Reply 1 of 9, by Babasha
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ESS688 is not Ensoniq product/card! Its ESS Tech chip for Soundblaster compatible soundcards.
Need help? Begin with photo and model of your hardware 😉
Reply 2 of 9, by Babasha
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Here it!
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Reply 3 of 9, by Deksor
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This is probably what you're looking for 😀 https://ftp.zx.net.nz/pub/archive/ftp.esstech … NT4/ISA/ES_688/
And +1 Babasha
Edit: darn it 😁
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Reply 4 of 9, by Kahenraz
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I thought ESS was Ensoniq. They are different companies?
Thank you for locating this! How did you find it?
Reply 5 of 9, by Babasha
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Just google it for file name and third or fourth result - https://www.helpdrivers.com/sound/ESS/ES688/
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Reply 6 of 9, by Grzyb
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Kahenraz wrote on 2022-03-13, 18:50:I thought ESS was Ensoniq. They are different companies?
The only thing they had in common was they both used "ES" in their chip markings.
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Babasha wrote on 2022-03-13, 19:06:Just google it for file name and third or fourth result - https://www.helpdrivers.com/sound/ESS/ES688/
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With a domain name like that, I thought it was a fake driver website. I can remember when driverguide.com was real. 🙁
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Reply 8 of 9, by Deksor
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Kahenraz wrote on 2022-03-13, 23:17:Babasha wrote on 2022-03-13, 19:06:Just google it for file name and third or fourth result - https://www.helpdrivers.com/sound/ESS/ES688/
😉With a domain name like that, I thought it was a fake driver website. I can remember when driverguide.com was real. 🙁
Driverguide.com is still real, but finding the correct link is definitely a chore.
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Reply 9 of 9, by Stiletto
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Deksor wrote on 2022-03-14, 16:54:Kahenraz wrote on 2022-03-13, 23:17:Babasha wrote on 2022-03-13, 19:06:Just google it for file name and third or fourth result - https://www.helpdrivers.com/sound/ESS/ES688/
😉With a domain name like that, I thought it was a fake driver website. I can remember when driverguide.com was real. 🙁
Driverguide.com is still real, but finding the correct link is definitely a chore.
This method of downloading from DriverGuide.com still works (for now): Re: DriverGuide.com’s Not-so-surprising Scammy Tactics
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