these are so nice! great to see them finally getting a release 😀
you can either wind then when playign a mt-32 game and you don't have an mt-32 or gift them to retrofriends 🤣 🤣 🤣

Glad you made it 😁

Well...
For some time I've been thinking about a "mechanical synthesizer", though somewhat different...
My approach would be a MIDI-connected robot playing on real musical intruments.
Or perhaps such a thing has already been done?

@Grzyb You might get a kick out of this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MluikyEQF4

mmontag wrote:

@Grzyb You might get a kick out of this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MluikyEQF4

YESSS! YESSS! YESSS!
Just add MIDI interface with MT-32 compatible instrument mapping, and play some late-80s/early-90s games, with those robots playing the soundtrack!

mmontag wrote:

@Grzyb You might get a kick out of this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MluikyEQF4

That is really cool! 😎

mmontag wrote:

@Grzyb You might get a kick out of this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MluikyEQF4

Well, that is appropriately crazy. However, a digitally controlled synthesizer using mechanical sound elements isn't terribly new.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO6PkGb5ePw

I guess we'll just wait for someone to make a pipe organ played by a bunch of robots pumping bellows in front of the audience.

(Regarding OP): Do these have the buffer overflow bug?

SirNickity wrote:

(Regarding OP): Do these have the buffer overflow bug?

Yea, if you crank them too fast, the music locks up 😀

Scali wrote:

SirNickity wrote:

(Regarding OP): Do these have the buffer overflow bug?

Yea, if you crank them too fast, the music locks up 😀

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

I just rec'd the "Monkey" version of the MB-32 in the mail and listening to it brought me some joy today. Some of y'all may think of it as a novelty -- and you'd be right -- but I grew up w/a music box in the home, so this li'l box helped me recall some pleasant childhood memories. Plus, it's just cool. And since it fits in the palm of your hand, it also won't take up much space in your home or office.

Heh. Come to think of it, it also brings back memories of when I put together a fun Super Fighter animation in Mario Paint (here), all the way back in 2001 [!]. The similarity being that there was only enough room in RAM for about 1/3 of the music. That little project took forever, and looking back on it the graphics I made were subpar, but I really enjoyed all the hours spent working on it.

Hi,

I'm working on an 'upgrade' sticker for MB-32 Xmas edition :
It will 'turn MB-32 on' permanently 🤣

Some early experiments :

simple sticker print

Due to the aspect ratio of MB-32, 2 line text is probably more suitable .

and more glow, different font,... ?

Your votes/suggestions are welcome !
- What should the 'Larry' MB-32 show ?
- What should the 'Monkey Island' MB-32 show ?
- Or maybe 1 unified 'MT-32' system screen sticker for both ?

Maybe show MB-32 Ready or something instead ?
i have absolutly no idea but i like mine a lot 😀 its sitting on the desk.. when i`m bored or stressed i just turn the crank 😀

Some more mockup tests..

Thanks for the idea matze79, how about this variant ??

oh man all look great!!!!
manual mode FTW

All MB-32 from now on, have their display switched on !

This is hilarious.

Now all we need is a version that can interface with a MIDI port and will reconfigure itself for the song you want to play.

Maybe someday in the future they discover nano materials that can reform ;D