Daughterboards

These are the daughterboards I currently own:

AST Advantage Wavetable card [DB IIA Rev. 1.1] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: AdMOS QDSP QS700
  • ROM size: ? MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: ??/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: ??
  • Year of introduction: 1995 (?)


Aztech CS9233 [ANSC71007259] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Crystal CS9233
  • ROM size: 1 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 190/?? (GM/GS)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1994 (?)


Aztech Sound Galaxy Wave Power (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Ensoniq OTTOR2
  • ROM size: 2 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1992 (?)


Creative Labs Wave Blaster [CT1900] (Card only) *

  • Audio chipset: E-MU Sound Engine Rev.A
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/18 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1993

* This daughterboard is essentially the same as the external E-Mu Sound Engine module (it even says so on the card) but lacks the reverb/chorus effects.


Creative Labs Wave Blaster II [CT1910] (Boxed)

  • Audio chipset: E-MU 8000
  • ROM size: 2 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/10 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1994

   


Diamond Monster Sound Wavetable Card [MON SND WVTBL CRD 0.5MB] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: AdMOS QDSP QS1000
  • ROM size: 0.5 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1996


Diamond Monster Sound Wavetable Card [MON SND WVTBL CRD 2MB] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: AdMOS QDSP QS1000
  • ROM size: 2 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1997


Gallant Wavetable Card [GMW-1000] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM9203
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 315/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: ????


Hizon DB333 [Formosa 16-bit AudioStar Wave] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM9233
  • ROM size: 1 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 343/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1995


IBM Aptiva Wavetable Card [S-W1/C] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Crystal CS9233
  • ROM size: 1 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 343/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1994


Miditemp DS-48 CleanWave32 [SOUND CARD VER 1.0] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM9733
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 323/10 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 48
  • Year of introduction: 1999


NEC XR385 [Yahama DB60XG Clone] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Yamaha XQ036A0
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 676/21 (GM/XG)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 19??


Pine PT-2030 Vivaldi Xtra Wavetable DB [YMF-704C-S OPL4] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Yamaha YMF-704C-S (OPL4)
  • ROM size: 1 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 24
  • Year of introduction: 1996 (?)


Pine Vivaldi Wavetable DB [PT-202] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Samsung KS0164
  • ROM size: 1 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1995 (?)


 

Roland Sound Canvas SCB-7 [SCD-10] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Roland TC6116AF
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/6 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 28
  • Year of introduction: 1995


Roland Sound Canvas SCB-55 [SCD-15] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Roland TC6116AF
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 354/9 (GM/GS)
  • Polyphony: 28
  • Year of introduction: 1995


Serdaco Crystal Blaster C1 Solder Kit (Card only) *

  • Audio chipset: Crystal CS9236
  • ROM size: ? MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/1 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 2020

This wavetable daughterboard comes as a through-hole solder kit, which means the one SMD component has already been placed.


Serdaco Dreamblaster S1 [SO-01003 REV C] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM2195
  • ROM size: ? MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: ??/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 64 (38 with effects)
  • Year of introduction: 2014


Serdaco Dreamblaster S2 [SO-03011-B] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM2695
  • ROM size: ? MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/5 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 64 (38 with effects)
  • Year of introduction: 2015


Serdaco Dreamblaster X1 [SO-03002 REV E] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM2655
  • ROM size: 8 MB (32MB Flash)
  • Instruments/Drumkits: ??/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 64 (38 with effects)
  • Year of introduction: 2015


Serdaco Dreamblaster X2GS [SO-03010 REV C] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM5504B
  • ROM size: 16 MB (ROM) + 48MB (Flash)
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/15 (GM/GS) *
  • Polyphony: 81
  • Year of introduction: 2021

* This chip uses an officially licenced Roland GS “Sound Canvas” soundset and although unconfirmed it has more than a few similarities to the Roland SC-88. The user changable bank comes preloaded with the “Buran V1.1” soundset.


Serdaco Dreamblaster X16GS [SO-0309D] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM5716B
  • ROM size: 16 MB (ROM) + 1GB (Flash)
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 308/15 (GM/GS) *
  • Polyphony: 256
  • Year of introduction: 2023

* This chip uses an officially licenced Roland GS “Sound Canvas” soundset and although unconfirmed it has more than a few similarities to the Roland SC-88. The user changable banks come preloaded with the “Dream CleanWave”, “Buran V1.1”, “OPL3-FM General MIDI” and “GXSCC Chiptune” soundsets. Additionally, there are 2 more empty soundbanks. 

