Re: MID-format player for Adlib device ?
Posted on 2019-05-20, 21:09
SEAL2 also supports MIDI playback. It uses Allegro library and supports OPL2, Dual OPL2 and OPL3. Sample: https://youtu.be/wELcFW9u2V4
Re: Microwave oven interferes with CRT?!
Posted on 2019-05-20, 14:32
It's mostly down to subpar PSU in the monitor rather than the wire diameter anyway. Using subpar stuff greatly enhances ones chances to encounter surprises, indeed. And IBM PS/2 (speak PS half) monitors are grossly subpar. They were a real shame for that companys' name. I had one of them, too. It …
Re: Combining two Sound Blasters in MS-DOS
Posted on 2019-05-19, 23:47
removing the AWEUTIL /S line from AUTOEXEC to prevent initializing FM emulation Hi, I'm speaking under correction, but I believe you can enable/disable FM in one of the Creative utilities. :) Not sure whether it was CTCU or CTCM, though, since I always forget about them (I'm used to pre-PnP cards). …
Re: DSS / Covox Speech Thing exclusive games
Posted on 2019-05-19, 23:41
Hi, I've found another game with Speech Thing & "Stereo-on-1" support: Tetris Pro. Unfortunately, it's not exactly "exclusive" to the Covox-like sound devices, either.. 🙁 Filename tetrispro_setup.png File size 5.43 KiB Views 522 views It also seems to be monaural. On the bright side, it has real …
Re: vga analog output accuracy measuring
Posted on 2019-05-19, 18:23
^It's also worth to note that VGA cards (or video devices in genral) were the victim of local RFI/TVI regulations. If memory serves, some organizations like FCC or DBP didn't allow high bandwiths (~200MHz was the limit ?). So if a DAC was performing too good, either the VGA card or the whole PC …
Re: vga analog output accuracy measuring
Posted on 2019-05-19, 16:52
^Where are the ferrite clamps to block coat waves ? :confused: Edit: Never mind, saw the links. I'm sceptical that shielded coax is enough. In my CB radio days I used comparably thick RG58U cables that still had coat wave issues. Making coaxial rings with the help of ferrite cores greatly reduced …
Re: No beeps from internal speaker but computer works
Posted on 2019-05-18, 16:28
Hi, I believe that active piezo is an alarm siren.. It may work for testing, but it won't produce any music/sound in games (it's no speaker+amplifier).
Re: Looking for a list of dos games that require an intelligent mode MPU-401
Posted on 2019-05-18, 15:53
I will not modify the A2286/8 it will be like it is...I only update/change the ISA-Cards. I see. Looking at some photos, it sadly wouldn't be possible, anyway. For some reason, the designers decided it was a good idea to place the daughterboard directlly atop the 80286 and the socket for the (hot) …
Re: Good not-expensive headphones?
Posted on 2019-05-18, 15:41
Hi, I do only know a few good headphones that I used myself, too. To mind come these right now: - AKG Monitor K141 (600 Ohm version) - Sennheiser HD 424 (vintage) - Sennheiser HD 433 - Sennheiser HD 555 - Sennheiser HD 600 (semi vintage) Anyway, that' just a short personal list. Most of these are …
Re: Replicas of Covox Speech Thing, FTL Sound Adapter and SiliconSoft SoundJr
Posted on 2019-05-18, 11:42
Mmh... I have a feeling that the tube amplifier would cost more than all three devices combined. Hi, yes, commercial/professional tube amps are quire pricey, I believe. For this homebrew project, all you basically need is a a pair of EF95 (aka 6AK5/5654/6SH1P/6J1/M8100). These tubes cost around 5€ …
Re: ISA RAM card, my easter project
Posted on 2019-05-17, 22:04
Re: Problems with IDE controller.
Posted on 2019-05-17, 18:28
Hard drive settings in bios do not hold after restart. New battery, All other setting remain the same just the hard-drive settings do not hold. What do you think could be wrong ? Hi, maybe the "clear CMOS" jumper on the mainboard is set incorrectly ? It's just a guess. I had it set myself to a …
Re: Looking for a list of dos games that require an intelligent mode MPU-401
Posted on 2019-05-17, 18:24
Exactly my thoughts. If the Bridgeboard has a socketed 286, maybe one of these MakeIt!486 upgrades could be installed onto it. In theory, a serial port might be possible to use in order to connect to the MT-32. Provided that both the baud rate and the signaling levels are compatible with it, of …
Re: SPC700 on an ISA card, anyone ?
Posted on 2019-05-16, 17:52
Thanks for the feedback leileilol! This reminds me a bit of the OPL4 chip.. ^^ MOD4WIN had native support for it, albeit that chip had a sample size limit of 64KB each. Provided that Sample-RAM was installed at all. Cheap OPL4 cards only had the General MIDI ROM connected..
Re: Dosbox - No Covox Speech Thing Sound
Posted on 2019-05-15, 22:32
Hi, I don't know why, but it seems to work here with DOSBox 0.74-2 on Win 7 x64 on an Athlon 64 X2 PC. :neutral: Strangely, I can't get Sound Blaster 2/Pro/16 to work in Sound Club. GUS works fine, though. I tried the Popcorn tune. Perhaps the issue is related to some DOSBox settings ? That's what I …
Impulse Tracker 2.14 and SB16 (DOSBox 0.74-2)
Posted on 2019-05-15, 22:16
Hi everyone, Not sure if that's the right place, but i would like to ask if Sound Blaster 16 emulation now works for IT. - Running Impulse Tracker with the command line parameters " IT S2 " (SB1), " IT S3 " (SB2) and " IT S4 " (SB Pro) works, but not " IT S5 " (SB16). While the SB16 driver (non-MMX) …
Re: SPC700 on an ISA card, anyone ?
Posted on 2019-05-15, 21:25
Thanks for all the replies so far! :) There are already tools for that. You can convert SPC files to IT (spc2it) and there are some tools to do the reverse to assist with homebrew. Thanks, I'll have a look at it. In the past, I used to use the SPC plugin for Winamp 5. While it wasn't perfect, I …
SPC700 on an ISA card, anyone ?
Posted on 2019-05-15, 10:03
Hi everyone, Since some people already managed to convert the SPC700 Audio Processing Unit (APU) to a standalone device (SPC player), I wonder if it would be feasible to create a PC interface for it, be it ISA (or ISA+PCI/PCIe) or serial/parallel. Or if it would be possible to interface one of the …
Re: 8042 programming?
Posted on 2019-05-15, 09:21
The MCS-48 family also supported external EPROMs, so maybe an alternate design could use an 27Cxxx EPROM instead of internal storage. I've also found an intersting document, explaining the history of the chip family. :) https://www.dos4ever.com/8031board/history8051.pdf Source: https://www.dos4ever. …
Re: No MIDI Music in early win 3.x and win95 games
Posted on 2019-05-15, 01:29
Oh, okay. Sorry then. Maybe the MIDI mapper (-what's left of it-) of Windows 98 is configured in a wrong way. It's just a wild guess, though. 🙁 https://www.pgmusic.com/tutorial_multiple_midi_devices.htm
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