Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-12-16, 23:41
These beauties arrived today. They will soon be profiled in my wavetable sample thread. Filename P1120675.JPG File size 929.66 KiB Views 1359 views
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-12-16, 02:36
Hercules Dynamite VLB. Beautiful card. $15 shipped. Filename P1120673.JPG File size 884.69 KiB Views 1646 views
Re: I Sent a Video Card in a Bubble Mailer
Posted on 2016-12-16, 00:09
I'm not worried about a refund since the return was accepted by the seller and the return label came through eBay's system. (By the way, an STB Velocity 4400 does look similar to a V3 2000.) The card did not come in an anti-static bag and was wrapped in a sheet of bubble wrap. I'm just taking great …
Re: Looking to build a very nice Win98/Win95 master system. Need advice.
Posted on 2016-12-15, 05:26
You might consider KT133A boards with an Athlon XP. For example, I run a Soyo K7VTA Pro with an Athlon XP 2400+ (2.0 GHz) with an ISA sound card. Only AGP 4X, however, and compatibility problems with SB Live! family of cards (Audigy too, I suppose). Still, it is an extremely fast 98SE machine that …
I Sent a Video Card in a Bubble Mailer
Posted on 2016-12-15, 04:35
An eBay seller sent me the wrong video card. I returned it in the exact same bubble mailer he had used to send it to me. So satisfying. Filename image.jpg File size 844.41 KiB Views 585 views
Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread
Posted on 2016-12-14, 06:49
Added the very special NEC XR385 wavetable daughterboard. Deep thanks to badmojo for his generous contribution to this thread and to my collection!
Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread
Posted on 2016-12-12, 06:50
Added the Turtle Beach Montego II, featuring the Aureal Vortex2 chipset. My review ignores the wavetable header that its fans gush over and features its native synth that they don't gush over!
Re: What do you use UNIVBE for?
Posted on 2016-12-11, 16:45
I've always wondered about UNIVBE too. Is it necessary for VLB video cards in general, or does it depend on the particular GPU on the VLB card? For example, without UNIVBE, I've never run into issues with my Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM VLB, a Trio64-based card.
Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread
Posted on 2016-12-11, 06:11
Cleaned up the samples of the final card needing an update: the Soundscape Opus. Like my treatment of the Vivo update, I added two samples using MT-32 mode.
Re: rkrenicki's Retro Computing Adventures
Posted on 2016-12-11, 01:17
I'd hold onto the YMF724, especially if you acquire a motherboard with SB-LINK (a.k.a. PC-PCI). Even if you don't, it has a great hardware-assisted soft synth that can be used in DOS games launched from Windows.
Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread
Posted on 2016-12-11, 00:34
I finally got around to re-recording the Ensoniq Soundscape VIVO samples with a cold boot between recordings. I was able to get Tyrian to play music with this card by using Quarterdeck's QEMM386 instead of EMM386. Also, this time I had a chance to test out the Vivo's MT-32 emulation capability with …
Re: Early XP Gaming Monitors: CRT, LCD 4:3, or Wide?
Posted on 2016-12-10, 02:32
8" LCD monitor with VGA input, FTW! Filename image.jpg File size 1.47 MiB Views 850 views
Re: Plug n Play sound card with non-PnP BIOS?
Posted on 2016-12-10, 02:07
There's a combo sound card/modem called the NEC Harmony. I've never owned one, but they're quite cheap on eBay. I spotted an Ensoniq Opus chip on the board along with a 1MB patchset ROM. Not sure about which drivers to use.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-12-09, 18:24
Got a 486 VLB motherboard+CPU+VLB video card bundle. Pretty standard for 486-land, but what attracted my attention was the item description which was very detailed, including repairs that had been done to the board after damage from a leaking battery, extensive tests done to the board after the …
Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread
Posted on 2016-12-09, 05:30
Added the Turtle Beach TBS-2000, a nice all-in-one card. Over the past month, a couple of these sold on eBay for between $30-$50.
Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread
Posted on 2016-12-09, 00:01
Added the classic Ensoniq Soundscape S-2000. Love this card!
Re: Name of a old pc game
Posted on 2016-12-08, 06:25
Gods? https://youtu.be/6L1sw68j464
Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread
Posted on 2016-12-08, 05:11
gdjacobs wrote: Unfortunately, the SB32 seems to have a lot of hiss coming through in the recording. Any idea what input it's coming from? I'm using the line out jack, if that's what you're asking about. Wouldn't surprise me that the SB32 is just a noisier card because it's a Creative card.
Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread
Posted on 2016-12-07, 23:30
Cleaned up the samples on the SB32 CT3930 by removing reverb and chorus and setting neutral bass and treble. I added four new samples using a 25MB "Roland SC-55" SF2 soundfont. I'd like to hear your opinions of its quality.
Default Settings for AWE32 Effects Control Panel?
Posted on 2016-12-07, 18:06
I have the "AWE Control Panel" as an application on my 98SE machine. I've forgotten the version of the install, but it works with all of my AWE32 and SB32 cards. On the "Effects" tab, there are settings for Reverb, Chorus, Treble, and Bass. What are the default settings for these? Here's what's …
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