[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #11337: King Quest VI CD and Roland MT-32 emulation with external Munt

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#11337: King Quest VI CD and Roland MT-32 emulation with external Munt
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  Reporter:  cachaito        |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  low             |  Component:  Audio: MT32
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Game:  King's Quest 6  |
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Comment (by ZvikaZ):

 1. Well, that's a question for Wikipedia, as I just cited them ;-)
 Anyway, I'll answer.
 I assume that Wikipedia article meant that KQ6 doesn't *naturally* support
 MT32.
 Sierra indeed supplied an MT32 driver, but it's only doing automatic
 translation of the GM (=General Midi, as you understood) score to MT32
 commands.

 Think of reading an English (=GM) book that was translated to French
 (=MT32) by the author himself (=natural support) or by Google Translate
 (=KQ6 MT32 support).

 2.
 Sound Blaster / Adlib is the very easy to setup, but its quality is very
 problematic. It's not a MIDI device.
 If you can, always prefer MIDI devices such as MT32 (even for KQ6...) or
 General Midi.

 3.
 As for GUS - I'm not familiar with it. I've read that it's supposed to be
 good, but as far as I remember, isn't supported by ScummVM and Dosbox, so
 you'll need a physical one, if you want it...

 4.
 Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth - nice, but not good enough.
 Prefer any SF (=Sound Font) supporting device, and load to it an SF of
 your choice.
 I enjoy FatBoy (Google it), but again, which SF to prefer is probably a
 matter of personal taste.

 5.
 Why bother with VirtualMIDISynth?
 Use ScummVM's natural Fluidsynth support. It's easy and very good.

 6.
 To summarize, we can say that for newer games:
 GM(SF)->GM(Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth)->MT32->Adlib

 And for older games:
 MT32->GM(SF)->GM(Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth)->Adlib

 Is your game new or old? Check with that Wikipedia article, or other
 similar resources.
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