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First post, by brostenen

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Hi...
I am in a kind of dilemma, regarding choosing a soundcard for my Amd 5x86-133 machine.
This machine is geared towards Dos games from 94 to 96, so this is running pure MS Dos 6.22
And since I have had luck getting 3.XX volt CPU's running, by changing the regulator, I think
this is beginning to take shape as a solid Dos machine.

First up. The machine spec's are the following:

- Lucky Star LS486-E
- Amd 5x86 133 mhz
- 32mb Ram
- Cirrus Logic 5446 PCI with 2mb
- Floppy, DVD-drive and 3.4 gb HDD
- A-Open ATX PSU and an ATX to AT converter

As I am aiming at these late, yet not latest of the latest dos games.
I have decided up on some candidates for soundcard in this build.
They are these cards, that I simply can not choose between.
Personally I am leaning towards eighter the AWE32 or the Tango-100 card.

One side note, is that I have bought an Dreamblaster S1, wich is going
to arrive some time during December. It will go on eighter the Audician32 or
on the Vibra16 CT-2890. I will post the last picture in an extra post, as the max
attachments are 5 to each post here on Vogons.

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EDIT:
Forgot to mention in the first place, that I will only be running one card.
I don't like running more than one at a time.
Fully aware that multiple cards, brings more choices, it's just not my thing.
Guess this is rooted deep in how I used computers in my teens (1989/95).

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Reply 1 of 9, by brostenen

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This is the last of the candidates....

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Reply 2 of 9, by carlostex

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Audician 32 with the S1 + AWE 64 Gold. Create batch files for each card, and activate the one you wish to use. If in need just do a soft reset for the other card. This way you'll have:

SB 2.0
SB Pro 2.0
SB 16
AWE synth
General MIDI via S1 with no hanging note bug

In alternative configure as follows:

Audician
220h
IRQ 5
DMA 1
330h MPU

AWE64
240h
IRQ 7
DMA 3 and 5
AWE 640h
300h MPU

You'll be able to use both cards just fine. Unless some other thing is sucking up resources either on the Audician or AWE 64

Reply 3 of 9, by brostenen

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Uhhh.... Forgot to mention, that I will not be running more than one card in each of my machines.
I just don't like having more than one. I know it gives choices with multiple cards, I just don't like to have more than one.

Audician + S1 = one point and AWE64-Gold = one point... 😀

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Reply 4 of 9, by PhilsComputerLab

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Audician32 Plus + S1 gets my vote also 😀

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Reply 5 of 9, by brostenen

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- Audician32 Plus + S1 = 2 points.
- AWE64 Gold = 1 point.

😁

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Reply 6 of 9, by carlostex

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If you only want one then my vote is on Audician 32 + S1.

Reply 7 of 9, by brostenen

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carlostex wrote:

If you only want one then my vote is on Audician 32 + S1.

Yes... Only one. 😀 Two is for upgrade cards, such as GUS-ACE and cards a like.
Much like S1 is on the Audician32.

As there is 2 points on Audician32 + S1 now, I think I can smell were this is heading.
I might slam the AWE32 in my DX2-80 then. Or in a DX2-66 when I get a pure VLB board.

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Reply 8 of 9, by carlostex

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Adding a GUS is an excellent idea, well done sir!

Reply 9 of 9, by brostenen

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carlostex wrote:

Adding a GUS is an excellent idea, well done sir!

Sold my ACE last year. I know I should probably not have.
Though my daughter got a very nice birtday party and present for the money. 😀
Much, much worth it.
Personally, I would reserve a GUS for something like a 386sx33 to 386dx40.
I am thinking about the GUS as a 1991/93 card.

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