-=> Quoting Roger Fingas to Lee Jackson <=-
RF> As to music daughterboards, what about Yamaha's
RF> DB50XG? I hear that's
RF> supposed to be a good card.
LJ> I have one on the AWE32 at the office. The GM patch set is not good,
IMHO
LJ> - too many sounds that are inconsistent in volume (guitars, especially).
LJ> However, the sounds that you can access via the XG command set are good.
LJ> One thing I don't like is the bottom part of the standard drum set.
LJ> Instead of being identical to the ones used by Roland, Creative Labs,
LJ> Gravis, and just about everyone else, they made one rather irritating
LJ> change: their Stick Click is swapped with a Rim Click. Why!!!!!????
That would throw off the drums, wouldn't it!
RF> It's supposed to be a hot card, although you can't use it with
^^^^^^^^
MonsterSound, for those tuning in...
RF> games in "pure DOS" mode. Will it be supported for DNF?
LJ> Don't know. Whatever the Quake II engine supports, we'll support.
Just thinking (progress! ) - since DNF is set in Las Vegas, will
you have any lounge lizard music?
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