What are the advantage of direct sound SPUs over MIDAS ones?

BluDChyLD · July 26th, 2001

As far as I can see, the MIDAS drivers offer better sound quality and options which the direct sound ones don't. Are there any reasons why I should switch to the direct sound ones instead?
Thanks.

Bubsy · July 26th, 2001

You know I haven't seen any difference too. And yeah the Midas sounds better then the D sound, but Pete is working on the D sound. But did you try out the ePSXe 1.4.0 internal sound. It's the best so far. Well it works great for me, but check it out.

WhosAsking · July 26th, 2001

Try Iori's v1.46. It's better than the internal core because its feature set is more complete (The internal core STILL can't do reverb).

As to the question, MIDAS was a sound driver system developed before DirectSound came to prominence. It relied on standard sound calls, which meant nearly any sound card could use it. With the increase in DirectSound-enabled cards that provide more direct access to a card's internal features, potentially significant speed and performance boosts are possible over traditional sound engines by coding for DirectSound.

The hitch is that it's more difficult to code. That's why there are some hiccups right now. These will eventually be addressed, and DirectSound will likely become the system of choice for most users (such as myself, an SB Live! user).

Bubsy · July 26th, 2001

But with iori 1.46 you have to play in window mode though

rio · July 26th, 2001

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Originally posted by Bubsy
But with iori 1.46 you have to play in window mode though

I can play with full screen.

**Zephon** · July 26th, 2001

If you disable "show real time config window" you can play in fullscreen(at least that's the only way in my computer)

hoyoyo80 · July 27th, 2001

Pete MIDAS is better than pete direct...i agree,when it comes to speech but the core spu is better i thinks....

WhosAsking · July 28th, 2001

Weird. I use Iori's v1.46 myself with Pete's OpenGL 1.51 at 640x480x16FS, and I haven't had a lick of trouble. Must be my config. I wonder if having an Athlon 900 has something to do with it, too.

July 28th, 2001

WhosAsking, I also use Iori's vers. 1.46, full screen w/no problems.
I do turn the real time config window option off though. I'm running an Athon T-Bird 1.2 ghz and SB Live.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

Athleon · July 29th, 2001

Me use Pete's Dsound for compatiblity. But MIDAS offer me quality sound with interpolating option but the compatibilty was limit. But Iori spu just like MIDAS spu but always implemented.

Ali · July 29th, 2001

Well from reading the whole thread I notice that now a days the best spu is Iori's SPU.I am myself using the same plugin.Why........?
There are many reasons

Bubsy · July 29th, 2001

No wonder:eek: I was always getting a black screen when in fullscreen mode:eyes: . thanks guys

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July 26th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
BluDChyLD Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 67	What are the advantage of direct sound SPUs over MIDAS ones? As far as I can see, the MIDAS drivers offer better sound quality and options which the direct sound ones don't. Are there any reasons why I should switch to the direct sound ones instead? Thanks.

July 26th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Bubsy vicious lone wolf Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Suadiye Posts: 774	You know I haven't seen any difference too. And yeah the Midas sounds better then the D sound, but Pete is working on the D sound. But did you try out the ePSXe 1.4.0 internal sound. It's the best so far. Well it works great for me, but check it out. __________________ Welcome to the land my child........ Where you would dissolve to eternal happiness..........

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Bubsy vicious lone wolf Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Suadiye Posts: 774	But with iori 1.46 you have to play in window mode though __________________ Welcome to the land my child........ Where you would dissolve to eternal happiness..........

July 29th, 2001	#11 (permalink)
Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,613	Well from reading the whole thread I notice that now a days the best spu is Iori's SPU.I am myself using the same plugin.Why........? There are many reasons __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux

July 29th, 2001	#12 (permalink)
Bubsy vicious lone wolf Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Suadiye Posts: 774	No wonder:eek: I was always getting a black screen when in fullscreen mode:eyes: . thanks guys [IMG]C:\My Documents\My Pictures\syous.gif[/IMG] __________________ Welcome to the land my child........ Where you would dissolve to eternal happiness..........

July 26th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
WhosAsking Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 36	Try Iori's v1.46. It's better than the internal core because its feature set is more complete (The internal core STILL can't do reverb). As to the question, MIDAS was a sound driver system developed before DirectSound came to prominence. It relied on standard sound calls, which meant nearly any sound card could use it. With the increase in DirectSound-enabled cards that provide more direct access to a card's internal features, potentially significant speed and performance boosts are possible over traditional sound engines by coding for DirectSound. The hitch is that it's more difficult to code. That's why there are some hiccups right now. These will eventually be addressed, and DirectSound will likely become the system of choice for most users (such as myself, an SB Live! user).

July 26th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
Zephon Key To The Universe Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Stratosphere Posts: 2,706	If you disable "show real time config window" you can play in fullscreen(at least that's the only way in my computer)

July 27th, 2001	#7 (permalink)
hoyoyo80 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Darkside Of Xeen Posts: 1,124	Pete MIDAS is better than pete direct...i agree,when it comes to speech but the core spu is better i thinks....

July 28th, 2001	#8 (permalink)
WhosAsking Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 36	Weird. I use Iori's v1.46 myself with Pete's OpenGL 1.51 at 640x480x16FS, and I haven't had a lick of trouble. Must be my config. I wonder if having an Athlon 900 has something to do with it, too.

July 28th, 2001	#9 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	WhosAsking, I also use Iori's vers. 1.46, full screen w/no problems. I do turn the real time config window option off though. I'm running an Athon T-Bird 1.2 ghz and SB Live. sincerely, sx/amiga

July 29th, 2001	#10 (permalink)
Athleon Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Assembled in Malaysia Posts: 253	Me use Pete's Dsound for compatiblity. But MIDAS offer me quality sound with interpolating option but the compatibilty was limit. But Iori spu just like MIDAS spu but always implemented.

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