Music Deconstruction - Chemical Plant Zone

Breaking down the 8 channels of sound the Mega Drive/Genesis uses to create the classic Sonic 2 track: Chemical Plant Zone composed by Masato Nakamura.
The tracks are show in order that were the most effective for understanding and enjoying them rather than numerical.
The MD used two separate chips for sound; the YM2612 FM Synthesizer and the SN76496 PSG (Programmable Sound Generator)
The YM2612 is capable of 7 channels of sound: 6 channels of synthesis and 1 DAC channel which can play PCM samples
The SN76496 is the same chip which generated the Master System sound, it can use three square wave channels and one noise channel. In this track it only uses the noise channel so the others aren't listed.

[@JessesAuditorium]

This channel is incredible

[@Leonam_Sonic]

1:33 a great remix

[@RWL2012]

Might want to add this to your Music Deconstructions playlist. 2:29 yes, I noticed :)

[@line888togheyhenom2]

Thank you so much for this

[@remixchannelSega]

You messed up the graphics of the channel numbers, you said channel 6 started when the psg came on

[@gabzelschanel780]

Cool

[@tabletgenesis3439]

This is how music is made? There are tiny parts of the melody that make the entire damn song

[@hitkid2456]

I don't know much about it, but that's how chiptunes work. Full-featured music has just left and right in comparison.

[@RWL2012]

this is tracker / chiptune music. the console _itself_ generates the sound and plays the notes. it's not like modern machines that play recorded music files. so with emulation the channels can be played individually.

[@dantojunior0Z7-fu6mo]

0:55

[@sonico_the_hedgehog]

I don't get it

[@Crep35]

@@sonico_the_hedgehog its when channel 1 starts

[@hmrgoodman]

hell yea good vid 🙏

[@sonico_the_hedgehog]

1:14 WAS THIS A JOJO REFERENCE LOL

[@bucko0627]

no

[@howsthefood2919]

Yes

[@arcata6612]

Amazing

[@AymenZero]

i like this. it's fancy