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Re:Libfmsynth: a C library which implements an FM synthesizer by posterboy on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @08:54AM (#13530496)
The Paula (amiga chip) e.g. cannot reproduce a classical scale, because of limited bit precission [1], producing chracteristic harmonies.

For the SID, there's probably just not enough engineering going into emulation, as enthusiast prefer the original experience anyway.

[1] you might enjoy the talk Elements of chip music by Linus Akesson: <https://www.linusakesson.net/music/elements/index.php>

Re:Libfmsynth: a C library which implements an FM synthesizer by iammyIP on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @09:09AM (#13530618)
The sid is quite well emulated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReSID