Problems with KQ2VGA

[jbltecnicspro]

Hello guys, right now I'm playing KQ2VGA again (it's a blast), and I can't play the Digital Audio version because of the fact that my Laptop's PC Bus card bottlenecks my soundcard.  At any rate, I'm stuck with the General MIDI version, which leads me to this...

What sound device was the General MIDI version composed for?  I assume it's the Sound Canvas SC-55, but for some reason or another I hear tons of note drops due to what I suspect is the low polyphony of the Sound Canvas.  However, I noticed that notes also drop when you'd least expect them to, for example, with a song that only plays about eight notes or so - basically, even simple tunes drop notes on the SC-55.

Is this just my MIDI device, or is the General MIDI version not composed for the SC-55?

[Tom]

The GM version was translated on a SCB-55, which has a polyphony of 28, unlike the SC-55's 24.  Since 98% of those playing the game with only MIDI support used a 'Sound Blaster' compatible card, the extra polyphony wasn't really an issue.  Most modern MIDI cards could handle it.  

We really didn't want to support any type of MIDI, and hoped most would download the digital soundtrack.  All future AGDI games won't have any sort of MIDI support -- digital only.

[jbltecnicspro]

Ah ok, well, it looks like missing four notes of polyphony is enough to screw someone out of the music.  (No offense to you or anything).  Since it's all digital, I'm gonna have to email my notebook manufacturer for some driver updates.  Thanks for the info, Tom.