Retronerd878 wrote on 2026-01-22, 15:07:

Hello!
I intend to buy the Roland SC55 (ST) and connect it to my windows 95 socket 7 machine for that sweet MIDI goodness. Right now I have an AWE64 Gold sound card. Will it be as simple as hooking up the Roland interface via the joystick port?
Anything I should be aware of?

yep, it's that simple: you need a gameport midi cable/adapter , you connect the MIDI OUT from cable to MIDI IN of SC-55 and that's it

I've read things abut bugs and stuff. Will it work fine with the AWE64 Gold? Or maybe should I look for another sound card?

AWE64 is hanging note free.

Retronerd878 wrote on 2026-01-23, 05:53:

I've read things abut bugs and stuff. Will it work fine with the AWE64 Gold? Or maybe should I look for another sound card?

Just be sure you get a quality Gameport MIDI cable. Most of the cheap generic ones are garbage. If you don't need joystick ports and MIDI at the same time, I'd recommend the adapter from Serdaco.

Retronerd878 wrote on 2026-01-23, 05:53:

I've read things abut bugs and stuff. Will it work fine with the AWE64 Gold? Or maybe should I look for another sound card?

The only issue the AWE64 Gold has related to MIDI is the slowdown bug, where MIDI playback can slow down if simultanouely using high quality digtital audio (e.g. in BUILD engine games). If you are not going to run into that scenario it will be pretty much perfect.