Meet the little-known "Soundblaster" Keyboards

Published on Aug 1, 2015

A little history on the Soundblaster synth engine spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child who notes:

"This chip is a relative of the Yamaha YM2612, which was used in the Sega Genesis, and is faithfully emulated in the following VST:"

SEGA GENESIS / MEGADRIVE VST FM SYNTH

Published on Apr 20, 2013 Aly James

"YM2612 OPN2 FM chip modeled. Check the real audio Demos! : http://soundcloud.com/alyjameslab
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Read the FULL MANUAL http://www.alyjameslab.com/wa_files/F...
FMDRIVE is a VST SYNTH based on the SEGA Genesis/Megadrive YM2612 FM sound chip.
It contains a ton of features that makes it easier to program than before and covers every unique particularity of the chip like:
PCM, SSG EG, Special & CSM mode, Optional Model 1 distortion (ladder effect) and even some circuit bending options...
You can import and export: .tfi presets, dumps from emulators and even some compatible HOOT dumped voices (PC88 and compatible X68000...)

Every registers are automatable in your DAW of choice via MIDI for awesome results and the output can be converted later into a .VGM file.
FMDRIVE is not simply an YM2612 emulator, it add many extended features and huge user friendly GUI! It is a fantastic synth suitable for chip music and SEGA nostalgic pleasure and also a powerful FM tool for modern music production. Check the manual and see by yourself!
Take your chance, even the legendary Yuzo Koshiro is using it :)
https://twitter.com/yuzokoshiro/statu...

You can design a vast range of sounds on top of 33000 instruments presets already extracted from Games ROMS.
MIDI control the real hardware with a special add on interface: The GENMDM designed by Little Scale.

For complete Megadrive sound emulation SPSG VST take cares of the PSG chip!"