MK1869 ISA Sound Card Review
732Today I’m taking a look at Edro and Leo’s new MK1869 ISA sound card! Many retro sound cards based on ESS chips were value focused and sound quality was not a priority. The MK1869 brings you all the great ESS strengths like excellent compatibility, great FM synthesis and a bug free MPU 401 combined with very clean sound output. It also gives you the ES690F wavetable chip on board, a wavetable header and more! Join me as I test out this card that ticks all the right boxes.
MK1869 Product Page:
https://pcmidi.eu/mk1869.html
MK1869 Xtreme:
https://pcmidi.eu/xtreme.html
Link to the Orpheus II LT review:
• The Orpheus II LT - A Brand New ISA Sound ...
DOS Days ESS games list:
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00:00 Introduction
02:05 MK1869 Overview
06:03 Expansion Options
07:13 Connectivity
09:19 Software
10:16 Test Setup and Sound Quality
12:32 ADPCM, FM and General MIDI
19:50 HMI Driver Issues
20:57 ESFM and ESS-Specific Features
25:14 PC Speaker
25:53 External MIDI Tests
31:02 Conclusion
Music is an original piece called "Prelude to Space" created for the channel by Bertrand Guégan.