Thanks for your comments Chris and Jason. Unfortunately I can't help with the problems using OSS.
Regarding Win32, however, there are definite timing problems. These are unlikely to be resolved by the 0.3.3 release (assuming we're still aiming for a release by Christmas) but should be in CVS soon after. In the meantime, if you run freesci with the -v option you should be able to see what sound servers and midi devices you have available. Try running with the -Swin32e or -Ssdl options, or try a different midi out device by using the instructions in the current README.Win32 in CVS. Please let me know how you get on and if you have trouble. What speed is your machine? Thanks, Alex. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 12:49 PM Subject: [freesci-develop] Re: quick question on mt32gm > > It is the same way with my build under the win32 port. SQ3 mostly plays the > percussion for the music directly after you step out of the pod. > Occasionally, some of the bass line pokes out. (It is almost as if the midi > is playing in "extended mode" only...which I think is like channels 11-16 > with 16 being percussion. This being the case instead of General midi w/ > channels 1-16. I usually have the percussion on channel 10 in this case) I > like to write midi. :) > > It seems that long notes tend to have trouble. The flutes during the first > "overhead castle view" in camelot choke the notes off a bit. The tempo is > pretty inconsistant for SQ3, Camelot, and KQ1 (the main ones I tested) It is > usually slighty slow (either just a little too slow, or like one tenth the > actual temp...never inbetween. ?) > > If you move the console window to the foreground, it speeds up...but is > still inconsistant. > > I know that there are known midi issues, but I just wanted to point out some > of the ones I was having specifically. I appreciate all the work you guys > put into it! > > - Chris > > >From: Jason Cragg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [freesci-develop] quick question on mt32gm > >Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:23:04 -0800 (PST) > > > > > >Hi there, > > > > I was playing around with the latest CVS of freesci(in this case > >12-08-2001) and I noticed that the GM sound isn't coming out right. > >Pretty much all I'm getting is percussion. The games I tried were SQ3 and > >LSL3, both of which produced the same result. I didn't know if this was > >a limitation of the mt32gm driver right now, or if it's something that you > >guys didn't know about, so I thought I'd bring it up. I'm using my Roland > >SCC-1 GM card through OSS's /dev/sequencer, in case that holds any > >relevance. Oh wait(looks at subject line), I forgot to ask a question, so > >um... Is this "functioning as designed" at the moment, or should it be > >working differently? > > > >-Jason > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > >
