MPU-401

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Tue Jan 7 19:17:00 2003

At 11:36 AM 1/8/03 +1100, you wrote:
> > the MPU-401 and MT-32. Speaking of which. What is an MT-32 like
> > compared
> > to the MPU-401? I've never seen one.
>
>IIRC the MT-32 is a full length card. I'm fairly sure that back in the
>day I picked one up. Can't remember how. The music from it was superb,
>at least for the time -- probably still. I

The MT-32 is a external box by Roland, really a fancy drum syth. Since the
smarts were basically a chip, that chip found its way to sound cards. Most
modern motherboards and sound cards still offer MPU-401 and MT-32
emulation, even oddly enough if midi itself isn't supported.

So what am I missing about this?
Received on Tue Jan 07 2003 - 19:17:00 GMT