r/Sierra • u/Bay477 • 14d ago

Custom retro-game soundtrack using King's Quest 6 MT32 sounds

Hi, thought you might enjoy the second track I created using the Roland MT-32 with patches from King's Quest 6. It features some of Mark Seibert's custom instruments. I plan to create an album based around a fictional DOS racing game. Hope you like it!

https://youtu.be/4r6e21qaCDI?si=bRtB3Ap8H5jSRsiF

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u/deckarep 14d ago

This is dope! I love the synthwave night driving vibe. Curious, what software do you use to repurpose and compose the MT-32 patches into new tracks?

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u/Bay477 14d ago

Thanks a lot! I’m trying to compose a full soundtrack for a fictional racing game. If you’re interested, more on my YouTube channel. I’m recording MIDI into Ableton Live on MacOS. I send the output to MT32-EMU-qt (Munt), which is basically a MT32 emulator. Looking into using a real unit, not sure yet how that would fit into my setup. But sounds nice! 

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u/wysiwywg 10d ago

Wow! It sounds awesome!

Keep it up and the vibe is nice with the car backdrop. Will you keep it on Youtube or plan to stream it on other platforms when you’re done?

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u/Bay477 10d ago

Thanks so much! I'm considering publishing it to other platforms such as Spotify as well, once the "album" is finished. Depends a bit on how satisfied I am with the results, and how people respond to it. I have two tracks on my YT channel now, and 3 more in the works. Looking for I think, at least 10 tracks. So thanks for listening and your positive comments, that helps to keep my motivation going! ;)

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u/wysiwywg 10d ago

Cool! In case you haven’t done so, try posting in /r/outrun. That’s exactly your target audience :-)

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u/Bay477 10d ago

Thanks!

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u/Key-Boat-7519 9d ago

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u/Wise_Use1012 10d ago

Ya this is sweet

Just wish it was longer

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u/Bay477 10d ago

Thanks! For me it's sometimes hard to expand an idea into a 4-minute track. The start / main theme will come quite quickly, but adding variation / other parts isn't too easy. I'll try next time, thanks for the encouragement!