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

Posted on 2020-06-01, 14:28

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Falcosoft, does it also work for ES1688 cards? Unfortunately I have no 1688 to test with. But if you have one please try it. There is a chance that Mixer registers are the same in ESS Audiodrive series. OK, Out of curiosity I replaced the ES1868 in my 1997 build with an ES1688 (for good) and I will …

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

Posted on 2020-05-31, 02:09

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-05-30, 21:52: Falcosoft, does it also work for ES1688 cards? Unfortunately I have no 1688 to test with. But if you have one please try it. There is a chance that Mixer registers are the same in ESS Audiodrive series.

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi

Posted on 2020-05-30, 21:29

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Hi, Unfortunately I do not have much time nowadays to add new features, especially features that require substantial changes. As I have written before you can use Main menu -> Patch Change Hotkeys to achieve something similar or use the Event Viewer/Debugger to change patches permanently. You can …

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

Posted on 2020-05-30, 21:19

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Hi, If someone is interested I have made a little tool called ESRECSEL to select recording input source on ESS 1688/1868/1869 under DOS. For me it is useful since this way I can see the rendered waveform of my attached Dreamblaster X2 in MegaMid while playing Midi files. :) Pressing 'o' in MegaMid …

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Re: Default MIDI synth change in windows 95/98?

Posted on 2020-05-28, 14:09

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As i understand then, under Multimedia -> MIDI, i should have an option of "Microsoft GM/GS Softsynth". No. You only should have Microsoft GM/GS Soft synth as normal Midi Out port if you have WDM drivers installed. By default SB16 setup installs the Vxd drivers. With Vxd drivers installed you …

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Re: Default MIDI synth change in windows 95/98?

Posted on 2020-05-28, 11:32

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Thanks @derSammler, Interestingly, that window location you suggested, does not have Microsoft Synthesizer. It only has "Creative Music Synth [220]" and "SB16 MIDI Out [330]". I just did set up the windows again and what's also curious now is that Media Player now seems to be using only the …

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Re: Can anybody with AC'97 audio please help me test a DOS player? 😊

Posted on 2020-05-26, 07:21

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...But apparently not all WAV files include sample rate information in their metadata. This is not true. Such files are not valid WAV files by definition. Of course there can be files that contain only raw pcm data but these are not WAV files. WAV files have to contain WAVEFORMAT or WAVEFORMATEX …

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Re: Multiple Sound Cards

Posted on 2020-05-19, 08:18

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Playing with that mixer for the Audigy and I haven't been able to run any switches after ek2m -b. That runs without error, but anything else just states hardware is not initialized... Edit, think I figured it out. Once I specified -b and other switches in the same command string, that error went …

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Re: Multiple Sound Cards

Posted on 2020-05-18, 23:50

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So you are taking CD audio from the ROM to both cards, one analog, one digital? Drive I am using doesn't have the digital output and I don't have one of those cables. But might be worth tracking down. Wonder how many windows games from the 9x era used CD audio? Your speakers I take it are connected …

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Re: Multiple Sound Cards

Posted on 2020-05-18, 23:24

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Anyone else running a similar config? I'm using an SB Live + ESS 1868 in a similar way. CD audio works under both DOS and Windows through SB Live's S/PDIF in. Under DOS only ESS 1868 is fully initialized. On the SB Live only the mixer part is activated by this tool: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic …

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Re: DOSBox speed vs real DOS PC?

Posted on 2020-05-17, 22:26

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Thanks. But I was really asking what specific cpu you think it's comparable to? It depends on your 'cycles' setting in dosbox.conf. Be aware that DosBox's aim is not to emulate any specific CPU but to be compatible with as many games as possible. So you can emulate a very wide range of CPU speeds …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi

Posted on 2020-04-30, 10:46

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PS: and I will check out the gain solution, but I realized I also have an analogue solution which is to use my mixer as a pre-amp for just the midi input so that SCVA is playing at nice levels, then just set XG50 at a lower setting to be the same volume. I am sure the X-Fi software also has ways to …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi

Posted on 2020-04-30, 10:06

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So I gave that a try and it works! Some nice suggestions - a mute button on the main interface would make it easier to switch one on/off rather than dragging the volume slider for each. Also, some kind of gain settings would be nice, as for me SCVA is very quiet at the same volume settings compared …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi

Posted on 2020-04-30, 06:57

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I will try it. My concern was that if the midi emulator did not recieve the initial commands from the game, it will sound broken when switching half way through. I am using a UM1 usb midi adapter as the primary input. Ah OK, I understand now. You want to switch while the game is running. In this …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi

Posted on 2020-04-30, 06:21

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Hi falconsoft can i run multiple instances at once, muting one or the other, so I can easily switch between them without restating the game? Hi, There is nothing in FSMP that prevents you to do this. Why have not you tried it? The question is if you have a multi client capable Midi port. If you use …

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Re: PX player: play MID and XMI files under DOS

Posted on 2020-04-28, 23:39

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Hello, There is a DOS game from 1994-1995 called "Alien Legacy", which I play now and I think it is a great DOS game. This DOS game makes heavy use of XMI MIDI files. Under DosBOX I have tested PX Player with this XMI MIDI files and they sound great. I want to convert these XMI files to WAV files …

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Re: Windows XP Home Edition OEM, I have the product key but no CD.

Posted on 2020-04-28, 16:21

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khyypio wrote on 2020-04-28, 15:47: I can´t tell which is retail in which is OEM, or does it make a difference for the product key? What does "x86" mean? x86 means the 32-bit version of the OS

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Re: MT-32, CM-32L, LAPC-I reversed stereo

Posted on 2020-04-27, 16:31

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Compared to what? Yes, MT-32 has reversed Panpots compared to GM/GS/XG but not to its own specification. In MT-32 Midi implementation chart it is explicitly stated that Pan (CC#10) controller should be interpreted as 0 - Right, 63 - Center, 127 - Left. In GM specification you can find the exact …

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Re: MT-32, CM-32L, LAPC-I reversed stereo

Posted on 2020-04-27, 05:06

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The MT-32 has reversed stereo / panpots. Compared to what? Yes, MT-32 has reversed Panpots compared to GM/GS/XG but not to its own specification. In MT-32 Midi implementation chart it is explicitly stated that Pan (CC#10) controller should be interpreted as 0 - Right, 63 - Center, 127 - Left. In GM …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi

Posted on 2020-04-16, 06:08

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First all thank you a lots Falcosoft for this wonderful piece of software. I would ask you the possibility to add a resizeable and detachable Piano ala "vanbasco". I think that midisoft player will become "The Facto" first midi player of all the time. Best regards Tony Hi, Maybe later. Currently I …

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