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Re: A couple of Sierra SCI questions

Posted on 2020-11-25, 03:00

I was not aware that Sierra did not provide a digital sample for every sound effect. So that would mean that someone with a Sound Blaster (only) would hear some digital effects and others that were re-created using the FM synthesis? Sound effects up until 1991/92 were actually designed FOR the MT- …

Re: What are the *unmissable* MT-32 experiences?

Posted on 2020-11-10, 15:09

Yeah, Loom needed a patch for MT-32. Still, I can't go past the music of Tchaikovsky, transcribed and arranged for the Roland MT-32/LAPC-1 by George "The Fat Man" Sanger ! And in a game based around music. For those reasons it gets special inclusion in my list, but I can see how it's arguable. Also …

Re: Betrayal at Krondor speed sensitiveness

Posted on 2020-11-09, 06:55

in DOS
I don't imagine that you would have a problem in DOSBox since the speed is controlled for in the settings. That only applies if you use an auto setting, right? I usually have fixed cycles set, since DOSBox seems a poor guesser.

Re: Betrayal at Krondor speed sensitiveness

Posted on 2020-11-08, 13:32

in DOS
All I can say is the game is composed for the SC-55 (GM), not the MT-32, so one problem is being traded for another.. I've never had a problem with BaK on DOSBox with GM, though. Never tried with original hardware.

Re: List of SC-55 clones/compatibles?

Posted on 2020-11-08, 13:03

Thanks Yaweta, I won't buy it then. Cloudschatze has piqued my interest by calling the MV-30 "a way to get hi-fidelity SC-55 playback", but if it has 8 channels AND can't take Data Entry controllers (or many controllers at all), it is probably too much messing around with to bother with.

Re: List of SC-55 clones/compatibles?

Posted on 2020-11-05, 06:04

Short reply: Thanks for the reply. I guess the big one is, will it accept a CC #6 message? As in, for Sierra GM games, Data Entry MSB of 12 is sent, which is non standard and varies the pitch bend range. I'm curious if the MV will accept it. Salient and Crossbow, thanks for the replies about the PMA …

Re: List of SC-55 clones/compatibles?

Posted on 2020-11-04, 17:14

That's a PCMCIA card, right? Incidentally, does anyone know anything about the PMA-5? It appears to use the headphone jack as a combi jack for headphones/line out. Kinda of a cool gadget, but if the sound is worse than the other SC-55's, I don't need to be a completist. 😀

Re: List of SC-55 clones/compatibles?

Posted on 2020-11-04, 17:04

yawetaG, are you able to record short demos any of the bank that has the "pre-GM GM" sound set? Patches that would be interesting would be Overdrive Gt (O.D Guitar 1), Acoustic Bs (AcousticBass), Clarinet (Clarinet 1), and maybe some of the synth patches. To me, it looks a lot like a SC-55 bank's …

Re: List of SC-55 clones/compatibles?

Posted on 2020-11-04, 11:30

SuperDeadite: Thanks. I had ruled out a CM-500 due to other reasons, but the PCB design is yet another reason to avoid for me. The CM-32L part is the most exciting part, TBH! When I say clones, I mean Roland clones.. I'm not talking in broad GM terms.

Re: List of SC-55 clones/compatibles?

Posted on 2020-11-04, 11:28

Yeah, I had a look earlier. I guess the CM-500 meets the criteria also? I'm looking into the old MV-30, as well. It appears to be a SC-55 (before the SC line existed) but with only 8 channels, and a sequencer. It also may have higher quality samples, too.. I wasn't looking for that at first, but …

Re: List of SC-55 clones/compatibles?

Posted on 2020-11-04, 09:42

Ok, let me reask my question. What synths are *identical* to the SC-55 in terms of sound, but under different names? I know there's a BOSS one, the SC-50 is identical but doesn't have the MT-32 tones, there's possibly one of the MT's, there's maybe the CM-500, and more.. I'm *not* interested in …

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