MT-32 vs Munt vs Hedsound - A Direct Comparison

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Published on August 12, 2021 10:30:06 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB45JPt5uUk

Duration: 10:56

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Using recordings of the MT-32 playing three different games, James directly compares the venerable device to the Munt emulator, the Hedsound soundfont, and the Hedsound GM soundfont. Mostly this is done for your listening pleasure, but it also showcases just how far MT-32 emulation has come, and how far it still has to go!

Big thanks to subscriber Vanessa for the MT-32 photographs! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTtrHwPGoEpSTZW6amhROw

MT-32: The Little Magic Box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSoQBksa0E0

Munt: http://munt.sourceforge.net/

Hedsound soundfont: https://www.hedsound.com/2019/06/mt32-cm64l-sf2-for-everyone.html

Hedsound GM: https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/1437

Timestamps:

Easy Driver

MT-32 - 1:02
Munt - 1:36
Hedsound - 2:08
Hedsound GM - 2:42

Hope Fades

MT-32 - 3:31
Munt - 4:28
Hedsound - 5:22
Hedsound GM - 6:18

Monkey Island Theme

MT-32 - 7:31
Munt - 8:20
Hedsound - 9:10
Hedsound GM - 9:58