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Re: Ensoniq Soundscape Elite question

Posted on 2007-08-10, 21:08

Thanks for the useful information! An Elite will work without the DB but you obviously lose the DSP effects. The DB is on the board. Do you think it could be broken? If it is broken, does this mean that I generally can not use the card for digital effects in games in "native mode" ? Only the SB …

Ensoniq Soundscape Elite question

Posted on 2007-08-07, 13:10

I just got an ensoniq soundscape elite soundcard from ebay. The card seems to work, but I am unsure about the configuration it uses for digital effects when a game offers native soundscape support. The dos-config utility (ssinit.exe) shows/offers configuration of the build-in midi/synth - usually at …

Re: The death of single-player games

Posted on 2007-07-23, 06:35

..and possibly their therapists. ;) Not for sure. If you really want to make bucks as a therapist, you have to concentrate on multiplayers: First it was the Exile series, then along came WoW. I learned by lvl 30 that this was going to eat me alive and I stopped playing, my girlfriend unfortnatley …

Re: The death of single-player games

Posted on 2007-07-22, 23:28

Hi KAN! Thank you for informing me about my mutant existence! I always had the feeling that something is wrong with me... (last time was, mhm... at the local optician - I just wanted a sunglas, but this fellow insisted on selling me two ...) Anyway - I hope I didn't miss it - but where did you get …

Is there any Socket 370 Board with 3 ISA Slots?

Posted on 2007-07-12, 10:44

Hello! I'm quite content with my S370 board (with via chipset). It allows me to use a nice & cool & quiet and very, very slow Via C3 cpu (for games that don't like faster ones) as well as the coppermine P3s. Nevertheless it only has 2 ISA slots, a third one would be nice to have. Are there any …

Re: 2002 and earlier gaming

Posted on 2007-07-10, 21:23

I use a S3 Savage 4 pro card. Despite being designed to compete the TNT, TNT2 and voodoo 3 models (in 1999/2000), the "dos-core" of the chip seems to be similar to the one used with the early S3 Trio series (I would suggest they didn't change very much). So it is quite compatible in dos games (and …

Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2007-07-04, 10:39

It is a bit annoying that the midi synth also uses an IRQ, and when adding a daugtherboard another one is required. Is this common practice? - As I've understood it the IRQ for the second midi-interface / the daughterboard is necessary when you use midi-2 i.e. with a midi-keyboard (so it uses the …

Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2007-06-28, 15:19

As far as I know: EWS64L = EWS64XL without the front-modul - works very good, as long as you don't need the waveblaster connector. An external midi-device has to be connected via gameport with the "Midi-Kit-Master" adapter I mentioned before. EWS64XL = with 5 1/4 front-modul - recommended. The front …

Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2007-06-28, 09:19

Speaking of the most compatible card for DOS, I still use my Terratec Maestro 32 (first version). It has an OPL3. It has a Waveblaster connector. It comes with a Roland SC-55 clone on a Waveblaster board, using the Dream chipset with 4 MB ROM. Marek, I suppose the card on the picture above isn't …

Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2007-06-02, 12:26

Speaking of the most compatible card for DOS, I still use my Terratec Maestro 32 (first version). . I also have this card (Revision 1.0) but it won't work with my ECS P6BAT-A+ Board (VIA Apollo Pro133 Chipset I think). It simply doesn't start, the system hangs while booting. It is also said, that …

A LCD-Monitor for DOS?

Posted on 2007-05-29, 12:05

As my Sony 17" Trinitron is getting older (and my eyes are too), I asked myself if there is still no LCD display available to play my favourite dos games right from the hard-disk (not within dos-box) in a satisfactory way. I did some research, and (apart of the common opinion that you absolutly need …

Re: The Essential Sound Cards

Posted on 2007-04-19, 11:39

What about SB16 and AWE 32 in newer PnP-systems? I had sound problems with an AWE 32 PnP in my retro rig with a Via chipset. Every time I activated the "Soundblaster 16" option in any game I got (in addition to the game's digital sound) a loud crackling noise in my headphones. I discovered that it …

Re: The Essential Sound Cards

Posted on 2007-04-15, 11:55

I did a lot of testing with my two GUS soundcards (Classic and ACE) and despite the fact that this thread is a little bit old, may be its time for an update: Oh, and here's something kinda neat... a little downhome hacking solution to... Upgrading a GUS ACE to 1mb! It's actually pretty easy. After …

Re: The Aureal Mystery - old Win Games and a3d in Windows XP

Posted on 2007-03-30, 21:53

in Windows
...mhm... I think yes. I've tried the Aureal drivers that came with B-17II game, I suppose version 3.10, and also the last ones from the web, Ver. 3.12, I think. And Windows XP does the same as WIN 2000 - it has its build in drivers, which might be newer then the aureal ones (due to the unfriendly …

Re: The Aureal Mystery - old Win Games and a3d in Windows XP

Posted on 2007-03-29, 20:39

in Windows
Thanks for your advice, ratfink! Maybe I'll try to start a3d under xp with good ol' diablo II ! - Because I'm not sure if the problem under Windows XP is related to the drivers or the game, in this case B-17 II The Mighty Eighth by microprose. Apart from that: the original 1.02 drivers by diamond …

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