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Sonicware Liven Mega Synthesis is inspired by and emulates the classic sound of the Sega Mega Drive from gaming's yesteryear. many people will have a fondness for the crunchy PCM , FM and reduced bandwidth of those cartridge games. ‪@SONICWARE‬ have been n a roll with their specialized groovboxes and this one takes that sound world and fully inhabits it.

With input from legendary game soundtrack composer Yuzo Koshiro, the Renowned Composer known for the "Ys", "The Streets of Rage" and "Etrian Odyssey", who has Contributed Sound Banks and Patterns.

Who better to look at this than ‪@magicalsynthadventure3216‬ who's deep into retro digital synthesis?
Thanks to ‪@Kim_Justice‬ for the game footage

The Mega Synthesis is battery powered or PSU,has 320 FM game sounds, sorted into 20 categories, and 64 diverse drum kits for the PCM track.

128 patterns Up to 128 steps per pattern
Step length can be set from 1/1 to 1/32
Realtime recording

Sound Engines:
4operator & 8algorithm FM sound module with precise sound editing in Edit Mode
Including extra features like finetuning operator ratios, which was impossible at the time.

8bit PCM sound part of YM2612
Recreate the sound of PCM playback controlled by the Z80 microprocessor used at the time.
Sampling capabilities (8bit 12kHz: upto 8 secounds / 24kHz: 4 seconds / 48kHz: 2 seconds, 96 stored samples)

PSG (Programmable Sound Generator) sound module
Synthesize basic waveforms and white noise to recreate iconic retrogamesounds.

Available for preorder in batches priced at $329

https://sonicware.jp/pages/livenmega...

#soniclab #megasynthesis #sonicware

00:00:00 start
00:00:09 Intro
00:01:50 Demo Track
00:03:03 Overview
00:05:20 sampling
00:06:48 Sequencer
00:08:30 Demo track 2
00:11:46 Sound Lock + FX
00:15:46 Sega patterns
00:18:43 FM Edit mode
00:21:24 Conclusion

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