keropi wrote on 2024-08-03, 13:47:

GUS PnP can work under windows as a midi synth without any ram installed - because there is an onboard 1mb rom and it is used as […]
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x73rmin8r wrote on 2024-08-02, 21:54:

I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I would appreciate a sanity check. I'm pretty sure I've got everything set up correctly […]
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I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I would appreciate a sanity check. I'm pretty sure I've got everything set up correctly in Win98. I won't know if the ultrasound is working in games until I get the RAM stick, but I can get it to play canyon.mid in WMP by selecting it as the MIDI device in Multimedia settings.

How do I get the sound blaster part to use the OPL instead of the crystal in DOS games within Windows? In DOS you can edit the orphinit config file to pick between the crystal and the OPL. I'm pretty sure it's defaulting to the crystal FM when you use P220 I5 D1 because the torpedoes sound wrong in the floppy Trek 25th Anniversary (supposed to sound like a smooth hiss). The OPL is at port 388 in the device manager, if the game doesn't let you chose that port in setup can you not use the OPL in Windows?

Am I over/under thinking this?

Also I would appreciate a link explaining like I'm 5 how to set up config.sys/autoexec.bat for Win98 MS-DOS Mode for games. I've got my head around it for pure DOS, but I've never had to do it in Win98, and the autoexec.bat file I have only has 3 lines from sound card driver installations and the config.sys file is just a blank file.

GUS PnP can work under windows as a midi synth without any ram installed - because there is an onboard 1mb rom and it is used as a sound bank. Once ram is installed you can use the gravis control panel to load different banks and experiment with.
Under windows midi properties you get to chose whether windows will use the Yamaha or the Crystal OPL - with dos-games-in-win9x you will always get the yamaha opl if the game access it at port $388 - if a game wants to access the opl using the SB port then the crystal driver (that we cannot alter) will just use the crystal opl. There is no workaround for this other than running the offending game under pure DOS.
There is no need for any dos-drivers-under-win9x : all you need is the SET BLASTER variable and perhaps CWDMIX to adjust volumes in a dos-window if needed. Please do not run orphinit under a windows environment.

Got it, thanks!

Just preordered one of the final batch! Thank you!

hasnopants wrote on 2024-08-05, 14:45:

Just preordered one of the final batch! Thank you!

thanks for the support! 😀

Oh yeah, It just arrived today.

weedeewee wrote on 2024-08-05, 16:01:

Oh yeah, It just arrived today.

My jealousy is immeasurable. Soon…

Socket5Alive wrote on 2024-08-05, 16:53:

weedeewee wrote on 2024-08-05, 16:01:

Oh yeah, It just arrived today.

My jealousy is immeasurable. Soon…

Yeah, I am Envious too. I tried to order but my bank won’t send money to Lithuania for some reason.
I hope some day they sell these cards in the USA because I love the sound of the GUS and all the benefits of this card.
Such a great product. I would say this is the Best component for a Retro computer.
It can do so much, Great sound and Tics all the Boxes.

Save Me……For Now I am stuck with some Sound Blaster Pro 2.0 cards, and Crystal and Yamaha OPL3 cards.

This is weird, I use Revolut for several years now without issues... The bank is even a part of the EU banking system so it's not like some shady internet bank ... Is PayPal not an option?

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-08-05, 20:22:

Yeah, I am Envious too. I tried to order but my bank won’t send money to Lithuania for some reason. I hope some day they sell th […]
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Socket5Alive wrote on 2024-08-05, 16:53:

weedeewee wrote on 2024-08-05, 16:01:

Oh yeah, It just arrived today.

My jealousy is immeasurable. Soon…

Yeah, I am Envious too. I tried to order but my bank won’t send money to Lithuania for some reason.
I hope some day they sell these cards in the USA because I love the sound of the GUS and all the benefits of this card.
Such a great product. I would say this is the Best component for a Retro computer.
It can do so much, Great sound and Tics all the Boxes.

Save Me……For Now I am stuck with some Sound Blaster Pro 2.0 cards, and Crystal and Yamaha OPL3 cards.

I used PayPal from the US and had zero issues with payment.

