Comparison between the Adlib and the Roland MT-32. Monkey Island intro.

I made this video to demonstrate the difference in sound quality between the Adlib-compatible soundcards and the Roland MT-32 synthesizer. The MT-32 heard is not emulation, but a real one connected to the Line-In of my sound card.
I switch several times between the two recordings.

The song played is the intro to the game "Secret of Monkey Island" from Lucsarts.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Monkey
• Island
• Roland
• MT-32
• Adlib

[januzi2]

Gravis Ultrasound FTW

[TeamRocketReviews]

MT32 forever! AdLib is pretty good, but 8-bit SoundBlaster gives you AdLib and a game port, making it awesome.

[ricyarborough]

Much prefer the IBM original speaker :P

[Superfreaxx]

@PinkasBrown44

I've still got my AWE32 as well, and still use it for DOS. But its friggin huge!

[andreldls]

i hate most modern wave table synths. opl2 music will always be simply great. the way of composing the music itself for the card was an art.

[saulocpp]

The MT32 was a beast!

[SeeleDesTigers]

@PinkasBrown44

I have an old 486 with an soundblaster pro builded in. I just use it like a synth. boot, open a music programm and then put a wire to its midi in (game port/ joystick). I like the old FM-synth. must be the same like this AdLib

[SeeleDesTigers]

good work on the comparision

[PinkasBrown44]

Man... reminds me of my old AWE 32 sound card....back when owning such a card was a big deal. Still go for creative sound cards but the quality difference compared to on-board is not humongous anymore. Speaking of size...i still have the card and it s over half a modern mobos size lol

[jjovereats]

Timidity would be the bridge.