The rigs we've created for chipsynth MD's emulation.

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended in threads on chip emulation as a look at how hard it is to emulate vintage sound hardware accurately.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

plgDavid

Topic

sound chip emulation

Format

demo

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

3

Recommendation years in dataset

2022–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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• I'm an FM junkie and own various pieces of gear based on old yamaha FM chips, as well as actual yamaha FM keyboards. I think the various emulations out there are actually pretty good, and I have to admit I'd probably have a tough time …

• chipsynth MD is a musician-targeted emulator of the MegaDrive's sound chips; one of the authors goes into the difficulty of recreating things at [VIDEO] (From memory: they sourced a variant of the sound chip with digital output, characterized the DAC that way, then built a …

• I have the Chipsynth MD, which is a Sega Mega Drive (aka Genesis) based synth from Plogue and it's one of my favorite plug-in synths. It's pretty remarkable how much it nails the sounds from those games. This video shows some insight into the development …