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Because you are asking for a patch (or drum set) that is not present in the current sound map of your device.

Imagine for example you have an SC-50. That unit lacks the MT-32 patches of the SC-55. If I play a midi file that specifically asks for one of those patches, then the unit will return a "NO INSTRUMENT" error message. In the case of the SC-88 you have more patch sets than all the previous models. If you tell your unit to use the SC-55 set and play a midi file that specifically asks for a patch of the SC-88 group, then you'll get the message.

To fix this problem you have to manually change the instrument patch to a different one. You can do so directly at the SC's front panel or you could permanently make the change in the midi file with a sequencer application.



Unless the MIDI composer was diligent enough to say so (and the user bothered to read it) then there's no easy way. For example in this website you'll notice that the GM and GS MIDI files are grouped separately into sections. Furthermore their zipfiles contain a text file that say if they use GS or GM. You could open the midi file with a software program and look at the description field of each MIDI track, see if there's something written there.

Another quick way if you are listening to a song on your SC and the unit spews "NO INSTRUMENT" or sounds bad then the song is probably using GS (or XG). There's always the possibility the unit wasn't properly reset or meant for different hardware or that the composition just plain sucks.


That's a loaded question he he he. It's just a quirk. Comes with the territory. It's not a design flaw to allow the MIDI device to maintain its state from song to song but it can annoy you sometimes. I don't want to get nitpicked so I am cutting it short. Hope that clears it up. Good luck!

Cool man. Thanks.

IMO James soundtracks, while well deserving criticism for its "enhanced" claims, sound alright (specially to those unfamiliar with the original soundtrack). That said if it were a soundtrack I were familiar with I would probably be calling foul as well. It's like listening to one of those cheap, non-official movie sountrack CDs whose sound is not quite like the real thing, but close. You know they sound inferior to the original but that doesn't stop you from listening.

If you ever fancy this path then take a look at what a guy with a similar interest did over at the SMS Power forums. He setup a simple webpage with documentation and paypal links, plus a support thread over at that website. I am actually thinking on picking one up!

Sega Master System FM Sound Expansion Board
http://members.iinet.net.au/~stinkyfist/reviletim/smsfm/smsfm.html
http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10841

No you are right. I was thinking of the daughterboard as the wavetable addon, but you corrected me and set me straight. Getting back on topic I think it's a nice project. I bet this could be sold as a pre-built kit. You could either sell it with whatever daughterboard model or just the almost empty box and let the user connect his own. It's niche but it has potential. Cool stuff.

Would it work with the Soundscape Elite's wavetable daughterboard?

Hey looks great. Good job. Can you do this with any daughtercard (eg, roland, ensoniq)?

I never played this game (no frame of reference) but I like what I am listening so far. Love the picked bass. Good job!

I feel this latest iteration reached a milestone. I've been using it in my laptop for a few months and I love the convenience it brings. I don't have to haul my MT-32 around! I think it has enough value to make any DOSBox user leave it permanently installed. Of course anyone who owns the real hardware will be more critical of the sound quality, but for the average retro gamer this software might just be good enough. Would not be surprised if MUNT eventually becomes officially included with DOSBox.

The fund raiser is over and it looks like Ken Allen raised about more than double the initial amount he hoped for. Congratulations to him and his team.

I can relate to your difficulties with the MT32. For me it was portamento. IIRC the MT-32 doesn't do it and in my case I had to improvise. Anyway going back to your recordings if I were to choose between the "lesser" units then I think the MT-32 sounds better. I always liked the MT's trumpet sound and it sounds more bassy than the SC version. My opinion of course.

Anyway it sounds great man. Love the super natural sounding instruments of your Integra.

Audio9999_1's levels appears to have been normalized a tad higher. Take a look:




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I think VanBasco and Winamp allow you to select a MIDI playback device, assuming Windows 8 plays nice.

Quick and easy: if you have an audio mixer (most questers should have at least one  ) then route everything through there and connect a lead to your PVR device.

Don't have Windows 8, but might as well give this a try. On Windows 7 there is a good chance that either (or both) of your Line Input and Stereo Mix recording sources are disabled by default. The following link explains how to get it back:

How To Enable “Stereo Mix” in Windows 7 (to Record Audio) - http://bit.ly/dF7Irs

As for routing line input to your HDMI. At least on my setup... I right click on the speaker icon in the taskbar then choose "Recording Devices". You are probably interface challenged, I *think* the longer route is Control Panel->Hardware and Sound->Manage Audio".

Then I select Line Input on the "Recording" tab and click on "Properties" button on the window. A new pop up comes out. Click on the "Listen" tab and check where it says "Listen to this device". Below the check box there is a combo box that says "Playback through this device". Choose your HDMI output there.

Note that this varies depending on your hardware, so there are many ways to achieve the same results. It is likely that your Sound Blaster software installed a mixer utility that may give you quicker access to all these stuff. In some cases the Stereo Mix or Line Input won't show up as recording sources until you enable them through Windows first. Be sure to apply correct recording and volume levels while you are at it.



Once you got this setup, go back to your capture software and tell it to use Stereo Mix. That's how I would do it on my computer.

PS. There are better alternatives out there for capturing screen video. For example CamStudio (free), Camtasia (30-day trial), or http://www.screenr.com/ For extreme manual control give VirtualDub a try.

I put it through the paces with the most syx-heavy songs I remember (ie, the themes for Willy Beamish, PQ3 and Jones in the fast lane). It's very close to the real thing. The system bubble notification with "Quest Studios" popped up, and it brought a smile to my face. People over at the VOGONs and SCUMMVM forums must be flipping out.

Good Job!

I love your enthusiasm. Good job!

FWIW: I think you should split this up into smaller videos. People on the youtubez are used to short segments. People on mobile devices and tablets will have a hard time finding your table of contents. Those on PCs will rarely bother to expand the description section. Fewer will bother to click on the jump links provided. Instead use annotations inside your videos to let people know where they can jump to. You can also refer them to the written TOC or a playlist. Spend some time creating video bumpers. Do an intro so to brand your tutorials with a nice logo. Another at the end of every video with clickable clips to other video questions. Many clips will have the secondary effect of populating the recommended tile section at the end of every video with more of your Q&As. That way you'll retain more of your audience and add more value to your project. Also consider adding a wallpaper to your channel. Look here for examples:

http://youtu.be/pVa-tMoizx0?t=2m6s
http://youtu.be/fLyoog562x4?t=3m44s
http://www.youtube.com/user/RaspberryPiBeginners

I don't use apple products, but that's good to know. Thanks for the tip. I am sure there must be a Windows tool somewhere that does the same or I can always hope shadowfax releases a version with the titles as their filenames. Something like "track # - song name.mp3" would work just fine for the sorting problem.

@shad0wfax: Could you post another integra flavored soundtrack? Or a christmas potpurri of cherry picked sierra favorites. Would love to hear more.

Cool. I am a fan of LSL3's soundtrack. I also I have it (previous version) on my cellphone and listen to it all the time. Thanks!

For this one I didn't like the replacement instrument you used for the lead melody in Larry's main theme (introduction), but I love the piano and celestas in the hotel songs. Patti's Theme seems more lively with the new jazzed percussion set. AAMOF the new version seems more jazzy overall. Good Job!

The only thing I wish is that the filenames were named properly instead of "lsl3_v4(XX).mp3". Actually it is a small gripe of mine coming from the previous version. I know, I know... never look at a gift horse's mouth. Maybe in version 5 (yeah you know you want to!). ^__^

Sounds great xanderbeanz. Good job.

Love the "sound AND game ports" inscription on the board.