it work? Or create a thread in the VDMSound forum & put it there 😁
Re: Might and Magic IV issues
Posted on 2003-09-21, 15:03
Maybe I'm missing something here... Did I read that someone has the CDROM version of XEEN running under DOSBox or VDMSound? Please put up your config info so I can try it out... I have been unable to get it to even load, let alone load with skipping sound.
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