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Steinberg Cubase / Re: Wavelab 2.0 (1998)
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Windows XP (Oct 2001) / AHCI driver for XP found in "Matrix Storage Manager" / "Intel Rapid storage"
« Last post by chrisNova777 on October 22, 2023, 06:27:29 PM »Matrix Storage Manager (now called Intel Rapid Storage).
https://dl.dell.com/SATA/Intel_Matrix-Storage-Manager_A21_R222845.exe
hope this download isnt for DELL computers only?
https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/where-to-find-microsoft-ahci-drivers-for-windows-xp/m-p/5834
https://archive.org/details/f6flpy3286
Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver for Windows XP
https://dl.dell.com/SATA/Intel_Matrix-Storage-Manager_A21_R222845.exe
hope this download isnt for DELL computers only?
https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/where-to-find-microsoft-ahci-drivers-for-windows-xp/m-p/5834
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an AHCI driver is provided for Windows Vista by Microsoft, and for XP the AHCI driver is provided by Matrix Storage Manager (now called Intel Rapid Storage).
My SSD is running beautifully on AHCI / XP SP3 32bit using the latest Intel Rapid Storage driver (iaStor.sys) version 10.0.0.1043 beta.
Mauriceb, you know Intel Rapid Storage is Intel's AHCI driver........ right? o_O
https://archive.org/details/f6flpy3286
Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver for Windows XP
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Windows 98 (Jun 1998) / Re: Applications crash checking for DX plugins (Solved)
« Last post by dawful on October 21, 2023, 10:59:32 PM »Thank You. I noticed your announcement, the other day. Just forgot about tidying up.
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Windows Vista (Jan 2007) / vista sp2 download from microsoft update catalog
« Last post by chrisNova777 on October 21, 2023, 07:25:16 PM »95
Windows 98 (Jun 1998) / Re: Applications crash checking for DX plugins
« Last post by chrisNova777 on October 21, 2023, 05:39:01 PM »Can I edit the subject title to (Solved), or must a Mod do that?
you should be able to edit the subject title of the thread now
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Windows 98 (Jun 1998) / Re: Applications crash checking for DX plugins
« Last post by foksadure on October 21, 2023, 10:08:41 AM »Nothing to write home about the QX2442USB: it's about the same than your Q502USB, just with more channels, busses and decent FX. Budget mixer.
MIDI timing is already very good on this system, thanks to a couple of Midex interfaces used with legacy Cubase (VST5/SX2).
http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,3083.msg11155.html#msg11155
http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,625.msg10927.html#msg10927
You seem going through a lot of trouble getting Win98FE to run with your devices, while you could use 98SE/Me, and streamline it with 98lite.
https://www.litepc.com/98lite.html
Getting rid of all the Internet Explorer bells and whistles yet retaining the WDM, FAT32 and USB support leads to a fast, responsive and stable system, even using a mechanical 2"5 HDD (mSATA feels just marginally faster). Still got the occasional BSOD, though. Win9x FTW.
MIDI timing is already very good on this system, thanks to a couple of Midex interfaces used with legacy Cubase (VST5/SX2).
http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,3083.msg11155.html#msg11155
http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,625.msg10927.html#msg10927
You seem going through a lot of trouble getting Win98FE to run with your devices, while you could use 98SE/Me, and streamline it with 98lite.
https://www.litepc.com/98lite.html
Getting rid of all the Internet Explorer bells and whistles yet retaining the WDM, FAT32 and USB support leads to a fast, responsive and stable system, even using a mechanical 2"5 HDD (mSATA feels just marginally faster). Still got the occasional BSOD, though. Win9x FTW.
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Windows 98 (Jun 1998) / Re: Applications crash checking for DX plugins
« Last post by dawful on October 20, 2023, 11:22:22 PM »Same installer design as the one of the infamous Akai EIE Pro USB audio interface, which InMusic/Akai Pro must have licensed from Ploytec as well.I went through the list of HW/VEN IDs in the .inf file. They do list device names next to them, but that doesn't cover everything. I noticed "Alesis Mixing Desk" in there.
The Lexicon Omega and Digidesign Mbox are in there. I've been tempted to look at Mbox drivers, betting they licensed too. I've researched the Omega already, I know they licensed. It was too bad the Lexicon Lambda wasn't listed in there (USB powered and doesn't get as hot as the Omega).
I finally got a chance to look up your mixer. Very nice. I can see why you were hoping to improve the situation.
In my opinion, the RME Hammerfal/Multiface is top notch. But it doesn't have the external mixing abilities, boards like yours have. It does provide a software mixing board. I think it also provides a few hardware FX (probably thinking of some EMU PCMCIA or USB). Anyway, that is where I'm hoping to land, while in Win9x land.
