Re: Games that uses the CM-32L specific sound effects

Posted on 2016-06-11, 13:21

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I posted this on the mostly unused 'new QuestStudios' forums, but since it applies more here, I'll add it, regarding Larry 5 and the CM-32L: NewRisingSun and I have been investigating Leisure Suit Larry 5. (I then go on to explain about the CM, which I have omitted here.) Ironically, the MT-32 …

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Re: Roland D series drivers/patches for Sierra games

Posted on 2016-05-20, 17:16

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I thought the same thing. I saw the sale on eBay by chance last week, only was on eBay Australia, which is where I am now. Since I would want it to be a high quality alternative to the MT-32 for soundtrack recording, not for authenticity, I was happy to pick it up- no one else bid! I will definitely …

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Re: Roland D series drivers/patches for Sierra games

Posted on 2016-05-20, 17:02

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Never, Eric :) More that I didn't know if I could reach you post-QS forums. Thanks for posting, you totally rock! I did a ton of research today and found some mention of files on old BBS'es, but nowhere I could find them. I recently purchased a D-110. RWI modded too, didn't even know such a thing …

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Roland D series drivers/patches for Sierra games

Posted on 2016-05-20, 07:53

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Hi folks, Bit of an obscure one here, but not too many places to ask these days. Does anyone have any of the drivers/patches for the Roland D-110/etc, for Sierra games? They ran up until KQ5, I think. I know Cloudschatze had made some discoveries, but I think those disappeared along with the …

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Re: VGA games with only 16 colors

Posted on 2015-07-30, 20:06

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Very interesting, I would love to know more about this. Sierra seems to be the worse offender, so many of their earlier games were only 16 colors, but stated VGA is supported on the box. Did that just refer to compatibility support if you had a new VGA card 'in the day', or was it claiming VGA …

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Re: Is it possible to play music with a Yamaha MU50 Midi module and sound effects with a Sound Blaster?

Posted on 2015-07-30, 19:58

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The answer is, yes, it's possible. But games like Space Quest 1 VGA that someone referenced earlier in this thread, will NOT work, because they are not designed for General MIDI. Only games which separate MIDI (MU50)for music and digital sound (Sound Blaster) for SFX will work. In Sierra-land, Quest …

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Re: Real difference between MT-32 OLD and NEW MIDIs

Posted on 2015-07-26, 00:52

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When you play Privateer with a MT-32, there is a message displayed when you quit the game As with several Sierra games, too! Crypto: Bottom line, just get a second revision MT-32 or use MUNT, don't worry about 'bugs' and whatnot, in the real world you are unlikely to notice, or care, you will just …

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Re: Is there a list of games composed on MT-32 (OLD vs new), or a list of which synths were used for which DOS games?

Posted on 2015-06-27, 23:44

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Generally speaking, almost any game which has both options was composed for General MIDI. Certainly true for 1993 and later, can go either way 1991-1992 (most Sierra games in this time period were MT-32 games, with a couple exceptions like QFG3, see my list for details). Once General MIDI came in as …

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Re: Audio buffer in MUNT

Posted on 2015-05-28, 00:42

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sergm, thanks very much for the reply, I appreciate it. I realized I had an old version installed, 1.3, so I upgraded to 1.5 and that helped a little bit too, plus more customization (your recommended value of 36 works well for audio latency, plus 1 and 1 for the others). I messed around with the …

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Re: Audio buffer in MUNT

Posted on 2015-05-26, 12:56

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MUNT does not, but my sound card does, and I tried experimenting further with no success. Although, there's one or two more things I want to try.

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Re: Audio buffer in MUNT

Posted on 2015-05-25, 15:38

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Thanks, I'll try it tonight. Anyone else with ideas, let me know.

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Audio buffer in MUNT

Posted on 2015-05-25, 04:49

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Hey folks, Been trying tonight to use MUNT as a portable MT-32 to sequence with without having to lug my MT-32 around, but ran into a snag. I was trying to use my hardware SC-8850 with it, and the MUNT runs very slowly in comparison. The BASSMIDI synth soundfont I was using as a SC-55 was also …

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Re: Old Japanese Games for PC (DOS/Win9x)

Posted on 2014-12-04, 14:32

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Absolutely LOVE that art style. Any more like that would be greatly appreciated. Not just the girls either 😉

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Re: Does DOSBox support Fluidsynth and custom soundfonts?

Posted on 2014-12-04, 14:29

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Another way to go is to use BASSMIDI to load custom soundfonts, and then you just have BASSMIDI set as your Microsoft MIDI device, then load DOSBox as normal.

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Re: mt-32 rev.0 (old) vs rev.1 (new)

Posted on 2014-11-23, 01:44

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Well, obviously I'm wrong, just compared my MT-32 and MUNT. Why in the world would I think that? Is it perhaps accurate to say that the MT-32 rev 1 and the CM-32L have the same cleaner output, and as such the same 'sound'? (Minus the CM SFX in the MT-32 rev 1 obviously!)

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Re: It's a "Can you remember this game?" thread!!

Posted on 2014-11-20, 03:56

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http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/universe/screenshots/gameShotId,251153/ God, someone played Space Quest 1 VGA, didn't they? :) Being Australian too I'm disappointed I didn't come across this one in my youth, but glad I can check it out now. Thanks Squall! Magnuz, I'm trying to rack my brains on …

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Re: mt-32 rev.0 (old) vs rev.1 (new)

Posted on 2014-11-20, 03:51

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I think you have the newer MT-32 confused with the CM-500? Unless the unit I sent you was somehow unique, no production-model MT-32 contains the CM-32L sound effects. Cloud: Maybe I'm totally off base? I thought the MT-32 rev 1 was the same as the CM-32L, exactly. I could've sworn it produces the …

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Re: Is there a list of games composed on MT-32 (OLD vs new), or a list of which synths were used for which DOS games?

Posted on 2014-11-17, 00:46

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I made one for Sierra games a while back, you can find it here: http://www.sierramusiccentral.com/assorted/Hardware.doc Any questions or revisions needed, let me know. As far as FM synthesis goes, they can sound indeed crappy, like where the composer intended the music to play on a MT-32 or Sound …

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Re: mt-32 rev.0 (old) vs rev.1 (new)

Posted on 2014-11-17, 00:35

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Sorry to necro, but to answer this: The main reasons would be a slightly less noisy output and addition of CM-32L sound effects, at the expense of some vibrato accuracy in extreme examples (Space Quest 3 in one track, HOC in airplane stamp SFX). I've been using it over a rev 0 for about 7 years now. …

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Re: Cakewalk 3.01 and MT-32 SysEx

Posted on 2014-11-16, 18:55

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Hey MoM (LOVE the name, BTW). The instruments should play fine, unless you missed the program changes when recording. if that's not it, then it must be that the SysEx reset after the game was exited. The trick is to send the SysEx in Cakewalk before editing, so the right SYX is already in the MT-32. …

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