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A sound chip is an integrated circuitIntegrated circuit

A monolithic integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit which has been manufactured in the surface of a thin ...
 (i.e. "chip") designed to produce soundSound

Sound is a disturbance of mechanical energy that propagates through matter as a wave....
 (see chiptuneChiptune

Chiptune, or chip music, or micromusic is music written in sound formats where all the sounds are synthesized in...
). It might be doing this through digitalDigital

A digital system is one that uses discrete numbers, especially binary numbers, or non-numeric symbols such as letters or ico...
, analog or mixed-mode electronicsElectronics

The field of electronics comprises the study and use of systems that operate by controlling the flow of electrons in device...
. Sound chips normally contain things like oscillatorElectronic oscillator

An electronic oscillator is an electronic circuit that produces a repetitive electronic signal, often a sine wave or a squar...
s, envelopeEnvelope (disambiguation)

Envelope comes from the French word envelopper, meaning to wrap in....
 controllers, sampleSample (signal)

A sample refers to a value or set of values at a point in time and/or space....
rs, filtersElectronic filter

Electronic filters are electronic circuits which perform signal processing functions, specifically intended to remove unwant...
 and amplifiersElectronic amplifier Overview

The term amplifier as used in this article can mean either a circuit using a single active device or a complete system su...
.

Programmable Sound GeneratorProgrammable sound generator

A Programmable Sound Generator is a sound chip that generates sound waves by synthesizing multiple basic waveforms, and ofte...
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    • POKEYFacts About Atari POKEY

      The Atari POKEY is a digital I/O chip found in the Atari 8-bit family of home computers and many arcade games in the 1980s....
  • General InstrumentGeneral Instrument

    General Instrument was a diversified electronics manufacturer which specialised in semiconductors and cable television equip...
  • MOS TechnologyMOS Technology

    MOS Technology, Inc., also known as Commodore Semiconductor Group, was a microprocessor and calculator company famous ...
    • MOS Technology 6560 / 6561 "VIC"MOS Technology VIC

      The VIC, specifically known as the MOS Technology 6560 / 6561, is the integrated circuit chip responsible for generating vid...
    • MOS Technology 6581 / 8580 "SID"MOS Technology SID

      The MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID was the built-in sound chip of Commodore's CBM-II, Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Commodor...
    • MOS Technology 7360 / 8360 "TED"MOS Technology TED

      The 7360 Text Editing Device was an integrated circuit made by MOS Technology....
  • NintendoNintendo

    Nintendo Company, Limited is one of the most powerful companies in the Video Game Industry....
    • Nintendo 2A03
  • PhilipsPhilips

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    • Philips SAA 1099Philips SAA 1099

      The Philips SAA1099 sound generator was a 6-voice sound chip...
  • Texas InstrumentsTexas Instruments Overview

    | homepage =}}Texas Instruments , better known in the electronics industry as TI, is an American company ba...
    • Texas Instruments SN76477Texas Instruments SN76477

      The Texas Instruments SN76477 "complex sound generator" is a sound chip produced by Texas Instruments....
    • Texas Instruments SN76489Texas Instruments SN76489

      The SN76489 Programmable Sound Generator is a TTL compatible four-channel sound chip from Texas Instruments....
  • Yamaha
    • Yamaha YM2149 (same as General Instrument AY-3-8910General Instrument AY-3-8910 Summary

      sound card for the [[Ap...
      )
    • Yamaha 2 operator FM synthesisFrequency modulation synthesis

      Frequency modulation synthesis is a form of audio synthesis where the timbre of a simple waveform is changed by frequency m...
       (OPL series)
      • Yamaha YM3526 and Y8950Yamaha YM3526

        The YM3526, better known as OPL, is a sound chip that was manufactured by Yamaha....
         (a.k.a. OPL, FM Operator Type-L)
      • Yamaha YM3812Yamaha YM3812

        The Yamaha YM3812 also known as the OPL2 is a sound chip created by Yamaha Corporation and famous for its wide use in ...
         (a.k.a. OPL2) Used in AdLibAdLib

        AdLib, Inc. was a manufacturer of sound cards and other computer equipment based out of Quebec City, Canada....
         and Sound BlasterSound Blaster

        The Sound Blaster family of sound cards was for many years the de facto standard for audio on the IBM PC compatible system p...
      • Yamaha YMF262Yamaha YMF262

        The Yamaha YMF262 also known as the OPL3, is an improved version of the sound chip Yamaha YM3812....
         (a.k.a. OPL3 - also has 4-operator capabilities)
      • Yamaha YMF278 (a.k.a. OPL4) Used in MoonsoundMoonsound

        Moonsound was the name of a sound card released for the MSX home-computer system at the Tilburg computer fair in 1995....
      • Yamaha YM2413Yamaha YM2413

        The YM2413, also called OPLL, is a cost-reduced sound chip manufactured by Yamaha Corporation and based on their YM3812....
         (a.k.a. OPLL)
    • Yamaha 4 operator FM synthesisFrequency modulation synthesis

      Frequency modulation synthesis is a form of audio synthesis where the timbre of a simple waveform is changed by frequency m...
      • Yamaha YM2203 (a.k.a OPN)
      • Yamaha YM2612Yamaha YM2612

        YM2612, aka OPN2, is a six-channel sound synthesizer IC, or sound chip, produced by Yamaha....
         (a.k.a OPN2)
      • Yamaha YM2610 (a.k.a OPNB)
      • Yamaha YM2151Yamaha YM2151

        The Yamaha YM2151, also known as the OP-M is a sound chip in the YM2100 family....
         (a.k.a OPM)
      • Yamaha YM2164 (a.k.a OPP)

Pulse-code modulationPulse-code modulation Summary

Pulse-code modulation is a digital representation of an analog signal where the magnitude of the signal is sampled regularl...

    • MOS Technology 8364 "Paula"Original Amiga chipset

      The Original Chip Set was a chipset used in the earliest Commodore Amiga computers....
    • SonySony

      is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the world's largest media conglomerates....
       SPC700SPC700

      The SONY SPC700 is the 8-bit sound chip designed by Ken Kutaragi and used in the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment ...
    • National LMC 1992

See also

  • Sound cardSound card

    A sound card is a computer expansion card that can input and output sound under control of computer programs....


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