CMS (Creative Music System)
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== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
Files begin with ASCII characters "<code>CM</code>". | Files begin with ASCII characters "<code>CM</code>". | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
| + | DOSBOX can emulate a CMS card (also known as a GameBlaster) by setting the following in your DOSBOX config file: | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | [sblaster] | ||
| + | sbtype = gb | ||
| + | sbbase = 220 | ||
| + | irq = 7 | ||
| + | dma = 1 | ||
| + | hdma = 5 | ||
| + | sbmixer = true | ||
| + | oplmode = cms | ||
| + | oplemu = default | ||
| + | oplrate = 22050 | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | Download the CMS DOS software below and run <code>CMSDRV.COM</code> and then <code>PLAYER.EXE <song.cms></code> | ||
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| + | No known modern software exists that can play/convert CMS files. | ||
== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 17 June 2020
CMS (Creative Music System) is an audio format associated with the Creative Music System sound card.
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Identification
Files begin with ASCII characters "CM".
Software
DOSBOX can emulate a CMS card (also known as a GameBlaster) by setting the following in your DOSBOX config file:
[sblaster] sbtype = gb sbbase = 220 irq = 7 dma = 1 hdma = 5 sbmixer = true oplmode = cms oplemu = default oplrate = 22050
Download the CMS DOS software below and run CMSDRV.COM and then PLAYER.EXE <song.cms>
No known modern software exists that can play/convert CMS files.
Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/vgaspectrum/sound/cms1/
- http://cd.textfiles.com/1stcanadian/sound/ → *cms*
- CreativeMusicSystem-DOS.zip
Links
- CMS, from the Videogame Music Preservation Foundation Wiki
