Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-27, 19:17

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Yes, SoundBlaster (always?) works, but the entire point of this is to get that beautiful midi running! Remember, if the game is so old that it doesn't support General Midi or at least a Roland MT-32, then you won't be getting any soundfont-based wave table synthesis out of it. Some older DOS games …

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-27, 17:05

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Here's my notes for the ~15th? time lol I'm installing the DOS drivers for the Audigy 2 ZS. It finally worked! Cheers, glad you managed to get everything working. Creative's Audigy drivers are a nightmare to set up, but the end result is well worth it. Enjoy your soundfont-enabled and SB16 …

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-26, 09:40

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by Joseph_Joestar

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If I buy a Dreamblaster to use on my ESS, paired with the right soundfonts, will that get close to the Roland-esque sound I've been hearing through the Audigy when I'm playing DOS games through Windows 98? I don't own a Dreamblaster, but from what little I've heard of it, it sounds pretty nice to …

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-25, 22:16

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I think one of the problems is the process after I add the VxD drivers. After those drivers are installed, and it's supposed to add the hardware for the first time (which has an exclamation point) how exactly does it add the hardware there The first SB16 Emulation device (with the yellow …

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-25, 07:10

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I'm about 6 hours in trying to get the Audigy drivers to work in DOS....and I think I just gave-up. Getting all sorts of errors: Getting the Audigy 2 ZS SB16 emulation to work is complicated even with just a single card. I imagine having an additional card present and competing for resources would …

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-25, 00:45

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I don't recall that. And I am not aware of any games that say "select midi" and have opl as an option. Here's a screenshot from the Settlers 2 Gold setup.exe. It specifically says that MIDI music is provided by an OPL3 device, as wrong as that may be. 03.jpg Most games that use the Miles Sound …

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-24, 23:41

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by Joseph_Joestar

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It's not that. Opl is not a midi device in any way. See, this confuses me, even though I believe you are correct. Back in the day, I used to say "it has midi music" for any DOS games unless they used red book CD audio (e.g. Mortal Kombat 3) or sample based tracks (e.g. Jazz Jackrabbit). I called it …

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-24, 22:53

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kolderman wrote on 2020-01-24, 22:46: > OPL3 FM synthesis for midi playback You want me to pull the rest of my hair out? Would "FM synthesis provided by an OPL3 chip" sound better? English isn't my first language so I'm not very familiar with the proper terminology.

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-24, 22:28

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I'm still learning all this, but I thought my ESS is 8-bit - but it sounds like the SB16 (which Sound Blaster 16 is 16-bit, right?). Depends on which mode the card runs in. Your ESS has a SBPro compatible mode and an native ESS Audiodrive mode. It is capable of 16-bit sound sampling in its native …

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-24, 16:06

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Do I have to remove the WDM ones through add/remove programs? Then Reboot, and install the new ones? (sorry, it's been ~15 years since I used Windows so I'm still super rusty). No, don't uninstall the WDM drivers manually, it might cause issues. Simply click Start > Programs > Creative > Sound …

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-24, 08:04

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Thanks. Any detriments to using the VxD drivers vs WDM? None that I know of. In fact, people here tend to recommend VxD over WDM for Windows 98 as it usually provides better performance and fewer bugs. And once you install the DOS drivers the Audigy can then work in both Windows and DOS, correct? ( …

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Re: 1st 'new' Sound Setup Questions: ISA/ESS for DOS, PCI/Audigy 2 for Win98

Posted on 2020-01-23, 21:48

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by Joseph_Joestar

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To use that SB16 Audigy 2 ZS pack, you need to have VxD drivers installed, not WDM drivers which is what the CD installs by default. Here is the method that I got from browsing various threads on this forum. Note that the Audigy's SB16 legacy device will require A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 and I don't think …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-01-22, 10:48

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Again, please calm down. It's a cursor. Only a cursor. No need to get your blood pressure up on this or try to get in a nasty fight over a CURSOR. While the cursor change doesn't bother me personally, I can see how it would be irritating to people who dislike it. The cursor is what you navigate the …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-01-18, 15:07

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Just noticed that listening to attached MP3s no longer works on my iPad. It used to work fine on the old forum.

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Installing DOS drivers on an Audigy2 ZS

Posted on 2020-01-18, 14:29

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by Joseph_Joestar

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0. Introduction: To get DOS support on an Audigy2 ZS (model SB0350), you would normally need to install WDM drivers from the CD (which is a lengthy and complicated process, sometimes prone to failure), then run the Creative Driver Utility to install VxD drivers and finally install the DOS support …

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Re: I desperately need help choosing an ISA sound card.

Posted on 2020-01-17, 18:22

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by Joseph_Joestar

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OMF doesn't use hardware sample mixing, so a GUS doesn't offer any particular advantage over a more traditional sound card. Interesting, how about Jazz and Epic Pinball? I remember 90s computer magazines marketing the Gravis Gamepad and the GUS alongside those games. AFAIK, Epic Megagames had a …

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Re: I desperately need help choosing an ISA sound card.

Posted on 2020-01-17, 13:51

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by Joseph_Joestar

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The one thing that I've learned while browsing this forum is that there isn't such a thing as the "one perfect card" which covers all bases. The music in some early DOS games was created with a MT-32 in mind (Monkey Island etc). Later games (Doom, Duke3D...)sound best on a SC-55 since that's what …

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Re: Options by IBM ISA soundcard

Posted on 2020-01-17, 13:39

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Did you actually try it? Of course, I wouldn't have mentioned it in my review otherwise. During the DN2 intro all the sounds play fine, including the sound effect that plays when the target that Duke was shooting at moves toward the screen. As you probably know, this doesn't work right on cards …

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Re: Options by IBM ISA soundcard

Posted on 2020-01-17, 13:19

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derSammler wrote on 2020-01-17, 12:54: No OPTi chip works with Duke Nukem 2, however. Not true, the Opti 82C930 works just fine with Duke Nukem 2 since it supports ADPCM. Check the reference guide for more details. I'm using that card for DOS gaming and I'm pretty happy with it. You can find my …

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Re: Style problems/bugs

Posted on 2019-12-28, 19:21

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The dithering causes flicker even on the new theme. It's not a problem that's unique to the "Old Skool" theme. Please replace all instances of the dithering pattern with solid colors.

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