PX is already aware (from argv[0]), ADV drivers are loaded from PX home directory.

Good, nevermind then. Unfortunately I don't have time to play around with your program now. But certainly intend to replace my current windows+bat-file contraption with your effort.

Is this section still open for troubleshooting?

Yes, it's open.

PASOPL.ADV driver has been successfully tested.

New bug found: .ADV extension is still attached to driver name taken from DEFDRV.INI even if with existing extension, making it "XXX.ADV.ADV" - subject to future fix.

These drivers will be tested in nearest future:

ARIAXMID.ADV
MULTISND.ADV
PASFM.ADV
SC32MPU.ADV
WAVE.ADV

Version 1.07 is out.

Change log:

- added ARIA folder with Sierra Semiconductor ARIA specific software
- added MMSYNTH.ADV driver for ASC MediaMaster synthesizer
- fixed bug with double .ADV extension
- fixed directory behaviour: now DEFDRV.INI and GTL files are first looked for in directory where specified XMIDI file resides. If none found, PX native directory is scanned.
- fixed bugs with device name lists
- fixed bug with driver parameter in verbose mode
- fixed MT32MPU.ADV and SC32MPU.ADV device name errors (LAPC-1 -> LAPC-I)
- patched GENMIDI.ADV (default volume lowered to 90 in order to avoid possible distortion)
- TURTLE folder renamed into MULTISND

Also, WAVE.ADV and SC32MPU.ADV have been successfully tested (courtesy of easy_john).

MULTISND.ADV test failed: this driver seemingly only supports TB Multisound Classic with Proteus synth, not TB Multisound Pinnacle we attempted to test it on.

bristlehog wrote:

- patched GENMIDI.ADV (default volume lowered to 90 in order to avoid possible distortion)

Thats a great feature... thanks 😀

Version 1.08 is out.

- added MID files support
- included previously missing PRESETS.EXE into MULTISND directory
- fixed bugs with incorrect directory behaviour introduced in 1.07
- added MT32SB.ADV for MT-32 via Sound Blaster MPU interface
- added AUDDRVFM.ADV for ESS AudioDrive

MID files support is made in a crude yet effective way: calling MIDIFORM.EXE upon MID file to transform it into a temporary XMI file, then playing that temporary XMI file.

Further development:

- hope to add driver configuration capabilities

AUDDRVFM.ADV (ESS AudioDrive) has been successfully tested (courtesy of vetz).

PASFM.ADV (MediaVision Pro AudioSpectrum) has been successfully tested.
VESAMID.ADV (VESA VBE compliant driver) has been tested. MPU-401 works for me via VESA TSR, OPL2 gives some strange effects and sometimes won't work.

ARIAXMID.ADV has been tested. There's a bug forcing the driver to search for ARIA bank (gm1.bnk for 512K ROM version and gm2.bnk for 1024K ROM one) in MIDI folder instead of PX native folder. It will be fixed next release.
ARIATSR.ADV has been tested. This driver is more versatile than ARIAXMID.ADV but relies on MIDITSR.EXE utility which takes about 50K of conventional memory (can be loaded high).

ARIATSR.ADV is absent from current (1.08) release of PX and will be added next release.

TANDY.ADV has been tested, thanks to ripsaw8080 for explanation. In Dosbox it requires both machine=tandy and tandy=on settings to work.

Version 1.09 is out.

- added driver configuration files support (see CONFIG.TXT)
- driver configuration (I/O address, IRQ, DMA and DRQ) is now displayed in verbose mode
- added ARIATSR.ADV for Sierra Semiconductor ARIA soundcards via MIDITSR.EXE utility
- TANDY.ADV is modified, 'machine=tandy' setting is no longer required in Dosbox
- some info on working with ARIA soundcards is added (ARIA\ARIA.TXT)

This is really cool. So far I have been using MPUPLAY (comes with the SCC-1 but works with any MPU-401). 😀

PeterLI wrote:

So far I have been using MPUPLAY

Come to the dark side! We have cookies!

MULTISND.ADV (Turtle Beach Multisound Classic) has been successfully tested.

It turns out that this driver doesn't support any configuration (it effectively ignores any config parameters passed). Thus, only default configuration is supported:

I/O: 290h
IRQ: 10
SMA: D000h

Also, hardware detect procedure is basically missing (it is assumed that hardware's always present). It leads to further lockup with systems that have no TB Multisound installed.

I will fix the driver in future.

Also, PX bug found: on most systems, it can't find files in its home directory, thus home folder config and bank files remain unseen. This is due to lousy directory changing procedure, which, although, works perfectly in Dosbox where I develop PX. To be fixed next release.

Can you please change default volume for MULTISND.ADV from 50 to 100%?

easy_john wrote:

Can you please change default volume for MULTISND.ADV from 50 to 100%?

I have built a driver with 100% default volume, but it's untested because I'm currently on a vacation in Spain and have no access to the hardware. Hope it works for you.

No, something goes wrong, old one is working, new one - hang machine.
But don't worry, and have a good vacation.

Enjoy! ES is a long flight from RU! 😀 I never knew Tolstoy was buried in your home town: very interesting.