The PicoGUS 2.0 is the Only DOS Sound Card You Need!

This is everything you need to know about the PicoGUS 2.0! This is a terrific sound card that can reasonably handle any of your DOS-based sound needs. It can emulate the Gravis Ultrasound, Sound Blaster, Adlib, MPU-401, CMS and Tandy 3 voice. It is a project that is in a beta state but it is updated all the time and will only get better with time!
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro With Bad Jokes
1:04 - What is the PicoGUS anyway?
3:52 - Configuration!
5:01 - Firmware Info
6:25 - Windows and Emulation
7:44 - Final Thoughts
8:46 - GUS MODE FastTracker Test 1
10:02 - GUS MODE FastTracker Test 2
11:11 - GUS MODE One Must Fall 2097 + Bad Dancing
11:44 - Gravis vs Sound Blaster Jazz Jackrabbit
12:30 - GUS MODE(wavetable) Zone Raiders
13:04 - Sound Blaster Mode SkyRoads
13:40 - Sound Blaster Mode Descent
14:20 - Sound Blaster Mode Jill of The Jungle
14:55 - CMS/Game Blaster Space Quest III
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[@DOSStorm]

Apologies to my British viewers for the horrible accent. If you want to grab yourself a PicoGUS check out the links below! Project Page: github.com/polpo/picogus Buy a PicoGUS on Tindie: www.tindie.com/products/polpo/picogus-sound-card-emulator-for-isa-retro-pcs/

[@UnseenMenace]

No offence taken my man :D

[@DOSStorm]

@@UnseenMenaceThanks. I only hope it was slightly better than Dick Van Dyke's attempts. lol

[@ianpolpo]

Great video! I will be renaming the project to Pico de GUSo effective immediately.

[@DOSStorm]

Haha thanks. Keep up the great work, this thing is so fun to mess with.

[@Omarkoman]

$45 is an absolute bargain ... ridiculously cheap ! I would happily pay double or more for this card.

[@DOSStorm]

Yeah, all things considered I don't think building your own would be much cheaper.

[@Nuevo_El_Nagual]

I just joined the waitlist. I wish it had a SoundBlaster and wavetable support and the same time.

[@DOSStorm]

I wonder if you could use two of them at a time flashed with different firmware? Slightly silly but it would be cool.

[@ianpolpo]

I think it’s doable! One of the next things I’m going to try is simultaneous SB and MPU-401 emulation.

[@danielborisov6892]

Best engagement sequence ever for OMF - x200 subscribes and x1000 likes.

[@DOSStorm]

I hope so. I was dancing my heart out.

[@MadMac5]

I've been waffling on getting one of these for a while, and this video convinced me to get on the waitlist for one. It's probably the most cost-effective way for me to get some hands-on time with a Gravis Ultrasound!

[@DOSStorm]

For sure. I'm hoping in the future it will be able to do so much more as well!

[@Pickle136]

add scrap computing mt32-pi wavetable and you also have builtin mt32 and midi soundfonts. My fav combo right now :-)

[@DOSStorm]

That is a great idea!

[@rogiervanlierop]

Thanks for your video. I have the Picogus DIY, all parts and the PCB are waiting for me to install them 😊

[@DOSStorm]

That's awesome, I don't think you will be disappointed.

[@sweetlilmre]

Do it! It's a fun build 😊

[@pc-sound-legacy]

Awesome project of Ian👏 And 45$ seem to be a bargain regarding its versatility.

[@DOSStorm]

Agreed! I hope they become more readily available to everyone soon. I wonder how many he is producing at a time right now?

[@JH-pe3ro]

RP2040 and ESP32 (with FabGL) have been powering a lot of cool, inexpensive hardware lately. I'm glad more people get to experience a GUS now(I already did, back in the 90's). The ESP32 by itself is a decent PC emulator and the latest P4 version of that looks targeted for more performance with some 2D acceleration, so perhaps we'll get some video cards or single-board microcomputer designs exploiting that...

[@RetroErik]

Nice video. Thanks.

[@myne00]

Just because it makes me laugh "If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music"

[@DOSStorm]

I'm yet another victim of the video game industry. Don't do games kids.

[@net_news]

with an optical output it would be perfect!

[@DOSStorm]

That is a brilliant idea. Imagine running a GUS through a home theater system. lol

[@net_news]

@@DOSStorm exactly and with perfectly clean sound 👌

[@freddyvretrozone2849]

Optical is simple to add, there are PIO Code for SPDIF, and it need only one Pin

[@net_news]

@@freddyvretrozone2849 amazing hope POLPO know this 🙏

[@Vanessaira-Retro]

Nice video! Also with Descent and GUS, did you install any of the GUS fix patches for it? I know I had to when using a real GUS on Descent.

[@DOSStorm]

Thanks! I think I did install the Gravis PnP patch(prepgame) from when I had the GUS clone installed. That might be messing it up though honestly. I should probably just do a fresh install of Descent and see if it works.

