DUNE Soundtrack (by Stéphane Picq) on AdLib + MT-32 + AdLib Gold

Combined soundtracks on three different music modules. All three soundtracks were recorded on real hardware. AdLib and AdLib Gold on a downclocked Pentium II, and MT-32 through Dosbox with a real MT-32 attached. Here are some observations after having done this exercise: - There are some skipped notes in the AdLib version, mostly in the “Sietch“ song. This missing time made matching the songs together a bit more difficult. - The same song doesn’t necessarily have the same length depending on which soundcard you’re listening it on. I don’t know WHY this is. Hypothesis is that Stéphane Picq re-composed the songs specifically for each soundcard. - I recorded the AdLib versions on the floppy version of Dune, while the MT-32 version used the CD version. Maybe that accounts for differences in soundtrack length? After listening to this for a while, I find that this combined version brings out the strengths of each version, while doing a good job of hiding flaws. It’s h
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