Have you tried the "Hexen hanging note bug test"? To do this, download the free to download Hexen shareware demo. Then, run He […]
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megatron-uk wrote:Mine arrived last week - hooked it up to my CT2290 SB16 and it works perfectly.
Have you tried the "Hexen hanging note bug test"? To do this, download the free to download Hexen shareware demo. Then, run Hexen at the DOS prompt like this:
Hexen -warp 02
Do you hear a stuck music note, when you have configured your SB to play digital effects and also General Midi using the NEC DB? Most of the time, this stuck note can be heard immediately, when this Hexen warp test is run. Sometimes, it takes a minute or two for the problem to occur.
If the problem has occured, there is a workaround, of sorts. For the General Midi / DB music, you can use a SB clone card. I've tried several, and my favourite is the ESS ES1686F chipset based card. The wavetable header is clear on these cards - better than all Creative cards that I've used, and I've tested over a dozen of them. For the SB digital effects, you can still use your SB card. Of course, you'll need 1 extra ISA slot for the SB clone card, and 1 stereo mixer, because of the 2 soundcards.
(Another option is to ditch the CT2290, if it causes General Midi music problems, and just use the SB clone card for both effects and music.)