Re:Super MIDI Pak – Use Your SNES as a MIDI Synthesizer
by qbasic_forever on Saturday July 24, 2021 @10:10PM
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The NES sound hardware is pretty simple and easily emulated, you can find some nice virtual synths: https://www.mattmontag.com/projects-page/nintendo-vst You might even just be able to use any old synth and its basic square, triangle, etc. waves to get really close to the NES sound.
Re:Super MIDI Pak – Use Your SNES as a MIDI Synthesizer
by jareklupinski on Sunday July 25, 2021 @12:41AM
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I used to produce one for the NES: https://github.com/jareklupinski/chip-maestro / https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jarek/chip-maestro-an-n...
Though if you're serious about using it for music production, I recommend popping the CPU out and dropping it into a dedicated board so you're not dealing with stuff like cartridge grime issues in a studio: https://github.com/jareklupinski/standalone-nes-synth
Re:Super MIDI Pak – Use Your SNES as a MIDI Synthesizer
by rogerclark on Saturday July 24, 2021 @09:05PM
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You can use Chipsynth SFC to rip and play back SNES samples in any DAW: https://www.plogue.com/products/chipsynth-sfc.html
Also, many SF2 soundfonts for SNES games already exist and use authentic samples. The SNES adds a low pass filter, which you can approximate with EQ, and it has an echo effect that can be replicated with a short delay.
But I think I’d even more want to have one for the NES. Does one exist?
Edit: the video actually demoed samples that sounded like NES, so maybe that’s included. Either way, I’m supporting this — super cool, and I would love to be able to tinker with songs using authentic samples from SNES.