in the right hands the thing was capable of incredibly rich, bassy, strange, even harsh tones. used wisely i think it produced more interesting sounds than the SNES' sample-based, memory-starved SPC700 (not to say that chip didn't deliver greatness, too)

but great MD audio was very dependent on a composer's skill and chosen sound driver; many games, especially western-made, failed to find a good balance, which lead to an inferior reputation among many

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOagvSmosBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqJQxWgOjJo
https://youtu.be/psSamm93uCE?t=3735
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5g-QHq925o&list=PLB7F9A5456C337B43&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rYUkbHf4zI