Re: Is there a MIDI to HMI converter program ?

Posted on 2020-03-03, 15:22

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Another option to try is selecting a MIDI output that technically works (so that SOS engine won't return an error or crash), but produces no sound. Like a MPU-401 interface with no MIDI module connected to it. If everything else fails, here's HMI loader of foo_midi plugin: https://g.losno.co/chris/ …

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Re: Is there a MIDI to HMI converter program ?

Posted on 2020-03-02, 10:21

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What game is it?

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Re: Is there a MIDI to HMI converter program ?

Posted on 2020-02-23, 13:10

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Here's MIDI to HMP conversion tool, as of MIDI to HMI, I couldn't find one.

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Re: What are your favorite in-game soundtracks (arcade, PC, NES)?

Posted on 2020-02-09, 06:57

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svfn wrote on 2020-02-04, 13:05: Probably have a lot in common Actually I'm shocked about how close our musical tastes are. I never played neither TES series nor Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale, but now I see that I missed lots of beautiful music there, like 'Skeleton of a Town' by Inon Zur or 'Wings …

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Re: MID-format player for Adlib device ?

Posted on 2020-02-08, 18:09

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Rolandradio wrote on 2019-05-21, 21:03: RAD has sound samples in it like MOD, S3M ? No, instead of sound samples it contains parameters for OPL2 or OPL3 synthesizer. It is similar to MOD and S3M but uses OPL synthesis instead of PCM sample playback.

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Re: PX player: play MID and XMI files under DOS

Posted on 2020-02-07, 04:20

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you need to have "DEVDRV.INI" in the folder where the midi files reside no matter what or if anything is in the .ini PX will then look for the GTL in this directory else it falls back to c:\ (as i noticed).[/b] It's DEFDRV.INI, not DEVDRV.INI. Also, PX should fall back to its home folder (where PX. …

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Re: Hearsay 1000 for IBM PC - a missing piece of PC sound history from mid-eighties

Posted on 2020-02-07, 03:55

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I think Echo PC II should be supported by lots of games for PCM sound output, as there's DIGPAK (by John Ratcliff) support. I'm going to check that soon as Echo PC II is coming my way, but Cloudschatze must have checked it already. echo-pc-ii.jpg About Hearsay 1000 compatible games: I'll test them …

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Re: Hearsay 1000 for IBM PC - a missing piece of PC sound history from mid-eighties

Posted on 2020-02-06, 18:58

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So far so good. The card works (the speech is too fast though in my Pentium II-400 system), the Hearsay Gold drivers work, the external speaker works. Demo program first screen. (C) 1989 - but remember that this is software from a later 'Hearsay Gold' product, since I've got no original disks: demo. …

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Re: Article about the history of Creative Labs / interview with its founder/CEO: The Sound Blaster Story

Posted on 2020-02-06, 10:43

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However, please note that a bunch of games from the 90s used the term "MIDI music" even when referring to FM synthesis. That doesn't make the usage correct mind you, but it did cause a bunch of people (including myself) to adopt the incorrect term back then, and for some of us it kinda stuck even …

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A homegrown berserk (just a piece of nerd humor from early 2000s)

Posted on 2020-02-06, 09:31

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Filename homegrown-berserk-eng.jpg File size 69.34 KiB Views 227 views Original Russian version: Filename homegrown-berserk-rus.jpg File size 74.65 KiB Views 227 views That Diablo face... is priceless.

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Re: Ambra (IBM) 486SLC slimline desktop "restoration"

Posted on 2020-02-06, 04:48

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Nice work, it's pleasant to see someone done this neat system justice.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-05, 05:58

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Bought this nice Siemens Nixdorf keyboard with detachable flat PS/2 cord. siemens-kbd-front.JPG siemens-kbd-back.JPG Looks similar to one from Scenic Expert series, but not exactly the same. Luckily, I have QWERTY layout instead of QWERTZ. I'm puzzled why would a QWERTZ keyboard have Russian letters …

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Re: Hearsay 1000 for IBM PC - a missing piece of PC sound history from mid-eighties

Posted on 2020-02-04, 16:06

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Well, in a strange way we were an insurance company for our clients. heheheh. Without us there'd have been a lot worse releases going out to the public and a lot more returns. Hard to argue with that. It seems that Top Star was the first UX company long before the term 'UX' was invented. Speaking …

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Re: Hearsay 1000 for IBM PC - a missing piece of PC sound history from mid-eighties

Posted on 2020-02-04, 05:29

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I'm not sure, after all the battles of the 80s and 90s why anyone would have any reason to doubt the history I've laid out, but that's how the world works it seems. I don't even know who it was, but someone outlined Hearsay 1000 for PC release status as 'unknown' in our Vogons spreadsheet of rare …

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Re: Hearsay 1000 for IBM PC - a missing piece of PC sound history from mid-eighties

Posted on 2020-02-03, 18:48

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I probably won't build a clone, but I'm still interested in how this card works. Well, here's an article for you, from Byte Magazine Nov'84, about how to assemble a sound card based on General Instrument SP-1000: lisner-1000.jpg It is in Google Books, search 'Lisner 1000'. Also, here's a related …

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Re: Hearsay 1000 for IBM PC - a missing piece of PC sound history from mid-eighties

Posted on 2020-02-03, 17:13

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We might not be able to use it, but we can still build a new one! :-P (Or at least figure out how this thing works.) I hope so. I am no engineer, so this is beyond me. All I can do is negotiate with the seller (who already agreed to search for the missing disks), make hi-res photos the card if need …

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Re: Hearsay 1000 for IBM PC - a missing piece of PC sound history from mid-eighties

Posted on 2020-02-03, 16:13

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Without software, its only a cool museum piece. You're right, I just read in the manual that a TSR driver from "Hearsay 1000" disk is needed for the card to operate, while I have no disks. I already contacted the seller, hopefully he can find them, or we can wait 'FOR ALL AGES' (just like depicted …

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Hearsay 1000 for IBM PC - a missing piece of PC sound history from mid-eighties

Posted on 2020-02-03, 14:01

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Rich Heimlich mentioned Hearsay 1000 as something that provided sound to a PC about mid-80s in his interview . There are plenty of Hearsay 1000 cartridges for Commodore 64, but there were doubts that this card even existed for IBM PC. Today I got the delivery: new old stock boxed Hearsay 1000 for …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-02, 19:22

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Bought this 133 MHz 486 PC locally. Nice case with a door, but dirty and yellowed, also missing one footrest.

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Re: What are your favorite in-game soundtracks (arcade, PC, NES)?

Posted on 2020-02-02, 03:39

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Here's game soundtracks I like the most. I'll provide some examples for each game. Arcade : Golden Axe (1989) [You Takada] - Wilderness , Boss fight Sega Genesis (Megadrive) : Golden Axe III (1993) [Naofumi Hataya & others] - The Vast Field , The Bloody Street Sharp X68000 : Akimajou Dracula (1993) …

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