I have an SCB-55 (aka SCD-15) that does the same thing. (That was why I was
skeptical.) What you do is send the device CTR(0, 127) and CTR(32, 127) on channel
2-10 (and the others if you want, but MT-32 MIDI messages don't use those
channels). It will use the MT-32 drums, and all of the MT-32 (built-in) patches.
BUT, as you can see this is no more than switching the patch bank on these
channels. It is still a SoundCanvas, so it won't accept any MT-32 SysEx commands.
I really wish someone would make a real-time emulator for the MT-32! It would
solve the entire sound problem of this project! (Of course there is that SB stuff
on QFG2, but I think the MT-32 more than makes up for it.)
Jason Cragg wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Jay wrote:
>
> > An SCC-1 is a Roland SC-55 module on a board its General MIDI. As far as I
> > know, this board can do many effects, but cannot take new patches like the
> > MT-32. Jason can you please say that I am wrong? :-) If I am, I will go buy
> > one right now! :-) I have an MT-32, and from the experance I have from it, it
> > shouldn't be too hard to extract the PCM parts from the MIDI streem, but it
> > will be very hard to get the synth parts. Does anyone know a technition at
> > Roland?
>
> The SCC-1 is general MIDI and GS, but it is capable of MT-32 emulation, I
> don't know how extensive the emulation is though. If you did want to get
> one of these, I don't believe they make them anymore, I've seen them on
> eBay though ;). *flips through manual* umm... well, it has the MT-32's
> CM-64/32L drumset... ;) Hmm... I need to do more reasearch on my own
> card... I don't think it's patchable like you want it to be though, but
> I'll make sure.
>
> *pops off to look at some stuff*
>
> -Jason
