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

Posted on 2022-05-10, 21:27

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Might I ask the purpose of the challenge? I will say only that it is directly related to this thread. To be perfectly honest, I'd be very surprised if anyone guessed what the recordings are, and what they're meant to demonstrate, before the details are shared. I will admit that both of you started …

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

Posted on 2022-05-10, 11:44

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Just a guess based on a quick look at square.mp3 : mono track split (duplicated) to stereo, one side inverted. Results in a sort of "spatializer" effect, or "enhanced stereo" as some of the old boom boxes used to call it. With further uneducated (on my part) speculation that some frequency or phase …

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

Posted on 2022-05-10, 08:53

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I have a challenge for the astute listeners among us. I have attached two MP3 files. Listen carefully; decent headphones will probably help. Have a look in an application such as Audacity, and even mix the files down to a monaural track and listen again, if you want to cheat a bit. What do you …

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

Posted on 2022-05-09, 21:34

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Whipping up a temporary fight stick out of scrap, to provide a nice way of using my new arcade stick+buttons, which will tide me over until later in the year when another proper cabinet build is planned. Built and filled (putty) it yesterday, today to sand it flush, drill the holes, and prime it …

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

Posted on 2022-05-09, 05:29

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Whipping up a temporary fight stick out of scrap, to provide a nice way of using my new arcade stick+buttons, which will tide me over until later in the year when another proper cabinet build is planned. Built and filled (putty) it yesterday, today to sand it flush, drill the holes, and prime it …

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

Posted on 2022-05-09, 05:24

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For me all that obsession with getting the "cleanest" analog output are an audiophile thing. The most practical purpose I see for this is when using headphones. Don't get me wrong, I would recommend that sound card considering the breath of compatibility with DOS games once it is released. Seems …

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

Posted on 2022-05-09, 04:47

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I have been using this card in my daily driver retro PC (Cx5x86-120) for three days now, and this is by far, by a long long long far, the most amazing ISA sound card I ever used. I mean, just listen to this recording. This is captured from the card's Analog Line Out using a Behringer UMC22 USB DAC. …

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

Posted on 2022-05-08, 21:58

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I have been using this card in my daily driver retro PC (Cx5x86-120) for three days now, and this is by far, by a long long long far, the most amazing ISA sound card I ever used. I mean, just listen to this recording. This is captured from the card's Analog Line Out using a Behringer UMC22 USB DAC. …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-05-08, 07:57

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^this confirms the fact that: Diminishing Returns has no financial rationale. I'll give you a Very Good painting of a woman sorta-smiling for $1000, but if you insist that it must be painted by a certain man from Vinci, then that last little detail will cost you $the world.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-08, 03:22

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I gotta stop buying every NEC multisync I see under $10 in case it's a good one. Serious question: Educate me, which specific criteria distinguish a good multisync LCD? With CRTs I understand, but I don't know much about LCDs, beyond the basic usuals. Well pretty much the same as the CRTs. Modes …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-07, 22:44

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BitWrangler wrote on 2022-05-07, 18:35: I gotta stop buying every NEC multisync I see under $10 in case it's a good one. Serious question: Educate me, which specific criteria distinguish a good multisync LCD? With CRTs I understand, but I don't know much about LCDs, beyond the basic usuals.

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

Posted on 2022-05-07, 22:09

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Whipping up a temporary fight stick out of scrap, to provide a nice way of using my new arcade stick+buttons, which will tide me over until later in the year when another proper cabinet build is planned. Built and filled (putty) it yesterday, today to sand it flush, drill the holes, and prime it …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-07, 01:05

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If 3dfx is a niche, then A3d is .. I don't know .. a tiny crack?? Certainly for those of us who spend very little time playing games from those few A3d-relevant years. I'd give A3D a bit more credit than that, especially given some of the games that supported it (Half-Life, Jedi Knight, UT99, Deus …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-07, 00:50

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AU8820 is the Vortex 1. You want the chip labeled AU8830. This is very misleading. Hence my words about "beginners level" involving the original chip. Which I wanted. ;) I got one of those AU8820 cards too, basically free. Maybe the incredible experiences you are about to have and share, will even …

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Re: Roland SC-55 Refurbishment

Posted on 2022-05-05, 06:51

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Nice work man, good to see. I need to do the same with my SC-55 sometime.

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Re: CAD Talk & Help with Mobile Workstation Selection

Posted on 2022-05-03, 23:19

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edit: comparing enterprise shopping-lists ain't my kinda CAD talk. Exiting stage left..

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-02, 03:17

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professional video scalers have about 1-1.5 frames of lag to quote myself, since my edit coincided with your reply: "(your Retrotinks, your OSSCs, your GBS Controls, et al)" Lag varies by type and options selected. But, with the above mentioned scalers, is broadly considered by the gaming community …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-02, 02:19

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professional video scalers have about 1-1.5 frames of lag to quote myself, since my edit coincided with your reply: "(your Retrotinks, your OSSCs, your GBS Controls, et al)" Lag varies by type and options selected. But, with the above mentioned scalers, is broadly considered by the gaming community …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-02, 02:13

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Good scalers (your Retrotinks, your OSSCs, your GBS Controls, et al) are low enough lag to not matter. However, if we're comparing flat panels to CRTs, then the age and type of flat panel we're comparing is potentially more relevant, re: lag. It's not my specialist area personally, but I've heard …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-02, 01:14

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And the native DOS, gameport $1 Thrustmasters? What you've posted there above is, yes, just cheap digital Win9x-and-above (or console, in some instances) "crap". OK, I don't know my Thrustmasters that well, just made a random search, did not check the specs. You may be right that those are not old …

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