Re: Best MIDI for the price?

Posted on 2017-06-20, 13:55

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It does say 'MT-32 emulation mode' but it doesn't really mean it, it just gives the capital tones. Useless for gaming outside of a few (and even then obviously it is GS PCM tones, not true LA synth). OP: What is your budget? That might help. It sounds like what you want and what you are needing …

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Re: MT2GM on LAPCI

Posted on 2017-06-19, 13:43

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Depending on what MIDI files you are playing, the Sierra game MT-32-GM SysEx may also be helpful. But it misses out on various instruments. What GM tracks are you playing, or is it games?

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Re: Munt Reloaded - Development

Posted on 2017-06-08, 06:43

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343 + if (synth->controlROMFeatures->quirkPanMult) { 344 + // MT-32: Divide by 9 345 + patchTemp->panpot = Bit8u(midiPan […] Show full quote 343 + if (synth->controlROMFeatures->quirkPanMult) { 344 + // MT-32: Divide by 9 345 + patchTemp->panpot = Bit8u(midiPan / 9); 346 + } else { 347 + // CM-32L: …

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Re: Munt Reloaded - Development

Posted on 2017-06-07, 03:39

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Great work. I was talking to Rob Atesalp not too long ago, who composed sound effects for quite a few Sierra MT-32 games, and he was talking about how he made a lot of them, basically changing pitch bend and note range until it sounded crazy.

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Re: Roland SC-88 versus SC-88 Pro?

Posted on 2017-06-01, 11:44

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How is the GM performance on it? I've always been intrigued by the Integra as a rompler, but the GM examples I've heard haven't sounded that great to me. I've also wondered how it compares to the XV-5080, which I can and do use as a GM module (it works well for orchestral stuff I find). There's …

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Re: Roland CM-500 = MT-32 + SC55?

Posted on 2017-05-30, 13:18

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I can't remember for sure, but I think someone told me the CM-32P (and U110) uses a lot of similar waveforms to the SC-55, so it's sort of a "pre-SC-55" sound. Both are PCM based.

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Re: Roland SC-88 versus SC-88 Pro?

Posted on 2017-05-28, 04:18

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James, I think he meant pro modules, not the consumer line. I have an Integra but I will likely never use it for gaming. probably the biggest sound difference is that the jv1010 is 32khz, the d70 is 44/48khz. they have different rom sample size, so.. of course its going to sound different. I know …

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Re: Need help on mixing MIDI and digital sound together!

Posted on 2017-05-24, 08:39

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As far as mixers go, buying a used one with better features in my view is always better than buying a new cheap one. The first mixer I ever owned was a Behringer and aside from poor interface design, it had no on off switch, which was unbelievable and caused issues. If you're in JP I bet there are …

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Re: Any comment on the Yamaha MU-100?

Posted on 2017-05-24, 08:37

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MU-2000EX, then, if you want the GS-compatibility. That's a MU-2000 with upgraded firmware. This might be a problem because when there's talk of "firmware upgrades" with older synth modules, those can't always be loaded over SysEx/MIDI or from floppy, sometimes you have to physically swap the …

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Re: Roland SC-88 versus SC-88 Pro?

Posted on 2017-05-23, 13:55

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Saotome: Seems the 8820 and the digital D70 are highly evaluated. I think I'm gonna skip the 88 pro (I wished to get it so much before) as u guys recommended and grab a D70 instead. BUT what about the 8850? 8820 should sound great but unlike 8850, some of its samples are mono according to the WIKI. …

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Re: Any comment on the Yamaha MU-100?

Posted on 2017-05-22, 00:33

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Having had a 100, I would say the MU2000 was amazing in comparison. Digital output made a hell of a difference to the sound. I sold mine to get a Yamaha MOTIF ES, but the 2000 was great. You can hear the 100 I think on my Eco Quest 2 soundtrack on Sierra Music Central, the 'Otters and the …

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Re: Editing Sierra's SCI0 savegame index file eg. - GLORYSG.DIR

Posted on 2017-05-21, 12:37

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What I personally do is once I have a full 20 saves, I cut and paste all the saves and DIR file into a 's1' folder, and then the save/restore window is empty again. As for modifying, I will let someone else answer that!

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Re: Roland SC-88 versus SC-88 Pro?

Posted on 2017-05-21, 05:52

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Exactly the same thing internally, and is a digital sound card as well. I love mine. 8850 is a bit more interface friendly but I wish it had digital outs. SC-D70 has ben useful many a time for me.

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Re: Roland SC-88 versus SC-88 Pro?

Posted on 2017-05-17, 06:58

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For GM gaming, a 55 or 88 will be the way to go (probably 55). For further applications the 88Pro and 8820/50 are far more advanced modules and are definitely better. The default drumkit on the 88Pro is kind of lame, so I would certainly advise against picking it for GM gaming just based on that. It …

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Re: Munt Reloaded - Development

Posted on 2017-04-12, 02:46

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gdjacobs: 32 bit floats have their purpose. It's probably what I'd use if I wanted to create an MT-32 sample based remix track. However, I'm not too excited about it from a listening point of view. Just curious about this statement. What would be undesirable about a higher quality render from a …

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Re: Last game made for mt 32

Posted on 2017-04-07, 03:42

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Pretty likely it would have been in 1992. PQ1VGA and Laura Bow 2 were 2 of the last Sierra games to have MT-32 composed scores (probably the last two). King's Quest 6 kinda sorta had some tracks optimized for the MT-32 but it is a bit nebulous as to how much. The score was composed for General MIDI. …

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Re: Request for floating point arithmetic version

Posted on 2017-04-05, 01:55

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Thanks sergm. 😀 (BTW, could you PM me an email address? I have something I want to ask privately.) Would it just convert the 16-bit file to 32-bit later or would it do the conversion using a 32-bit WAVE as output?

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Re: Request for floating point arithmetic version

Posted on 2017-04-04, 05:00

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When using smf2wav, is it possible to add a feature to convert the MIDI data as 32-bit (floating) to take advantage of the higher bit depth in this floating point MUNT version?

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Re: Roland SC-D70

Posted on 2017-04-03, 07:52

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Why would it be? I can't think of any other module that has 4 maps that represent different synths.. I'm not talking about variation tones.

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Re: Roland SC-D70

Posted on 2017-04-03, 04:48

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The SC-D70 is an upgrade over the SC-88Pro. It basically gives the same samples but with digital output, which upgrades the quality a bit. I have had one for about 9 years now. In all the recordings I used the 8850 for, I used actually a D70 (except one or two patches which sound different like the …

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