I want to run Master of Magic with dosbox and i think i am missing something obvious regarding the sound/music settings. I do have in game sound but without any music. Strangely i have chosen the same soundblaster with the same settings, although i can only fill in the hex for the music device. It is just very strange i can get the sound to work but not the music, am i missing something?
I have created a dosbox.conf with these sound settings:
sbtype=sbpro2 #Tried most of them by now
sbbase=220 #did not change
irq=7 #tried 3 and 5 too.
dma=1 #tried 3 too.
hdma=5 #tried 1 and 3 too.
sbmixer=true
oplmode=auto
oplemu=default
oplrate=44100
I changed blaster settings with the above settings so current are:
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T4
Within the Master of Magic install i have chosen for SB original, SB pro (early) and SB pro (later). They all do the same, giving me only sound no music. Adlib, roland and general midi do not work at all.
Best Answer
I can't find solid confirmation, but I'm almost certain that Master of Magic used "redbook audio", based on its 1994 release date and its CD release medium.
Redbook audio is normal CD music on the install disc after the game data track. The game does not contain any music in its programming, and all it does is tell the CD drive when to play which track. Due to the way CD drive music output connected directly to the sound card then, the music was then played directly from the disc to your speakers, with no connection to the game.
Because this method of playing music requires a physical CD, digital downloads of old games almost always have their music missing. Restoring the music requires rewriting the game, or including a CD image that then must be burned to a real CD and inserted in the disc drive while playing; and most digital retailers don't do either of those options.