[@CYON4D]

Sounds good.

[@chuckrock9510]

Nice shirt!!!😎

[@DOSStorm]

Thanks! I just got the chance to see them live a few weeks ago. It was a blast.

[@Zeenpr-du9wv]

Finding a Pico Gus 2.0 sound card these days is like trying to locate a Bigfoot dropping an album on vinyl. This is a Joke.

[@DOSStorm]

You're not wrong. However, as long as they keep being produced the stock issues will hopefully clear up sooner or later.

[@someguy999]

I recently got one after being on the waitlist for a couple of months. Sure, they are sold out at present, but there's no reason to believe that they won't be available in the future. Moreover, the project is open source and anyone is free to build one themselves. Even if polpo decides not to create any more, someone else on Tindie could sell them in the future. This video is hardly a joke.

[@NdxtremePro]

Finding games that are said to be compatible but don't work for me is the authentic experience. Are your sure it is emulation? That sounds just like how I remember it.

[@DOSStorm]

haha you're not wrong, a real GUS is a pain in rump to get working especially the PnP version.

[@sedrosken831]

I don’t necessarily think that the creators of these projects are exploiting the community at all, it’s just very clear that at the low volume these people can operate at the economy of scale is not kicking in. They gotta break even at least, but it doesn’t mean I have two hundred dollars or more for an Orpheus.

[@DOSStorm]

I agree. These types of things are high effort projects and I think there are much better ways to make a dishonest buck if that is your shtick. However, every time I've covered clones in the past there are always a few people in the comments who make that claim.

[@axonis2306]

The GUS people were the "beat the system" types but they were quite annoyed with games that didn't support their alternative way of choosing a sound card. I was pretty happy owning an SBpro that played every game out there.

[@DOSStorm]

Yeah if you were a gamer back then a Sound Blaster made way more sense. Easy to set up, high compatibility and the sound was good enough. The GUS worked out well for musicians and the games that supported it though. However, I must say its fun messing with it now.

[@axonis2306]

@@DOSStorm My post was mostly fun, but I appreciate your serious response. GUS was a superior card.

[@DJefke001]

I still have a GUS MAX and a GUS ACE somewhere. I most probably have no working PC with ISA slots anymore. Still, I want this now :D

[@DOSStorm]

That stinks. Those are very valuable cards these days. Maybe it's time to build yourself a retro rig. :)

[@WolFik789]

when your MCU in soundcard is more powerful than whole PC itself 😂

[@DOSStorm]

Ironic isn't it?

[@TheRetroCave]

Can the card play Wizardry 7 Soundblaster sounds properly? This game relied on a real OPL3 chip and used some errors in it to produce correct sounds. It would be very interesting to know if this card can do that. The DosBox does not work but PCEM and x86box emulating real soundcards work. I will get such a card myself also, thanks

[@agentmith]

Aaaaaand it’s out of stock. I swear, just once I’d like to hear about one of these projects while there’s still stock available.

[@DOSStorm]

I hear ya. More are being made though! Sign up for the waitlist and hopefully you can get one when the next batch comes around. Unlike repros, there is no shortage of the parts used for this so hopefully stocking issues will ease up as time goes on.

[@thefaultinourpizza1513]

back in stock

[@klenchr3621]

Thanks for video. As the wiki states, doesn't work on an IBM 286 PS/2 8mhz computer. Needs faster, like 386+. However, maybe I can program the pico to emulate something like a MT-32 on a fast PC and then try again with the 286.

[@klenchr3621]

Just confirmed that you can flash the picogus on a 386+ computer and then use that flashed picgus on a 286 computer. Listening to games using the MT-32 flash on an IBM PS/2 286 8mhz machine

[@StargateMax]

Sadly, it doesn't emulate the EMU8000 chip sound of AWE32 (and SB32). That's a sure dealbreaker for me.

[@vasilytyrnovsky9516]

What's the name of the track at the <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="602">10:02</a> time mark?

[@DOSStorm]

Its called "HunabKu*PlasmaTitlan" You can get it on Modarchive.org

[@thisdudeisbig5546]

now here me out... PicoGUS dipped in Pico de gallo

[@DOSStorm]

Ah yes...Tomatoes and microplastics. Tasty. lol

[@AdrianuX1985]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="692">11:32</a>.. +1 ;-D

[@jmshear]

Why do I need a sound card?!

[@DOSStorm]

For sound of course!

[@garorobe]

Reminds me of @fagear 's project FMonster (kzbin.info/www/bejne/e57doGCalpp3h8U)

[@DOSStorm]

Interesting, I'll have to check it out... thanks!

[@Jurtaani]

three people clearly did not appreciate great dance moves.

[@JohnSmith-iu8cj]

Sponsored review of an open source card 😂

[@DOSStorm]

Hey, I'm just trying to be transparent with you guys. lol

[@JohnSmith-iu8cj]

👍😂