Sound chip
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A sound chips is an ICs that generate an audio signal in arcade games, video game consoles, home computers, sound cards and synthesizers.
Synthesis methods
In the late 20th century, various methods for generating sound electronically were developed and used In sound chips these methods include Programmable Sound Generators (PSG), Pulse-Code Modulation (PCM), Sampled Sound (often marketed as wavetable synthesis), and Frequency Modulation Synthesis (FM synthesis).
See also
References
Further reading
- Little Book of Sound Chips
- An Anthology of Sound Chips Vol. 1 by Chris Abbott, Andrew Laggan, High Technology Publishing Ltd., 2021, ISBN 9798763527797
- An Anthology of Sound Chips Vol. 2 by Chris Abbott, Andrew Laggan, High Technology Publishing Ltd., 2021, ISBN 9798792534421
External links
- List of sound chips, Wikipedia - sorted by PSG, wavetable, FM and PCM types.
- Big book of Amiga hardware
- Audio Chips, Hardware, Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki
- Sound generators of the 1980s home computers