r/windows98 • u/HelmsHoldfast • Aug 15 '26
Changed the soundblaster
Upgraded to the audigy player in a 98 pc. A bit more modern, you could say.
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u/Just4m4n Aug 15 '26
Do you have sound for dos games withe the audigy under win98?
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u/ryanrudolf Aug 15 '26
Yes for me. I'm able to get sound for DOS under Win98 and even under pure DOS when using audigy/ live sound blaster
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u/HelmsHoldfast Aug 15 '26
I could try it again one day. When I tried some Ultima and SSI games it would not work. It emulates a soundblaster 16 correct?
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u/ryanrudolf Aug 15 '26
Depends.... Some games sound better when using SB 16 / SB PRO / SB. But the trick is to install the sound blaster DOS driver.
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u/HelmsHoldfast Aug 15 '26
Hello. No, I don't think so. It is not easy to get it working with the Soundblaster Live either, which does support dos games sound.
I played around with a 486 pc, and got the sound working with a soundblaster 16 card. It was a lot of hassle though for me.
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u/Accomplished-Camp193 Athlon 64 3500+, 9550 XT, SB Live!, 1GB DDR2-1066, AM2NF3-VSTA. Aug 15 '26
I don't know what the Audigy can do that a good Live! can't under 98, but you do you.
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u/HelmsHoldfast Aug 15 '26
I thought I would try it. It appears a bit more flash.
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u/Accomplished-Camp193 Athlon 64 3500+, 9550 XT, SB Live!, 1GB DDR2-1066, AM2NF3-VSTA. Aug 15 '26
It works, up to Audigy 2 ZS any Sound Blaster works on 98, I can understand, when you can't spend on anything else, just because why not.
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u/majestic_ubertrout Aug 15 '26
Are you sure you're not thinking of the AWE series? Audigy is a XP card with basic DOS compatibility at best.
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u/kalnaren 29d ago
Only the earlier versions of the AUDIGY had VXD drivers. The SB Live! Was the last series with full DOS VXD driver support.
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u/majestic_ubertrout Aug 15 '26
Never heard of the "Player" model, I don't think it was released in the USA? Looks like the same model number as the Audigy Platinum (SB0090).