Roland MT-32 vs SC-55 vs DreamBlaster X2GS (The Secret of Monkey Island theme)

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  • Опубліковано 15 вер 2024

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  • @zuldanfpv4634
    @zuldanfpv4634 7 місяців тому +5

    This is how you do a sound comparison. Quick back and forth between the different audio’s. Other UA-camrs should take note. Well done!

    • @MikeJolley
      @MikeJolley  7 місяців тому

      Thanks! Was fun to put together.

  • @railsrust
    @railsrust Рік тому +2

    I think the MT-32 really steals the show here. Games from the period of Monkey Island were just built with the MT-32 in mind more than anything. Later on the SC-55 would have been better.
    I will say the differences between the X2GS are mostly just down to stuff like reverb and chorus which can be adjusted through software that Serdaco provides.
    Personally I see no reason for most people to get an SC-55 at this point unless they just have a nostalgic yearning for a real midi box.
    Great comparison video, by the way!

    • @MikeJolley
      @MikeJolley  Рік тому +1

      Yup, agree with that. X2GS surprised me how accurate it was. I have not played with the reverb settings too much as I had some issues with some games (Transport Tycoon) when adjusting those settings, but yeah, for most users it seems to be a much better choice than SC-55. I'll do some more comparisons in the future with games that have better MIDI soundtracks.
      Thank you!

    • @4dxl
      @4dxl 10 місяців тому

      Definitely. I prefer the MT-32 here

  • @ygorgomes5202
    @ygorgomes5202 7 місяців тому

    If MIDI is an consortium and standard, why one sound, sounds better than others?
    MT-32 looks more brighter sounds than any other, like SB, Yamaha or even this dreamblaster??
    Thanks for the video btw.

    • @MikeJolley
      @MikeJolley  7 місяців тому

      This game had support for MT-32 and general midi, so you're hearing Roland MT-32 vs General Midi from the SC-55. I agree the Roland is much nicer in this case!
      As for general midi, yeah its a standard but I think there are differences in how instruments sound depending on sound font. SC-55 in this comparison is an external sound module and those things are hefty and can be expensive, so the fact that the DreamBlaster is almost identical is really cool. If you run dxdiag you can compare the other software midi options as well. They pale in comparison.

  • @djpirtu2
    @djpirtu2 7 місяців тому

    I have the X2GS but seems that it doesnt sound nothing like this with either sound bank.

    • @MikeJolley
      @MikeJolley  7 місяців тому

      Strange. I was using the built in roland sound font for this video (not the user bank). Perhaps you didn't run Monkey Island with the correct parameters? It has options for soundblaster, adlib, or roland.

    • @djpirtu2
      @djpirtu2 7 місяців тому

      @@MikeJolley I was using r option. I have the original version, not the later talkie with general midi music.

    • @MikeJolley
      @MikeJolley  7 місяців тому

      I remember now, I patched my DOS version with the talkie edition. So I was still running on DOS but `r` was general midi, and `r1` was roland. Thats gonna be the reason why!

    • @djpirtu2
      @djpirtu2 7 місяців тому

      @@MikeJolley Great! Good to know, thanks!