cr1901 changed the topic of ##yamahasynths to: Channel dedicated to questions and discussion of Yamaha FM Synthesizer internals and corresponding REing. Discussion of synthesis methods similar to the Yamaha line of chips, Sound Blasters + clones, PCM chips like RF5C68, CD/floppy disk theory of operation, and the 68k CPU are also on-topic. Channel logs: https://libera.irclog.whitequark.org/~h~yamahasynths
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<fseidel>
half of the BGM in this sounds like Russian ZX demoscene music and I am here for it
<fseidel>
even funnier when interspersed by the terrible SMB overworld cover, lol
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<andlabs>
that's because it *is* music from the Russian ZX demoscene
<andlabs>
TFM Music Maker was originally created by Shiru for that specific scene, it just so happened to be applicable to the Mega Drive
<andlabs>
I forget specifically what device the TFM is
<NiGHTS>
Review: TurboSound FM by Zaxon – A Sound Card for the ZX Spectrum – Mark Fixes Stuff – Retro game repair and reviews (at markfixesstuff.co.uk)
<NiGHTS>
(Re)discovering the Turbosound FM - Spectrum Computing (at spectrumcomputing.co.uk)
<andlabs>
so it looks like this Zaxon person created a dual-AY-3-8910 expansion and then this russian NedoPC person swapped the AY out with a YM2203 (whch should be register compatible)
<andlabs>
or something, IDK
<andlabs>
it's late and I will sleep now
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