Provides correct .conf file to be used with DOSBox to use DMXOPTION from the DMX Sound Engine in Doom. MP3 and Image Comparisons included.
From the ReadME:
TITLE: "DMX: GM | GUS Comparisons"
AUTHOR: TKBS | TKBS.UK | @unrealbyfusilade (wordpress)
INFO: Examples of SET DMX & settings with/ without using GM & GUS
- Images + some .mp3 examples included.
APPS: DOSBOX-SVN-Daum | ADOBE | NP++ |
Music: E1M2 | EM17 (Used for comparison testing)
FILES:
* Config for DOSBOX-SVN-Daum (can be ported to other versions)
* CFG for DOOM (Sound Ports, GUS | GM)
* Examples (images & .mp3)
- To Save File Space, distribution is ".mp3"
- The Images speak for themselves so no wav needed.
- users will get the results by setting their config.
- sizes are approximate, example file track lengths may overrun, start at menu etc.
- they are for visual comparison only, not audio fidelity.
[FILE SIZE]
This mp3 with 7 COMPARISON FILES:
* RAW .mp3 = 24.2 MB 25,426,886 bytes
This FULL RAW 7 FILES:
* RAW .wav = 693.6MB 693,630,650 bytes [(Total coincidence it was 6--,6--,6--)]
A reduced .wav
* 16bit 44100hz = 178MB or less.
A single file: "E1M7_GUS-03-SET_DMX+MT32"
.mp3 = 3.42 MB (3,596,288 bytes) | 16bit 44100khz
.wav = 109 MB (115,134,464 bytes) | 32bit float 96000khz
[COMPARISONS]:
1. GM: GENMIDI file from DOOM 1 vs DOOM 2 GENMIDI
2. GM: with DMX SET vs without
3. GUS: with DMX SET vs without
4. Using the MT32_CONTROL.ROM vs without
[Conclusion]: // When using DOSBox: (SEE included config files)
* SET DMXOPTION=-opl3
- absolutely must do this!
* USE: MT32_CONTROL.ROM with delaysysex (see .conf)
- makes no difference to audio sound, but helps handle it.
* GENMIDI 1/2 Files
- showed no noticeable difference, but that is on ly releavnt to the tracks tested.
* All users should enable DMXOPTION irrelevant of how they listen to the audio (gm, gus, synth, etc)
// TO DO:
1. -phase | with/without
//... Assumption is always use phase will be better! so currently untested.
2. Test virtual synth
3. Test Android parsing with DOLBY ATMOS
[COMPARISONS]://test sheet.
GENMIDI Settings:
DONE: 1. GENMIDI Doom 1 vs DOOM 2 GENMIDI
DONE: a) SET DMXOPTION=-opl3 | with/without
***TODO: b) with -phase | with/without
DONE: c) with swapstereo=true | with/without
GUS Settings:
3.
DONE: a) SET DMXOPTION=-opl3 | with/without
***TODO: b) with -phase | with/without
DONE: c) with swapstereo=true | with/without
[NOTES]:
* According to the doom wiki "Doom and Doom II have different GENMIDI lumps"
* DMX info etc
* default uses MS GS WAVETABLE, thus the GM.DLS can be modifed & tested too.
[LINKS]
Doomwiki.org
// note: all images may not be the same size// aligned etc, but there is a slight visible difference in the spectrum regardless.
- the overall impact on these tracks with GENMIDI changes wasn't noticeable enough to really matter.
- To know which version is best: the midi itself will need to be looked at to see which instruments may differ...
...as this would be faster than listening to all 24 tracks twice
- a list of tracks with there differences from each genmidi would be very useful.
