First post, by Skyscraper
I just got a interesting Media Forte Vibra 16 card in a lot of cards I bought. Its a Soundforte 16 FMP-03 with a DXP44Q FM synth and Im wondering if anyone knows anything about this chip.
Here is a link to a blog post with the same question.
http://www.os2museum.com/wp/what-is-dxp44q/
This post is also relevant.
http://www.os2museum.com/wp/opl3-copies/
My thinking is that if the DXP44Q isnt a rather good OPL3 clone or even a bootlog OPL3 then why diddnt the card maker use the CQM "FM synth" in the Vibra 16 chip?
Here is a picture showing the Soundforte 16 FMP-03 with a DXP44Q FM synth and also a built in radio tuner.
Here is a close up of the DXP44Q and the area around it.
Any information about the Soundforte 16 FMP-03, the DXP44Q chip or other sound cards that use it would be great!
Im also interested in the drivers for the card (I have the radiator.zip file from "driverguide.com" already).
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