VDMSound
| Original author(s) | Vlad Romascanu |
|---|---|
| Development status | Stopped (2.1.0) |
| Operating system | Windows NT/2000/XP and 95/98/Me |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Emulator |
| Website | VDMSound download |
VDMSound is an open source (licensed under the GPL) emulator of legacy sound card devices, designed to allow video games and other applications written for MS-DOS to run on the Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/95/98/Me operating systems. Its author is Vlad Romascanu.
VDMSound emulates Adlib and Sound Blaster cards (standard, pro and 16), parallel port DAC, and an MPU 401 MIDI (UART-mode) interface. It also provides joystick support.
The official VDMSound builds run on Windows NT/2000/XP. A Windows 95/98/ME port was contributed by Chris Chua.
VDMSound allows the recording of all captured sound and music to WAV and MID files.
VDMSound allows the user to provide custom mappings for MIDI instruments as well as for joystick buttons and axes.
As of version 2.1.0 beta, VDMSound also includes a Wizard graphical user interface (integrated as a Windows shell extension), accessible by right-clicking on any MS-DOS executable.
As opposed to DOSBox, which emulates an entire x86 personal computer with DOS, VDMSound emulates only the sound hardware. All other aspects of DOS emulation are managed natively by the Windows operating system's 16-bit subsystem (NTVDM) through virtualization. This results in reduced system load (and thus games will run faster than under DOSBox on the same hardware specifications), at the expense of reduced compatibility (see limitations below.)
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