Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card

Posted on 2023-10-18, 05:36

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by Xmodule999

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I have a card that has ES1688 chip together with ES968 chip which is used to supplement PNP features and needs to be properly initialized in CONFIG.SYS. If your card doesn't have that, it's probably non-PNP and you shouldn't worry about CONFIG.SYS at all. Can anyone list other soundcards (small …

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Re: Having trouble setting up my Gravis Ultrasound

Posted on 2023-10-18, 05:28

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by Xmodule999

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The Gravis Ultrasound card includes a Sound Blaster emulator. Why does this card require an emulator for old games, IO, IRQ and DMA of Gravis Ultrasound and Sound Blaster are compatible (maybe it's something more complicated - someone will try to explain)?

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Running Doom 2 on an older PC

Posted on 2023-02-04, 04:26

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by Xmodule999

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With DosBox all is OK. How to correctly run DOOM 2 on DOS? When started from floppy there are two options to select (CD mode) that there is game crash like this - Error 35 General Protection Fault. And there is (No CD mode), the game works as it should be, is not possible to return to DOS command …

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Which DOS games can play sounds directly from .WAV files?

Posted on 2023-01-31, 10:45

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by Xmodule999

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With which DOS games is possible to play sounds directly from .WAV files? This is possible for example with WARCRAFT II: Tides of Darkness. Which games from Index of DOS games (C) and Index of DOS games (D) it offers? Any titles?

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Re: ES688 with wavetable add-on vs ENMPU initializer (DOS) - pure silence

Posted on 2023-01-29, 11:41

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by Xmodule999

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If driver ES968.COM V2.5 is loaded in memory for some reason is impossible to use USB or PS/2 keyboard. With V2.8 all is OK. How to use V2.5 with working USB or PS/2 keyboard (need this version to gain sound effects like in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJJwC-St24U ), right? EDIT: V2.5 …

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Re: ES688 with wavetable add-on vs ENMPU initializer (DOS) - pure silence

Posted on 2023-01-18, 09:02

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by Xmodule999

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So, is possible to configure ESS ES688 (Gold 16) to work with wavetable device? With system Windows XP is possible to use the card (digital sounds), the card have ESFM, but possible to use/install MPU-401?

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Re: Destruction Derby 2 (DOS)

Posted on 2022-07-22, 12:18

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by Xmodule999

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With DoxBox is possible to play DD2 music. How to play DD2 music in pure DOS? Maybe - something wrong with hardware?

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Re: ESS AudioDrive Volume Settings Not Working

Posted on 2022-03-17, 15:31

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by Xmodule999

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Version 2.8 is the highest version of ES968.COM driver?

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Re: Hi-Res scan/photo of Roland Rap-10 Card?

Posted on 2022-03-15, 16:00

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by Xmodule999

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Where on this card is amplifier?

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Re: Cd rom driver

Posted on 2022-03-15, 15:57

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by Xmodule999

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How to install CD or DVD drive on soundcard ESS AudioDrive ES1688 that have this connector? From what I know it should work only in DOS.

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Re: Where can I find the differences between different ESS chips?

Posted on 2022-03-15, 15:44

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by Xmodule999

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Between ESS688F and ES688FC are there any differences?

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Re: problem dosbox crash

Posted on 2017-11-17, 09:12

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by Xmodule999

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I have some problems with running DOS game Brudal Baddle - with DosBox is possible to play this game, with Windows XP (without DosBox) this is impossible because of game crash that at the end there is a message - Crash address (unrelocated) = 1:0000DC56. I need to see all graphics informations about …

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Re: Roland RAP-10

Posted on 2016-04-27, 13:30

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by Xmodule999

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This time I decided to ask again after exactly 20 years - these DOS drivers ( http://www.verycomputer.com/47_33edfd7292704769_1.htm ) somewhere exists?

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2016-04-14, 11:36

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by Xmodule999

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I tried to add message here ( http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=719 ), but it was impossible for some reason. I decided to ask here - how looks Turtle Beach Multisound Monterey card (I was able to find picture of Turtle Beach Multisound Classic, but not Turtle Beach Multisound Monterey), anyone …

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2015-08-25, 07:52

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by Xmodule999

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I skipped SETBLAST, I decided to load program ESSCFG.EXE, then change IRQ to 10, DMA to 3, and now is possible to hear file DIGTEST.WAV by program QuickView 1.03b. About soundcard with chipset ES968F - in DOS stereo is not reversed, in Windows 98 or similar (in my case Windows XP) stereo may be …

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2015-08-25, 00:57

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by Xmodule999

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I was able to play WAV with program QuickView Ver. 1.03b (with DOS driver for soundcard - file ESSCFG.EXE), but only one second of this WAV - after one second there is blockade, and I can only click "escape". Without driver I can play this file without any problems but not by soundcard - by PC …

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2015-08-24, 19:06

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by Xmodule999

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With Windows XP and his built-in driver - ES1688 AudioDrive (WDM), I have reversed stereo because of additional chipset ES968F (main chipset is ES1688, like in driver name). I was able to play file DIGTest.wav with Windows XP (by Windows Media Player), but how to play it in DOS? I want to know how …

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2015-08-24, 17:52

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by Xmodule999

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With file TEST-SBP.EXE i can't test channels separately, there is only test, but I mean testing left and right channel like in game Descent (send sound to left channel, after ~2 seconds send sound to right channel).

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2015-08-24, 09:43

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by Xmodule999

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For example, is possible to check it in game "Descent". But size of this game is too high for one floppy. Get a copy of the Sound Blaster Pro software? Can someone write this name of this program? I know that there is this software, but I never use it from Creative (only ESS) - in my ESS (DOS) …

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2015-08-24, 08:10

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by Xmodule999

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How to check (in DOS) my stereo on ESS AudioDrive card? Probably this stereo is reversed because of soundcard's architecture. I want to test it, which program to test left, then right channel? Max size of this program would be 1,40 MB.

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