First post, by Shponglefan
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- l33t
I'm in the process of rebuilding my 486DX-33 system after its motherboard died and am looking to implement a multi-sound card setup.
My original setup in this machine was a GUS Extreme and Roland SCC-1, which provided SB Pro, GUS Classic and Roland GM sound options.
However, after playing with my five sound card 386 setup, I'd like to include a GoldLib (Adlib Gold clone) in the 486. Unfortunately, early testing demonstrated that the GoldLib and GUS Extreme will not get along. So I'm considering a different setup.
Compatibility with the GoldLib is a challenge due to port address 388h. This rules out any card that I can't configure or disable the FM port address; basically most non-PnP sound cards.
My initial thoughts is basically replicating what I did in the 386, but with the SCC-1 instead of a LAPC-I:
- Yamaha Audician 32 clone (YMF719)
- Gravis UltraSound (classic)
- GoldLib
- Roland SCC-1
The Yamaha card does get along with the Adlib Gold in my 386 setup, so I'm hoping it will work with the GoldLib. I'm also thinking of filter modding one of those cards to provide a more authentic 'classic' SB Pro digital audio experience.
I may also throw a Sound Blaster AWE32 (PnP) or AWE64 into the mix for SB16 / AWE32 compatibility. Don't know how much use it would get on a 486DX-33, but there are some games that could take advantage of it. It does at least provide another digital audio option besides the Yamaha or GUS.
Thoughts on this build? Any other sound options I should consider?
(I did consider the Orpheus in place of the Yamaha, but since I wanted separate MIDI via the SCC-1, it seemed redundant to have the Orpheus's MIDI interface in the same build.)