Glad you got one!

Unfortunately shipping costs from Australia are outrageous and make selling overseas simply not feasible

Hi there

I must say it's been very quiet on here the last few years. But make sure you dig through the archive, it's a gold mine in regards to knowledge. You can spend months going over old posts and it must have been a very exciting time back in those days.

Recorded the music of DOOM and DOOM 2 played with a Roland SC-55.

DOOM Soundtrack - Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas - Real Hardware - No Emulators

DOOM 2 Soundtrack - Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas - Real Hardware - No Emulators

I believe the opposite will happen: it will push prices up even further.

MUNT will allow more people to experience how Roland sounded, which in turn will make some wanting to have the real thing. Tons of old hardware has been emulated very well, but real hardware keeps getting more expensive.

It's because it's not about the accuracy, but the emotional attachment and unique experience real hardware gives you.

Police Quest 3:

Police Quest III Real MT-32 vs. MUNT

Space Quest 4:

Space Quest 4 Real MT-32 vs. MUNT

This time I'm using a Roland UM-ONE from the Pentium machine into another PC which runs MUNT.

CM-32L vs MUNT: Ultima Underworld

Real CM-32L vs MUNT: Ultima Underworld

Codename ICEMAN:

Real MT-32 vs. MUNT: Codename: ICEMAN

I made two comparisons between a MT-32 (Old) and Munt 1.1.1.

The Secret of Monkey Island:

Real MT-32 vs. MUNT: The Secret of Monkey Island

Monkey Island 2:

Real MT-32 vs. MUNT: Monkey Island 2

Now I'm not an audiophile, but I would describe the difference as MUNT sounding cleaner, no noise and less bright. The MT-32 (Old) sounds brighter, more noise, warmer and less "artificial".

Still, it's a fantastic achievement, no doubt...

What I found is that with the CM-32L rom files you will hear the 33 extra sound effects. Also certain games, like games from Dynamix, will reproduce the exact some "bugs" as the real CM-32L. With the MT-32 roms you don't get the 33 extra sound effects and Sierra/Dynamix games sound much closer to the original.

I haven't done further testing beyond a few games, but this is what I observed so far. It's definitely at a very high level and I'm looking forward to what the future brings. Still, IMO only the real hardware gives you the "peace of mind" that everything sounds like it should. E.g. some games, like Prince of Persia, you might wonder if it's just bad composing or the emulator playing up

Thanks guys

Subtitles are indeed a lot of work, especially as I didn't use a script. But you can always post questions in the comments. I, or someone else, will definitely answer them!

For the next video, if I ever do a long one like this one, I will split up again. I just learnt how to put links in YT videos and things like that.

My aim was definitely to make the topic of MT-32 more accessible to people who might be put-off by not knowing what to get, how to get it going and general confusion. I also find that similar questions get asked again and again in forums, so now I can just link my video

Thank you!





It was something I thought hard about. In a previous video I did (

Ultimate GOG.com DOSBox Tutorial Part 1 Installing your Games

a 2 hour long tutorial showing how to tweak DOSBox games from GOG.com), I found that people didn't use the playlist. They watched the first video and the other videos deeper into the playlist got very few views.

But yes I totally hear you, but in the end I just wanted to get it DONE as it was taking over my life




Thank you for these pointers! Something I didn't know about and I will learn from this and make my next video a lot better / polished

Finally. It's DONE!!!

A comprehensive (this video is over 3 hours long) video explaining everything you need to know about the Roland MT-32 and compatible MIDI units from Roland.

Some parts are a bit boring and full of technical details, but many parts have game footage, audio recordings and hands-on activities.

