Karl's IT Retro

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ I reckon this video is not for everybody, but some of you may find it interesting. I tried to make it as simple as possible, so I hope it's going to help you. Enjoy. If you want, you can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kitr or Join my discord server: https://discord.gg/E4Pv6S4zE 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - What is MIDI? 03:04 - How to get the MIDI out? / Easy way 03:34 - How to get the MIDI out? / Less easy way 04:50 - How to get the MIDI out? / A bit difficult way 05:25 - How to get the MIDI out? / Horrible way 06:26 - Hardware recording / General MIDI 15:17 - Hardware recording / MT-32 19:28 - DOSBox / General MIDI 23:40 - DOSBox / MT-32 25:22 - DOSBox / FM Synthesis DOSBox ECE - https://yesterplay.net/dosboxece/ Munt MT-32 Emulator - https://sourceforge.net/projects/munt/ MT-32 ROMs - https://www.karlsitretro.com/stuff/mt32roms.zip MIDI-OX - http://www.midiox.com/ MIDI Yoke - http://www.midiox.com/ XMI2MID - https://www.karlsitretro.com/stuff/XMI2MID.ZIP scanxmi - https://sourceforge.net/projects/midi-converter/ dro2midi - https://github.com/Malvineous/dro2midi/releases MIDI TXT to MIDI converter - https://www.karlsitretro.com/stuff/mf2t.zip WinRipper - https://www.karlsitretro.com/stuff/WinRipper.zip TMIDI MIDI Player - https://www.grandgent.com/tom/projects/tmidi/ vanBasco's MIDI Player - http://www.vanbasco.com/

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Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ Exactly as the thumbnail says, this is a comparison video between OPL3, ESS 1868 and CQM in Tyrian. All tracks were recorded in DOS 6.22. Tracklist: 00:00:00 - Track 01 - Asteroid Dance Part 2 00:05:11 - Track 02 - Asteroid Dance Part 1 00:10:58 - Track 03 - Buy / Sell Music 00:14:02 - Track 04 - Camanis 00:20:02 - Track 05 - Camanise 00:20:58 - Track 06 - Deli Shop Quartet 00:26:19 - Track 07 - Deli Shop Quartet no.2 00:27:07 - Track 08 - Ending Number 1 00:28:59 - Track 09 - Ending Number 2 00:38:00 - Track 10 - End of Level 00:38:20 - Track 11 - Game Over Solo 00:38:54 - Track 12 - Gryphons of The West 00:42:00 - Track 13 - Somebody Pick Up The Griphone 00:44:15 - Track 14 - Gyges, Will You Please Help Me 00:47:46 - Track 15 - I Speak Gygese 00:50:02 - Track 16 - Halloween Ramble 00:56:11 - Track 17 - Tunneling Trolls 01:00:35 - Track 18 - Tyrian, The Level 01:04:39 - Track 19 - The MusicMan 01:04:58 - Track 20 - The Navigator 01:06:48 - Track 21 - Come Back to Me, Savara 01:11:13 - Track 22 - Come Back Again to Savara 01:12:41 - Track 23 - Space Journey 1 01:17:27 - Track 24 - Space Journey 2 01:26:18 - Track 25 - The Final Edge 01:30:06 - Track 26 - Starts 01:33:14 - Track 27 - Parlance 01:35:10 - Track 28 - Torm - The Gathering 01:39:53 - Track 29 - Transon 01:44:23 - Track 30 - Tyrian: The Song 01:49:54 - Track 31 - Zanac3 01:50:03 - Track 32 - Zanacs 01:53:09 - Track 33 - Return Me to Savara 01:56:48 - Track 34 - High Score Table 01:57:13 - Track 35 - One Mustn't Fall 02:01:25 - Track 36 - Sarah's Song 02:05:18 - Track 37 - A Field for Mag 02:08:26 - Track 38 - Rock Garden 02:15:14 - Track 39 - Quest for Peace 02:19:35 - Track 40 - Composition in Q 02:22:31 - Track 41 - Beer If you want, you can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kitr or Join my discord server: https://discord.gg/8egHprPN

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ I was wondering, how much would the perfect DOS gaming rig cost. This is what I came up with. 00:00 - Intro 01:59 - Motherboard 04:27 - Power Supply 05:25 - Chassis 05:38 - CPU 07:19 - Memory 09:16 - VGA 10:00 - VGA Tests 10:10 - VGA Tests - Quest For Glory 4 10:36 - VGA Tests - Quake 11:03 - VGA Tests - DisplayMate 13:36 - Sound Card 14:03 - MIDI FM Test - Duke 3D 15:03 - MIDI FM Test - Doom 16:03 - MIDI FM Test - Quest For Glory 4 18:09 - MIDI GM Test - Duke 3D 18:50 - MIDI GM Test - Doom 19:16 - MIDI GM Test - Quest For Glory 4 20:36 - Hard Drive 22:31 - CD or DVD 23:23 - Mouse, Keyboard, Peripherals If you want, you can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kitr or Join my discord server: https://discord.gg/8egHprPN