       


Serdaco E-Wave (Limited McOtto Edition) [SO-03058E] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: ESS AudioDrive ES6992S
  • ROM size: 1 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/1 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 2021


Serdaco McFly [SO-03061B] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: VLSI VS1053 *
  • ROM size: ? MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/1 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 64 (max. 40 sustained, depending on clock frequency)
  • Year of introduction: 2020

* This chip has a very low-fi, sometimes even FM-like sound to it. It also is not 100% GM compatible and struggles with some more complex (sysex) MIDI files. This manifests itself by just going quiet completely during playback or by hanging notes. This can be heard in some of the recordings on this site.


Serdaco McQub [SO-03068B REV B] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: AdMOS QDSP QS1000 *
  • ROM size: 2 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/8 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 2021

* The chip and sound ROM on this card are also utilized on the Diamond Monster Sound 2MB Wavetable daughterboard as well as several ISA soundcards with on-board wavetable capabilities.


Serdaco MP32L Raspberry Pi HAT [SO-03076B] (Card only) *

  • Audio chipset: emulation
  • ROM size: variable
  • Instruments/Drumkits: variable
  • Polyphony: variable (up to 256, depending Raspberry Pi model)
  • Year of introduction: 2021

* This is technically not a Wavetable daughterboard but an add-on for a Raspberry Pi and to be used with the MT32-pi software. This software uses Munt to (very accurately) emulate the Roland MT-32 and/or CM-32L (appropriate ROM files must be provided by yourself due to legal reasons) and uses FluidSynth to load virtually any type of soundfont for GM/GS playback. Various options for the emulation and settings can be made in the mt32-pi.cfg file, such as max. polyphony, display settings, default soundfont banks, etc.


Serdaco Qwave [SO-03068D REV D] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: AdMOS QDSP QS1000 *
  • ROM size: 0.5 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 2021

* The chip and sound ROM on this card are also utilized on the Diamond Monster Sound 2MB Wavetable daughterboard as well as several ISA soundcards with on-board wavetable capabilities.


Serdaco WP32 McCake CM4 Based Waveblaster Board [SO-03066E] (Card only) *

  • Audio chipset: emulation
  • ROM size: variable
  • Instruments/Drumkits: variable
  • Polyphony: variable (up to 256)
  • Year of introduction: 2021

* This is a Wavetable daughteboard that utilizes a Raspberry Pi CM4 and is to be used with the MT32-pi software. This software uses Munt to (very accurately) emulate the Roland MT-32 and/or CM-32L (appropriate ROM files must be provided by yourself due to legal reasons) and uses FluidSynth to load virtually any type of soundfont for GM/GS playback. Various options for the emulation and settings can be made in the mt32-pi.cfg file, such as max. polyphony, display settings, default soundfont banks, etc.


Serdaco Yucatan FX [GSBLASTER-YUCATAN FX-REV B] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM9733
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 354/9 (GM/GS) *
  • Polyphony: 64
  • Year of introduction: 2020

* This daughterboard is effectively a Turle Beach Cancun FX clone and uses the exact same sound ROM. Therefore it sounds exactly the same, but also comes with the same “volume/distortion” bug. This exact sound ROM is also used in the Anteg EasyMIDI EM-100 sound module.


Terratec MiniWaveSystem [SOWT-11 Ver1.0] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Crystal CS9233
  • ROM size: 1 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 343/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1997 (?)


Terratec MiniWaveSystem [SY-TTWT-11M V1.0] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Crystal CS9233
  • ROM size: 1 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 343/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1997 (?)


Terratec MiniWaveSystem [WT64 V1.0] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM9503
  • ROM size: 1 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 287/8 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1997


Terratec Producer Wave XTable [TT9708WT V1.1B] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Dream SAM9708
  • ROM size: 16 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 492/12 (GM/GM2/GS/XG)
  • Polyphony: 128
  • Year of introduction: 2005


Terratec WaveSystem [SCW001-2 VER.1.0] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Crystal CS9203
  • ROM size: 2 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 315/8 (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1993


Trust Korg Super Sound Module [SCW 020 MPB-000013 VER 1.2] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Korg MBCS35104
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: ?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: ????


Turtle Beach Rio [TBS-RIO-PC00 Rev.3] (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: ICS WaveFront ICS2115V
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 128/?? (GM)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1993 (?)


Yamaha DB50XG Sound Daughter Board (Card only)

  • Audio chipset: Yamaha XQ036A0
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: 676/21 (GM/XG)
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1995


Yamaha DB51XG Sound Daughter Board (Card only) *

  • Audio chipset: Yamaha XU947C0
  • ROM size: 4 MB
  • Instruments/Drumkits: ?/? (GM/XG) **
  • Polyphony: 32
  • Year of introduction: 1998?

* This module came installed by default in the Korg NX5R sound module (A black version of the NS5R with a slightly different LCD display, which does have the wavetable header but comes with no card installed by default).
** This module is said to be a cut-down version of the DB50XG, lacking the QS300 instrument set and has 16-bit output instead of 18-bit, but I can’t confirm this.