Either consult the DOSBox-staging devs or retest with DOSBox SVN.

Does it work right with a native MIDI (centric) player for your host platform, like Anvil Studio or MuseScore?

Tried with DOSBox-X, and same problem BUT the notes are different in SQ3. That's throwing me off.

Looking for a more vanilla SVN build but I'm bumping into suspicious files everywhere 🫠

I'll try with a MIDI player too, good call.

OK, Anvil also skips very similar notes in the SQ3 intro track from Quest Studios. It must be the darn cable.

Nailed it down to two options:

- A more expensive Roland cable, although there's no guarantee it will be reliable.
- Pay twice as much as the Roland cable, but get a proper Behringer external audio interface with MIDI output. That's the cheapest option in that range. Focusrites are great, but the entry level for MIDI is too much.

Hopefully someone will advise. Thought this would be much simpler, but yeah, given the status of MT-32/Fluidsynth emulation these days, there may be no point in using real hardware anymore...

I used such a cable (UM ONE) with good results, but didn't play any of those games with my MT-32, so I guess it doesn't say that much.
You could try the delaysysex option in a SVN build.

No luck with delaysysex either. Even tried simple core, forced 386 cpu type and 3000 cycles, yet the problem seems to get even worse.

I've used an M-Audio Midisport Uno as a MIDI interface for my main gaming PC running Windows 10 with DOSBox. I use CoolSoft MIDIMapper to map to the device.

Never had any issues with any sound modules (including MT-32) or games.

ive used roland um one from dosbox into my mt32 and other GM devices without issues (using dosbox-x).

gateway is legends usualy midi pap, their midi drivers are garbage and cpu speed dependant. I'm guessing death gate is similar since its also a legend title but have never played it.

i didnt have an issue with sq3 and my dosbox-x -> mt32 with um-one cable.

(i'm also on linux)

I pulled the plug after reading another post here (Options to connect a Roland MT-32 to a modern PC) and purchased the UM-ONE. External cards are more expensive here, keeping my fingers crossed that the new cable will do the trick.

It makes sense that the generic cable isn't sending sysex messages -- it would explain why the "Insert buckazoids" gag won't pop up.

What frustrates is that I had this same MT-32 working flawlessly on Mac a few years ago. Boxer would even automatically detect that I had a real MT-32 with some dark magic that I never understood. But I can't find the adapter I used back then anywhere 🙁

Received my UM-ONE. Works flawlessly, night and day difference, INSERT BUCKAZOID is there, no need to delaysysex or anything.

Whoever comes by this post in the far future: stay away from those generic cables. They're evil.