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ If you want, you can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kitr or Join my discord server: https://discord.gg/8egHprPN 00:18 - Brief overview 02:03 - Brief history 04:44 - What's supported / Audio CD 08:50 - What's supported / CD Video 09:36 - What's supported / LaserDisc 11:29 - What's supported / SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis 16:13 - What's supported / NEC PC Engine / TurboGrafx 17:10 - What's supported / SEGA Mega LD / NEC LD-ROM2 20:42 - What's supported / Karaoke LaserDisc 21:58 - What's supported / Remote Control 22:14 - What's supported / 3D Goggles 22:53 - Conclusion

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ I made this video based on couple of requests in the comments. It's just a comparison between the CQM and the OPL3 in the requested games. Tracklist: 00:10 - Prince of Persia 2 - Intro - CQM 01:16 - Prince of Persia 2 - Intro - OPL3 02:24 - Prince of Persia 2 - Level 1 - CQM 03:25 - Prince of Persia 2 - Level 1 - OPL3 04:34 - Prince of Persia 2 - Level 2 - CQM 04:55 - Prince of Persia 2 - Level 2 - OPL3 05:22 - The Elder Scrolls Arena - Village - CQM 06:34 - The Elder Scrolls Arena - Village - OPL3 07:36 - The Elder Scrolls Arena - Palace - CQM 08:32 - The Elder Scrolls Arena - Palace - OPL3 09:26 - CyberMage - Darklight Awakening - Title - CQM 10:01 - CyberMage - Darklight Awakening - Title - OPL3 10:36 - CyberMage - Darklight Awakening - In-game - CQM 11:19 - CyberMage - Darklight Awakening - In-game - OPL3 12:13 - Ultima Underworld - Intro - CQM 12:52 - Ultima Underworld - Intro - OPL3 If you want, you can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kitr

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ I had to clarify some info I didn't in the original video, so I made this second part. First part of this review: https://youtu.be/pTTII7WkUtg If you want, you can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kitr

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ The Banshee was a dumpster fire, how about the Voodoo 3? Did 3dfx manage to beat their own Voodoo2? Let's see. 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - Brief history 04:36 - DOS 06:41 - 2D performance 06:57 - 3D features 07:57 - 3D performance 10:30 - Conclusion If you want, you can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kitr Discord: https://discord.gg/pAs6fuBR

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ Can 30-year-old loudspeakers be any good nowadays? 00:00 - Brief History 01:36 - The Kappa 04:26 - Specifications 06:13 - The Sound 08:33 - Conclusion

Fourth part of the 3dfx Voodoo series. This time it's about the infamous Voodoo Banshee. I was wondering if it can outperform the famous Voodoo 2. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:18 - Very Brief History 00:00:36 - Test setup 00:00:52 - The Cards I've Got 00:02:23 - Drivers 00:02:58 - DOS 00:03:37 - 2D Benchmarks 00:04:01 - 3D Benchmarks 00:05:56 - Conclusion Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ Second part of the third part of my Buying Guide about turntables. 00:02 - Phono Pre-amplifiers 02:87 - Turntable 04:20 - 33 vs 45 vs 78 05:03 - Belt Driven vs Direct Drive 05:59 - Automatic vs Manual 06:47 - Accessories 07:37 - Cleaning 09:00 - Pressings 09:48 - Vinyl Record vs Compact Disc 13:40 - Scratched Record vs Scratched CD 14:35 - Conclusion

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ This is the part 3.1 of a seven part series of my Hi-Fi buying guide. This time it's about turntables. I had to re-upload the video, there were some glitches in the original one, nothing major though. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:31 - Cartridge 00:04:30 - Stylus shape - Spherical/Conical 00:04:56 - Stylus shape - Elliptical 00:05:17 - Stylus shape - Line Contact 00:05:31 - Stylus shape - Shibata 00:05:51 - Stylus shape - Microline/Microridge 00:06:25 - Stylus shape - Laser 00:07:03 - Tip type 00:08:07 - Tonearm 00:09:14 - Cartridge alignment 00:09:40 - Tracking force 00:13:14 - Anti-skating

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ This is the part 3.1 of a seven part series of my Hi-Fi buying guide. This time it's about turntables.

