Ethan Duerichen
Spaceman
I've gotten tired of the old AdLib music, and I'm trying (again) to get General MIDI to work.
I have a SB AWE 64 Gold (almost like the SB Live), and its DOS AWEUTIL program is giving me fits. I also have an old LAPC-I (an MT-32 compatible sound card), which gives me some conflicts with it. If I could get either sound card to work with it, that would be great.
For my AWE card, no matter what I/O address I choose in the Privateer setup, it plays from my LAPC-I. So, I disconnected the LAPC-I, and now Privateer just crashes and I have to restart the computer. AWEUTIL, which I think is needed for this General MIDI, is also giving me problems. No matter how I load it, I can't seem to get General MIDI working for any other games, let alone Privateer. Of course, in Windows, everything (and I do mean EVERYTHING) works perfectly. But Privateer is not Windows compatible.
The other option is my LAPC-I. This is the only problem that it's ever given me, which is converting the default MT-32 patch banks to a General MIDI format. I'm using a couple MIDI files that are supposed to do the job. MTGM.MID does the regular instruments and CMR-SFX.MID does the drum set (or rhythm setup), specifically meant for LAPC-I and other MT-32 compatibles, but not the MT-32 itself. When I play the game, it sounds like the instruments work, but I don't hear any drums or other MIDI sound effects. Plus, the instruments still sound a little strange. Maybe General MIDI wasn't meant for the MT-32. In Windows, I've tried to test these MIDI files with Media Player, with the Multimedia MIDI settings on the LAPC-I, and it still won't have the drum sets working. In DOS, I use a program called GSPLAY, meant for Roland cards. Is there another program I should try using perhaps?
Whew! That's long. Well, is there anybody who can help me with a small part of this? I'd really appreciate it.
I have a SB AWE 64 Gold (almost like the SB Live), and its DOS AWEUTIL program is giving me fits. I also have an old LAPC-I (an MT-32 compatible sound card), which gives me some conflicts with it. If I could get either sound card to work with it, that would be great.
For my AWE card, no matter what I/O address I choose in the Privateer setup, it plays from my LAPC-I. So, I disconnected the LAPC-I, and now Privateer just crashes and I have to restart the computer. AWEUTIL, which I think is needed for this General MIDI, is also giving me problems. No matter how I load it, I can't seem to get General MIDI working for any other games, let alone Privateer. Of course, in Windows, everything (and I do mean EVERYTHING) works perfectly. But Privateer is not Windows compatible.
The other option is my LAPC-I. This is the only problem that it's ever given me, which is converting the default MT-32 patch banks to a General MIDI format. I'm using a couple MIDI files that are supposed to do the job. MTGM.MID does the regular instruments and CMR-SFX.MID does the drum set (or rhythm setup), specifically meant for LAPC-I and other MT-32 compatibles, but not the MT-32 itself. When I play the game, it sounds like the instruments work, but I don't hear any drums or other MIDI sound effects. Plus, the instruments still sound a little strange. Maybe General MIDI wasn't meant for the MT-32. In Windows, I've tried to test these MIDI files with Media Player, with the Multimedia MIDI settings on the LAPC-I, and it still won't have the drum sets working. In DOS, I use a program called GSPLAY, meant for Roland cards. Is there another program I should try using perhaps?
Whew! That's long. Well, is there anybody who can help me with a small part of this? I'd really appreciate it.