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--- blog:retro_audio_captures_reviews [2021/04/08 16:13] – [Gradius II] john
+++ blog:retro_audio_captures_reviews [2021/04/08 16:24] (current) – [Gradius II] john
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    * Roland Sound Canvas SC-55
    * Roland ED SC-8820
+Gradius II is a bit unique in how it plays back music; you have 3 options: //Internal//, //MIDI MT-32// or //MIDI SC-55//.
+However, the //MIDI MT-32// option is not as simple as it sounds; it actually plays part of the music back via the YM2151 and uses the MT-32 to fill-in and complement the sounds that the internal sound chip makes. If you mute the YM2151 output and just listen to the MT-32, it's clear that it's only playing part of the melody. It actually works //really// well; you get the crisp, sharp sounds from the YM2151 synth and the warmer, deeper sounds from the Roland unit.
+In //MIDI SC-55// mode the internal YM2151 plays no part in the music output - all sounds are generated by the Sound Canvas module.
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