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bloodem wrote on 2021-02-03, 06:13:Hehe... it really depends on how you look at it.
As a child of the ‘80s and ‘90s, to me FM (and even PC speaker sounds) will always sound ‘better’ when it comes to DOS games, since that’s what I grew up with. 😀
I would say, that FM sounds "right" to your (and mine as well, since I definitely didn't have any waveblaster card in past) ears, but not necessarily better. When I play Warcraft 2 today, I remember FM music clearly, but man, General MIDI through X2 sounds out of this world good!
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Yeah, there's no arguing that General Midi is objectively better sounding than FM or PC speakers. 😀 Just like a 32-bit/96kHz FLAC recording of a real orchestra would be objectively much better than General Midi. The question is... would you really want that? Can't speak for everybody else, but to me a big part of this hobby is related to nostalgia... and when it comes to nostalgia, "better" is an abstract concept 😀
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The thing is (at least on my side), that I like to relive those old games in a best way possible. Therefore I'm glad, that with today's options, I have much more powerful HW, and games are running with great speed. And also I like to experience games with best possible sound possible (MT-32, General MIDI), because back then I definitely didn't have a these devices in my possession. And in most cases, I like what I'm hearing with those devices (although there are some exceptions, of course).
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That's a fair point as well, and I can relate to it. It's like me and the Voodoo cards 😀 Never had a Voodoo card back in the day (even though I badly wanted one), so now I have dozens 😀
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Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-01-30, 14:44:Hi, Do I need a a Yamaha FX or DreamBlaster X2 Wave table for playing DOS games or is it just for recording ?
No you won`t need it, unless you want enjoy General MIDI Music.
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