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Article #82021Re: Which sound card for a legacy-only DOS computer?
From: Rob
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 15:12
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 15:12
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The best is an original non-PnP SB16. Not an AWE32 or 64. But you have to pair it with a Roland SCD-10 or SCD-15 Soundcanvas for excellent MIDI! On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:11:26 +0200, Prism <prism_emf@no.yahoo.canned.co.meat.uk> wrote: >George Adams wrote: > >> So I'm wondering, what soundcard would be the most compatible for old games >> running in a pure DOS environment? Obviously I could get an old original >> AdLib or Soundblaster for total compatibility, but I'd really like to get >> the last, greatest DOS-based soundcard that was well-supported by games >> before the Windows 95 era. > >You've got two good choices: > >Sound Blaster AWE32 (NOT SB32) >or >Gravis Ultrasound MAX > >(Or, alternatively, you could get an SB16 (preferably non-pnp) plus an >Ultrasound ACE.) > >Both cards do good GM sounds, GUS' SB emulation is via software but >usually works wonders (MAXSBOS). Some games use multichannel digital >music (tracker stuff) and these always support GUS natively, and sound >wonderful.
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