Welcome to the Orpheus II Sound Card homepage.
Orpheus II is a PC ISA 16bit soundcard , aimed for DOS usage.
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version
The Orpheus II is a greatly upgraded Orpheus I souncard:
More info and development log can be found on VOGONS forum,
in the Orpheus
II thread.
Please also check the Orpheus
I homepage for more info as both cards use the same CS-4237
audio controller.
Jumper
Settings:
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PCMIDI Resources Control P - jumper closed = port 330 , open = port 300 3,5,7,2 = select *one* IRQ for use defaults shown: port 330 and IRQ2 selected |
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MIDI Signal Routing Control (to allow
a dual-mpu setup) If PCMIDI is installed and you also activate CS4237 MPU device you can select which MPU device controls each port. Move jumper to position 1+2 (for PCMIDI) or 2+3 (for CS4237) to select MPU. J2 = Wavetable Connector J3 = Joystick Connector J4 = MIDI Out Connector defaults shown: all ports controlled by PCMIDI MPU |
PCMIDI MPU interface info:
If you want to find out more about the PCMIDI MPU part
then please visit the PCMIDI Homepage
Driver
downloads:
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Orpheus II DOS drivers consists
of 2 parts for now: a. Orphinit that will initialize the CS4237 part b. official Gravis UltraSound PnP or UniSound drivers that will initialize the GUS part |
DOS:
Orphinit 0.57ß version released, download
HERE
.
Please test this new version and
give feedback / bug reports either directly to Edro or Leo
or more preferably post directly in the official
ORPHINIT thread over at VOGONS forum. Thanks!
Changelog
Several bug fixes and improvements
Added support for the Orpheus II (LT) boards
DOS/win3x:
Gravis UltraSound PnP driver download
HERE
.
DOS: Gravis
UltraSound PnP PREINSTALLED driver v.2 download
HERE
.
This package is meant to be used under a pure DOS environment
(and not for DOS-under-win9x) and includes the following pre-installed
items :
latest Gravis UltraSound PnP DOS
drivers
UltraSound Classic compatible patch
set
UltraSound PnP 4MB patch set
Gravis sample midi files
UltraMID driver
Please read the ORPHEUS2.TXT in
the archive for more info.
DOS/win3x/win9x/winNT:
Gravis UltraSound PnP driver floppy images download
HERE
.
Gravis
UltraSound PnP CD image download
HERE
(VOGONSdrivers mirror
HERE
) .
DOS:
UltraMID v1.12, download
HERE
.
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OrpheusII Windows9x drivers consists
of 3 parts: a. OrpheusII Win9x driver for the CS4237/YMF289 parts b. official Gravis UltraSound PnP for the GUS part c. PCMIDI driver |
Gravis game patches & info links:
Official AMD InterWave game
patch information webpage 04/02/1997 mirror
How
to use Gravis UltraSound with Tomb Raider
The
Gravis UltraSound Archives
http://dk.toastednet.org/GUS/
https://gona.mactar.hu/GRAVIS/
more to come...
How to
order it:
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Before ordering the Orpheus II please keep
in mind that this is a piece of hardware for advanced users. It requires knowledge about how to effectively use the Gravis UltraSound PnP soundcard, some effort and games patching to make Classic GUS software compatible with it and on top you will have to juggle a 3in1 card: PCMIDI + CS4237 Soundcard + GUS PnP so good IRQ/DMA resource management is expected. This is not a warning to deter people from ordering but a warning of what to expect: you will face the same situations as with having an original GUS PnP card + a main soundcard + a MPU-401 interface installed togethere in a system. |
Please fill this
order form HERE
- treat it as a non-paying pre-order , once a card is ready for
you we will
contact you about payment info. Be careful to enter your email
correctly so we can contact you back!
Price per card is 340eur if paid via paypal "friends and
family" (or 370eur if you prefer to pay via "goods and
services") .
Price includes worldwide registered airmail shipping.
Be advised that these are the only email addresses that
will contact you about a purchase (either Edro or Leo depending
on availability) :
Problems?
Just contact us!
We'll be happy to help and resolve any issue you might have!
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