Re: D-Fend Reloaded (DOSBox frontend)

Posted on 2017-05-18, 03:39

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by lukeman3000

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I've got a question as it relates to the "Helper Programs" function of D-Fend Reloaded. When I launch a game, I'd like to first launch a midi synthesizer (Sound Canvas VA), and then have the game be launched. I notice that DFR has a "helper programs" section, with options to "execute before the main …

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Re: DOSBox ECE (Windows, Linux)

Posted on 2017-05-18, 00:30

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by lukeman3000

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Hi, a couple questions: 1. Would DOSBox ECE r4019 run games like Star Wars Jedi Knight Dark Forces II? If so, how would I get this working? 2. Does DOSBox ECE support any kind of functions which allow the launching of other programs before launching the game? Such as if I wanted to launch a midi …

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Re: Question about DOSBox ECE build r4006 (distortion with MT-32)

Posted on 2017-05-17, 23:45

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by lukeman3000

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Hi sergm and Yesterplay80 - I've downloaded and tested the most recent version of DOSBox ECE build r4019 and I've noticed that the aliasing distortion still exists when mixer sample rate is set to 44100. Is there any chance that this will be corrected in future versions of ECE or the integrated MUNT …

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DOSBox vs ScummVM for certain games

Posted on 2017-05-04, 05:22

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by lukeman3000

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For the following games, are there any advantages to running with either DB or SVM? Beneath a Steel Sky Full Throttle Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Maniac Mansion Day of the Tentacle Monkey Island 1-3 Sam and Max Hit the Road The Dig Zak McKracken I have …

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2017-05-02, 05:35

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by lukeman3000

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And it's single purpose: It only works with SC-VA, because it bypasses the VST interface. It's as minimal as it can get. I got SC-VA working with VSTi (wasn't using the 32-bit version of Sound Canvas VA.dll", however, I can't seem to make changes to the Sound Canvas plugin via the "configure" …

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2017-05-01, 20:29

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by lukeman3000

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It requires loopmidi to work with MIDI output in the system, but it hosts SC-VA in as minimal a space as possible, with no user interface to speak of, except for some pipe supported stuff that has no UI yet. Pardon the potentially ignorant question, but, does this mean that I need to install …

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2017-05-01, 13:11

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by lukeman3000

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https://f.losno.co/midiport.zip You'll need SCCore.dll from the 32 bit VSTi folder in the same directory as that executable. As explained by the (currently commented out) help section in the main.cpp: printf( "Usage: midiplay <#deviceid> [initial instrument] [initial bank]\n" ); printf( "ESC closes …

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2017-05-01, 04:41

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by lukeman3000

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You can set up the VSTi for Sound Canvas VA, and even force a particular simulation of a lower spec synthesizer, which has noticeable results sometimes. I would suggest using a frontend application with a MIDI loopback driver, so you may keep the synthesizer resident and avoid the startup delay …

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2017-05-01, 02:47

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by lukeman3000

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I'm a little confused after reading through this thread as to what the "best" way may be to use Sound Canvas VA. I'm aware of the VSTi plugin for the Yamaha S-YXG50 which is awesome because it's a very "set it and forget it" type of solution. Does a similar setup exist for using Sound Canvas VA with …

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Looking for some help with a strange issue I've encountered with bassmidi

Posted on 2017-04-28, 02:16

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by lukeman3000

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I've been using bassmidi successfully for the past couple of days with no problems. Suddenly, the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth disappeared from the default midi synth menu in bassmidi, as well as from dosbox when mixer /listmidi is used. Additionally, in the bassmidi menu, I am now showing duplicate …

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Re: Soundfonts that mimic old hardware (SC-55, DX50XG, AWE64 Gold)

Posted on 2017-04-25, 05:20

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by lukeman3000

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Out of the few soundfont's that I've tried, the SC-55 one by deemster seems to be the best. Here's a comparison between deemster's and Patch93's SC-55 sounfonts with KQ6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBNX7VWwDig If it wasn't for that weird sound during the intro with Patch93's soundfont, I might …

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Re: D-Fend Reloaded (DOSBox frontend)

Posted on 2017-04-19, 02:55

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by lukeman3000

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So, when you use OpenGL scaling it upscales the image using a nearest-neighbor algorithm, so you get a nice, crisp version of the original image versus what happens when an image is upscaled using a bilinear algorithm, where it ends up looking like you're viewing it through a glass of water; all …

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Re: Is there any point in using normal 2x or normal 3x scaler with openglnb?

Posted on 2017-02-23, 01:23

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by lukeman3000

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I just wanted to share a post I found on the Steam forums which helped to further my understanding of what's going on here. I know that a lot of this has already been said, but sometimes things said another way can also be helpful: Thanks for the link, Mark (this issue has been bugging me). And …

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Re: Is there any point in using normal 2x or normal 3x scaler with openglnb?

Posted on 2017-02-21, 07:27

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by lukeman3000

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Thanks for the very comprehensible breakdown. That makes sense. Seeing as how I recently upgraded to a 2560x1440 monitor, I guess I should be prepared for even more artifacts. Oh well. Like you said it doesn't seem that noticeable to me. Something I'm still a little unclear on is whether or not I …

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Re: Is there any point in using normal 2x or normal 3x scaler with openglnb?

Posted on 2017-02-20, 05:24

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by lukeman3000

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Bump - Why am I getting uneven pixel sizes?

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Re: Is there any point in using normal 2x or normal 3x scaler with openglnb?

Posted on 2017-02-11, 21:19

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by lukeman3000

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Azarien wrote: lukeman3000 wrote: So, I just took some screenshots for comparison's sake with the following settings: Both look equally bad to me, because of uneven pixel sizes. What is this caused by, and how do I fix it?

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Re: Question about DOSBox ECE build r4006 (distortion with MT-32)

Posted on 2017-01-29, 18:21

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by lukeman3000

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Yes, I'd suggest either to move to the dev forum or to submit a bug as soon as you're sure that DOSBox freezes when it transfers the focus to exactly mt32emu-qt and not any other app (also would be great to check other DOSBox builds). Roger that. Preliminary tests seem to indicate that it only …

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Re: Question about DOSBox ECE build r4006 (distortion with MT-32)

Posted on 2017-01-29, 15:21

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by lukeman3000

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I'd not mess it up here. I'm sorry sergm, I'm not sure what you mean here Do you have any insight into why my DOSBox window seems to freeze when the Munt GUI window receives focus as mentioned above, or is this something I should create a new thread for or perhaps submit a bug report on sourceforge …

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Re: Fluidsynth soundfont patch

Posted on 2017-01-29, 05:08

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by lukeman3000

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Yesterplay80 wrote: I don't get it. I reinstalled my notebook (W10 x64) yesterday, from scratch. Tried DOSBox and it worked without having to addd anything. However, try this version of the dll, please: libiconv-2.7z Gives me the same error message

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Re: Fluidsynth soundfont patch

Posted on 2017-01-29, 01:27

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by lukeman3000

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I don't have any idea why it asks for this file on your machine. I just tried my build on a completely new install of Windows 7 in a VM and it ran right from the start without asking for any other DLLs. I even searched the entire HDD for this file to make sure it isn't installed. So the problem …

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