vetz wrote:borgie83 wrote:I've also heard that I'd suffer the daughterboard bug with some of the later sound blaster like the CT2230.
The funny thing is that people who don't own the card keep reporting this, but several users (including myself) here on Vogons have not been able to get any hanging notes on this card/version. Badmojo can confirm.
Well, give the CD-ROM version of X-Wing a spin for at least an hour (I've gone two without a hung note), and with "Sound Blaster 16" selected for the digital effects.
The CT1747-based cards are definitely more tolerant, but the SB16 architecture is still such that MIDI data can get "lost" during PCM playback.
I made the statement a few years back that, depending on the games you play, you may never experience any MIDI anomalies with a CT1747-based card. The inconsistency with which problems can occur with these cards, per my own testing, is such that I wouldn't worry about it, personally, and I've certainly said as much.