Here are my autoexec.bat and config.sys files on video : LINK (@6:55 & @7:40).
I'm using Aureal Vortex 2 + Dreamblaster X2 combo.

haker120 wrote:

(In other topic I've got link to mixerset.exe made by user, not Semiconductor corp and I have no idea how to use it.)

From the Vortex2 mixer release thread I directed you to:

"Included is a batch file to show how to use the available commands, and there is also the AU30MIX.exe /? if you need more help."

Is there any reason to use midi cards in the windows era? Weren't sample banks all in RAM by that stage? And fewer games using midi over PCM sound anyway?

squiggly wrote:

Is there any reason to use midi cards in the windows era? Weren't sample banks all in RAM by that stage? And fewer games using midi over PCM sound anyway?

Fewer games using MIDI, yes, but lots of cards had no MIDI emulation capability. Yamaha cards had their semi-hardware XG solution and Creative had their EMU synth onboard but most others did not.

I understand, however, I'm not that good with editing autoexec.bat and config.sys, in AV2 some sounds are muted even though mixerset shows zeros, from what I got to know, means max settings for them.

And I'm still waiting for dreamblaster S2, is it the same as X2?

Of course the Aureal VorteX, as is far superior to the Yamaha. Also many people says the Aureal is superior to Creative from the same era, so there is not much here to guess.

But this superior has problem with DOS mode drivers. Games like DOOM work fine, but those with CD Audio have problem on Aureal Vortex, or (I hope) it's my fault I didn't configure it well.

If you can`t configure the damn thing to work with DOS games you can use easy ESS Audio drive, cheap crap cards, but they work like charm with DOS games..

I have no problem with YM724-V and sounds great in DOS mode, just a lack of A3D under graphic mode hurts. And Aureal Vortex 2 is a pain under DOS, looks like mixerset doesn't work too good.

If you have enough PCI slots you can have both cards installed at the same time.

Then in Windows create hardware profiles so you can select which sound card to use. For MS-DOS, you can create a startup menu which will allow you to select which card to use.

Also, for the Vortex2, ZanQuance created an alternative MS-DOS mixer at Release -New Aureal DOS Mixer Util- which may be easier to use.

I used this mixerset v2, seems my win98 fucked itself and requires reinstall.

AU30MIX is simple enough to use, you want CD audio right?

"AU30MIX gain cd 0" will set it to max volume
"AU30MIX gain cd 128" will mute the cdrom audio
If you still hear nothing, then check the cable you're using to pass audio from your CD-ROM to the CD-input on the Vortex 2.

okay now back to my honeymoon :p

Well, under win98's DOS it works, under DOS6.22 it started to work now. Thanks. 😀