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SEGA Music Competition: Win A SEGA Master System MIDI Interface Page 1 – General Discussion – ChipMusic.org

Little-Scale writes:

It’s time to get your chipmusic on! This is your chance to win a SEGA Master System MIDI Interface. Be the coolest musician in your town with this brand new tool that lets you control the sound chip in your SEGA Master System with MIDI data.

The Prize

  • • brand-new, hand made little-scale-brand SEGA Master System MIDI Interface (SMSM)
  • • instruction manual
  • • required cable

Since this product will not be available on the market by the time the competition ends, the winner will be the only member of the public to own this cool piece of retro boutique music hardware!

Competition Details
Submit a SEGA-related music track. This may be:

  • • chipmusic written for the SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive
  • • music written within the constraints of the SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive
  • • music that is covering / remixing a specific SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive tune
  • • any of the above may include additional instrumentation (whether electronic or more traditional) – however, the focus should be on the SEGA aspects of the work

Music that does not fit into the above categories will be disqualified. If your entry is a cover or a remix of a SEGA Master System / SEGA Mega Drive tune, please be sure to include what it is that you are covering.

Please note that there will only be one winner. The judge(s) decision is final.

Submission Guidelines

  • • the deadline for this competition is the 17th April, 2010
  • • limit of one entry per person / group
  • • the length of your SEGA track should be between 1:30 and 5:00
  • • submission format is strictly as 192 kbps stereo MP3
  • • send your submissions to: sega@little-scale.com with the subject line ‘SEGA Music Competition’
  • • the best 10 tracks will be released as a digital archive

Note that this competition is in no way affiliated with SEGA.

via SEGA Music Competition:

Sega Master System • software

AS3 VGM Player v1.12 by Shiru appeared

VGM files player with SN76489 sound chip emulation for Flash Player 10. Allows to play music from Sega Master System and some other 8-bit systems in the Flash applications. The archive includes source code, usage example, and english ‘readme’.

via Shiru’s Stuff.

Chipmusic • Labels • Sega Master System

Sega releasing Alex Kidd soundtrack collection

21obqd3The Alex Kidd Complete Album will be released on the 14th for ¥3,100 $32.28. Takenobu “Daytonaaaaaaaaa” Mitsuyoshi will contribute at least one track, and the collection features adorable cover art by Ika-san. Sega is also releasing Sega Motorcycle Music History, with tracks from A.B. Cop, Racing Hero, and Enduro Racer the Master System version of which has great music.

viaTiny Cartridge

Sega Master System

little-scale: Sega Master System “Bass Mode” and More Samples

Today I’ve added two more things to the Sega Master System Interface – a bass mode for channel 3 and more / clearer samples.

via little-scale: Sega Master System “Bass Mode” and More Samples.

Sega Master System

little-scale: Sample Channel Added to Sega Master System MIDI Interface

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I have started to add some form of a “sample channel” for the Sega Master System MIDI Interface. It’s always a tough choice between sample clarity versus sample volume (in relation to the other channels and in relation to inherent noise).

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