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Re: R.I.P. Sound Blaster Audigy 2zs

Posted on 2020-10-17, 11:40

I think it is too early to give up on Audigy cards. They are cheap, functional and indeed supported by the widest range of OSes (Win 98 to 10 + DOS emulation) - not only the 2 ZS but the entire Audigy line. Driver and software issues in modern Windows are mostly solved in Daniel K's Support Packs. I …

Re: Making a midi device tower

Posted on 2020-07-26, 12:36

Hello Dimitris1980, congrats on your acquisition! It should be fine to keep the module in GM mode by default. GS and XG files usually contain the SysEx codes to activate appropriate mode automatically. Could you please record attached midis on the MU50? I would like to compare the sound with a …

Re: Final Fantasy VII and VIII definitive MIDI thread

Posted on 2020-07-19, 11:04

in Windows
FFVII soundfounts have SF2 format, but may not be fully compatible with Live! and later sound blasters, because the sample pool includes some ROM samples. For a "definitive MIDI thread" I think there is lack of files posted, so here are some links. Final Fantasy VII SF2 (from the original CD): …

Re: Making a midi device tower

Posted on 2020-07-12, 23:18

Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Windows, GM) - MU1000 Some tracks, like the bonus level sound very good imo, others range from bad to quite fine, with AIZ performing especially poorly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjf6tBjxNC0 Night Slave (PC-98 DOS, GS) - S-YXG50 SoftSynthesizer Overall fantastic, with …

Re: AudioPCI MIDI synth quality, VXD vs WDM

Posted on 2020-07-11, 20:34

Hello @MrKsoft, it was known that AudioPCI's synth is 22 kHz only. See, for example, this page: https://web.archive.org/web/20140912044040/http://johnengelmann.net/technology/ecw/ VxD and WDM drivers seem to use different algorithms of resampling from 22 to 48 kHz. VxD version allows aliasing but …

Re: Making a midi device tower

Posted on 2020-07-11, 19:56

Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Windows, GM) - MU1000 Some tracks, like the bonus level sound very good imo, others range from bad to quite fine, with AIZ performing especially poorly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjf6tBjxNC0 Night Slave (PC-98 DOS, GS) - S-YXG50 SoftSynthesizer Overall fantastic, with …

Re: Modern sound cards that have MIDI synth?

Posted on 2020-06-30, 20:21

in Milliways
Hello, I've looking into this for the past few days. I've found out about the Sound Blaster Audigy RX, but I heard it's pretty terrible (anyone got confirmation?). Does anyone know of a list for a modern sound card with MIDI synth? It doesn't have to be a sound card that emulates the sound of older …

Re: Primer on PC audio?

Posted on 2020-06-25, 23:04

OT, but recommend me MIDI players for Windows. I'm currently using the Falcosoft player. What else is there? Have you tried Tom Grandgent's TMIDI? http://www.grandgent.com/tom/projects/tmidi/ It is my favourite player for quick listening of single MIDI files. You can play a list of files too, by …

Re: Primer on PC audio?

Posted on 2020-06-25, 18:33

Regarding one of the above comments regarding the Windows synth and how it doesnt 'approximate' but just plays whichever instrument the MIDI file tells it to.. does that mean its possible that for example the MIDI tells it to play instrument 1, which was a piano sound on the synth that created it.. …

Re: Primer on PC audio?

Posted on 2020-06-25, 09:25

Hi @solidus, maybe this link will also help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_music The History part is a good read about early PC/console sound development and explains many of the concepts mentioned in this topic. I will try to answer some of your earlier questions: If I play a game that …

Re: kX driver users.

Posted on 2020-05-10, 18:12

If you need analog output, RX is indeed a better choice over Live!+PCIe adapter. For use with headphones I can recommend xfeed3 plugin at default settings, found in the "da" folder here: https://github.com/kxproject/kx-audio-driver It does the Crossfeed just right, i.e. alleviates extreme L/R …

Re: A mix of old and new

Posted on 2020-05-10, 15:10

Hi @peate. I can provide a bit of info on PCI-to-PCIe bridging options. 1. I tried Audigy 2 ZS with an Espada "E PCI F-PCI M4 p Ad" riser based on PLX PEX 8111 chip. The card seemed to work, but there was no sound from the MIDI synth (probably some kind of DMA problem). By the way, Audigy Rx uses …

Re: kX driver users.

Posted on 2020-05-10, 13:10

Hi @peate. I have been using kX for years, doing all kinds of stuff with the sound :) Even wrote two custom plugins for my needs (attached below). d274.da simply delays a stereo signal by 274 samples (you can edit the code and put your own number); it helps, for example, to compensate an existing …

Re: What sound card do you use on your modern PC ?

Posted on 2020-04-18, 00:20

in Milliways
I have a combo of two Audigy 1 cards, SB0160 and SB0090 - first running Creative drivers and the second kX Project drivers. The first card is used as the default output port for surround sound in games and movies and for MIDI playback with multichannel effects. The second card accepts 6-channel …

Re: Interesting links

Posted on 2020-02-25, 23:17

Latest versions of popular audio codecs and nice lightweight conversion tools: https://www.rarewares.org/index.php A personal site with miscellaneous content, some of which is retrogaming- and music-related: http://www.grandgent.com/tom/ Collection of links to various MIDI tools: http://stefanhetzel …

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