Genesis Soundchip=Rock Music?

[Koh]

I think he's talking about it from a technical standpoint. Since the SNES chip is higher grade in instrument quality output, that's what he means by producing it easier than the Genesis. Think about it in terms of graphics for example. If you're working with 16 bit graphics, by definition, it's easier to produce higher detail on the graphics, just because you have a lot more colors to work with than 8-bit graphics. Bringing it back to the SNES chip, by definition of the hardware, it's easier to produce higher quality sound than on the Genesis, since its hardware is inferior. But this says nothing on preference C:.

From what I've noticed, because of the higher quality sound output from the SNES chip, it was more suited for orchestral type things, as seen in Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest or Zelda. Since the Genesis' was lower quality, and more gritty, that atmosphere suited rock/techno/etc. type music more. But this isn't to say the SNES CAN'T do that type of music, nor does it say the Genesis CAN'T do orchestral type music.

Take this for example.