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Re: MT32, SC-55 and using line-in USB converters rather than line-in 3.5mm stereo port?

Posted on 2018-04-28, 05:21

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

My sound card also has a combo mic/line-in, but in the sound card software I have to specify if I'm using it for Mic input or line-in and I never use a mic so line in it is.. Yep, having the option to select "Line In" and not just "Microphone" is exactly what I need. I can't figure out how to do …

Re: MT32, SC-55 and using line-in USB converters rather than line-in 3.5mm stereo port?

Posted on 2018-04-28, 03:14

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Also the USB cables you show probably only work to digitize sound but not to echo it back to your speakers. Finally, you'll be adding needless CPU overhead since USB is far from efficient as it requires cpu polling. Thanks, very good to know. Looks like I'll have to scratch off the idea of getting …

MT32, SC-55 and using line-in USB converters rather than line-in 3.5mm stereo port?

Posted on 2018-04-28, 00:53

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

LATEST UPDATE: SUCCESS!!! The problem was that I needed to update my Dell computer drivers for my computer model for Realtek HD Audio. Now I'm able to select whether I want to use "line in" or "mic" in the combo port. Apparently a Windows update had messed things up around 2016, so if any of you …

Re: Clueless using my Roland/Edirol UM-880 MIDI interface/patcher, and other issues

Posted on 2018-03-17, 09:54

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

THANK YOU for that reply. Very helpful. I am learning more. I don't know why the manual has been so confusing for me. Do you use another mixer? I had been using a Behringer Eurorack RX1602, which worked perfectly, but I decided I wanted something smaller to go on top of my sound modules. So I sold …

Re: Clueless with my Edirol UM-880, and other issues

Posted on 2018-03-12, 09:16

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

If your unit is acting funny, you probably just need to factory reset it. For game use, I recommend programming it to auto-factory reset on power-on. Otherwise it will save settings and this can cause weird issues at times. Thank you! I did the factory reset, and now it seems to work great! How …

Clueless using my Roland/Edirol UM-880 MIDI interface/patcher, and other issues

Posted on 2018-03-11, 11:09

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I am here because I like playing old DOS games, and I bought some Roland sound modules to make them sound better. I'm VERY happy with the modules and the incredible music they produce in the games. I bought an Edirol/Roland UM-880 USB MIDI interface/MIDI patcher because: 1) I didn't want to ever …

Re: Most realistic sounding sound module for General MIDI games?

Posted on 2018-03-11, 10:26

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxnrg1CMc6E&list=PLdJGGJmnOaTMQdN504rIDw7JsGiJKxJUu Clearly it doesn't sound that great on most of them, the balance of instruments is often wrong... They just don't match together that well. Like many DOS games, CANYON.MID seems most at home on the Roland SC-55 and …

Re: Most realistic sounding sound module for General MIDI games?

Posted on 2018-03-05, 06:56

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Thank you to each person who responded. I will be reading through each of your responses carefully. So much helpful info! Don't have a lot of time to respond in more detail now. I will respond more later. Suffice it to say you all know way more than me about this topic. I also saw this other earlier …

Most realistic sounding sound module for General MIDI games?

Posted on 2018-03-04, 06:53

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

What external sound module would you all recommend for someone who already had an MT-32 and a SC-55mk2 and who wanted a third module (new or old) that would play old general MIDI DOS games' music with the most realistic (as in closest to real instruments' sound) and impressive (a subjective term, I …

Re: Roland MT-32 Music Sounds Very Off When I Play Sierra DOS Games

Posted on 2018-02-18, 19:28

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I can blend/combine multiple sound module outputs like you describe. The patch bay sends the MIDI signal to all the modules. Then I use the mixer to, uh . . . mix the outputs together. I think the Roland A-880 would work well in a similar setup in place of my Akai ME30P. But I do not have one. So I …

Re: Roland MT-32 Music Sounds Very Off When I Play Sierra DOS Games

Posted on 2018-02-18, 05:00

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Furthermore the patchbay has four inputs. So I can have multiple PC's connected (currently I have two) and choose which PC's signal goes to which sound module. All that without rearranging any cables. Do you have something like the Roland MPU-105? Does it let you blend/combine audio from different …

Re: Roland MT-32 Music Sounds Very Off When I Play Sierra DOS Games

Posted on 2018-02-17, 23:19

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I think my equipment stack currently has: roland cm-32l, roland mt-32, yamaha mu-1000ex, roland sc-55mkII, midi patchbay, eurorack mixer. The roland sc-88pro and korg nx5r are not currently hooked up. What is the advantage of using a midi patchbay? Does it make it so you only have to use one usb …

Memories of playing old games often largely about people.

Posted on 2018-02-13, 08:36

in Milliways

in Milliways

Most of the people on this site probably have many fond memories of playing old DOS games. It's excellent that people have worked to keep the games alive and help others continue to enjoy the games decades later. At the same time, for me, at least, the full excitement of playing these games isn't …

Re: Roland MT-32 Music Sounds Very Off When I Play Sierra DOS Games

Posted on 2018-02-13, 07:59

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Just wanted to give an update for the benefit of anyone who might have a similar problem in the future. I confirmed that the messed up sound was a result of using the combined mic+line-in port on my computer. The computer I was using did NOT have a separate line-in port. I believe the line-in ports …

Re: Roland MT-32 Music Sounds Very Off When I Play Sierra DOS Games

Posted on 2018-01-20, 10:39

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Thanks for this very helpful info. I think I'm going to get a mixer and any necessary cables and adapters. And I like that I can simultaneously hook up my SC-55 mk2 this way. I really like this Rolls one you linked to: https://www.amazon.com/Rolls-MX51S-Four-Channel-Stereo-Mixer/dp/B0002BG2S6/ref= …

Re: Roland MT-32 Music Sounds Very Off When I Play Sierra DOS Games

Posted on 2018-01-19, 05:14

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

What is your sound card? That might help us provide better solutions. You mentioned music plays fine when connected to the Aux port of your speaker. Is that a problem solving situation, or is it not what you want? Here's what I found for my computer's audio specs: "Realtek ALC269Q High Definition …

Re: Roland MT-32 Music Sounds Very Off When I Play Sierra DOS Games

Posted on 2018-01-18, 23:15

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLvsaJ4h-VY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d2NoXFrpzY PS: Never use the MIC-in for line-level devices, they may take damage from it. Not only is it meant for mono devices / devices with a different impedance, but MIC-in also carries a phantom voltage for condenser …

Re: Roland MT-32 Music Sounds Very Off When I Play Sierra DOS Games

Posted on 2018-01-18, 10:09

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Thank you for the responses. Did you set DosBoxes MPU401 emulation to intelligent mode? Just went and checked. Seems like it was already set to "intelligent." Here's what is in the doscox-0.74.conf file: mpu401=intelligent mididevice=default midiconfig=1 As far as I remember, old SCI0 games had an …

Roland MT-32 Music Sounds Very Off When I Play Sierra DOS Games

Posted on 2018-01-18, 02:22

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

When I play Sierra games (like Colonel's Bequest, Codename: Ice Man, SQ3, etc.) with DOSBox there is a lot of static while the music is playing and it sounds like music being played through broken speakers. It sounds very wrong. :exclamation: However, the little LCD message (e.g., "Insert Buckazoid …

Re: I'm a daddy...

Posted on 2018-01-05, 10:50

in Milliways

in Milliways

Nothing is more important than having children. Members of a group with a shared ancestry have a duty to past and future generations to be responsible caretakers of their group's cultural heritage and continue the genetic legacy. A society/culture has no future if it does not generally regard as …

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