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First post, by ratfink

Posted on 2011-03-10, 15:25

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I came across this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt … em=320669027052

And this:

http://www.labmaster.com/surplus/parts/html/opl4/opl4.html

It seems to add fm synthesis to a sound card, but I'm not sure I see the point for games as it's on the midi port. For example I can't see it could function for music when you select "sb music" in a dos game, it would be only if the game uses midi.

Reply 1 of 2, by gerwin

Posted on 2011-03-11, 12:19

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In the form of a Midi Daughterboard it can only work for midi music. There is no way to send FM/AdLib style music commands to the OPL4 through the waveblaster header. The FM circuitry may still be put to use to generate tones for the midi music.

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Reply 2 of 2, by elianda

Posted on 2011-03-11, 12:41

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This is already the high integrated version that features just 1 MB ROM.

I wonder if there is GM emulation in a DOS window in the Win9x driver for the Miro PCM1 Pro.
This is not a daughterboard, though the only OPL4 Wavetable card I currently know that got a Win9x driver.

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