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From: brk102@leah.albany.edu (Brian King)
Subject: Roland MT-32
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I am in the market for purchasing a new music board for my 386 box. I
currently own the SoundBlaster, and it is nice for games, but you really can
not do any worthwhile composing with it, not to mention that it does not
support the MIDI standard used in the music business (the Roland MPU-401). I am
very interested in the Roland MT-32, but I heard rumors that it has been
discontinued. Is this true? If so, why? I'm also interested in the LAPC-1. What
can the Roland MT-32 do that the LAPC-1 can not? The ads I see simply state
that the LAPC-1 is an MT-32 on a card. Then what are all of those buttons on
the front of the MT-32 for? (BTW, where does the MT-32 plug into? Does it come
with a card? Does it plug into the parallel port?)

What would you recommend? Are there other companies out there that
have comparable equipment that I should check out? What are the going
prices for this stuff? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Please send me e-mail and I will post a summary.

-Brian King
 University at Albany
 Internet: brk102@leah.albany.edu
 Bitnet: brian@albnyvms.bitnet