Re: Games with true SC-88 support.

Posted on 2023-10-17, 03:14

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by spiffythedog

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What are you doing with the MT-32? Apologies again for the delayed response. I've pretty much done all I can for the MT-32 wiki page working purely with emulation (Munt, DOSBox, 86Box, PCem, etc.). All that remains now is to systematically test for buffer overflows on MT-32 'old' as well as the …

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Re: Games with true SC-88 support.

Posted on 2023-10-12, 00:42

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by spiffythedog

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@Spiffy, what's the Sonic 3K track(s) that needs an 88Pro? i'm not doubting it, I just never checked in the MIDI files. Apologies for the late, late reply, but it looks like I was wrong about S3KC . It doesn't actually use any SC-88/Pro-exclusive instruments or variations but only suffers note drop …

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Re: List of DOS games with OPL3 stereo music

Posted on 2023-10-11, 10:00

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by spiffythedog

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I recently found that Fleet Defender can play stereo OPL3 music (with optional PCM drum samples) via Sound Blaster Pro 2/16/AWE32 . Like many other MicroProse games of that time, it can also play stereo OPL2 music exclusively via Sound Blaster Pro 1 and its dual OPL2 chips. I confirmed this myself …

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Re: Games with true SC-88 support.

Posted on 2023-09-01, 11:00

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by spiffythedog

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The GS soundtrack for this game seems to be tailored for the Roland SC-88Pro specifically. I've just added it to my list of games that use GS variation tones in this post . Thanks for pointing it out! FYI, here's a list of all the games I've managed to identify so far (for both DOS and Windows) that …

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Re: Significant differences with certain MIDI files across Roland synthesizers

Posted on 2023-02-13, 15:02

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I believe I hit the out-of-note-polyphony issue with my SC-55 with the TIE Fighter Collector's Edition intro tune. There's a part with four (I think) rapid string runs in quick succession; my Yamaha MU80 and the Sound Canvas VA play all the string run notes, they're all clearly audible, but the SC- …

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Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2023-02-13, 05:30

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Here are a few more games that seem to require intelligent mode to run correctly. I tested these on a virtual Intel Pentium 75 via the MPU-401 interface of an emulated SBAWE32 PnP using Munt, loopMIDI and 86Box (I get inconsistent results using PCem and DOSBox ECE or similar forks): The Bard's Tale …

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Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2022-12-06, 03:16

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by spiffythedog

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Here are a few more games that seem to require intelligent mode to run correctly. I tested these on a virtual Intel Pentium 75 via the MPU-401 interface of an emulated SBAWE32 PnP using Munt, loopMIDI and 86Box (I get inconsistent results using PCem and DOSBox ECE or similar forks): The Bard's Tale …

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Re: AWEstruck...

Posted on 2022-11-13, 16:54

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by spiffythedog

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Despite that, I've just finished adding a ton of entries to the list of games that natively support AWE synth over at the VOGONS wiki. Nice work! If I may suggest, maybe add separate columns for nrpn and custom soundfont use (Yes/No). That would make it a bit easier to spot games which utilize …

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Re: AWEstruck...

Posted on 2022-11-13, 10:36

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by spiffythedog

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I looked at some of the Magic Carpet 2 midi files for AWE32 and don't see nrpn events. Or does the game itself send nrpn events? If so, how do you capture the nrpn events to a midi or text file? Looks like it's the latter, which makes it harder to document, especially if you're only working with …

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2022-10-28, 03:06

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by spiffythedog

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1. Sound Blaster HW Synth has built-in capital tone fallback support. This means that in case of non-existent variation tones in the soundfont file it plays the same numbered program from bank 0 (the GM bank). Synthgm.sbk (as its name suggests) is a pure GM soundfont without any variation tones. So …

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2022-10-20, 09:22

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by spiffythedog

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That's all well and good for the LA side of things, however with GS, I've encountered oddities: Testing the GS/GM board in this CM-500 by setting mode "C" from a cold boot resulted in some undocumented capital/sub tone fallback behavior. According to Cloudschatze, firmware version 1.20 added the …

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

Posted on 2022-10-20, 08:36

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by spiffythedog

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I know one (small) example is Quest for Glory IV. At the North side of the Mordavian village (the monastery scene), there is the gravedigger Igor carving a tombstone. His hammer strike sounds proper on a CM-32L, but on an MT-32, it's some other sound (I recall it's something like a horn or a brass …

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2022-08-11, 17:01

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Wow, really makes me curious to test and look at these games with all the multiple SC-55 and 88 modules I have. Great work! By all means do! I've only been working with my SC-55mkii module and Sound Canvas VA running through Falcosoft's Soundfont MIDI Player via loopMIDI, so any additional …

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2022-08-07, 07:00

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Wasn't sure where to post this, but I've spent a fair bit of time over the last couple of years testing the MIDI soundtracks of old DOS games (plus a few Windows ones) for potential CTF issues, and I've identified some games that would pose problems (i.e., producing silence or selecting the wrong …

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Re: Members of Vogons, what shows do you currently watch?

Posted on 2022-05-05, 17:16

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Finished watching season 2 of Star Trek: Picard. Here are two short clips that perfectly sum up my feelings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ovm1J_AxLQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoMiYklHvjk Probably should have just continued working through The Expanse for my sci-fi fix. Strange New Worlds …

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Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2022-04-30, 16:19

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by spiffythedog

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I believe I've identified a few more games that require intelligent mode: Balance Breach 2 Champion of the Raj Even Better Than the Real Thing (scene demo) F29 Retaliator Freakin' Funky Fuzzballs Heimdall Hoverforce Infestation International Rugby Challenge/Campo's International Rugby The Legend of …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi

Posted on 2021-11-07, 14:08

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Ah, no worries. I had a feeling that might be the case. The partial reserve system the SC-55 models use also further complicates things, because AFAIK soundfonts/VSTs don't emulate that particular behaviour, so they probably can't be used to determine the maximum polyphony of MIDIs as played on that …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi

Posted on 2021-11-06, 13:11

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by spiffythedog

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First of all, thank you Falcosoft for your wonderful program! I've been using it with loopmidi and my SC-55mkii to test and verify games for the MT-32 compatibility list on Wikipedia for some time now. I was just wondering if you would consider adding a counter for maximum voice polyphony/active …

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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 2020-12-22, 09:35

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by spiffythedog

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You've blocked your PMs, so I'll give you my response: No. This entire argument or 'feud' is completely silly and pointless and it's boiling my brains trying to figure out why you would even want to keep pursuing it. It has made me sad, hurt, angry, frustrated, exhausted, and I am now 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 2020-12-22, 08:01

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by spiffythedog

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Two people (three if you count Shreddoc) is not a pile-on. I don't care anymore. This is the last I want to publicly say about... whatever the hell this was supposed to be. Like Shreddoc said, it's friggin' video games, man.

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