CM-32LN Recordings

[Cloudschatze]

I've made a couple of crude recordings as played-back with the CM-32LN. I once thought that this device had the most "balanced" output, but I'm not so sure now. I hope to make the same recordings on the various companion devices for comparison.


The following is from the Space Quest III introduction. Check out that horrible vibrato.

http://www.reama.com/elw/SQ3_CM32LN.ogg
http://www.reama.com/elw/SQ3_CM32LN.wav (10mb)

The next is from Eric the Unready.

http://www.reama.com/elw/ETU_CM32LN.ogg

And this followed the recording of the previous two, and is simply me playing a guitar into a $2 microphone for kicks, having absolutely nothing to do with the CM-32LN.

http://www.reama.com/elw/Pickin.ogg

[Alistair]

What's the 'CM32LN'? I've only heard of a 'CM32L'.

- Alistair

[shad0wfax]

The CM-32LN is a quite rare MT-32 compatible device which was created mainly for the PC98 japanese computer standard (it has a special connector, besides MIDI, for direct connection to the computer). Externally it's a bit smaller and thinner than the CM-32L, with no external controls (only on/off switch and volume potentiometer), and grey-coloured.

[NewRisingSUn]

The following is from the Space Quest III introduction. Check out that horrible vibrato.

Doesn't sound any different from the CM-500 to my ears.

And this followed the recording of the previous two, and is simply me playing a guitar into a $2 microphone for kicks, having absolutely nothing to do with the CM-32LN.

Maybe I should post a recording of me trying to play "Greensleeves" on a MIDI keyboard... :shock:

[Alistair]

Thanks, Shadowfax. I wonder what a PC98 connector looks like.

- Alistair

[Cloudschatze]

Doesn't sound any different from the CM-500 to my ears.

Hmm.
I noticed that they both oscillate similarly. During a side-by-side though, the CM-32LN vibrato (during the SQ3 example) seemed "harsher" than on the CM-500. This difference may have been lost in the compression. I'll post the uncompressed WAV later tonight.

Maybe I should post a recording of me trying to play "Greensleeves" on a MIDI keyboard... :shock:

I wouldn't mind. I have quite a few song ideas I'd like to record, just to get an opinion from others as to which direction I might take them.

I wonder what a PC98 connector looks like.

The connector is found on the PC-98xx notebooks. I posted a picture of the back of the CM-32LN on this thread. I did not take a picture of the 110-pin connector on the back of the notebook, but it's about 2.5x wider than the corresponding CM-32LN connector.

[Cloudschatze]

I've added a download for the WAV recording of the SQ3 sample.

[NewRisingSUn]

I still don't hear a difference, but maybe you just have better ears than I have.