They sample them, from records or from recording real synths. Or from sample CDs which were a thing in the 90s. Or in Fast Tracker 2 as I recall you could manually draw the waveform, so if you wanted a primitive sound you could draw 1 cycle and loop it.
i just absolutely adore tracker music
but in a million years, i will never figure out where they get their instrument samples from
Sameeeeeeeee
They sample them, from records or from recording real synths. Or from sample CDs which were a thing in the 90s. Or in Fast Tracker 2 as I recall you could manually draw the waveform, so if you wanted a primitive sound you could draw 1 cycle and loop it.
Ye