Posted By
MMS
on 2023-03-02
13:05:41
 |  Re: Midi Expansion For The Plus/4!
@MIK
Well the 80s synth have the same problem as Adlib, SB and C64 Sound Expander cards. The use the Yamaha FM chipset and it is quite complex to program to get a decend sound.
With General MIDI modules you may have some differences due to smaller or bigger banks in ROM, but you just need the note and the instrument. Sure, it cannot create such ADSR extravaganza, well recognizeable, unique sounds as SID, SB or Moog, but you can focus more on the music OR in this case to have music at all.
Sure Roland and other similar Midi modules are not cheap, but there were some simplier, more affordanle models with decent sound, like Yamahs MU10 or 15. Few years ago xou could get then for 70-80€. Unfortunately due to retro collection habit their price also doubled.
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