Welcome to the SonicVision PRO card page!




Prototype #2 shown above
OLD prototype #1 photo


  NEWS

 23-SEP-2026 Design is validated and everything works as expected! Final version will have two changes:
a pair of jumpers to select between banked or linear access for the GD5434 VRAM
higher quality passive components
 23-SEP-2026 Pre-orders are now open, we target an xmas-time release - info at the bottom of the page!
Page is still a WIP - drivers , utilities, jumper info etc will be added soon(tm)



SonicVision PRO is an ISA 4in1 card aimed for use with 386/486 systems, features include:

 
 Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434 64-bit GUI accelerator VGA chipset with 2MB of VRAM

 
 Opti 82C930 sound controller with discrete Yamaha OPL3 (SBPRO/WSS compatible)

 
 PCMIDI Intelligent Mode MPU-401 interface

 
 Realtek RTL8019 10mbps network controller with optional bootrom support
(bootrom makes it possible to load XT-IDE BIOS, Y2K fix or any other option rom)

 
 All 4 devices have driver support for DOS, Windows 3.1x , Windows 9x



VOGONS discussion thread is located HERE


Complete driver files for all devices/OSes will be added later , for now please enjoy some shots we got during testing - click to enlarge!














SonicVision PRO Jumper Settings





SonicVision PRO Driver Downloads

 


The SonicVision PRO is a 4in1 card design - the only device on it that needs jumper settings for IRQ and Port Adress is the PCMIDI MPU.

Sound is configured each boot with OPTI's SNDINIT.EXE , Realtek network chip is configured with RSET8019.EXE and the settings are saved to it's EEPROM.

You will find everything you need and more in the driver downloads below.



Chip Model Driver Type Version Download Release Notes


CL-GD5434
VGA
  
  
Scitech Software Display Doctor freeware versions local mirror site

  



Chip Model Driver Type Version Download Release Notes


82C930
Sound
DOS & Windows 3.1x installation package

1.08f2
  
  

  


Chip Model Driver Type Version Download Release Notes


RTL8019
Network
DOS driver package

3.55
  
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 driver package

3.55
  
OEM disk for users and manufacturers , contains all drivers for DOS , Windows 3x 9x NT, Unix etc

3.55
Official Realtek RTL8019 downloads page

  


Chip Model Driver Type Version Download Release Notes



PCMIDI
MPU-401

Please visit the PCMIDI downloads page for documentation, drivers and utilities !

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How to order it:

Please fill the pre-order form


Pre-order Information

 


Thank you for your intrerest in the SonicVision PRO card pre-order!

Final price per card is 370eur
each card shipped complete and ready to be used with a stainless steel bracket and a jack->midi adapter cable

(as always price includes worldwide tracked airmail shipping *except* for the US where the only possible way to ship atm is to use UPS Express with an additional +48e cost - to be paid as needed when the order finalizes)

A deposit of 50% is required for the pre-order to become valid - this will help us to understand the actual demand, arrange production and purchase the needed parts/chips.

The preoder amount is:
• 185eur if you use PayPal f&f or IBAN payment
• 195eur if you use PayPal goods&services

Production will begin mid-October and the target shipment date is December and onward (depending on your spot in the preorder queue).

First come - first served! Cards will be shipped by order of payment.


As always we appreciate your ongoing support !
Edro and Leo.





Contact information

Need to contact us? Need help to setup/troubleshoot things or extra info?
Please use our contact form, join our Discord Server or our Facebook group !

Contact Form


Join the Discord Server

Or you can join our Facebook group MPU-401 PC-MIDI Card Group
and make a post, we will answer ASAP!


Thanks for visiting!!!

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last update: 24-SEP-2026 , always a WIP