Thanks, for the update on the 2902. That is also my chip. The 2900-2904 and 2906 are also supported. When I bought the Q502USB, few years back, I had though it supported higher samplerates and resolution. Tricky Tricky, they got me. I'm sure I wasn't worried.
Sorry, it didn't improve MIDI.
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Windows 98 (Jun 1998) / Re: Applications crash checking for DX plugins
« Last post by foksadure on October 20, 2023, 06:35:41 PM »It's doubtful that higher samplerates or bits are included, but I haven't tried. I think they are all working over USB1.1 bandwidth, even when used over USB2. The highest possible settings, under USB1.1 limitations, seems to be 48000kHz @ 24bit. If 2.8.24 added more bandwidth, that would be good to know. Especially, since the Windows driver is maxed at 48000kHz by 16bit.
The PCM2900/2902 codec chip is USB 1.1, and caped at 16-bit 48k.
So any extra resolution bit or up-sampling would be done in software, at the driver or the host level.
https://www.ti.com/product/PCM2902
https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/pcm2902.pdf
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On-Chip USB Interface: Fully Compliant With USB 1.1 Specification
16-Bit Delta-Sigma ADC and DAC
Sampling rate:
DAC: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
ADC: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
On-Chip Clock Generator With Single 12-MHz
On WinME, I used v2.6.1, which has a specific setup exe for Win98.
On the XP side, the v2.8.24 seems okay.
Same installer design as the one of the infamous Akai EIE Pro USB audio interface, which InMusic/Akai Pro must have licensed from Ploytec as well.
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Windows 98 (Jun 1998) / Renoise 2.5.1 on Windows 98
« Last post by dawful on October 20, 2023, 06:14:23 PM »Running with KernelEx, Windows 98 can now handle Renoise 2.5.1.
The only issue I ran into was needing to disable GUI effects. The problem here, is that it is enable by default, after install. With it enabled, menus do not appear when you click on on them. They will draw when you mouse over them. This is also true with many buttons.
You can either fish you way through the problem, until you disable the setting (Edit > Preferences > GUI > Enable GUI effects [Uncheck]), or manually edit the "Config.xml" file value "VisualEffects" from "true" to "false" (Notepad will work fine, use Search>Find). You can find it in "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Renoise\V2.5.1".
I am using a Bear Window's Vbemp video driver. The graphics issue may not be an issue for everyone.
KernelEx properties for "Renoise.exe "is set with XP compatibility, and advanced setting "Don't use these settings in child processes".
The only issue I ran into was needing to disable GUI effects. The problem here, is that it is enable by default, after install. With it enabled, menus do not appear when you click on on them. They will draw when you mouse over them. This is also true with many buttons.
You can either fish you way through the problem, until you disable the setting (Edit > Preferences > GUI > Enable GUI effects [Uncheck]), or manually edit the "Config.xml" file value "VisualEffects" from "true" to "false" (Notepad will work fine, use Search>Find). You can find it in "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Renoise\V2.5.1".
I am using a Bear Window's Vbemp video driver. The graphics issue may not be an issue for everyone.
KernelEx properties for "Renoise.exe "is set with XP compatibility, and advanced setting "Don't use these settings in child processes".
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Windows 98 (Jun 1998) / Re: Applications crash checking for DX plugins
« Last post by dawful on October 20, 2023, 05:48:39 PM »Thanks! I don't do audio ITB, but I'll try to install this one. I'm curious to see if it has an effect on MIDI timing in Cubase VST5, when using the ASIO audio engine as the reference clock instead of the MROS one.
Edit: no changes in timing, but the Ploytec ASIO driver works and latency is obviously much better than with Windows Millenium generic USB audio driver.
The state of ME's WDM driver support is much better then Win98FE (what I am using). You might be able to use the 2.8.24 version (maybe you've already tried?). It's doubtful that higher samplerates or bits are included, but I haven't tried. I think they are all working over USB1.1 bandwidth, even when used over USB2. The highest possible settings, under USB1.1 limitations, seems to be 48000kHz @ 24bit. If 2.8.24 added more bandwidth, that would be good to know. Especially, since the Windows driver is maxed at 48000kHz by 16bit.
ASIO4ALL should also work, for the Windows USB audio driver (often only partially working with Win98FE). Ploytec wants to be the only ASIO driver; so testing ASIO4ALL would require removing Ploytec. I'm not sure ASIO4ALL would be any benefit; I've had some software not work with ASIO4ALL. But it is good to have options. The last ASIO4ALL to work with Win9x is v2.14. -> https://asio4all.org/downloads/ASIO4ALL_2_14_English.exe
I'm glad it's of use to you. Latency was a real bummer, till I found it.