Review and demonstration of the DreamBlaster X1 Wavetable General MIDI board

[philscomputerlab]

I wasn't 100% where to post this, but I thought that a General MIDI wavetable board would fit nicely in the Pentium category!

The DreamBlaster X1!

Product link: http://www.serdashop.com/DreamblasterX1

Join me in this comprehensive review and demonstration of a brand new General MIDI wavetable board, created by Serdaco, a small company in Belgium.

In this review I will provide an overview of the board, the dimensions, how it fits on popular sound cards. We will look at pricing, options, the jumpers, what they do, and much more.

There recordings are used to demonstrate the functionality: What you hear is what you get. Towards the end are DOS game recordings including Doom II, Duke Nukem 3D, Wing Commander: Privateer, Raptor, Descent, Descent II, Leisure Suit Larry 6, Space Quest 5 and Sam and Max!

So sit back, relax, grab a coffee, tee, beer, or whatever you are into, and enjoy this video!

Direct link to the video: https://youtu.be/CEiooPiW2LQ

 

[philscomputerlab]

I did recordings of the X1 going head to head against the mighty Roland SC-55 and Yamaha MU80 midi modules. Check out it stacks up against them!

 

[Trixter]

I'm afraid I don't hear enough difference between the X1 and the earlier Dreamblaster card to warrant an extra 50 euros. The nicer piano set is nice, but not 50-euros-nice.

 

[Chuck(G)]

Can this be used with the VSL soundfonts? The reason I ask this is that most of the other soundfont libraries that I've seen are really terrible. Try synthing a brass quintet and see if you can keep from laughing.

 

[philscomputerlab]

Mot sure, does VSL support wavetable boards in DOS?