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[[File:sn76477.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Texas Instruments SN76477]]The '''Texas Instruments SN76477''' Complex Sound Generator was originally designed to produce sound effects for toys, pinball machines, home and arcade video games, etc.<ref>[http://docs.bgmicro.com/pdf/ics76477.pdf ICS76477 Sound Chip], Archer data sheet, BGMicro Electronics</ref> The [[Blacet Research]] Dark Star Chaos module was based on the SN76477.<ref>[http://www.birthofasynth.com/Thomas_Henry/Pages/SN-Voice_main.html The SN-Voice Project]</ref>
[[File:sn76477.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Texas Instruments SN76477]]The '''Texas Instruments SN76477''' Complex Sound Generator was originally designed to produce sound effects for toys, pinball machines, home and arcade video games, etc.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707231245/http://docs.bgmicro.com/pdf/ics76477.pdf ICS76477 Sound Chip], Archer data sheet, BGMicro Electronics</ref>


== Commercial use ==
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The SN76477 is included in the following devices:
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==References==
;Arcade games
:Space Invaders<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120213171913/http://www.darkpact.com/proj/siemu/is/report2.pdf 8080a Simulation: Space Invaders – a report on writing an emulator for Space Invaders.]</ref>
:Stratovox
:Vanguard
:Sheriff/Bandido
;Educational
:Gakken EX-System
;Electronic musical instruments
:Axesynth
:SN-Voice – a DIY synthesizer design by Thomas Henry<ref name="sn-voice">[http://www.birthofasynth.com/Thomas_Henry/Pages/SN-Voice_main.html The SN-Voice Project]</ref>
:[[Blacet Research]] Dark Star Chaos module<ref name="sn-voice" />
;Home computers
:ABC 80

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== References ==
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==Further reading==
== Further reading ==
*Chapter 9, The Supercontroller, ''Build a Better Music Synthesizer'' by Thomas Henry, Tab Books, 1987, ISBN 0830602550
* Chapter 9, The Supercontroller, ''Build a Better Music Synthesizer'' by Thomas Henry, Tab Books, 1987, {{ISBN|0-8306-0255-0}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_SN76477 Texas Instruments SN76477]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_SN76477 Texas Instruments SN76477]
*[http://docs.bgmicro.com/pdf/ics76477a.pdf ICS76477a Sound Chip], BGMicro Electronics compilation
* [http://docs.bgmicro.com/pdf/ics76477a.pdf ICS76477a Sound Chip], BGMicro Electronics compilation
*Panels, PCBs, and bundles from [http://synthcube.com/cart/index.php?route=product/search&filter_name=henry synthCube] for [http://www.birthofasynth.com/Thomas_Henry/Pages/SN-Voice_main.html The SN-Voice Project].
* Panels, PCBs, and bundles from [https://web.archive.org/web/20180228193533/http://synthcube.com/cart/index.php?route=product%2Fsearch synthCube] for [http://www.birthofasynth.com/Thomas_Henry/Pages/SN-Voice_main.html The SN-Voice Project].
*[http://www.blacet.com/cool.html Dark Star Chaos Noise Modulated Sound Generator 2000] (lower down down the page)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140524042019/http://www.blacet.com/cool.html Dark Star Chaos Noise Modulated Sound Generator 2000] (lower down down the page)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190613232431/http://srv4.electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17529&postorder=asc Thomas Henry's SN76477 Super Controller Module], electro-music forum, Apr 2007
* [http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=68116 VC Noise Source and LFO] by Thomas Henry, Jan 2017
* [http://www.righto.com/2017/04/reverse-engineering-76477-space.html Reverse engineering the 76477 "Space Invaders" sound effect chip from die photos] by Ken Shirriff
* [http://www.righto.com/2018/05/inside-76477-space-invaders-sound.html Inside the 76477 Space Invaders sound effect chip: digital logic implemented with I2L] by Ken Shirriff
* [http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-63624.html The SN-Exerciser], electro-music.com forum, Jan 2015
* ''[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/Experimenters-Handbook/Electronic-Experimenters-Handbook-1983.pdf Experimenting with a sound-effects generator]'' by Frank I. Gilpin, Electronic experimenter's handbook, 1983
* ''[https://archive.org/details/the-reprint-collection-by-thomas-henry-cc-by-nc Electronic Music Circuits: The Reprints, Vol 1]'' contains:
** ''Tricks with the SN76477, part 1'', Polyphony, May/June 1981, pp.&nbsp;10–12.
** ''Tricks with the SN76477, part 2'', Polyphony, July/August 1981, pp.&nbsp;16,17.
** ''The Super Contro11er'', Polyphony, September/October 1981, pp.&nbsp;28–32.
** ''The Snare + Drum Voice'', Polyphony, September/October 1982, pp.&nbsp;28–3I.


=== Eurorack build ===
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* [https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73744&start=all&postdays=0&postorder=asc&sid=ecd58c39a8cdf9fa0ef726edf1fdcdd3 SN-Voice euro build thread], Mod Wiggler forum, Dec. 2012

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Revision as of 16:09, 26 June 2024

The Texas Instruments SN76477

The Texas Instruments SN76477 Complex Sound Generator was originally designed to produce sound effects for toys, pinball machines, home and arcade video games, etc.[1]

Commercial use

The SN76477 is included in the following devices:

Arcade games
Space Invaders[2]
Stratovox
Vanguard
Sheriff/Bandido
Educational
Gakken EX-System
Electronic musical instruments
Axesynth
SN-Voice – a DIY synthesizer design by Thomas Henry[3]
Blacet Research Dark Star Chaos module[3]
Home computers
ABC 80

References

  1. ^ ICS76477 Sound Chip, Archer data sheet, BGMicro Electronics
  2. ^ 8080a Simulation: Space Invaders – a report on writing an emulator for Space Invaders.
  3. ^ a b The SN-Voice Project

Further reading

  • Chapter 9, The Supercontroller, Build a Better Music Synthesizer by Thomas Henry, Tab Books, 1987, ISBN 0-8306-0255-0

External links

Eurorack build

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