The Hanging Note Bug Fix Is HERE! (Part 2/2)

Struggling with the Hanging Note Bug on your Creative Soundcard? If your Soundblaster 16/32 or AWE32 is driving you crazy with stuck notes, you will love this! Discover a simple hardware fix that’ll save your retro audio gear -no more glitches, just crystal-clear sound. The cards that you should avoid - specifically the ones with DSP 4.11, 4.12 and 4.13 are an option again!

Part 1:    • Creative Ignored It: The Hanging Note Bug ...  
Soundblaster DSP Project: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?...
TubeTimeUS: https://x.com/TubeTimeUS/status/11375...

Blog Post with resources and links:
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▬▬▬▬ Timestamps ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 MIDI FORGE: Maestro update
01:36 What to expect today
03:21 PCBWay
04:01 MIDI files
09:00 Yamaha OPL and MPU-401
11:23 Two types of hanging notes
12:45 How does a note get stuck
14:57 How does FixMPU mitigate the bug
16:05 Hexen w/wo Sound FX Card
19:00 The Soundblaster DSP project
23:23 Removing the DSP chip
29:03 Adding a socket
32:39 Testing the card with socket
35:39 Flashing the new firmware
36:46 Testing the new firmware in Hexen
38:51 Testing the new firmware in Doom
39:52 What a result!