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How is VDMS 2.1 Beta?

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First post, by HunterZ

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I noticed 2.1 has been out a while and that noone has posted on it recently. Is it any good? What's different from 2.0.4 update 2? Should I upgrade? If these questions are answered elsewhere then I'll gladly take a URL 😉

Reply 1 of 8, by eL_PuSHeR

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Installation process is cleaner and better for newbies.

Reply 2 of 8, by Qbix

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But it's still Beta.There are stilll some matters need to be resolved.

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Reply 3 of 8, by Kaminari

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Still testing 😉

Reply 4 of 8, by HunterZ

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So here's what I see so far:

Pros:
Better installation - not an issue for me since I've had no problems installing previous versions as long as I follow the instructions 😉

Cons:
Unnamed beta issues - ???

So far it seems like a draw, or possibly leaning towards not worth installing.

Reply 5 of 8, by Snover

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Read the README, dammit. It has dual-OPL2 and OPL3 support.

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Reply 6 of 8, by HunterZ

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Is the README available online? I can't be bothered to download it on my dialup unless I am convinced that it will be worth the trouble :p

So another Pro:
Stereo FM music emulation - nice but I'm too wary of these "issues" that people have mentioned for this to be a tie-breaker.

Reply 7 of 8, by Snover

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Guh. See, on the VDMSound 2.1.0 thread, where it says "CHANGELOG"? Yeah, read up.

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Reply 8 of 8, by Nicht Sehr Gut

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Only real issues are the AdLib sampling bug (saving audio samples to a file) and the NT4 issue.