MK8330 ISA Sound Card, PC MIDI & E-Wave Review - A Cut Price Orpheus?
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The MK8330 is a brand new (for 2022!) ISA sound card for DOS and early Windows PCs from sound card legends keropi and marmes. It's built around the Sound Blaster 16/PRO/2.0 and AdLib compatible CMI8330, and even supports Windows Sound System in Windows 95 and 98. Oh, and it has drivers for Windows 3.11! It sports an authentic-sounding OPL3 implementation and is less than half the cost of the Orpheus.
Also on test here are the new E-Wave WaveTable card and the official PC MIDI expansion board, which adds sophisticated MIDI capabilities including support for the Roland MT-32's Intelligent Mode.
So check out this review of the hottest new ISA sound card on the block!
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Further Viewing: MK8330 Test Captures Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcEaE8CtOwkRFXXRCV5byjor9_OM-3PHs DOS Gaming MIDI Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYIup8RyiOs
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Chapters: 00:00 Introduction To The MK8330 00:44 All About ISA 01:57 A Look Around The MK8330, PC MIDI & E-Wave Hardware 04:10 OPL3 Side By Side Comparison - Doom 05:39 Compatibility With DOS, Windows 3.x and Windows 9x 06:48 MIDI - OPL3, Roland SoundCanvas & E-Wave Comparison Demo 09:33 Demo - Official PC MIDI Add-On 11:20 Demo - AdLib Support - Duke Nukem 2 & Commander Keen 4 12:31 A Note On 286 Compatibility (Or Lack Of) 12:53 Demo - E-Wave MIDI WaveTable Card - Wacky Wheels 14:07 More AdLib / SoundBlaster Demos, Thoughts On Noise & Conclusions 15:34 Negative Bits & Final Conclusions
Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com: Intro: SLCT - U & Me Jules Gaia - Midnight Swing Nocturnal Spirits - Not That Serious Future Joust - Powerwalkin' Forever Sunset - City Lights, City Dreams Outro: Yomoti - Before Chill
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