MIDI Forge Sound Blaster AWE64 Upgrades & Soundfont Tests
LGR Blerbs
Aug 26, 2025 20:10
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Much as I enjoy the Creative Labs SB AWE64 Gold card I use in my LGR Windows 98 PC, the memory expansion daughterboard is unobtanium. Until now! Thanks to Alex of Bits und Bolts, its 28MB RAM upgrade card is now cloned and open sourced. Let's try out the Rhapsody with a bunch of large SF2 files!
Alex's channel https://www.youtube.com/@bitsundbolts
Minuet: https://bitsundbolts.com/2025/07/01/the-smallest-first-diy-8mb-awe64-memory-expansion-board/
Sonata: https://bitsundbolts.com/2025/07/09/punching-above-its-weight-class/
Rhapsody: https://bitsundbolts.com/2025/07/06/another-awe64-28mb-expansion-midi-forge-rhapsody/
Maestro: https://bitsundbolts.com/2025/06/12/midi-forge-maestro-a-wavetable-board/
Soundfonts archive https://archive.org/details/free-soundfonts-sf2-2019-04
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