Re: Release -New Aureal DOS Mixer Util-

Posted on 2016-08-20, 12:05

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by badmojo

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Most excellent - I've tried the latest build you sent me and can confirm that the 'video' option controls the mixer levels of the wavetable header in DOS, as it does in the Windows mixer. As I say I'm no power user so you'll probably want someone who knows their sh*t to test it properly, but even as …

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Re: Release -New Aureal DOS Mixer Util-

Posted on 2016-08-20, 04:17

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Seems to work very well thanks ZQ! I'm no power user so don't understand the EQ stuff, and it took me a while to figure out that less gain required a higher number, but it does exactly what I wanted. I muted the rear channel and set the fader to 'front 100%' - all good. I'm using a SuperQuad for …

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Re: Yamaha Audacian 32 Plus - Mono?

Posted on 2016-08-19, 12:33

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by badmojo

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By your suggestion badmojo I picked up the ES1688F to test. I really like my YMF719 because it has great (if not perfect) sounding OPL3, a working wavetable header which I use with the Dreamblaster S1, and an excellent SB-Pro compatibility. I wasn't aware of any in-compatibility until you've …

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Re: Yamaha Audacian 32 Plus - Mono?

Posted on 2016-08-19, 04:13

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by badmojo

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That Duke II thing is a known issue with the OPLSAx cards, nothing you can do about it. That minor incompatibility + bad DOS software + half height card + PnP is what turned me off them. A decent ES1688 based card gets my vote for a SB pro 2 compatible with a wavetable header: http://www.vogons.org/ …

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Re: How does a system admin deal with users?

Posted on 2016-08-19, 00:01

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Yes I agree that the management approved policy is the way to go. The specter of hackers is enough to get management to sign up, and then you can be the sympathetic I.T guy with "I know it's draconian, but this is what management are enforcing now". The last place I worked was a free-for-all and the …

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Re: Release -New Aureal DOS Mixer Util-

Posted on 2016-08-18, 22:47

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by badmojo

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Ooh la la looking forward to trying this out. Yes I found Vortmix to be a mixed bag - ha me so funny! It did work but was unreliable; I had to write a batch file that called it ~6 times in quick succession for the mixer changes to "stick" on my PIII.

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Re: Duke Nukem 3D stuttering with Dreamblaster X1

Posted on 2016-08-17, 22:06

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by badmojo

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gdjacobs wrote: PAS 16s have more MIDI problems than SB cards. Yes thats my understanding too, not to mention that most don't have a header anyway

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2016-08-16, 22:30

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vladstamate wrote: No Man's Sky (on PS4). Damn I like that game, I cannot stop.... I'm very interested in this for PC but will wait for some patches me thinks, sounds a little underdone from what I've read.

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Re: Aureal Vortex2 Project

Posted on 2016-08-15, 20:58

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I'm in the market for a workable DOS mixer when you have it ready! I'll UAT it if required 😎

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Re: Blood stuttering in DOS?

Posted on 2016-08-15, 04:48

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by badmojo

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MrEWhite wrote: Blood config files or the autoexec/config ones? Yes the autoexec / config files - if it works OK in Windows but not in DOS on the same thing, then perhaps it's a config / memory management issue.

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Re: Blood stuttering in DOS?

Posted on 2016-08-14, 21:16

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by badmojo

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Post your config files if you're able to, something might jump out.

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Re: Blood stuttering in DOS?

Posted on 2016-08-14, 03:09

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by badmojo

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Are you using the MPU-401 on that SB16?

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Re: Duke Nukem 3D stuttering with Dreamblaster X1

Posted on 2016-08-12, 11:52

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by badmojo

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It's not a bad card, just a known issue with SB16's MPU-401 and some games, Duke3D and Tie Fighter are some examples. Nothing you can do except lowering the sample rate. Acer Magic S30 ISA sound card - what's with this thing?

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Re: Anyone else collecting cassettes?

Posted on 2016-07-31, 03:27

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Well I put up a shelf for my BPC in my man cave and think it looks and sounds superb 😀

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Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2016-07-30, 12:11

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I've been going through yet another Grandaddy phase lately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veqZc8pNz-4 And my daughter has been going through a Michael Jackson phase so indirectly I've been listening to a lot of Smooth Criminal too 😵

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Re: Great collectors of Vogons! What's missing in your collections? :P

Posted on 2016-07-29, 05:35

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carlostex wrote: Acer Magic S23 Isn't easy_john selling one of those over at amibay?

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Re: Question about 28MB Upgrade & SoundFonts in AWE64 Gold

Posted on 2016-07-29, 02:53

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by badmojo

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My only thought is that you should check the memory module using the tool provided - I think dignose.exe can do this (in DOS).

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Re: Windows 10 on an old laptop. Impressive!

Posted on 2016-07-29, 01:50

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I have seen DPC latency issues caused by Wifi on two Win10 systems. One I was able to fix up by changing drivers. The other has Intel 7265 wifi and from research it seems like Intel has a hardware problem or are unable to solve it on the driver for some reason over years. Yes network drivers were a …

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Re: What computer related book are you reading now?

Posted on 2016-07-29, 01:07

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I’ve been dutifully working my way through a few books on the history of Australia but goodness me, it turns out that settling a country via penal colony is really awful for all involved – not least the original owners. So to perk myself up I’ve moved on to “Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the …

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Re: Windows 10 on an old laptop. Impressive!

Posted on 2016-07-29, 00:24

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It was running Windows 10 up until about 2 weeks ago. ASUS have relatively recent audio drivers on their side but I tried all versions I could get my hands on, none made any difference. Yes there are a ton of threads around about crackling audio with various suggested solutions, none worked for me. …

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