An 8-part
multi-timbral digital synthesizer module with
MIDI. Released in
1987.
Like the popular
D-50, the MT-32 uses the much-hyped
Linear Arithmetic Synthesis for
sound generating. This makes the units sound nearly identical. There are 128
preset instruments in 17 groups. (
bass, wind etc.) A
rhythm section is available as the 9th
timbre, with 28
sampled sounds resembling the
TR-626. Also included is a
reverb effect.
The
unit has many limitations. All editing must be done with external
hardware/
software. The 64
user programmable
patches are lost when the power is turned off, so the only way to
store your sounds is MIDI
SysEx dump. And while the MT-32 is a module-style synth, it isn't
rackmountable.
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