List of sound chips

A sound chip is an integrated circuit (informal "chip") designed to produce sound. In the late 20th century typical methods included programmable sound generators, wavetable synthesis and frequency modulation synthesis. From the late 1990s to present day pulse-code modulation became standard.

Programmable sound generators (PSG)
See also: Programmable sound generator

Atari

General Instrument

Konami

MOS Technology

Oki
  • Oki MSM5232

Philips

Ricoh

Sega
  • Sega Melody Generator, used in the Sega G80 arcade system board.[9]
  • Sega PSG (SN76496), used in the Sega Z80,[10] Sega Zaxxon and System E arcade boards, and the Sega Master System and Mega Drive/Genesis consoles.[11]

Sharp

Sunsoft

Texas Instruments

Toshiba
  • Toshiba T7766A, AY-3-8910 compatible chip used in some MSX models.

Unisonic Technologies Company
  • UM66, TXXL series: a 3-pin CMOS-based chip that contains a pre-programmed ROM. (Datasheet) [12]

Yamaha

Wavetable synthesis
See also: Wavetable synthesis

Atari

Ensoniq
  • Ensoniq 5503, used in the Apple IIgs computer.

Hudson Soft/Epson

Konami
  • Konami SCC, used in certain arcade boards and game carts for the MSX.

Namco
  • Namco WSG (Waveform Sound Generator),[13] used in several Namco arcade system boards, including Namco Pac-Man and Namco Galaga.[14]
  • Namco 15xx (WSG), used in the Namco Super Pac-Man arcade system board.[14][15]
  • Namco 52xx (Audio Processor), used in the Namco Galaga and Namco Pole Position arcade system boards.[16]
  • Namco 54xx (Audio Generator), used in the Namco Pole Position arcade system board.[16]
  • Namco CUS30, used in the Namco System 1,[14] Namco Thunder Ceptor and System 86 arcade boards.
  • Namco 163, used in Namco-produced Famicom games.

Frequency modulation (FM) synthesis
See also: Frequency modulation synthesis

Atari
  • Jerry, used in the Atari Jaguar. Also supports single-cycle wavetable-lookup synthesis and PCM (sample-based synthesis).

ESS Technology
  • ESFM synthesizer, used in most ESS Tech sound chips, ES1868/69 being most common. Chip includes wavetable interface. Two modes, one "OPL2/3 compatible" and the other the native superset.

Konami
  • Konami VRC7, a modified derivative of Yamaha's YM2413, used in the Famicom cartridge Lagrange Point

Yamaha
  • Yamaha YM2151 (a.k.a. OPM), used in mid-1980s to mid-1990s arcade games (the most prolific FM chip used in arcades), the Sharp X68000 computer, and the Yamaha SFG-01 and SFG-05 FM Sound Synthesizer Unit cartridges for the MSX
  • Yamaha YM2164 (a.k.a. OPP),
  • Yamaha YM2203 (a.k.a. OPN), used in some 1980s arcade games and the NEC PC-88 and PC-98 computers
  • Yamaha YM2413 (a.k.a. OPLL), used in the Japanese Sega Master System, and in the MSX in MSX Music cartridges like the FM-PAC and internally in several Japanese models by Panasonic, Sony and Sanyo
  • Yamaha YM2414 (a.k.a. OPZ),
  • Yamaha YM2608 (a.k.a. OPNA), used in the NEC PC-88 and PC-98 computers
  • Yamaha YM2610 (a.k.a. OPNB), used in the SNK Neo Geo console
  • Yamaha YM2612 (a.k.a. OPN2), used in the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis console and FM Towns computer
  • Yamaha YM3526 (a.k.a. OPL)
  • Yamaha YM3812 (a.k.a. OPL2), used in AdLib and early Sound Blaster sound cards for the PC
  • Yamaha Y8950 (a.k.a. MSX-AUDIO, very similar to Yamaha YM3526), used in MSX-Audio cartridges for the MSX: Panasonic FS-CA1, Toshiba HX-MU900, and Philips NMS-1205
  • Yamaha YMF262 (a.k.a. OPL3), used in Sound Blaster Pro 2.0 and later cards for the PC
  • Yamaha YMF278 (a.k.a. OPL4), used in the Moonsound cartridge for the MSX computer
  • Yamaha YMF288 (a.k.a. OPN3), used in the NEC PC-98 computer
  • Yamaha YMF7xx (Embedded audio chipset in some laptops and soundcards)

Pulse-code modulation (PCM, sample-based)
See also: Pulse-code_modulation

Atari
  • Jerry, used in the Atari Jaguar. Also supports FM and single-cycle wavetable-lookup synthesis.
  • SDMA, used in the Atari Falcon030.

Crystal Semiconductor

Drucegrove

Harris

Intel

MOS Technology

Namco

National SemiConductor
  • LMC1992, used in the Atari STE and Atari TT030

Oki

Ricoh
  • Ricoh RF5c68, used in the Fujitsu FM Towns computer and the Sega System 18 and System 32 arcade boards

Sanyo
  • VLM5030 Speech Synthesizer, a speech synthesis chip used in the arcade game Punch-Out!!

Sega
  • SegaPCM, used in the Sega Space Harrier, Sega OutRun, X Board and Y Board arcade system boards
  • Sega MultiPCM, used in the Sega System Multi 32, Sega Model 1 and Model 2 arcade boards

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See also

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  12. https://www.electroschematics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/um66t-datasheet.pdf
  14. https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/emu/sound/namco.c%5B%5D
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