Re: Help needed with something different
Posted on 2016-04-24, 21:53
Why would someone here be able to send it cheaper than an eBay seller? Or a freight forwarder?
Re: Pentium 166MMX tower of power
Posted on 2016-04-22, 11:42
OK lucky I asked, I'll check out the other suggested models thanks guys. @MMaximus - your build sounds very similar, is there a thread about it around here somewhere? This P166 is the machine I dreamed of circa 1995 when I was finishing high school. I was still getting by with my 486DX2 66, but …
Re: Pentium 166MMX tower of power
Posted on 2016-04-22, 05:54
Well, passive mixers are dead simple, and even actively buffered mixers are pretty straight forward. You just need a bipolar DC supply, ganged logarithmic pots, some op-amps and some passives. Might be a fun project to build? Yeah I probably won't muster the enthusiasm to build one, but I was …
Re: Pentium 166MMX tower of power
Posted on 2016-04-22, 04:43
I could be accused of going overboard with the sound hardware in this machine but I recently picked up a Roland SCC-1, and it’d be a crime to let it sit around doing nothing. This P166 is my go-to for General Midi and it did originally have an SCC-1 in it, but I’d bought that card fully boxed from a …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-04-22, 01:06
I picked up this bundle of sound awesome recently from a great local seller. He knew his stuff, delivered it personally, and gave me a very reasonable price. The Creative CT3910, Roland MBC-1, and cables (including the original Roland RCA leads) were thrown in for free, which was very generous I …
Re: Commodore 128D repair
Posted on 2016-04-20, 23:06
I got nothing useful to add other than some encouragement - the C128 is a classic, good to see this one getting some love 😎
Re: Roland SCC-1 MIDI in/out cables
Posted on 2016-04-20, 10:52
Can you link the Creative mini DIN ---> DIN MIDI cables you bought (if there are more of them), the ones I find always seem to be $17 - $20 for a single cable, with expensive US or Canadian shipping. Sorry I just got lucky, the seller doesn't seem to have any more. You could ask though I guess, …
Re: Sound blaster 16 Wave Effects
Posted on 2016-04-20, 10:48
I see them NOS boxed on the 'bays from time-to-time, never for much money. Clearly not a collectors item.
Re: Amiga computers - which one to get?
Posted on 2016-04-20, 05:56
I've never had an Amiga, but I've been tempted from time-to-time since seeing this image: http://www.cgsociety.org/cgsarchive/newgaller … 90763_large.jpg
Re: Roland SCC-1 MIDI in/out cables
Posted on 2016-04-20, 04:53
Fantastic! Thanks for going to the trouble to confirm and thumbs up for the beautiful illustration! I've just bought 2 of them for 9 bucks 😎
Roland SCC-1 MIDI in/out cables
Posted on 2016-04-19, 22:47
Hello experts, From what I understand, these Creative MIDI cables (which came with some Live! / Audigy cards) can be used with the MIDI in / out ports on a Roland SCC-1. Can anyone confirm or deny please? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Creative-5-pin-Mini-to-Standard-MIDI-DIN-adapter-cable-/120993906242? …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2016-04-18, 06:18
Re: Best ISA sound card with wavetable header
Posted on 2016-04-17, 23:23
bjt wrote: Here you go http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141354697688 Thanks bjt!
Re: Using an AWE Upgrade (Goldfinch) to emulate an MPU-401 with a non-Creative sound card
Posted on 2016-04-16, 07:00
Another dumb question... What if it's a software thing? I'm not sure if you removed all traces of your SB16 before installing the other cards, but its possible that the awe software is looking for some rather simple software queues... Like the existence of certain autoexec or config. sys lines ( …
Re: Best ISA sound card with wavetable header
Posted on 2016-04-16, 06:48
carlostex wrote: Aren't you overreacting a little? Sorry yes my language was probably a little inflammatory - it's a pretty cool card I admit. I personally think there are better options but I know that it's a popular choice around here, so I should probably just zip it.
Re: Best ISA sound card with wavetable header
Posted on 2016-04-15, 22:10
There are some Crystal cards with real OPL, they would be an excellent choice too. But, as others have said an Audician is great. Cables intended for the Raspberry Pi can be used to break out the wavetable header to a DB mounted elsewhere in the case. Hi bjt, do have a link for those cables? I …
Re: Best ISA sound card with wavetable header
Posted on 2016-04-15, 05:03
What is the Duke3D issue that the 2230 has? I use one for several years now and can't remember about an issue in duke3d ? I can't remember the technical details but I think someone explained it once - probs that Cloud fellow who knows everything about sound cards. Duke3D will stutter occasionally ( …
Re: Using an AWE Upgrade (Goldfinch) to emulate an MPU-401 with a non-Creative sound card
Posted on 2016-04-15, 03:55
Yes it's a good idea and might get it working, but at the end of the day - even if I could get the resources thing sorted out - I wouldn't be happy having a whole extra sound card sitting in my already cramped case just for the purposes of trickery. The SB16 I'm using currently is actually a very …
Re: Best ISA sound card with wavetable header
Posted on 2016-04-15, 02:37
There are a ton of threads on this topic but no-one ever agrees, because there is no "best". The Audician is fine but the DOS software sucks and you can't fit a full sized DB on it. It's not 100% compatible either - I tried Mortal Kombat on mine the other day and it wigged out, for example. I'd …
Using an AWE Upgrade (Goldfinch) to emulate an MPU-401 with a non-Creative sound card
Posted on 2016-04-15, 00:36
The answer to this question is probably “no”, or more likely perhaps “nobody cares, haven’t you got something better to do?” I use a CT1920 Goldfinch in combination with a SB16 (CT2290) from within Windows 95, and the AWE Util software allows me to tick a box to “Emulate MPU-401 on this device”. …
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