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- Tools
- Accepted file format
- Playback (for voting)
- See Also
The Sega Genesis, also known as the Megadrive over in Europe and Japan, was a very popular 16-bit console, designed to compete with Nintendo. It has two primary sound chips: the Yamaha YM2612 and the Texas Instruments SN76489.
The YM2612 has 6 channels: 5 FM channels and 1 FM/DAC channel. Also has hardpanned stereo.
The SN76489 has 4 channels: 3 square channels and 1 noise channel.
It is worth noting that the
Sega Master System also had the TI SN76489. It was used in the Genesis for backwards compatibility with the SMS, and it can be used in conjunction with the YM2612.
Tools
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Shiru's Stuff home of
VGM Music Maker, a Windows-based tracker for composing .VGM files.
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DefleMask Tracker, a tracker that handles several chip formats, including Sega Genesis / Mega Drive.
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Furnace Tracker, another multi-chip tracker with more robust Genesis support, including FM macros.
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Genny VST, a plugin for your DAW of choice that can log to .VGM similarly to
C700 VST for SNES. Great option for those who don't want to touch a tracker. Notably, Genny has a special FL Studio version that can utilize slide notes and other FL-specific functions, just like FL's native plugins can. Here is a full lyceum guide on using Genny:
Genny VST
Accepted file format
Both this entry format and the
SMS entry format share the .VGM file format.
Playback (for voting)
in_vgm - a winamp plugin for playback
vgmplay
For playback on actual hardware, there are
VGM_PLAY from DeadFish Shitware as well as the XGM Player in
SGDK.
See Also
VGM Players - a list on vgmrips!
