Roland MT-32: Redefining Desktop Music Forever! - Sound Profile

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When it comes to making classic computer games truly shine from an audio perspective, no unit has perhaps as much notoriety as the Roland MT-32 and the many synths based on it. Beloved by budget composers then and gamers now, how does the unit fare from a musicians perspective in 2019, and what issues can one expect going into it? Watch and find out!

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Special thanks to these content creators for providing video and music to use:

LGR - Roland MT-32: Retro PC MIDI Music Revisited
   • LGR - Roland MT-32: Retro PC MIDI Mus...  

SynthMania - A few Roland D-10 sound demos
   • A few Roland D-10 sound demos  

PhilsComputerLab - Roland MT-32 CM-32L CM-64 CM-500 Ultimate Tutorial
   • Roland MT-32 CM-32L CM-64 CM-500 Ulti...  

Tiago Mallen [Oficial] - Roland E-20 (Test sounds) 1988 VINTAGE
   • Roland E-20 (Test sounds) 1988 VINTAGE  

Anders Enger Jensen - Planet X3, Jungle Fever & CM-32L Song
   • Planet X3 Original Soundtrack (Anders...  
   • CM-32L Song  

Music List:
TFX - Close Air Support, by Barry Leitch
Strike Commander - Calm Flight I, by Origin Systems Music Team
Planet X3 - New Lands, by Noelle Aman (Speedy)*
TFX - Maritime, by Barry Leitch
Planet X3 - Jungle Fever, by Anders Enger Jensen (EOX Studios)
TFX - Intercept, by Barry Leitch
Granada - Nature Trail, by Masaaki Uno and Motoi Sakuraba
Arcus Odyssey - Sacred Underground Shrine, by Motoi Sakuraba
DOOM - At Doom's Gate, by Bobby Prince
Roland - SC-88 Pro Distortion Guitar Demo
Edge - Stage 1, by TGL Music Staff
Strike Commander - Calm Flight 1, by Origin Systems Music Staff
Silpheed - Legend of Silpheed, by Fumihito Kasatani
Speedy - Interface
Planet X3 - Fight for the Future, by Noelle Aman (Speedy)*
Speedy - MinTy Nights
TFX - Defense Suppression, by Barry Leitch
Edge - Tenbin, by TGL Music Staff
Detana!! Twinbee - Gift from the Wind, by Konami Keikuha Club
Anders Enger Jensen - Roland CM-32L Song

*Credited in-video and in-game as Noah Aman; this name is no longer correct.

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