add this to autoexec.bat
C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q

try typing this at the dos prompt
C:\SB16\AWEUTIL.COM /EM:MT32 (should be most compatible with games)
or
C:\SB16\AWEUTIL.COM /EM:GM (if the above doesnt work)

from wiki
"As with the Gravis Ultrasound, software designers had to write special AWE32 support into their programs. To support older software, the AWE32 featured OPL-3 FM synthesis, and came with the AWEUTIL program which attempted to provide GM/MT-32/GS redirection to the native AWE hardware; however, AWEUTIL wasn't compatible with all programs or motherboards due to its use of the non-maskable interrupt (a featured that was omitted or disabled on many clone boards), and it used a lot of precious DOS conventional memory. Also, if a game used DOS 32-bit protected mode through a non-DPMI compliant DOS extender, then the MPU-401 emulation would not function and the EMU8000 would not be used unless directly supported by the software."

do you have midi under windows ?

read this page :
http://server.oersted.dtu.dk/ftp/database/Dri … N95/AWEUTIL.TXT

Thanks for the reply Davros.

Davros wrote:

add this to autoexec.bat
C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q

I do not have this file, I'm afraid.

Davros wrote:

try typing this at the dos prompt C:\SB16\AWEUTIL.COM /EM:MT32 (should be most compatible with games) or C:\SB16\AWEUTIL.COM /EM […]
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try typing this at the dos prompt
C:\SB16\AWEUTIL.COM /EM:MT32 (should be most compatible with games)
or
C:\SB16\AWEUTIL.COM /EM:GM (if the above doesnt work)

Neither seemed to work, but I can't be 100% sure as I only tested with one game due to the lack of real mode games currently installed on this system. The game is Fury of the Furries.

Davros wrote:

do you have midi under windows ?

I don't know, I do not have Winows installed in this machine.

Davros wrote:

from wiki "As with the Gravis Ultrasound, software designers had to write special AWE32 support into their programs. To support […]
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from wiki
"As with the Gravis Ultrasound, software designers had to write special AWE32 support into their programs. To support older software, the AWE32 featured OPL-3 FM synthesis, and came with the AWEUTIL program which attempted to provide GM/MT-32/GS redirection to the native AWE hardware; however, AWEUTIL wasn't compatible with all programs or motherboards due to its use of the non-maskable interrupt (a featured that was omitted or disabled on many clone boards), and it used a lot of precious DOS conventional memory. Also, if a game used DOS 32-bit protected mode through a non-DPMI compliant DOS extender, then the MPU-401 emulation would not function and the EMU8000 would not be used unless directly supported by the software."

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read this page :
http://server.oersted.dtu.dk/ftp/database/Dri … N95/AWEUTIL.TXT

What? In any case MIDI will not work for games that use DOS/4GW ? In that case, maybe I should just throw the AWE32 and install a Vibra16X based card instead?

Also, I found this in AWEUTIL.TXT:

AWEUTIL.TXT wrote:

CAUSE -- 1. AWEUTIL cannot co-exist with games that use DOS extender. 2. Some games require a MPU-401 'Smart' mode […]
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CAUSE -- 1. AWEUTIL cannot co-exist with games that use DOS extender.
2. Some games require a MPU-401 'Smart' mode that is
different from the UART mode used by your audio card.
So, you have to use AWE's music synthesis capabilities
instead.

SOLUTION - 1. Type AWEUTIL /S and press <Enter> to set your audio card
to Adlib compatibility.
2. Change your game's software setting to "Adlib or Sound
Blaster compatible".

I understand from it that should have at least Adlib or SB1 emulation, but that is not the case - when I select Adlib OR sb1 in all games I tried, I still can hear no music...

Can you hear music when you run the diagnose.exe test program?

Yes (1st thing I tried), the problem is, that the diagnostic utility says that it's playing "FM Music", not MIDI and the same goes for the Tyrian setup - it plays FM Music OK, but not general MIDI...

Can you guys (and girls) suggest games that should produce GM/MT32 music or Adlib music with the AWE32? Because I have a sneaking suspicion that my EMU8000 chip may be bad - it is getting quite hot (I can't touch it with my finger for more than 10 seconds).

EDIT: My bad, it has been several days since I ran the diagnose utility so I forgot that there was also an AWE synth test in which I did hear music(jusr ran it again). Does that mean my EMU8000 chip is safe?

I have a similar problem with one of my AWE32 cards. I'm not so sure, but my suspicion is on the EMU chip. Or maybe something wrong at the internal amplifier circuit. Most of the time, the wave sounds are there but you need to crank up the volume to max. And even then, you can only hear very soft sounds.

Sometimes the problem appears and sometimes the card works as if nothing's wrong with it.

