Gec Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Hi, I've been looking for a sound font that has actual samples from the SEGA Genesis, similar to the Super Famicom/Nintendo soundfont. I've searched high and low and could never find anything even remotely related, or if it even exists. Can anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoozer Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Samples are useless in this case; get yourself a neat 4-op FM synthesizer and you'll have all the sounds you want in far better quality. FM is hard to sample; its metallic, glassy sounds have a lot of dynamics going on, so if they're sampled, they sound pretty bad. Or heck, even 6-op will work. http://www.discodsp.com/phantom/ but for the money Native Instruments FM8 and Sytrus are probably better. Too bad the christmas blowout on those is already over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gec Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Well I do have an FM Synth in Logic. I was just looking for a quick and easy way to get the authentic Genesis sounds without having to build all of them from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 for a free Megadrive-ey FM synth I would recommend VOPM: http://www.kvraudio.com/get/228.html It's not EXACTLY like a Megadrive, but it does emulate the Yamaha YM2151 chip, which sounds damn near close to the Megadrive's YM2612, and was used in CPS1 arcade cabinets. So yeah, forget soundfonts for anything chip-related, this VSTi is as close as you're going to get, unless you wanna get TFM Maker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g8tLhd4u98 Also: "without having to build them from scratch" you say? Humbug! Building your own sounds is the best part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 So yeah, For those who are interested, I have FM sounds rendered in sf2. format. Some heavy DX7/TX81Z bass stuff, plus FM Bells and more. I really wish it had horns and woodwinds. Anyhow, it is worth checking: http://www.fileupyours.com/view/149382/FM_Dreams_Sampler.zip An example I made using these: http://www.fileupyours.com/view/149382/Phoenix%20Wright%20%28Sega%20Genesis%29%20Cornered.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anapan Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 You can actually rip instruments from GYM and VGM into VOPM's patch format. That would give you authentic sounds. I made a page up that has links to the tools you need (about 1/3 of the way down): http://www3.telus.net/anapan8/oldscardemu.htm Some of the soundfonts on there might have the type pf sound you're looking for as well. Corrections or suggestions on the page would be appreciated as it's a WIP and may not be completely accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Holy crap, i just scoured that site, Anapan. That's quite a collection. Gonna help me lots! DANKE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 See if this still works. http://www.youtube.com/redirect?username=RecFreeMedia&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.filefactory.com%2Ffile%2Fa18gcfb%2Fn%2Fthe_ultimate_megadrive_soundfont.zip&video_id=M-6ulun8epM&event=url_redirect&url_redirect=True&usg=3xeJiivmWXWwjNUekvj3BQRoZP0= This has a lot of stuff from the Sonic games I believe. I just got it from a different source and haven't tried too much of it out yet, but give it a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuketheXjesse Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 You can actually rip instruments from GYM and VGM into VOPM's patch format. That would give you authentic sounds. Pretty much the very best way of doing it. Either that or buy FM7 from Native Instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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