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ Most of the tracks provided by https://www.wavetable.nl/ Fourth part of this massive comparison. 00:00:34 - Azrael's Tear - In-Game 1 00:05:35 - BioForge - Facing Big Ass Robot Head On 00:10:36 - BioForge - Intro - Prisoner Transport 00:15:36 - Doom - At Doom's Gate (E1M1) 00:20:37 - Doom II - Into Sandy's City (MAP09) 00:25:37 - Doom II - Running From Evil (MAP01, MAP15) 00:30:38 - Duke3D - Grabbag (Theme from Duke Nukem 3D) 00:35:38 - Dune II - Introduction 00:42:19 - Gabriel Knight - Dixieland Drug Store 00:47:20 - Gabriel Knight - Introduction - Opening Theme 00:52:20 - Little Big Adventure - Desert 00:57:21 - Lemmings - Level 1 01:02:21 - Monkey Island 2 - Intro 01:08:46 - Quest for Glory IV - Introduction 01:13:46 - Rise of The Triad - Cccool 01:18:47 - Rise of The Triad - Suck This 01:23:47 - I Have no Mouth and Scream - Gorrister's Exploration 01:28:48 - Space Quest III - Introduction 01:34:38 - System Shock - Medical 01:40:29 - Ultima VIII - Pagan Theme 01:45:29 - Warcraft II - Human 1

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ Microsoft's first and only attempt to get into a sound card territory. Did Microsoft do a good job creating this sound card? Let's find out. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:14 - Hardware 00:02:56 - Software 00:04:48 - Tests / Noise tests 00:06:36 - Alone In The Dark 00:07:04 - BioForge 00:07:29 - Doom E1M1 00:07:54 - Doom E3M1 00:08:19 - Doom 2 Map 01 00:08:44 - Doom 2 Map 09 00:09:09 - Duke Nukem 3D 00:09:34 - Duke Nukem 2 00:10:33 - Dune 2 00:11:18 - Flashback 00:11:43 - Gabriel Knight - Main Menu 00:12:08 - Gabriel Knight - Bookstore 00:12:33 - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 - Main Menu 00:13:03 - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 - Game 00:13:27 - The Legend of Kyrandia 00:14:18 - Lemmings 00:14:43 - Magic Carpet 00:15:08 - The Secret of Monkey Island 00:15:35 - Monkey Island 2 00:16:05 - Quest For Glory 4 00:16:35 - Rise of The Triad 00:17:04 - Simon The Sorcerer 00:17:20 - Space Quest 00:17:45 - Space Quest 5 00:18:45 - TFX 00:19:20 - Time Commando 00:19:45 - Warcraft 2 00:20:11 - I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream 00:20:36 - Descent 00:21:01 - Gene Machine 00:21:27 - Flight of The Amazon Queen 00:22:17 - Conclusion

Update: Forgot to mention that in the video, the TNT2 was in fact TNT2 Ultra Third part of the 3dfx Voodoo series. This time it's about the famous Voodoo 2. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:09 - Brief history 00:04:25 - Test setup 00:06:10 - Tests / APIs 00:06:22 - Tests / DOS 00:06:46 - Tests / Voodoo Graphics 00:08:12 - Tests / Ati Rage Pro Turbo 00:08:46 - Tests / S3 Savage 3D 00:09:09 - Tests / nVidia Riva TNT 00:10:12 - Tests / nVidia Riva TNT2 00:10:35 - Conclusion Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ All recorded tracks: https://www.karlsitretro.com/reviews/SONY_XL44L_vs_Yamaha_MC-1x/Sony_XL44L_vs_Yamaha_MC-1x.zip 00:00:48 - Alien - Main Title 00:04:21 - Miles Davis - Aura - Blue 00:10:51 - Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom - Anything Goes 00:13:40 - Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom - Fast Streets Of Shanghai 00:17:18 - Rocky II - Redemption 00:19:50 - Streets of Rage - Moon Beach 00:22:53 - Streets of Rage 2 - In the Bar 00:25:10 - Alien - Main Title - SONY 00:28:42 - Alien - Main Title - Yamaha 00:32:14 - Miles Davis - Aura - Blue - SONY 00:38:45 - Miles Davis - Aura - Blue - Yamaha 00:45:21 - Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom - Anything Goes - SONY 00:48:11 - Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom - Anything Goes - Yamaha 00:50:58 - Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom - Fast Streets Of Shanghai - SONY 00:54:35 - Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom - Fast Streets Of Shanghai - Yamaha 00:58:12 - Rocky II - Redemption - SONY 01:00:43 - Rocky II - Redemption - Yamaha 01:03:13 - Streets of Rage - Moon Beach - SONY 01:06:19 - Streets of Rage - Moon Beach - Yamaha 01:09:24 - Streets of Rage 2 - In the Bar - SONY 01:11:45 - Streets of Rage 2 - In the Bar - Yamaha

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ In this video, we'll find out, if it's worth getting an expensive CD transport or is it an audiophile scam? 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:11 - What is a CD transport? 00:01:15 - What makes CD transports expensive? 00:02:48 - The test 00:06:23 - Conclusion

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:15 - 2D DOS Performance 00:03:50 - 3D DOS Performance 00:04:42 - 2D Windows Performance 00:06:31 - 3D Windows Performance 00:09:06 - Image Quality 00:09:27 - Conclusion

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ This is the part 2.2 of a seven part series of my Hi-Fi buying guide. This a continuation of the part about amplifiers, and I just present what I've chosen as a budget system.

