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Re: Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-14, 23:19

So I got my Audigy 1 and am successfully using it together with AWE64. So far tried only pure Windows where Audigy plays and Windowed DOS where AWE64 plays. Question, how can I use Audigy as General Midi device for windowed dos games? I was expecting to see Audigy General Midi device in Device …

Re: Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-11, 14:23

I ordered the Audigy 1, they are really cheap ($15 including shipping), should be fun. But...yes, I get the point, that sometimes we just chase for the next best thing without fully utilizing what we already have or making setups unnecessarily complicated. Thank you everyone for your advice. I'm …

Re: Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-10, 01:19

And this is https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=59887 the link for getting Live/Audigy DOS mixer. Thank you, you've been really helpful digging out these posts. It's impressive what you've done with that dosmixer. So, considering I have two ISA slots available and I'm willing to spend money …

Re: Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-10, 00:56

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=60428 For Pentium 4 and Core 2 there is one MSR which controls throttling - 0x19A. Command: MSRED W 19A NN Examples: MSRED W 19A 18 - 50% CPU speed MSRED W 19A 14 - 25% CPU speed MSRED W 19A 12 - 12,5% CPU speed MSRED W 19A 2 - 100% CPU speed You can …

Re: Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-10, 00:48

Take ISA Yamaha 71x (only less ADPCM but it's not scary). Take a good ESS card. You have found so awesome motherboard! Can't you indeed find a good ISA cards for it? ESS688/1688/1868, YMF718/719 aren't expensive and they often sound good. Crystal, OPTi, AD are usually noisier. Still learning about …

Re: Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-10, 00:42

PARUS wrote: p6889k wrote: all you can do is change RAM timings and disable L1,L2,L3 cache Not all. You can throttle it. For example you can't throttle P2, P3. But you can throttle P4. And never get error 200 in pure DOS. I'm not sure i'm following, are you saying I should be able to throttle P4 in …

Re: Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-10, 00:07

Sometimes running a DOS game in Windows still uses the AWE64 via the YMF744 stereo mix. I also get a lot less hiss and noise with this hardware config compared to the single AWE64. Thank you for all the detail, great info. How does windows decide whether to use ISA or PCI for your windowed DOS …

Re: Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-09, 23:30

No. Just set PCI card as default and all Windows applications (games included) will use it. DOS games will use ISA AWE64 even in Windows session even with PCI default. I don't have sufficient experience yet with DOS games in a Windows. Is it preferable to use ISA vs PCI for this scenario? I thought …

Re: Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-09, 23:15

p6889k , I'm curious about your 875P+2xISA motherboard. Which? iBASE MB820? I don't know others 875P+2xISA. SUPERMICRO P4SCA is 875P but it has 3xISA. I'm using DFI G7S620-N with 2xISA and Core 2. Yes, ibase MB820. Very nice board, 2x ISA, works flawlessly. I have a Northwood 2.8ghz/512/512 in it …

Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-08, 19:54

I see many people posting that they have dual sound cards in their PCs. I would like to try it out and am curious about what are the best practices to get it setup, what kind of problems should I expect and in general is it worth it. At high level my assumption is that PCI cards are of higher …

How to test DOS Sound Card?

Posted on 2019-12-03, 04:24

What's the easiest way to test DOS sound compatibility with sound cards, besides just trying random games? Is there any sound testing SW that can test different aspects of sound output, different compatibility modes SB, SB Pro, Soundscape, Adlib, ? If not, which combination of sw or games would give …

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