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- ̗̀ 🏳️‍⚧️Tuddy🏳️‍⚧️ ̖́-@tudsworth7/9/2023, 4:50 PM

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mattachine meow machine @spookybiscuits7/9/2023, 2:21 PM

the sega genesis had a better soundchip than the super nintendo

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what is something you feel deep in your bones really ought to be true, but you understand is in fact false?

i know a lot of Stendoheads hate Genesis music because it's "farty" and yeah maybe some tracks can be. sure, the SNES's S-SMP system may have been more technically advanced than the Genesis' YM2612 FM Synth/SN76489 combo. but there's not a single cross-console game where i prefer the SNES soundtrack over the Genesis one. good Genesis music sounds so unique and textural. there's tons of good SNES music, but even the best examples sound limp and washed out next to even middling pieces of Genesis music.

GoatyGoats.com/links (she 🐯)@goaty7/9/2023, 2:23 PM

correct

this isn't even "in fact false" this is just true

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nicky flowers @nicky7/9/2023, 2:25 PM

when i first started dabbling in FM synthesis, all my sounds were very farty lol. with practice that gets easier to mitigate ime. a lot of the worst of the Genesis soundtracks probably came from inexperienced composers

🌊@wave7/9/2023, 2:29 PM

the widely available, Sega-endorsed GEMS middleware did a lot of damage i think. i've heard a lot of (western) composers just used its crappy default instrument pre-sets

- ̗̀ 🏳️‍⚧️Tuddy🏳️‍⚧️ ̖́-@tudsworth7/9/2023, 4:50 PM

Couldn't have put it better myself. Basically every example of "bad" Mega Drive music I can think of is the same default GEMS sound bank that hasn't been properly configured... Because even with the default pre-sets, you can get some really nice sounds if you're willing to put the time into configuring it.

Simone 🏳️‍⚧️@geckonori7/9/2023, 4:02 PM

For the most part I agree! Honestly, it takes a lot of skill to get the SNES music to sound good and complex. Gradius III is a nice example. I feel like Konami, Capcom, and Square had a great handle on it. But most other devs gave really empty, half-hearted attempts at SNES music.

Genesis music was just cool and fun. Even the bad games ended up with decent tunes. And any music made by Treasure was just untouchable. Like... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOuQ4oUYhB0

Amazing!!

🌊@wave7/9/2023, 5:04 PM

ah wow i don't recall ever listening to that track beyond the part that plays in the game's intro. neat!

while we're talkin good treasure MD music...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClEZ0j2N0z0&list=PLPAbo-cOSKYwcNzLf0WSxaMkjILcGTF90&index=8

Simone 🏳️‍⚧️@geckonori7/10/2023, 12:16 AM

Ahhh yeah! Great game with awesome music!!

mattachine meow machine @spookybiscuits7/9/2023, 5:51 PM

that track is so good! treasure might've been the best to do it, even better than sonic team. their music was so complex and interesting.

Plum @plumpan7/9/2023, 5:06 PM

I've been exposed to one too many bad genesis soundtracks. Also I usually see people playing them in emulation without any kind of low pass filter and... I'm really just not a fan of FM synths without a lot of filtering going on.

But I love samples. So makes sense that I have a preference for the snes.

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