Reveal K2Y-PRO16 vs SB16 PnP (Vibra16) \ VOGONS

Reveal K2Y-PRO16 vs SB16 PnP (Vibra16)

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First post, by Synoptic

Posted on 2014-09-04, 00:57

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Looking into the stack of parts my friend lent me, I found this audio card that looks very nice.

I have no idea of where I could find the drivers nor how it compares to the current SB I have.

Any help and opinion would be greatly appreciated.

Also, could I use the wavetable from my Diamond Monster Sound ?

Reply 1 of 9, by smeezekitty

Posted on 2014-09-04, 07:08

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Reveal are funny cards. As far as I know they are all rebrands.
Does yours have a real OPL?

Reply 2 of 9, by keropi

Posted on 2014-09-04, 07:30

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judging from the picture, a real OPL3 is on the lower-right side of the yellow circle sticker

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Reply 3 of 9, by bjt

Posted on 2014-09-04, 08:55

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Real OPL is a plus and the wavetable connector is likely to work better than a Vibra 16.

CS4248 is a Windows Sound System codec. There may be addition SB Pro emulation provided by the Reveal chip. Try it out and let us know.

Reply 4 of 9, by gerwin

Posted on 2014-09-04, 14:06

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We talked about this thing before:
any opinion on Reveal sound card

Since the driver "k2y-pro16.ZIP" contains a file called "SNDINIT.EXE" it is likely to be an Opti 929 Chipset, similar to this one called Acer Magic S20:
Re: Opti 82C929A - DOS driver anyone please?

--> ISA Soundcard Overview // Doom MBF 2.04 // SetMul

Reply 5 of 9, by Synoptic

Posted on 2014-09-04, 17:42

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smeezekitty wrote:
Reveal are funny cards. As far as I know they are all rebrands.
Does yours have a real OPL?

Yea, Real Yamaha OPL3 chip !

Reply 6 of 9, by Synoptic

Posted on 2014-09-04, 17:44

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gerwin wrote:
We talked about this thing before: any opinion on Reveal sound card […]
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We talked about this thing before:
any opinion on Reveal sound card

Since the driver "k2y-pro16.ZIP" contains a file called "SNDINIT.EXE" it is likely to be an Opti 929 Chipset, similar to this one called Acer Magic S20:
Re: Opti 82C929A - DOS driver anyone please?

I was afraid this driver wouldn't work since I have the Crystal chipset and not the Opti one.
Just realized the REVEAL chip is an Opti one, except the part number ends with KT instead of A

Reply 7 of 9, by Synoptic

Posted on 2014-09-05, 13:12

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Installed the posted driver and it works !

How can I test the wavetable module I installed on it ?

Reply 8 of 9, by gerwin

Posted on 2014-09-05, 15:51

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Good,

Your last question is easy:
You can test the wavetable with any game that supports General Midi such as Doom, using port 330h (default).

You know it is General Midi when the drum sounds are realistic. OPL3 sucks at doing drums.

--> ISA Soundcard Overview // Doom MBF 2.04 // SetMul

Reply 9 of 9, by Synoptic

Posted on 2014-09-05, 16:11

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Good,

Your last question is easy:
You can test the wavetable with any game that supports General Midi such as Doom, using port 330h (default).

You know it is General Midi when the drum sounds are realistic. OPL3 sucks at doing drums.

Cool, thanks !

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