General MIDI & Sound Blaster AWE64 MIDI comparison

[NadimAJ]

omg that fucking overdrive guitar!!!! AWEsome

[retronuggetdev]

Nice comparison... AWE64 all the way :D. but anyway what midi file is playing? Are you aware of any download link?

[SVL0RM00N]

@retronuggetdev

the midi playing is the audio test song from the setup file from the DOS game "Constructor". I don't know of any mp3 download links, I recorded this from my own soundcard. Do you want me to make a download link and put it in the Description?

[retronuggetdev]

@SVL0RM00N Sure, that would be great. Thanks!

[SVL0RM00N]

@retronuggetdev

Ok, I added a download link to the description. Also, I decided to through in a SoundBlaster 16 recording along with the other two.

[thiagotecnico]

Nowadays, you can load SoundFonts and setup your own midi orchestra. Starting with sound blaster live

[SVL0RM00N]

@thiagotecnico actually, that started with the AWE32. I could have done this with my AWE64, but I didn't. Cuz I'm lazy.

[aliendude5300]

I still have my AWE64 card in my old computer that I never use anymore... man, that thing was awesome for it's time!

[nicolaj0154]

help here: i got windows 3.1 to work on dosbox, but how do i set awe64?.

[SVL0RM00N]

You can't. You can only use an AWE64 on a DOS computer.

[SVL0RM00N]

For DOS games that is

[nicolaj0154]

ok,

but can i get it to work in dosbox?,

[SVL0RM00N]

you can't

[igorbog88]

@SVL0RM00N

Can't he? If he can apply whatever the emulated soundfont is to windows default midi devicet - that should work no?

[SVL0RM00N]

@igorbog88 maybe

[yTubeBlowsBigBalls]

@igorbog88 Yes it can work I've done it! There's a file called "gm.dls" on your windows PC that contains Microsoft's shitty GM Wavetable. You can download any soundfont you like, decompress the .sfark file they usually come in, use a program like "awave studio" to convert the .sf2 file to a ".dls (Downloadable Sounds file Level 1)", and use it to replace that crappy microsoft "gm.dls" file.

Beware, windows 7 doesn't want you to be happy and will try to stop you from replacing that file.

[TwiIightSparkle]

@yTubeBlowsBigBalls On Windows 7: just take ownership! :D

[Azarien]

Not necessarily DOS. AWE64 works even in Windows XP (not sure about Vista--but then find a PC that has an ISA slot *and* be capable running Vista).

AWE64 is not emulated by dosbox however - you need the real thing.

The closest you can get in dosbox is to set General MIDI as the midi out device in the game, and rely on your soundcard's MIDI abilities (usually crappy except Creative and other high-end cards). This could also work for Win3x under doxbox.

[Dant2142]

Yes you can, just use another computer to record the sound.

[SVL0RM00N]

@Dant2142

yeah, you could do that.

[Infernostar18]

I have a sound blaster AWE64 gold and it rocks. Get some Doom tunes and System Shock midis and rock out. But I like how Creative Labs aslo included a low level wavetable with just buzzes and beeps. Still bitchin' either way.

[SVL0RM00N]

I just got an AWE64 Gold. It's even better than AWE64

[nicolaj0154]

do you have a soundfont of this sound card?.

[SVL0RM00N]

Yes but it sounds like crap compared to the real thing, do you want it?

[nicolaj0154]

@SVL0RM00N

yeah, im useing a soundfont player.

[nicolaj0154]

hey, could you make a video of how the sound card sounds like?

[HyperFoxIII]

Yeah well maybe CNET or something like that could have something that allows a user to do that.

[HyperFoxIII]

is it possible to download and replace a wavetable? Because that sounded cool with sound blaster's instruments

[yTubeBlowsBigBalls]

@HyperFoxIII Yes I have replaced a wavetable, see my other comment here.

[SVL0RM00N]

HELL YEAH!!! AWE64 PWNZ ALL!!!

[ssalient]

AWE64 sounds very thin and metallic.

[thiagotecnico]

oh yes!