I'm thinking about using a realtime FM synth for music and sound effects in my next game. I'd write a library myself, but I don't want to waste my time if there's already something good out there. The thing is, google turned up no results. Am I going to have to get cracking on my own?
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Anonymous2009-12-14 2:19
Going with 2612 emulation is a pretty good choice since you can dump instruments from any Genesis game using Gens KMod. Also MAME emulates the 2612 and all their code is freely available.
Of course, the 2612 is a pretty limited chip in a number of ways and it would probably be easier to compose for something more powerful. But you could still use 2612 code as a starting point that you could then turn into something cooler if you wanted to.