First post, by hagmo
Hi there,
I recently bought an MT-32 at eBay and was hoping someone here might help me get it working with a computer.
I have two possible set-ups: An old Pentium 90MHz with DOS and Win 3.1, and a laptop with Windows 7 and DOSBox. If possible I'd like to get it working on both systems.
For DOS I use a MIDI-to-serial cable connected to the soundcard's MIDI/joystick port. The soundcard is a Sound Blaster AWE64. So far so good, as I can hear music if I connect headphones directly to one of the outputs on the MT-32.
However, I can't get it through to the speakers. I'm using a cable like this one, with a dual RCA male to the left and a 3.5mm stereo plug on the right. With adapters on the RCA plugs I can connect the MT-32 to the Line in, but I only get digital sound effects from the speakers even though the synth seems to be playing as before.
I've tested the Line In jack and it doesn't seem to be disabled: I connected a CD player to the Line In using the same cable as above and was able to record from the CD using Windows Sound Recorder. I'm not sure if that proves anything, though. In any case, Creative's DOS mixer says that the Line In is enabled and its volume turned up.
On the laptop I use a MIDI-to-USB cable and the same RCA cable+adapters as above. I have to use the mic socket though, since the cheap laptop soundcard doesn't have a line in, and I get massive distortion even at the lowest possible input volume.
Any ideas on getting this to work? The only solution I can think of for the laptop would be to get a new soundcard, so my hopes are on the older rig.
Anyway, I appreciate any suggestions you may have.