Re: Most beautiful Dos-Games for a 486...what are your favorites?

Posted on 2020-09-01, 17:36

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Although the game is flawed, I thought Noctropolis was beautiful graphically, for a darker sort of game. EcoQuest 1 is a pretty game, due to the underwater seascapes (and some striking less pretty images later in the game). Some older Sierra games which are amazing EGA titles are Conquests of …

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Re: Munt Reloaded - Development

Posted on 2020-08-05, 14:33

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So a solution is just to put ROM's in different folders? Somehow I didn't think of that, my bad 😜

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Re: How likely am I to miss the SC-55?

Posted on 2020-08-01, 17:24

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"I dont think we need to worry about that 1 game that needs capital tone feedback that only a sc55 with a very specific firmware does." It's not about that- it's about synth patches which use different waveforms and thus sound different on the 88, compared to the 55. It's certainly not a deal …

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Re: SC-88 backward compatible with CM-32L sound effects?

Posted on 2020-08-01, 17:22

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yawetaG wrote on 2020-07-31, 15:12: Spikey wrote on 2020-07-31, 14:44: If the SFX are played from the drum channel, possibly, you could use the CM drum map in that case. The question would then become - does the music play correctly? Unlikely, because the synthesis methods are different. Yes, I'm …

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Re: How likely am I to miss the SC-55?

Posted on 2020-07-31, 14:46

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Basically, if you play a lot of games with 'real' instruments, like piano, strings etc the two will be the same. It's synth instruments where the original SC-55 had different waveforms, and thus you get instruments like "Bass and Lead" or "Saw Wave" where there can be differences. If money's not an …

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Re: SC-88 backward compatible with CM-32L sound effects?

Posted on 2020-07-31, 14:44

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If the SFX are played from the drum channel, possibly, you could use the CM drum map in that case. The question would then become - does the music play correctly?

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Re: Munt Reloaded - Development

Posted on 2020-07-30, 18:10

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Hmm, both of these FXs are GEN0-specific, IIRC. Are you sure smf2wav is pointed to a ROM directory that does not contain e.g. CM-32L ROM set? AFAICT, there is no way to make smf2wav use specific ROM files so it picks "the best" available. (I'm considering adding an option for it, similar to one …

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Re: Roland D-110 (RWI modded) - anyone know anything about it?

Posted on 2020-07-29, 17:13

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Yeah, but that's not the same as people using it and having a concrete idea of the difference. Like MT-32 rev 0 versus rev 1, it's easy to say "one is quieter" or "one has compatibiity issues", versus specifics like "rev 1 breaks certain games with certain effects, and vibrato in SQ3".

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Roland D-110 (RWI modded) - anyone know anything about it?

Posted on 2020-05-21, 04:39

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Hey folks, Some time ago, I bought one of these. Given Google doesn't have much to say on the matter, I wondered if any experts here might know anything about this rare mod 😀

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Re: Munt Reloaded - Development

Posted on 2020-04-08, 07:15

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Ah OK, I will remove the CM ROM and see what happens. Thanks. 😀

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Re: Munt Reloaded - Development

Posted on 2020-04-07, 18:41

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Similar to NewRisingSun's post, I have a track that when converted is always wrong, but plays fine in MIDI players. It's very simple, it's the forest SFX from King's Quest V. Two channels, bird tweet and whiporill. Somehow, the pitch is wrong after conversion, affecting both instruments (everything …

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NewRisingSun

Posted on 2020-03-06, 06:02

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Hey folks, Does anyone know how to reach NewRisingSun, most frequently on these forums? I can't find any contact info, and he has disabled PM's on this forum. Regards, - Spike

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Re: Need Help on Choosing Roland SC-55

Posted on 2020-02-21, 14:17

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The real question is, what are the differences between the ROM versions, and do they matter. I have a 1.00 ROM version and it works great.

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Re: Dro2midi

Posted on 2020-02-21, 14:12

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If you need his email, I can give it to you. Email me at agillett@NOSPAMsierramusiccentral.com (remove the NOSPAM of course)

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Re: What are some Sierra MPC games for Windows 3.1 with this setup?

Posted on 2020-02-13, 04:32

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I also just noticed this, but SQ4 and LB2 are both MT-32 soundtrack games, as well! Only KQ6 from your pictures is a SC-55 game. Both of those games sound vastly superior in MT-32, IMHO.

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Re: What are some Sierra MPC games for Windows 3.1 with this setup?

Posted on 2020-02-13, 04:30

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Sierra games don't ever use channels 11-16 in DOS mode, although the tikalat patches I mentioned above add that functionality to allow music and SFX to not fight each other for 'channel room'. Some Dynamix games could be different. In theory Extended MIDI should just be the same for Sierra games as …

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Re: Roland Sound Canvas with Digital-in ?

Posted on 2020-02-13, 04:23

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RCA outputs. However, one model, the Roland SC-D70 has digital in and outs. It has no display, but does have a SC-55 compatibility map (50-75% the same, I guess?), and a SC-88, 88Pro, and 8820 map. It can be had relatively cheap, and also works as a sound card if you have USB support.

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Re: What are some Sierra MPC games for Windows 3.1 with this setup?

Posted on 2020-02-03, 03:26

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Regarding Base vs Extended, it's nothing special. Base refers (roughly) to Adlib/FM, and Extended (roughly) to Sound Canvas. You will still get better MIDI performance in all these games by playing the DOS version and a Sound Canvas (plus the tikalat patches if you have them installed).

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Re: getting my mt-32 working again

Posted on 2019-12-02, 01:25

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My guess is if you have the cable working, it's hooked up incorrectly to the MT-32. Out goes into In, no other plugs need to be used, although you can put In into Out if you feel like it.

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Re: List of Real Mode games that utilize MT-32/GM (for AWE emulation)

Posted on 2019-11-23, 05:02

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When you say can't make it work, what does that mean? Does the game load? Does either music or SFX play? The usual problem I had with that hardware mix was IRQ conflicts.

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