Brief overview of all Roland MIDI Units
MT-32 (Old) vs. MT-32 (New), headphone port, difference in LCD display behaviour
Buffer overflow
Intelligent vs UART MPU401
33 extra sound effects
Games that only sound correct on MT-32 (Old)
USB Midi cable
Joystick midi cable
Audio cables / adapters
External mixer
Soundcard mixer
Checking the ROM version
MT-32 test mode
MT-32(New) demo songs
Volume dial differences
CM Series clipping issue (Wing Commander)
CM-500 vibrato
CM-32L/64 clicking issue / ROM version
Power draw comparison
Number of PCBs
Daisy chaining units
CM-500 different LED
Noise differences
General MIDI support
USB MIDI / DOSBox ScummVM
MT-32 emulation
Personal recommendation
Credits / Acknowledgements / The End

Roland MT-32 The Ultimate Tutorial

Hi all!

I'm making good progress on my MT-32 documentation.

Just in the process of covering the clipping issue on the CM series of units. So far I only have Wing Commander (fireworks) as an example.

Is anyone aware of other games that will clip on LAPC-I and CM series of Roland MIDI units?

I found a YT video about Laura Bow 1 and he had clipping and mentioned it, but I couldn't replicate the issue (didn't clip at all on my CM units).

So I'd love to have more examples.

Also if you can help out with the clicking issue (as per previous post) that would be fantastic. Basically looking for a game that is affected by this issue.

I have that version of KQ4 and would like to use it in the documentation.

I found your post about this in the archive from many years ago:



I opened an existing syx file with MIDI-OX, pasted your commands and saved it into a file named cm32poff.syx. I then used the DUMP utility from this site to send the syx file on my DOS machine and it works

@NewRisingSUn

I found this post in the archive:

I noticed this issue when playing Privateer on a MT-32 that I patched to be GM compatible. My "solution" was unplugging the MIDI cord before starting the game so it doesn't receive the reset

Great to know that Origin using their MT-32 driver is the reason behind this weird behaviour.



Sooo that leaves me with just finding a (game) example of the clicking issue. Any ideas?

Link to the issue:



http://queststudios.com/smf/index.php/topic,1654.20.html

That makes sense, thank you very much!

Making good progress, but hit a small road block and need some help!

1. It's regarding games that only sound 100% correct on the MT-32 (Old) / without headphones.

I'd like to have more examples to demonstrate this. So far I have The Heart of China, there is a sound when the passport gets stamped.

There are also other sounds (cow for example) that sound quite different. But that's just one game, so I'm looking for more

Ideally at the start of the game so I don't have to play too long to get there.

EDIT: This gives me a few pointers: http://queststudios.com/smf/index.php/topic,3192.0.html

Thanks

2. CM-32L / CM-64 clicking issue rom version bug: http://queststudios.com/smf/index.php/topic,1654.msg30291.html#msg30291

Are there any games affected by this? Would love to record some footage on this issue.

3. Are there any games that, by default, will "accidentally" play sounds from the CM-32P part of a CM-64? Basically sloppy programming? I found forum entries regarding "muting" the CM-32P part and would like to know if this is necessary for some games?

Yea. And in many countries people are now very picky when it comes to power draw. Another thing I want to include are tips for what to purchase in regards to audio cables, adapters, mixers and that sort of stuff.

Ah thanks, that worked

I'd like my guide to include as much information as possible. It's not just aimed at users wanting to use it on a modern machine. One questions that keeps popping up is the "which one is the best?". And therefore I want to point out any differences, as unimportant they might seem. While power draw isn't a huge argument, it might matter to some that the CM-32L draws almost half of as much current as the CM-64.

But I'll keep the technical stuff in mind. The focus is on having recordings to document the differences and not the studying of electrical circuit diagrams and things like that

I added another topic:

- Setting the SC-55 into MT-32 mode

The topics listed will all be covered, and yes, I know about them. So what I'm asking is what else could I add? I'd hate to do the work and then someone here points out that this and that is missing

One question I had myself, and I did this ages ago, but can't remember what program to use / steps.

How do you check the ROM version on a CM unit? I remember you had to send information to the MIDI module and it would respond with the ROM version.

- What software can I use for this (something that's free and works either on a real DOS machine or Windows with a USB MIDI adapter).
- What information do I need to send to the module