KVR Audio

djmino02 · Post by **djmino02** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:15 am

Anybody familiar with any YM3812 OPL2 Creative Soundblaster Midi Sound Modules?

djmino02 · Post by **djmino02** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 2:09 am

I found this OPL2 Audio Board. It runs off an Arduino

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:22 am

A OPL2 kit for Arduino / Raspberry Pi? Interesting for the DIY forum!
viewforum.php?f=180

NB there are several of these kits. Which one did you get?

djmino02 · Post by **djmino02** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 1:55 pm

Yeah. I'm not much of a DIYer though.

From what I understand you get the device and plug it in to the Arduino to use it.

Which Arduino would I need though? It looks like there's several different models

Thanks

djmino02 · Post by **djmino02** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:47 pm

I contacted the developer and he mentioned I would need a Teensy2.0++ to be able to play with a midi controller.

There's a few midiplus devices online for sale with general midi sounds and emu sounds.

I'd like to have the Roland sound canvas GM sounds and the MT sounds too.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 9:19 pm

Ah, you own nothing yet...

The Sound Canvas is available as a VST plugin:
https://www.roland.com/global/products/sound_canvas_va/

SoundCanvas & MT32 evolved into JP-8080 and all spin-offs. You can buy these second-hand.

Btw it eludes me why you'd want SB AdLib sounds in a hardware box. Or is it like driving a Citroen 2CV on a F1 circuit?

djmino02 · Post by **djmino02** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:39 pm

Oh cool.

I just like the chip sound. I heard it's an fm synth.

sprnva · Post by **sprnva** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:05 pm

Here's a free VST that emulates the 3812.

djmino02 · Post by **djmino02** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:11 pm

cool! thanks for shaing!

apparently all i'd need to use the opl2 board is a teensy 2.0++ for the midi controller.

The only thing is that there's not a whole lot of presets. The developer said that you can create your own if you know how to program the chips I guess.

djmino02 · Post by **djmino02** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:13 pm

What's a good hardware FM synth module? I had the Yamaha FB01 for a while and I liked it but didn't know how to program it.

I think there's one where you can chain together multiple units that look like euroracks.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:10 am

djmino02 wrote:apparently all i'd need to use the opl2 board is a teensy 2.0++ for the midi controller.

I've skimmed through the documentation on that, and if you're not DIY inclined and like messing with hardware & loading its software and figuring out how to do it and why it doesn't work, then I'd forget that idea.

djmino02 wrote:What's a good hardware FM synth module?

There's a whole thread created on that subject this week: viewtopic.php?f=74&t=511475

djmino02 wrote:I had the Yamaha FB01 for a while and I liked it but didn't know how to program it.

That won't ever change. Programming FM synths is a kind of black magic...

lfm · Post by **lfm** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:42 pm

Not all clear if you want a synth to program or just GM sounds.

If you just want GM sound module - there are various sample libraries as well.
I had one in GIG format I loaded into a standalone sampler in computer at the time, and a virtual midi cable from daw.
It worked better than what was in soundblaster, not having the latency involved in those built into onboard soundcards.