Sound in DosBox core

Hi, I was wondering how I can get sound to work using the DosBox core?

I have tried running Flashback but there is no audio.

I read the docs about MIDI https://docs.libretro.com/library/dosbox/ I have placed the ROMs in the System folder but I’m not sure about the bit that reads:

…Then set:

[midi]
mpu401=intelligent
mididevice=mt32

And I’m not entirely sure MIDI is my problem, as I would guess I’d need to emulate a sound card for some games?

I have used VDMSound on an old Windows XP machine in the past https://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/ but otherwise I’m a bit clueless.

I’m hoping someone could please help?

If I’m not mistaken you have to use the nightly builds to get MIDI support. Is not as stable as I thought it was. When I’m on a game and go into the Quick Menu or close the game the game gets stuck and I have to restart RA to fix it.

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I’m a bit confused about the (Software) MIDI situation. I just fiddled around with Dosbox SVN on Win7. I would appreciate if someone could clarify some things:

  • Mt32 is only working with the regular Dosbox build, not SVN, is that correct?
  • What about General Midi, is that working with both?
  • What is the situation on Linux, with Lakka and non Lakka distros?