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unusual facts about Roland MT-32



Castlevania Chronicles

Before each game, the player is given a choice between three different sound modules: the X68000's FM Synthesizer, MIDI Roland LA (MT-32, CM-32L, CM-64) and MIDI Roland GS (SC-55, SC-33, SC-155, CM-300, CM-500).

Roland Corporation

1987 – Roland MT-32 Sound Module: Also using Linear Arithmetic synthesis, it was supported by many PC games in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a high-quality music option until support shifted to General MIDI sound cards.

Ski or Die

The DOS port featured Roland MT-32, AdLib and beeper music and sound effects and ran at 15 FPS.


see also

Roland SC-55

Software titles supporting the Roland MT-32 but not utilizing its memory are emulated with better results as demonstrated by the introduction song from Origin Systems' Ultima VI: The False Prophet.