My SC-8820 has dead MIDI ports so I am thinking about a software signal reroute. Is it possible, using MIDIOX and MIDI Yoke, to redirect MIDI signals from the soundcard's gameport to the SC-8820 that is connected to the computer via USB cable? I mean I am trying to start DOS games under Win98. DOS …

I think I am still missing the point... :surprised: Why do I need the daugtherboard header if I do not have a waveblaster of any sort? I only have an MT-32 and an SC 8820... the soundcards game/MIDI out will not be enough to connect either...? I only wanted authentic, real OPL3 audio + fluid MT-32 …

OK, thanks for the info. I will get 2 SB16s, then. Looks relatively easier and cheaper than the other solutions.

One question: is adding a second sound card the ONLY solution to circumvene the hanging note bug, if I have a faulty rev. SB16 card ? Or could I simply use an I/O card (which has a gameport) to attach an MT-32...?

batracio, thanks again for the insight... I have tried the XP+Dosbox route as described above. Also experimented with pure Win98 and XP. Tried 4 game/MIDI ports so far. No signal passed to the Roland SC-8820. I will test the Roland with an old Pentium with an AWE64. Yet I think it will not work …

Yes, I have the cable on the pic posted. I have perfect sound under XP in Dosbox but only when connecting with the USB cable and selecting Roland SC synth part A or B as Windows' default MIDI out device. I can use a headphone connected to the SC-8820. I can feed the sound to the Live's LINE IN and …

OK. Thanks for the clearup! My motherboard does not have ISA slots. So I will try with what I have - an AudioPCI and an Audigy2 ZS. If both fail, I will buy a Vortex 2.

Could anyone please give me specific advice on how to setup -if possible- a Roland SC-8820 via gameport to MIDI DIN cable under DOS 6.22 / 7.0 and Win98 ? I'd like to use either the motherboard's gameport or the one on my SB Live! if that matters. I have tried many games configured to either MT-32, …