Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2018-01-03, 22:48
Sorry my mistake K.A.R.R. As it has already been noted, I misread the version number I was running! 🤣
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2018-01-03, 14:34
here are the songs with latest sound canvas va 1.1.1 You are running a significantly older version of Sound Canvas VA. If I am not mistaken the last version that was released before Roland went to a cloud based Sound Canvas VA is 1.3.0 which is what I am running myself. I believe there are a number …
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2018-01-02, 14:11
appiah4 wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but can this be used alongside DOSBOX as an emulated GM device? I know that the Roland Sound Canvas VA can be used as a GM device for Dosbox. I assume the Gravis Ultrasound can as well but I am not sure on that.
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2017-12-26, 01:00
Not a dedicated sound module, but I like the sound of the YMF740C that I have integrated on my SE440BX2. Not as good as a MU50, but still pretty nice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgq0wjLcFSQ If you like Yamaha I found an independent developer that released a VSTi based on the Yamaha YMF-724 …
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2017-12-20, 21:59
I liked the sound from the Casio GZ-50M. If I can find a good deal on one I would buy it.
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2017-11-30, 15:48
it sounds like there are instruments missing in the doom2 sound ?? I did not notice that myself when I listened to it. The Ketron SD2 is general MIDI compliant so nothing should be missing although it will, of course, have its own version of each instrument. I noticed right away that the organ and …
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2017-11-30, 01:33
I still have the original 16 bit 44100 Hz recordings I did from the Ketron SD2 for the clips that were uploaded to Youtube. I think Youtube downsamples them so if anyone wants a FLAC recording of the full CD quality audio, shoot me a PM and I can make it available for download. This is a limited …
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2017-11-28, 16:25
Shponglefan wrote: The Dune 2 recordings that m5215tx posted seem to be at a higher tempo. I compared mine to other tracks (Adlib) and they seem more in sync with the original tempo. Yes, I recently noticed that. Personally, I like the faster tempo but it is definitely not like the original …
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2017-11-28, 16:16
Though a wild stroke of luck I stumbled on another Ketron SD2 in mint condition for about $100. I picked it up so I could have one connected to my computer in my office at work. I often listen to MIDI music at work as well as at home. 🤣
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2017-11-25, 02:07
$1022.75?! Wow, that's crazy. It's a great sound module but not that great. 🤣 I have seen it for about half that on eBay recently. I guess I got super lucky getting it as cheap as I did.
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2017-11-24, 07:30
For anyone wanting an introduction to the Ketron SD2 sound module I have uploaded several recordings to youtube. Mozart - Concerto K467 partial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGrLIcm84W8 Doom II Level 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZl_tUfy-B0&t=39s Dune Water of Life: https://www.youtube.com/ …
Roland SD-35 floppy drive mod
Posted on 2017-11-22, 16:14
I have one of these in very good condition. I looked at the floppy drive and from what I have found it's a standard 1.44MB high density drive like any other. I purchased a GOTEK USB floppy drive emulator unit which I have used successfully on other items but I can't seem to get it to work on the SD- …
Re: What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2017-11-18, 16:23
Yes, I do plan on uploading some recordings of the Ketron SD2 on Youtube. There are very few posted there to listen to. The few I listened to sounded pretty good so I went ahead and got it. I purchased it for about $100 and it turns out that this was a great deal as these seem to go for well over $ …
What MIDI sound modules do you enjoy listening to?
Posted on 2017-11-17, 22:20
After spendng some time with the ones that I have, I would say that the Yamaha MU2000EX is definitely my favorite. I have mine loaded with three PLG150 expansion cards but even without those I would still say it's the best sounding one that I own. I have the optical output going to a nice sound bar …
Re: Amazing website for MIDI music...
Posted on 2017-10-11, 13:36
Nice find! I started a thread a while back asking about good sources for MIDI music. Looks like I will be spending some time going through all of these MIDI's. 😁
Re: MT-32 lockup bug concerns
Posted on 2017-10-06, 14:24
The Roland um-one mk2 is a great accessory so I have been completely satisfied with it. From what I understand Yamaha also has a similar type of cable but I don't know if its as good as the Roland one. I am just sticking with what works for me. The buffer overflow is a bug in the hardware of the MT- …
Re: MIDI over Bluetooth
Posted on 2017-10-01, 06:27
OK, I got it to work with my iPhone 6 and was able to use an app that acted as a keyboard to send midi signals to my sound module. Now all I need to do is find a MIDI player for the iPhone that can send a whole song over. Tried my new bluetooth adapters in Win 8.1 but I could not get windows to pair …
Re: Roland SD-90 assistance
Posted on 2017-09-30, 12:01
I don't have the final quote on the repair but after contacting several places that can do these repairs they all have an evaluation fee/1st hour of labor of $80 to $100 and then after that its the cost of the parts. If the encoders are that cheap then I should only be paying right around $100 as I …
Re: MIDI over Bluetooth
Posted on 2017-09-30, 11:49
I was using an iphone 6 for this round of testing which I would assume supports these bluetooth standards. I have some bluetooth 4.0 USB adapters coming in soon which specifically support LE so I will be doing a round of testing in Windows with those when they come in.
Re: MIDI over Bluetooth
Posted on 2017-09-30, 02:29
OK, I did some testing with these and they did not work out for me. I could not get them recognized as a usable device. The app that you use to manage these do allow you to rename them and update the firmware if needed but it never gets the device into a usable condition. I might play around with …
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