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ This is the second part of a seven part series of my Hi-Fi buying guide. This part is about amplifiers, types, classes, what's good and what's crap. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:21 - Power Amplifiers 00:01:15 - Pre-Amplifiers 00:02:25 - Integrated Amplifiers 00:02:58 - Receivers 00:03:20 - Cassette Receivers 00:03:40 - Amplifier Classes 00:03:55 - Class A 00:04:35 - Class AB 00:04:55 - Class D 00:05:18 - Solid State vs Valve 00:07:12 - Stereo vs Multi Channel 00:07:57 - RCA vs XLR vs Digital 00:09:57 - DAC 00:11:37 - Stream or Not To Stream 00:13:11 - What to get then? 00:15:16 - Connecting Loudspeakers

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ This is the first part of a seven part series of my Hi-Fi buying guide. This part is about some general recommendations, next parts will be about turntables, cassette decks, amplifiers, loudspeakers, CD players and reel to reel decks. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:01 - What to choose 00:02:38 - Vintage vs new 00:06:06 - Design 00:07:14 - Where to buy

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ Most of the tracks provided by https://www.wavetable.nl/ Third part of this massive comparison. 00:00:40 - Azrael's Tear - In-Game 1 00:05:40 - BioForge - Facing Big Ass Robot Head On 00:10:40 - BioForge - Intro - Prisoner Transport 00:15:40 - Doom - At Doom's Gate (E1M1) 00:20:41 - Doom II - Into Sandy's City (MAP09) 00:25:41 - Doom II - Running From Evil (MAP01, MAP15) 00:30:42 - Duke3D - Grabbag (Theme from Duke Nukem 3D) 00:35:42 - Dune II - Introduction 00:42:22 - Gabriel Knight - Dixieland Drug Store 00:47:23 - Gabriel Knight - Introduction - Opening Theme 00:52:23 - Little Big Adventure - Desert 00:57:24 - Lemmings - Level 1 01:02:24 - Monkey Island 2 - Intro 01:07:24 - Quest for Glory IV - Introduction 01:12:25 - Rise of The Triad - Cccool 01:17:26 - Rise of The Triad - Suck This 01:22:26 - I Have no Mouth and Scream - Gorrister's Exploration 01:27:27 - Space Quest III - Introduction 01:33:17 - System Shock - Medical 01:39:08 - Ultima VIII - Pagan Theme 01:44:08 - Warcraft II - Human 1

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ Nakamichi Dragon is supposed to be one of the best tape decks of all times, but is it, really? 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:27 - Brief History 00:02:08 - Design 00:02:53 - Features 00:09:51 - Sound Quality 00:11:05 - Noise Test 00:12:29 - Type 1 Test Recordings - Conan The Barbarian 00:14:35 - Type 2 Test Recordings - Conan The Barbarian 00:16:09 - Type 3 Test Recordings - Conan The Barbarian 00:17:42 - Type 4 Test Recordings - Conan The Barbarian 00:19:16 - Type 1 Test Recordings - Berserk 00:21:17 - Type 2 Test Recordings - Berserk 00:22:48 - Type 3 Test Recordings - Berserk 00:24:19 - Type 4 Test Recordings - Berserk 00:25:51 - Type 1 Test Recordings - Tenchu 00:27:53 - Type 2 Test Recordings - Tenchu 00:29:25 - Type 3 Test Recordings - Tenchu 00:30:56 - Type 4 Test Recordings - Tenchu 00:32:27 - Type 1 Test Recordings - Deus Ex 00:35:01 - Type 2 Test Recordings - Deus Ex 00:36:56 - Type 3 Test Recordings - Deus Ex 00:38:50 - Type 4 Test Recordings - Deus Ex 00:40:45 - Type 1 Test Recordings - The Witcher 3 00:44:05 - Type 2 Test Recordings - The Witcher 3 00:46:35 - Type 3 Test Recordings - The Witcher 3 00:49:04 - Type 4 Test Recordings - The Witcher 3 00:51:53 - Frequency Response 00:52:40 - Erase Ratio 00:53:15 - Conclusion

Check out my other channel with retro game MIDI music videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqim0LCBZum-R7XGRNp3l4w/ One of the best adventure games from better times, when Lucas Arts were actually making art, not utter rubbish like Star Wars 7-9.