Re: Sound Blaster 16 Clones

Posted on 2023-04-14, 11:22

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To me sound of early DOS is sound of ESS ESFM and sound of later DOS is sound of SB 128 PCI MIDI. Anything else sounds off to me including genuine OPL2/3 which has this Yamaha characteristic thing to it I especially hate in YM2612 (Megadrive/Genesis sound chip). ESS cards have almost the same sound …

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Re: FastDoom. A new Doom port for DOS, optimized to be as fast as possible for 386/486 personal computers!

Posted on 2023-04-10, 16:23

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That is actually pretty damn good looking.

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Re: MK8330 : new soundcard based on the CMI 8330 chipset

Posted on 2023-04-10, 16:19

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I got my Orpheus II! It arrived packaged perfectly in an anti-static bag with thick foam and a sturdy box. There were also some surprise stickers! 20230403_205004_resize_55.jpg 20230403_205126_resize_72.jpg 20230403_205331_resize_88.jpg 20230403_205143_resize_14.jpg 20230403_205343_resize_9.jpg …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-06, 13:27

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I went from 880K Amiga floppies to a 213MB HDD overnight. My mind was blown.

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Re: FastDoom. A new Doom port for DOS, optimized to be as fast as possible for 386/486 personal computers!

Posted on 2023-04-05, 13:01

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Is it possible to disable dithering for the HUD bar? Just an idea..

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-04-05, 08:22

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I finished Halo: Reach not long ago (screenshots later today), and thought I might try out another long RPG for a change (I finished 3 of these last year) - so I started Torment: Tides of Numenera . 2 hours into the game, I'm just not feeling it.. I also started XCOM 2 with the expansion War of the …

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Re: E-Wave : an ESS based waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-03-28, 09:40

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Ok yes that was a dumb question because I got Doom and Duke3d working with the E-wave now, dumb me didn't select Wave Blaster in either of the setup options. Anyone who finds this in the future, go to setup for Doom/Duke3d and for Music Card Select Wave Blaster and your midi port (0x330 in my case) …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-03-22, 09:43

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dr_st wrote on 2023-03-22, 09:14: Looks like RoTT engine to me. Is it? (no wonder it's easy to get lost) No, it was developed inhouse by Lucasarts, I believe it's called the Jedi engine, and it allows for verticality and multiple levels on top of each other.

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Re: FastDoom. A new Doom port for DOS, optimized to be as fast as possible for 386/486 personal computers!

Posted on 2023-03-16, 07:11

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I couldn't give a rat's ass about it being a chet but the current pallette is definitely a lot more in tune with the spirit of the game, and more recognizable as being that level.

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Re: ESS sound card with 2MB wavetable chip - work in progress

Posted on 2023-03-14, 08:45

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SAnd no more redundant guitars in E1M1 – when using more robust sound banks, you can hear that the guitar that starts on one channel and the second guitar that follows on the different channel sound different. With small soundbanks both guitars often sound identical. One of the guitars is …

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Re: ESS card with real OPL3 chip?

Posted on 2023-03-12, 07:10

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kolderman wrote on 2023-03-12, 03:03: appiah4 wrote on 2019-10-12, 22:49: the ES688 chip has no MPU401 functionality normally and requires a TSR to enable that. Can softmpu be that tsr? Nope, unrelated.

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Re: A few SB Live! MIDI Questions

Posted on 2023-03-10, 10:54

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Do you still have the "link" or info on the registry keys. I'm gathering as much info as I can. Thanks. EDIT: It appears I used t his driver CD Image for this card, and it actually has an arbitrary 12MB SF2 file size limit that can be edited to whatever size you want in the Registry. The relevant …

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Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board

Posted on 2023-03-10, 06:15

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Hey, could someone provide some support with the McCake? I installed mine on a YMF719E-S Yamaha soundcard. If I setup a game to use it as a midi device and then test it, it might work for a short while. But then it starts going crazy by playing random sounds all the time (it sounds like an …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 Bugs and Deficiencies Summary

Posted on 2023-03-07, 11:41

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It's not much of a practical issue, though. Essentially, games that lacked SB16 stereo support didn't use stereo. Is that true? of course not :) I suspect SB16/SBpro incompatibility was deliberate on Creative part as some sort of "clever" gimmick to screw clone makers and gain more ammunition for …

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Re: No CRT Emulation? Why!?

Posted on 2023-03-06, 09:15

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That Ultima screenshot is exactly as I remember it.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-02-24, 06:08

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Modified two Dallas DS1397 modules. In 15 minutes I made a spacer tool made of thick cardboard from a drill package card and took old 32 pin eeprom and beat over the pins to keep that cardboard in place and at same time allow Dallas module fit over it and allow me to clamp both together in a vise …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-22, 09:42

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Recently I posted about buying this big box of Pentium IIs, well they arrived today and I thought yall might be curious about the models. Pentium IIs.jpeg -Pentium III 450 SL3CC -Celeron 333 SL2WN -Pentium II 350 SL2WZ -Pentium II 350 SL2U3 x 4 -Pentium II 400 SL357 x 3 The Pentium III 450 is nice …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-22, 06:19

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Recently I posted about buying this big box of Pentium IIs, well they arrived today and I thought yall might be curious about the models. Pentium IIs.jpeg -Pentium III 450 SL3CC -Celeron 333 SL2WN -Pentium II 350 SL2WZ -Pentium II 350 SL2U3 x 4 -Pentium II 400 SL357 x 3 The Pentium III 450 is nice …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-02-16, 11:42

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Now you got me worried, are you sure about 2019 not existing at all ? Or is it just that 'some' may be fake ? Or... did you mean the 45g packaging size specifically ? Is this 4g syringe which I bought a few years ago a 'fake' ? As it looks so professionally made: https://images.nexusapp.co/assets/ …

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Re: Aftermarket cooler for Voodoo 3

Posted on 2023-02-16, 08:51

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stealthjoe wrote on 2023-02-16, 08:45: Thank you all for your replies. Now going back to the original question 😀. Which fan orientation do you think is better for this card? Air blowing towards the heatsink or otherwise? Always blowing towards the heatsink.

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