LGR - 486 Upgrade! Mighty MIDI Mountain

Holy crap... I never knew Doom could sound like that. It would have changed everything. I'd watch an entire video just comparing the sound of popular classic games.

Paul

I remember asking you 1 or 2 years ago about a video where you compared the sound of a bunch of midi devices, this finally satisfies that! :D

Not a recording issue, it's completely down to the limitations of the MT-32 and what it specializes in. This is discussed in my MT-32 episode :)

LGR

I think the Yamaha and the Korg sounded better than the Rolands. The MT-32 sounded very off, too much low end, and the highs weren't coming through. Could have been a recording issue, not necessarily with the unit itself. I thought the Yamaha sounded the best of the bunch though :)

Man that Roland Sound Canvas. I didn't like the highs of the korg. But the mids of that Roland Sound Canvas. The Yahama was my second favorite. You totally just hit my sound engineering sweet spot with all of this. I love messing with music/sound equipment. It's totally absurd to have it all set up like this but it's absolutely fantastic and heavenly.

Justin Dotson

What a wonderfully absurd thing.

Benjamin Hester

This is completely wonderful.

Canyon.mid - Tears of midi joy.

Mega cool.

Kijikun

Wow, look at that beast set up!!! :D

floverSaeu09

I really like how you are not even defining you content, instead calling it just "an LGR thing" :-)

Somehow i liked the Korg the most.

BastetFurry

That's fantastic!

Robert Butler

Is it just me, or does the Korg have the clearer sound, followed closely by the SC-55?

LJFox

One of my favourite videos of yours.

briandemodulated

Man, this is the dream package of the 90s. Only the Uber rich back then could live with these luxuries. I can only imagine how good it feels to finally reimagine the 90s games with sound the way it was intended back then

A MIDI mountain rises! :D Yamaha's MIDI modules sound great in Descent, been listening to the MIDI files using the Yamaha S-YXG50 software synth. My SC-55 Mk1 sounds nice with them too, but the Yamaha gives an extra something.

Tore Svendsen

That was awesome! Cool to see someone Livin' the Dream.

Evan B

Awesome :) I just started playing through some old retro games with an mt-32 emulator and it's a whole new world of sound to explore. This stack is exactly the kind of crazy stuff I would have done as a teenager :)

Blair Harrison

The SH-8055 really looks awesome though, I love the extra options and switches. And yeah, it's an unfortunate side effect that making these videos raises the price for everyone. Thankfully it seems to be a short term demand and it levels out after a month or two :)

LGR

Quite welcome, I am glad you enjoyed!

LGR

MUNT and other options are better than nothing, but yeah: real hardware is wonderful to experience so I hope you get the chance!

LGR

Easily one of the best devices one can add to a classic PC, yeah!

LGR

Hehe, yeah even just editing the video I had to keep pinching myself. "Whoa, is that really in the other room?" And then I'd take a break from editing to go play with it for another hour or two.

LGR

That might've been the kind of thing I would've done when I started 8 years ago, but nowadays I really do have too much to keep with as-is. Maybe someone else can do it though :)

LGR

Thank you! Items from this video will definitely continue to show up.

LGR

The look of excitement mixed with bewilderment and a growing dread

LGR

Enjoyed this one. Your SEGA video inspired me to grab a Technics SH-8055 off eBay for my audio setup, and it's awesome. (The SH-8044 seems to be more rare?) Glad I did that before this video sends everyone else to buy them all up. The guy selling those Unisys 486s doubled his price when that video came out. LGR moves markets.

J.R. Williams

Wow, what an amazing video :D Listening to the tunes coming from the MIDI devices just made me happy :) thank you Clint!

László Viktor Lajos

Awesome! Almost makes me want to ditch my software MT-32 emulator haha.

Jason Wellband

Oh! You saved my Sunday! It's so beautiful... btw, you remembered me I really need to re-do my cables, hate you now 😜 !

Loving the ... sound? of that Sound Canvas!

JennaKay

Holy heck! This is incredibly impractical, but so awesome when it all comes together and works. You're in MIDI heaven now my friend!

I'm drooling, this is like watching my childhood dreams come true

Alyxx the Rat

Clint I know you have a lot on your plate with all the stuff you do, but showing all of this midi goodness gave me an idea for a new video series for you. Call it Midi Monday, where every Monday you showcase midi music you've found online, or midi music from games being played across all of your midi devices.

David Pruitt

LGR, ya mad bastard :D I wish I could play around with this kinda thing myself, but I don't have the money nor the time or dedication to figure out how to get all this stuff to work. Totally loved watching it come together tho :) Hope we can hear some more of it in the future.

Pure mountain of awesome! Your troubleshooting face at 14:06 tells the tale we've all been through at some point.

I really enjoy this series, it's the perfect Sunday companion! Stylish and thorough as usual. I honestly didn't know MIDI could get this awesome.

iCach0

Likewise, I would've gone nuts for a setup with even *one* of those devices. Really is all about fulfilling childhood fantasies with this one.

LGR

Man I wish I had this set up as a kid.. Those sounds, Damn your Goood!

Yeah, the Korg is really fun to me, especially since we had a Korn N1 growing up that sounded pretty much just like it! Sounds great too, in the right games and MIDI tracks at least.

LGR

It is consciously absurd :P

LGR

Plenty of use indeed, I love this stuff :)

LGR

Totally awesome! That's my kind of setup right there! Only difference is what I've ended up doing was just hooking all of my external midi modules to a Mackie Mixer. Also the KORG unit you have there intrigues me.

ReeseRiverson

This made me (literally) lol

Jason Lancaster

Good to see the stuff getting a great forever home and being used. <3

Anders Enger Jensen