Controlling a Sega Mega Drive with MIDI

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Sebastian’s work interfacing with old Sega hardware for sound synthesis seems to be paying off – and the results sound quite nice –

In this video, the Sega Mega Drive II is controlled via the MIDI keyboard controller. Various parameters can be controlled from the keyboard, as one can hear in the video.

Sega Mega Drive MIDI Keyboard Video

His research even brings the iconic blue hedgehog under musical control.

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