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Re: I want to record FM musics, how?

Posted on 2008-12-03, 00:17

in PC Emulation

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I have an AWE64 Gold, and am using both the digital S/PDIF and analog outputs from the card. Both the OPL sounds and EMU sounds are passed through S/PDIF. The digital output goes to my AV receiver and the analog output is connected to my 2.1 speaker system. This way, the digitized sounds like speech …

Re: I want to record FM musics, how?

Posted on 2008-12-02, 22:05

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Hi deeped. I wonder what soundcard you have in your desktop? The simplest way is to connect the line out or speaker out from your desktop's soundcard to the line-in of your laptop, if you have the line-in in your laptop that is. You'll have to use a male to male stereo 3.5mm trs plugs. (The same …

Re: Sound Canvas-55 MKII vs DB60XG/50XG Head-On..

Posted on 2008-12-02, 21:44

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I see that the XG has very limited native support. And only one game so far from your posts. Maybe some XG enthusiasts may create midi files specifically written for it. Other than that, not much of differences in terms of GM sounds, with few exceptions as you all have mentioned. Thanks a lot for …

Re: Sound Canvas-55 MKII vs DB60XG/50XG Head-On..

Posted on 2008-12-02, 07:59

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in PC Emulation

I'm having both MT-32 and SC-55. Just wanted to know how XG fares when it comes to General MIDI in the later generation of DOS games, where the GM standard started appearing. I guess both these synths are more than enough! 😀 Thanks!

Re: Sound Canvas-55 MKII vs DB60XG/50XG Head-On..

Posted on 2008-12-02, 05:48

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in PC Emulation

rumbadumba wrote: This link was posted on one of the forums here (I forget which) - it has recordings of games music using various cards. From what I heard on it, SC-55 was best synthesizer, but MT-32 and DB50XG were both very good too. http://www.dosforum.de/soundcards/ Thanks for the Link!

Re: Sound Canvas-55 MKII vs DB60XG/50XG Head-On..

Posted on 2008-12-01, 14:45

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Amigaz wrote: I would recommend keeping the SC-55 since most GM games were composed on this hardware and sound best on it and you can use it with games that support "Roland Sound Canvas" That's good to hear! Thanks! Yeah I really like the SC's sounds!

Patched SVGA driver for ANY new graphics card for use in Win3.1x.

Posted on 2008-12-01, 14:34

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This is a patched SVGA driver that I found 2 or 3 years back. Not sure how many have got it, but here it is. Extract it. Notes on usage : 1.) Use it AFTER installing windows. Select the VGA or VGA 3.0 option under win 3.x setup. 2.) Then, when you're in windows, go to windows setup and change the …

Re: I just had a peculiar thought! Windows 3.x!

Posted on 2008-12-01, 13:31

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I am guessing this would run WFW 3.11 very fast indeed...but would it be too fast? I've used WFW and W3.1 in my Pentium III 450MHz Slot 1-based system. Works like charm. I was using DFI P2XBL motherboard. ( I still have the system, but using my P1 system currently.) You won't feel it's too fast. …

Sound Canvas-55 MKII vs DB60XG/50XG Head-On..

Posted on 2008-12-01, 13:16

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Anyone have any experience with both the SC-55 and a DB50/60XG General MIDI music comparison for games and playing MIDI files? How does the XG format fare against GS? I'm having the MKII, and wondering if I should get a DB60XG being sold locally which comes with a Vortex2 card. Any ideas? Thanks!

Re: Which 1600x1200 LCD?

Posted on 2008-12-01, 12:45

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in Milliways

Malik, please can you tell me, are those games running on DOSBox/Vista? EDIT: I think I've made a mistake - as you are using vintage hardware, you almost certainly won't be using DOSBox. Yes, I'm using my retro hardware. The output is as I have mentioned. But even in DOSBox, there's no difference …

Re: Which 1600x1200 LCD?

Posted on 2008-12-01, 12:02

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Wanted to post here for sometime now. Just got the time to do this. I've posted some pictures from my LCD TV. I admit they're not very clear but I leave the pictures "to paint the words" for you. http://www.vogons.org/files/somi1.jpg http://www.vogons.org/files/gods.jpg http://www.vogons.org/files/ …

Re: A test for those who have the X-Fi with the I/O Drive

Posted on 2008-11-30, 16:30

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Though not directly related to this topic 100%, see my other post here.

Re: I just had a peculiar thought! Windows 3.x!

Posted on 2008-11-30, 16:19

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ah! Windows 3.x!! I always make sure I have a copy of Windows 3.1 or 3.11 installed in any of my DOS machines. It still has the classic "feel" to it. I still play Sierra's Adventure games with the Windows executables. Like KQ5, KQ6, Gabriel Knight 1, QFG4, etc. The classic control panel, midi mapper …

Re: Terratec DMX6 - any thoughts?

Posted on 2008-11-29, 11:48

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

DMX 6Fire? I missed another one? Only recently my interest in GUS was rekindled, thanks to dh4rm4. 😉

Re: 386 / 486 Mhz LED displays - how do they work?

Posted on 2008-11-29, 11:20

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Does anyone know how those old mhz led displays work that were very common in 386 / 486 AT cases? I read somewhere that it is all faked, and that those panels actually are not connected to the board. The display is factory pre-configured, so it allways shows factory defaults only changing when you …

Re: Mobygames MT-32 Games List in a single DOC file.

Posted on 2008-11-29, 10:53

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in MT-32 General

I copied your doc to a goole docs spreadsheet, for easier access. It can be viewed by anyone, and can be edited by anyone who is registered to google docs (it's free). It can be viewed from this link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=prDM3aCbW7U_0hFh9c1AIHQ And edited from this one: http:// …

Re: My typical retro day

Posted on 2008-11-27, 09:13

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dh4rm4 wrote: Malik : I'm also an audiophile and imho the best music rendition of Doom II was from the native GUS support, it also does the multichannel sound effects in hardware so all the sounds are a lot bassier. I see. It's that good? You are making me get interested in a GUS now! 😉

Re: My typical retro day

Posted on 2008-11-27, 09:08

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You may enjoy the remake of QfG II which can be found here - http://www.agdinteractive.com/homepage/homepage.html Enjoy! :happyhappy: I'm actually a great fan of Quest for Glory series and other Sierra's Quests series. I've been following up with AGD Interactive for about 2 years now, since I came …

Re: My typical retro day

Posted on 2008-11-27, 02:26

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Yeah, bulding a retro pc has been too much addictive than playing the actual classic game itself. There are newer and newer things to discover in old games. For example 15 years ago, I was playing Quest For Glory II using SoundBlaster 32 sounds, now the game plays enhanced with an LAPC-I. And even …

Re: A test for those who have the X-Fi with the I/O Drive

Posted on 2008-11-27, 02:11

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I own the X-Fi Platinum but I don't have the I/O Drive (just like having the XtremeMusic). If I'm not mistaken, the "Platinum" stands for the card which comes WITH the I/O Drive. Unless you bought a used one. I'm having one too. With the I/O Drive. But I'm not very clear about your question and the …

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