I was able to make the problem disappear after doing a cold boot. But I'm not so sure it'll work everytime. And I haven't tried using this card in another system. Perhaps something to do with certain ISA slots-mobo-card combination?

Edit : Just remembered that sometimes the FM sounds are also affected. And the system I have tested is also a Pentium 133 with Dos 6.22, though I doubt this setup could be a fault factor.

I don't know, it doesn't really sound like the problem I have... But if you have used this card, can you name a game or two that work with either the Adlib emulation or the GM/MT32 emulation of this card? I just want to be absolutely sure that I'm not testing incorrectly.

mixerset sets the volume maybe your midi volume is set to zero
its strange that you dont have the file.

if you search on vogons someone posted a creative labs driver archive maybe you could download the awe32 driver cd from there and try a re install

ps: are the jumpers set up correctly
http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/sound-cards-multi … AWE32-CT-7.html

Davros wrote:

mixerset sets the volume maybe your midi volume is set to zero
its strange that you dont have the file.

There is another file that sets the volume in my SB16 directory, IIRC it's SB16SET.EXE. I already checked if the MIDI volume was down but it wasn't. It was several days ago, though, so I'll check again soon.

Davros wrote:

if you search on vogons someone posted a creative labs driver archive maybe you could download the awe32 driver cd from there and try a re install

That would be Malik (two posts above yours) - it was his drivers I installed in the first place (BTW, thanks Malik).

Davros wrote:

ps: are the jumpers set up correctly
http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/sound-cards-multi … AWE32-CT-7.html

AFAICT, the only jumpers that should affect MIDI are MBEN and MSEL and as I said in the OP, they're closed, like I believe they should be.

Newt wrote:

...But if you have used this card, can you name a game or two that work with either the Adlib emulation or the GM/MT32 emulation of this card?....

I'm not so sure I understand your question. If you're looking for a game which supports both the FM sounds and a wavetable format like the GM/MT-32, every dos game which utilizes MIDI, that has a support for GM/MT-32, will have an option to use the Adlib/Soundblaster/OPL-3/4 options. In this case, whatever dos game you have that has support for wavetable sounds will also be able to support FM sounds. Just select Adlib or Soundblaster (not AWE) sounds in the install or setup program of the game.

Still, some examples of Real Mode games : any of the Sierra's quests series - King's Quest IV and above, Police Quest series - I VGA and above, all Quest for Glory series (except V), Space Quest III and above, Secret of Monkey Island I and II, Sam & Max Hit The Road, Day of the Tentacle, etc.
Death Knights of Krynn, can't remember any other real mode games name for now.

Dunno if this will help, but Looking Glass' "Terra Nova" natively supported the AWE32. It shipped with a custom SoundFont (the older "SBK" format) that it automatically loaded in when running the game, and enhanced/added to the sound of the onboard ROM samples.

Note that this only worked in native DOS (or possibly under a W95/W98 DOS shell), the custom SBK loading won't work properly under DOSBox AFAIK.

OK, problem solved.
I reinstalled everything - MS-DOS 6.22 and the AWE drivers, I moved the card to a different ISA slot and finally, I cleared the CMOS data.
All of the steps above did absolutely NOTHING to help the problem. I was about to try the card on another computer to see if it's a hardware problem but before that, I tried to replace the AWEUTIL version (which was 1.11) with version 1.20 from the file "AWEUTIL v.120.rar" which I found in Malik's archive and guess what? Now music works in EVERY game.

My guess is that your AWE32 drivers, Malik, just don't work with CT3910... I wish I could put my hands on the original CT3910 floppies to test this theory out, but I can't find them for download anywhere.

Anyway, I thank you all for your help! Now I'll go install a heatsink on that EMU8000...

Newt wrote:

OK, problem solved. I reinstalled everything - MS-DOS 6.22 and the AWE drivers, I moved the card to a different ISA slot and fin […]
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OK, problem solved.
I reinstalled everything - MS-DOS 6.22 and the AWE drivers, I moved the card to a different ISA slot and finally, I cleared the CMOS data.
All of the steps above did absolutely NOTHING to help the problem. I was about to try the card on another computer to see if it's a hardware problem but before that, I tried to replace the AWEUTIL version (which was 1.11) with version 1.20 from the file "AWEUTIL v.120.rar" which I found in Malik's archive and guess what? Now music works in EVERY game.

My guess is that your AWE32 drivers, Malik, just don't work with CT3910... I wish I could put my hands on the original CT3910 floppies to test this theory out, but I can't find them for download anywhere.

Anyway, I thank you all for your help! Now I'll go install a heatsink on that EMU8000...

That's GREAT news! The card I was having problem with is a CT3980.

Job's done:

Although I'm not sure how effective it'll be... If the plastic of the EMU chip package is a millimeter or two thick, it will not transfer much heat to the heatsink anyway.