1987 IBM Music Feature Card: Is it really worth 3000?
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Date: 2023-03-17
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bird
As someone whose only exposure to the retro tech ecosystem is your content, this is yet another card I've never heard of. Interested to see what it's about, cool to touch on another AdLib Gold-style legend.
EDIT: Man yeah, this thing sounds pristine, I love it. Warm and smooth, with a 'depth' to it. What a groundbreaking product. It's actually cool that the sound of it is not unique to the card; it makes experiencing that sound easier.
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As someone whose only exposure to the retro tech ecosystem is your content, this is yet another card I've never heard of. Interested to see what it's about, cool to touch on another AdLib Gold-style legend.
EDIT: Man yeah, this thing sounds pristine, I love it. Warm and smooth, with a 'depth' to it. What a groundbreaking product. It's actually cool that the sound of it is not unique to the card; it makes experiencing that sound easier.
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Dukefazon
I have a soft spot for sound card for some reason. When my brother bought the first PC in the house it didn't even had a floppy drive, let alone CDrom or sound card, because he was happy he could get the base machine first. It wasn't long before he could get a floppy drive a CDrom and a souond card but it felt like an eternity not having sound. Today I'm buying old sound cards left and right when I see them on my local flea market.
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I have a soft spot for sound card for some reason. When my brother bought the first PC in the house it didn't even had a floppy drive, let alone CDrom or sound card, because he was happy he could get the base machine first. It wasn't long before he could get a floppy drive a CDrom and a souond card but it felt like an eternity not having sound. Today I'm buying old sound cards left and right when I see them on my local flea market.
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Rebecca
Oh my. Now I'm even more happy that I bought an FB-01 a while back. I wanted it for music production, as it's famous for certain sounds like the Solid Bass aka. Lately Bass sound for example, and I'm a big fan of '80s FM synths. But finding out that it's supported as a device for old games? Yikes, I never knew. Suddenly my side-by-side combo of FB-01 and SC-55 looks even cooler
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Oh my. Now I'm even more happy that I bought an FB-01 a while back. I wanted it for music production, as it's famous for certain sounds like the Solid Bass aka. Lately Bass sound for example, and I'm a big fan of '80s FM synths. But finding out that it's supported as a device for old games? Yikes, I never knew. Suddenly my side-by-side combo of FB-01 and SC-55 looks even cooler
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RetroGaming
Very impressive and quite fascinating since I never heard this Soundcard before because most people already know the Sound Blaster or the Ad Lib with their FM synthesizer capabilities which both are iconic legendary cards but hearing this particular card for the first time and I'm quite impressed since I always love FM synthesizers that organic Chip Tone feel is just awww.
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Very impressive and quite fascinating since I never heard this Soundcard before because most people already know the Sound Blaster or the Ad Lib with their FM synthesizer capabilities which both are iconic legendary cards but hearing this particular card for the first time and I'm quite impressed since I always love FM synthesizers that organic Chip Tone feel is just awww.
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Marc
I never knew this sound card existed. My first computer was a Packard bell legend something. I remember it had a sound blaster 16 card inside.
I had loads of fun playing many computer games and enjoy the FM music I would hear from games at the time.
Biomenace and megarace had good music tracks. I cannot forget the awesome soundtrack to star wars tie fighter.
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I never knew this sound card existed. My first computer was a Packard bell legend something. I remember it had a sound blaster 16 card inside.
I had loads of fun playing many computer games and enjoy the FM music I would hear from games at the time.
Biomenace and megarace had good music tracks. I cannot forget the awesome soundtrack to star wars tie fighter.
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Brian
wait. uses the same FM synth chip as the Sharp X68000! Holy shit, I LOVE the music from x68k games SO MUCH! Ive been listening to them a lot lately. Check them on out on YT! The Sword of Lxsor has prob the best OST on the system. Any x68k song composed by 'CUL CAN' is gonna be a certified banger!
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wait. uses the same FM synth chip as the Sharp X68000! Holy shit, I LOVE the music from x68k games SO MUCH! Ive been listening to them a lot lately. Check them on out on YT! The Sword of Lxsor has prob the best OST on the system. Any x68k song composed by 'CUL CAN' is gonna be a certified banger!
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Vyxel
What exactly can you do to preserve the sound--even if you can't keep the card? Could a person record every possible note of every possible instrument? Then people without the card can play with the sounds that the card could create. Or is that not a thing?
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What exactly can you do to preserve the sound--even if you can't keep the card? Could a person record every possible note of every possible instrument? Then people without the card can play with the sounds that the card could create. Or is that not a thing?
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Dtr146
Well shit. My Goodwill has a online website that you can buy stuff and then pick it up at the store. They had one of these. I was wondering what it was. Oh well somebody just made a couple hundred dollars. Also explains why It sold for so much
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Well shit. My Goodwill has a online website that you can buy stuff and then pick it up at the store. They had one of these. I was wondering what it was. Oh well somebody just made a couple hundred dollars. Also explains why It sold for so much
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runderwo
12: 30 Try an IRQ other than IRQ2. IRQ2 is cascaded to IRQ9 on the PC/AT and programs assuming non-cascaded IRQ2 on the PC/XT (due to a single PIC) are not compatible with systems with multiple PICs (i. e. PC/AT and compatibles.
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12: 30 Try an IRQ other than IRQ2. IRQ2 is cascaded to IRQ9 on the PC/AT and programs assuming non-cascaded IRQ2 on the PC/XT (due to a single PIC) are not compatible with systems with multiple PICs (i. e. PC/AT and compatibles.
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Bamboebahr
I love these sound card reviews. It's cool to hear the differences between the special cards and whatever was the generic option of the time. I'm still hoping to find a roland MT-32 here on the European mainland one day
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I love these sound card reviews. It's cool to hear the differences between the special cards and whatever was the generic option of the time. I'm still hoping to find a roland MT-32 here on the European mainland one day
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Need
I would love to have a synth based on the IBM Music Feature Card. I have a synth based on Adlib (Twisted Electrons Breakbeats as well as their MegaFM, but I would love one based on the opcc chip.
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I would love to have a synth based on the IBM Music Feature Card. I have a synth based on Adlib (Twisted Electrons Breakbeats as well as their MegaFM, but I would love one based on the opcc chip.
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eyetrauma
Man, shout out to Clint s heart. If I was handling this thing I m sure mine would be doing flips worrying about stray static electricity or my fumbling the card and it bouncing off the floor.
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Man, shout out to Clint s heart. If I was handling this thing I m sure mine would be doing flips worrying about stray static electricity or my fumbling the card and it bouncing off the floor.
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fanjoy
I busted out my tube DAC to listen to this and boy was I rewarded! That cannon in D is a masterpiece. That card is worth it. Stares hard at Tandy 1000 I play colonels bequest all the time!
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I busted out my tube DAC to listen to this and boy was I rewarded! That cannon in D is a masterpiece. That card is worth it. Stares hard at Tandy 1000 I play colonels bequest all the time!
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Xenomorph
Hi lgr first time commenting long time watcher, just wanted to say thanks for all your videos, they help me relax when i need to be relaxed, thank you and keep up the good work, peace: )
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Hi lgr first time commenting long time watcher, just wanted to say thanks for all your videos, they help me relax when i need to be relaxed, thank you and keep up the good work, peace: )
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