One of My sisters just came back from Vacation in Europe. They broke into her hotel room and stolen money they hide in the room.
My other sister went to Europe too and the EU Bank ATM machines charge 30% on the USD exchange Rate.

It not Safe in Europe anymore.

I would feel better buying this card from a USA seller.

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-08-05, 23:08:

One of My sisters just came back from Vacation in Europe. They broke into her hotel room and stolen money they hide in the room. […]
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One of My sisters just came back from Vacation in Europe. They broke into her hotel room and stolen money they hide in the room.
My other sister went to Europe too and the EU Bank ATM machines charge 30% on the USD exchange Rate.

It not Safe in Europe anymore.

I would feel better buying this card from a USA seller.

You know you can send money on paypal and get your money BACK if you don't get the product you paid for, right?

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-08-05, 23:08:

I would feel better buying this card from a USA seller.

I'd feel better if your internet access was revoked but we can't always get what we want sadly.

badmojo wrote on 2024-08-06, 00:55:

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-08-05, 23:08:

I would feel better buying this card from a USA seller.

I'd feel better if your internet access was revoked but we can't always get what we want sadly.

Thanks for a great smiling start to this day 😀

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-08-05, 23:08:

One of My sisters just came back from Vacation in Europe. They broke into her hotel room and stolen money they hide in the room.

😮

My card showed up yesterday, thanks to everyone involved!

Excellent, thanks for the support Steage!

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-08-05, 23:08:

One of My sisters just came back from Vacation in Europe. They broke into her hotel room and stolen money they hide in the room. […]
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One of My sisters just came back from Vacation in Europe. They broke into her hotel room and stolen money they hide in the room.
My other sister went to Europe too and the EU Bank ATM machines charge 30% on the USD exchange Rate.

It not Safe in Europe anymore.

I would feel better buying this card from a USA seller.

- although it's true that safety has deteriorated significantly in some countries recently, Europe is still safer than the USA. If you live in a rural area or rich suburbs, you can't compare it with European capital cities, for example
- there is no relationship between people breaking into her hotel room and fellow retro hardware enthusiasts using European postal services to ship your card

Well, I have other Ideas where to spend my money in the USA.
I am going to buy MIDI module for now to help soften the sound of my sound cards.
Hopefully I can get close to the sound of the GUS.

I've ordered about a half-dozen sound cards from keropi from here in Canada. Everything has always been packaged professionally, and has arrived promptly and safely.

Their cards are of high quality and clearly manufactured with a lot of care.

While I can understand that ordering from an independent seller might make some people nervous, I can attest to have nothing but great experiences buying sound cards from them.

I am very happy to report my experience with the guys from the Orpheus team (Keropi and Marmes)

In the last few years I have purchased 2 PC-MIDI cards, 1 Orpheus full optionals card, 2 MK-8330 cards (with PC-MIDI upgrade), 1 Orpheus II LT card, 2 Orpheus II cards (rev. 1 + rev. 1.1 RedEdition): every time the shipment was well done in the packaging and arrived quickly (I admit the advantage of living in EU).
The data to track the shipment were always promptly provided 😉

I also thank 640k!enough for the work done on the software side and for the contribution given to the development of Orpheus (great job)

Guys thanks for everything! 😁

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-08-05, 23:08:

One of My sisters just came back from Vacation in Europe. They broke into her hotel room and stolen money they hide in the room. […]
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One of My sisters just came back from Vacation in Europe. They broke into her hotel room and stolen money they hide in the room.
My other sister went to Europe too and the EU Bank ATM machines charge 30% on the USD exchange Rate.

It not Safe in Europe anymore.

I would feel better buying this card from a USA seller.

I'm an American and I've ordered and received two cards from these guys with zero issues dood, a third is preordered and I don't expect that one to be any different. These guys are absolutely good to go.

Unrelated, I finally got my head around getting Win98 DOS mode set up and got the ram stick installed and the GUS works perfectly with every game I've tried. 10/10, no notes.

I did have one more question, what plating is on the ram connector contacts? I read that you're not supposed to mix metals in a contact point because of some galvanic reaction or something and I figured I might as well make sure I've got it right.