A sound chip is an integrated circuit (chip) designed to produce audio signals through digital, analog or mixed-mode electronics. Sound chips are typically...
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manufacturer, categorized by the sound generation of the chips. List of sound card standards List of Yamaha sound chips Sound recording and reproduction Wright...
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Chiptune (redirect from Chip music)
is a style of electronic music made using the programmable sound generator (PSG) sound chips or synthesizers in vintage arcade machines, computers and...
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In either case, the sound card uses an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to digitize this signal. Some cards include a sound chip to support the production...
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of the Sound Blaster 1.0 typically has C/MS chips installed in sockets rather than soldered on the PCB, though units do exist with the C/MS chips soldered...
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status to refer to chiptune – specifically the soundscape of a console's sound chip. Any video game console that utilizes sequenced audio is often referred...
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Yamaha OPL (category Yamaha sound chips)
Operator Type-L) series are a family of sound chips developed by Yamaha. The OPL series are low-cost sound chips providing FM synthesis for use in computing...
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intended to facilitate the Disk System's own sound chip, but are also used by cartridge games to provide sound enhancements. In the design of the NES, these...
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MOS Technology 6581 (redirect from SID chip)
The MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID (Sound Interface Device) is the built-in programmable sound generator chip of the Commodore CBM-II, Commodore 64, Commodore...
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Integrated circuit (redirect from Computer chip)
An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip, computer chip, or simply chip, is a small electronic device made up of multiple interconnected electronic...
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proficient at programming his own sounds, and it was instrumental to his work in ambient music. Chips based on the DX7 sound chip, such as the YM2612, were used...
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Atari 7800 (section Sound)
output Sound: TIA as used in the 2600 for video and sound. In 7800 mode it is only used for sound. At least two games include a POKEY sound chip for improved...
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General Instrument AY-3-8910 (redirect from AY chip)
Gyruss contains five—and Bally pinball machines as well as being the sound chip in the Intellivision and Vectrex video game consoles, and the Amstrad...
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A programmable sound generator (PSG) is a sound chip that generates (or synthesizes) audio wave signals built from one or more basic waveforms, and often...
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from another sound generating device, such as an MPEG decoder or TV tuner card. Sound Blaster 16 cards sold separately feature a CT1747, a chip which has...
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Commodore 64 (section Sound)
TTL chips were replaced with less expensive custom chips and ways to increase the yields on the sound and graphics chips were found. The video chip 6567...
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Yamaha YM2612 (category Yamaha sound chips)
The YM2612, a.k.a. OPN2, is a sound chip developed by Yamaha. It is a member of Yamaha's OPN family of FM synthesis chips, and is derived from the YM2203...
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Chip and Dale (also spelled Chip 'n' Dale) are a cartoon duo of anthropomorphic chipmunks created by The Walt Disney Company, who debuted in the 1943 short...
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AltraSound. Released in 1996, the UltraSound Extreme is a 3rd party OEM system combining the UltraSound Classic with an ESS AudioDrive ES1688 sound chip for...
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game music was once limited to sounds of early sound chips, such as programmable sound generators (PSG) or FM synthesis chips. These limitations have led...
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Ken Kutaragi reached an agreement with Nintendo to design the console's sound chip without notifying his supervisors, who were enraged when they discovered...
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Texas Instruments SN76477 (category Sound chips)
SN76477 "complex sound generator" is a sound chip produced by Texas Instruments (TI). The chip came to market in 1978, and TI ceased production of the...
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Ricoh 2A03 (category Sound chips)
Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. It was also used as a sound chip and secondary CPU by Nintendo's arcade games Punch-Out!! and Donkey Kong...
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based on the Analog Devices AD1848 codec chip and had an on-board Yamaha YMF262-M (OPL3) FM synthesis sound chip for MIDI playback (supporting up to 18...
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The Original Chip Set (OCS) is a chipset used in the earliest Commodore Amiga computers and defined the Amiga's graphics and sound capabilities. It was...
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Yamaha YM2608 (category Yamaha sound chips)
The YM2608, a.k.a. OPNA, is a sound chip developed by Yamaha. It is a member of Yamaha's OPN family of FM synthesis chips, and is the successor to the...
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CHIP-8 is an interpreted programming language, developed by Joseph Weisbecker on his 1802 microprocessor. It was initially used on the COSMAC VIP and Telmac...
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Philips SAA1099 (category Sound chips)
The Philips SAA1099 sound generator is a 6-voice sound chip used by some 1980s devices. It can produce several different waveforms by locking the volume...
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MOS Technology VIC (redirect from Video Interface Chip)
starting to use the VIC in the VIC-20, chip designer Robert Yannes fed features from the 6562 (a better sound generator) and 6564 (more colors) back to...
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Ensoniq (category Sound chips)
Soundscape-like board, using the Ensoniq 5530/5535 OPUS multimedia sound chip, a chip that was only used on these OEM boards and essentially comprises an...
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