diff --git a/settings/ports.rst b/settings/ports.rst index e1c35eb..cf03a81 100644 --- a/settings/ports.rst +++ b/settings/ports.rst @@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ Emulated device to connect to the given parallel (LPT) port. Serial port 1-4 --------------- -Enable emulation of serial ports ranging from COM1 to COM4. Any ports not supported by the motherboard itself will be emulated as generic ISA or VLB serial cards. +Enable emulation of serial ports ranging from COM1 to COM4. Any ports not included on the motherboard itself will be emulated as generic ISA or VLB serial cards. Parallel port 1-3 ----------------- -Enable emulation of parallel ports ranging from LPT1 to LPT3. Any ports not supported by the motherboard itself will be emulated as generic ISA or VLB parallel cards. +Enable emulation of parallel ports ranging from LPT1 to LPT3. Any ports not included on the motherboard itself will be emulated as generic ISA or VLB parallel cards. diff --git a/settings/sound.rst b/settings/sound.rst index 3e6f46e..b5b21cf 100644 --- a/settings/sound.rst +++ b/settings/sound.rst @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Sound card to emulate. Only cards supported by the machine's expansion buses wil The *Configure* button opens a new window with settings specific to the selected sound card, such as the I/O ports, IRQ and DMA channels for ISA cards. +Emulation for the Yamaha OPL series of synthesizers (used by many of the emulated cards) is provided by a modified `Nuked OPL3 `_ library. + MIDI Out Device --------------- @@ -19,10 +21,10 @@ Device to output MIDI music to, for sound cards equipped with an external MIDI o * **None:** don't output MIDI music. * **FluidSynth:** a software soundfont synthesizer. The FluidSynth library file must be present in the 86Box directory, and a soundfont must be configured. -* **Roland MT-32**/**CM-32L Emulation:** emulate a Roland MT-32 or CM-32L synthesizer device. Emulation is provided by the `Munt `_ library. -* **System MIDI:** output to a (configurable) host MIDI device, such as the Windows software synthesizer or a USB MIDI adapter. +* **Roland MT-32**/**CM-32L Emulation:** emulate a Roland synthesizer module. Emulation is provided by the `Munt `_ library. +* **System MIDI:** output to a MIDI device on the host system, such as the Windows software synthesizer or a USB MIDI adapter. -The *Configure* button opens a new window with settings specific to the selected output device. +The *Configure* button opens a new window with settings specific to the selected output device, such as the host MIDI device to use for *System MIDI*. MIDI In Device -------------- @@ -30,9 +32,9 @@ MIDI In Device Device to receive MIDI music from, for sound cards equipped with an external MIDI input. * **None:** don't receive MIDI music. -* **System MIDI:** receive from a (configurable) host MIDI device, such as a USB MIDI adapter. +* **System MIDI:** receive from a MIDI device on the host system, such as a USB MIDI adapter. -The *Configure* button opens a new window with settings specific to the selected input device. +The *Configure* button opens a new window with settings specific to the selected input device, such as the host MIDI device to use for *System MIDI*. Standalone MPU-401 ------------------ diff --git a/usage/ideterqua.rst b/usage/ideterqua.rst index 0afb6ea..597db24 100644 --- a/usage/ideterqua.rst +++ b/usage/ideterqua.rst @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ On Windows 2000 only, the additional channels can be enabled after the system is Windows Vista and 7 ------------------- -The Windows NT 6 family does not support non-Plug-and-Play IDE controllers, and therefore cannot use the additional channels as currently implemented in 86Box. +The Windows NT 6 family does not support legacy non-Plug-and-Play IDE controllers, and therefore cannot use the additional channels as currently implemented in 86Box. Linux -----