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Modding => Released Mods => Topic started by: skyhawk on April 03, 2023, 09:54:29 am

Title: Roland CM-32L (MT-32 equivalent) musics for UFO/Enemy Unknown!
Post by: skyhawk on April 03, 2023, 09:54:29 am
Anybody using my previous MT-32 recordings should throw them in the trash and download my new MUNT-emulated CM-32L recordings!

They are superior to the MT-32 recordings in every way.

Mod-portal link (https://mod.io/g/openxcom/m/super-cm-32l-musics)
[There's also an Enhanced Reverb version there, recorded with a front panel Reverb configuration of 8/10]
Title: Re: Roland CM-32L (MT-32 equivalent) musics for UFO/Enemy Unknown!
Post by: Chuckebaby on April 03, 2023, 07:31:57 pm
Just downloaded thanks.
I'm an audio engineer, i'm curious are the original files all midi ? For the intro, geoscape, etc ?
Title: Re: Roland CM-32L (MT-32 equivalent) musics for UFO/Enemy Unknown!
Post by: skyhawk on April 03, 2023, 09:14:42 pm
Just downloaded thanks.
I'm an audio engineer, i'm curious are the original files all midi ? For the intro, geoscape, etc ?

The original game shipped with both General MIDI and CM-32L MIDI data. That's why the CM-32L Cydonia briefing sounds so different - I'm guessing the composer half-finished the CM-32L version then forgot about it and shipped it incomplete.

You may find this (https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,2270.msg22483.html) forum thread to be interesting reading.
Title: Re: Roland CM-32L (MT-32 equivalent) musics for UFO/Enemy Unknown!
Post by: skyhawk on April 04, 2023, 07:24:01 am
If anyone's curious to hear a side-by-side comparison of actual hardware vs. Munt, this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu3AlaNMUew) video right over here is for you.
Title: Re: Roland CM-32L (MT-32 equivalent) musics for UFO/Enemy Unknown!
Post by: The Reaver of Darkness on April 05, 2023, 05:20:51 am
Could you also upload the old version to the mod portal? I am sure that some purists out there will want it. =)
Title: Re: Roland CM-32L (MT-32 equivalent) musics for UFO/Enemy Unknown!
Post by: skyhawk on April 05, 2023, 06:24:51 am
Could you also upload the old version to the mod portal? I am sure that some purists out there will want it. =)
It's right where it always has been (https://mod.io/g/openxcom/m/ufo-defense-enemy-unknown-mt-32-musics).
Even purists would be stupid to use this as opposed to the CM-32L captures though.

I'm not joking. There is absolutely no reason to use these over the MUNT CM-32L recordings.
Title: Re: Roland CM-32L (MT-32 equivalent) musics for UFO/Enemy Unknown!
Post by: skyhawk on April 06, 2023, 04:28:59 am
If anyone wants it, I've recorded a version with MUNT configured to match the MT-32 front panel Reverb setting 8/10.
It's on the mod portal along with the regular version.
Title: Re: Roland CM-32L (MT-32 equivalent) musics for UFO/Enemy Unknown!
Post by: skyhawk on April 06, 2023, 11:12:48 pm
It's been pointed out to me that many of these are very quiet.

That's actually an accurate representation of what you got with the real hardware - the issue here is that a few tracks, such as GMWIN are very loud, and I'm trying to preserve the relative loudness level between the tracks.

I'm going to massage these a bit. Expect a new version in a day or so.
Title: Re: Roland CM-32L (MT-32 equivalent) musics for UFO/Enemy Unknown!
Post by: skyhawk on April 07, 2023, 08:08:49 pm
Version 3.1 of both Standard and Enhanced Reverb are up on the mod portal.
This should fix most complaints of "the songs are too quiet".
Title: Re: Roland CM-32L (MT-32 equivalent) musics for UFO/Enemy Unknown!
Post by: StarMan on June 28, 2023, 09:32:39 pm
In my opinion there’s something about the MT-32 rip that just tickles the eardrums that the CM-32L doesn’t do. It doesn’t have the punch or something (kinda hard to describe). If you could layer just the heartbeat(battlescape) and siren/gunshots(intro) from CM32 onto the MT-32 that'd be perfect.