DOS Gaming MIDI: Roland MT-32 / SoundCanvas SC-55 / SC-88, mt32-pi & SoundBlaster Hanging Note Fix

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! If you like my channel you’ll more than likely enjoy his as well, check it out here: Relevant Links: PC-MIDI ISA MPU Card: HardMPU: MUNT: mt32-pi: SoftMPU: Retro Box Room SC-88 Votage Mod: Phil’s Computer Lab Ultimate MT-32 Tutorial: Orpheus Sound Card [RetroRGB]: Socials: Twitter: Instagram: Patreon: Ko-Fi: 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: #dos #midi #mt32