Reply 60 of 96, by PhaytalError
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wrote:Really looking forward to it - hope it's not DOA... I listened to Swaaye's recordings and was impressed how the original Yamaha […]
wrote:You'll be amazed at the quality of the MIDI that the daughterboard makes.
Really looking forward to it - hope it's not DOA... I listened to Swaaye's recordings and was impressed how the original Yamaha sounded, so I'm psyched about the clone.
Vogons is definitely an "audio freindly" site and I've learned much about a facet of gaming that was, until now, really not that high on my list of priorities. But the enthusiasm and dedication to gaming audio is infectious and over the last few months I have done quite a bit of testing and fiddling with my retro boxes in this area.
And btw, I have found the CT2800 16-S to be a reasonable one-card isa solution for late dos/early windows. The midi, as primative as it sounds [as I'm now discovering], comes across better to my ear than half-dozen other cards I tried and is easy to setup.
Yeah, even though the 16-S does not contain a real Yamaha OPL3 FM chip [it contains a custom OPL3 clone created by Creative] it sounds okay but not all that good. The FM synth on a 16-S and AWE64 sounds "tinny" though and I personally don't like it on those particular cards, however AWE64 Gold has virtually no "hiss" so it's a reletively "quiet" card, which is a good thing, however it lacks the connector required to connect a GM, GS, or XG daughterboard.
FM synth on a real OPL3 chip though is amazing. I'm a fan of FM synth which is why I love the music on the Sega Genesis. If a competent composer utilizes FM synth and uses custom FM synth patches correctly it is absolutely spectacular. 😀
DOS Gaming System: MS-DOS, AMD K6-III+ 400/ATZ@600Mhz, ASUS P5A v1.04 Motherboard, 32 MB RAM, 17" CRT monitor, Diamond Stealth 64 3000 4mb PCI, SB16 [CT1770], Roland MT-32 & Roland SC-55, 40GB Hard Drive, 3.5" Floppy Drive.