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   root42 (root42@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jul-2023 01:01:27 JST root42

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   The card that started it all. And by it I mean the retro soundcard revival. This one was reverse engineered by @tubetime and it still features the illegitimate AdLib logo. I assembled it myself and even drilled holes for the volume control and headphone jack.
   #retrocomputing #retrogaming #adlib

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     root42 (root42@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jul-2023 01:01:20 JST root42

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     This is the Renovation 2020, which is a replica of the SSI Innovation 2001 soundcard. A card that was released around the same time as the AdLib, but with an MOS 6581, better known as the SID. It was used by a handful of SSI and Microprose games, but quickly was overshadowed by the AdLib. Original cards are some of the rarest PC hardware out there, so I am glad clones exist. I‘d like to do more with this card, as so few software exists that supports it.
     #retrogaming #commodore64 #retrocomputing

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     root42 (root42@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jul-2023 01:01:21 JST root42

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     This one is the MUS1099. It's a prototype implementation of a Creative Music System clone. Utilizing two Philips SAA1099 PSGs, which we also saw on the SnarkBarker. They sound a bit harsh, but they are stereo! Also this card has a pretty high noise floor, as it uses the noisy power supplied by the PC to drive the amp. It's a simple card, and I can rather recommend the SnarkBarker, if you want to experience the C/MS in games.
     Sample recording: https://youtu.be/WvCshyDjMGA
     #retrogaming #retrocomputing

     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: repeated this.
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     root42 (root42@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jul-2023 01:01:23 JST root42

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     • Tube🌞Time

     Next up is the SnarkBarker, another reverse engineered soundcard by @tubetime
     It’s a clone of the SoundBlaster 1.5, using the OPL2 for FM synth, optional SAA1099 for C/MS compatibility (stereo square waves!), and an Intel microcontroller for the PCM playback and MIDI. It was so far the most complex card I assembled, and it was difficult to get a bracket made for it!
     #retrocomputing #retrogaming

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     root42 (root42@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jul-2023 01:01:24 JST root42

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     Another board that I built was the Blasterboard kit. Designed by user LABS, as a from scratch reimplementation of the SoundBlaster 2.0. It is missing recording capabilities and has no MIDI interface. But it supports very clean audio amplification and sample rates in excess of 44kHz at 8 bit. It’s a good card for older games and has excellent audio quality.
     #retrogaming #retrocomputing

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     root42 (root42@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jul-2023 01:01:25 JST root42

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     I think this might have been the second homebrew sound card I assembled. Rather an earlier version, but this one must do. The TNDY supplies any PC with the SN76489 PSG that was at the core of the PC Jr, Tandy 1000, Sega Master System and many more computers and consoles. What a cute and useful card by Matze79!
     #retrogaming #retrocomputing #tandy1000