Wherein I explore some MIDI options for DOS gaming on my 486, have a look into the SoundBlaster "hanging note" bug and a few solutions to fix it, and compare and demo a few different Roland devices (the MT-32, SC-55, SC-88) as well as mt32-pi, a modern MT-32 emulator.
Big thanks to Johnny of Re:Enthused for your excellent voice acting contribution to this episode!
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Relevant Links:
PC-MIDI ISA MPU Card: [ Ссылка ]
HardMPU: [ Ссылка ]
MUNT: [ Ссылка ]
mt32-pi: [ Ссылка ]
SoftMPU: [ Ссылка ]
Retro Box Room SC-88 Votage Mod: [ Ссылка ]
Phil's Computer Lab Ultimate MT-32 Tutorial: [ Ссылка ]
Orpheus Sound Card [RetroRGB]: [ Ссылка ]
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:10 What is MIDI?
01:41 Introduction to MIDI Modules
02:20 The Roland MT-32
02:42 MT-32 Demo: Monkey Island Intro vs AdLib
04:38 MT-32 Versions & MUNT
05:00 mt32-pi: Raspberry Pi MT-32 Emulator
05:32 MT-32 vs mt32-pi Comparison: Simon The Sorcerer Intro
07:18 MT-32 vs mt32-pi Comparison: Conclusion
07:27 MT-32 Intelligent Mode & Roland MPU-401 / PC-MIDI
08:53 The Roland SoundCanvas SC-55
09:17 SC-55 MT-32 Emulation Demo: Monkey Island Intro
09:44 SC-55 MT-32 Emulation Demo: Simon The Sorcerer (Intelligent Mode)
10:25 SC-55 & DOOM
10:56 SC-55 Demo: DOOM E1M1
11:52 The Roland SoundCanvas SC-88
12:26 SC-88 Demo: Star Wars: Dark Forces Intro
13:23 SC-88 UK Voltage Modification
13:44 SoundBlaster 16 Hanging Note Bug & PC-MIDI Card
14:58 Conclusions & Outro
Music Credit:
Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: [ Ссылка ]
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