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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> |
[[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> |
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== Commercial use == |
== Commercial use == |
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;Home computers |
;Home computers |
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:ABC 80 |
:ABC 80 |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== Further reading == |
== Further reading == |
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* Chapter 9, The Supercontroller, ''Build a Better Music Synthesizer'' by Thomas Henry, Tab Books, 1987, ISBN |
* Chapter 9, The Supercontroller, ''Build a Better Music Synthesizer'' by Thomas Henry, Tab Books, 1987, {{ISBN|0-8306-0255-0}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_SN76477 Texas Instruments SN76477] |
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_SN76477 Texas Instruments SN76477] |
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* [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 |
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* Panels, PCBs, and bundles from [http://synthcube.com/cart/index.php?route=product |
* 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]. |
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* [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) |
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* [http://srv4.electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17529&postorder=asc Thomas Henry's SN76477 Super Controller Module], electro-music forum, Apr 2007 |
* [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 |
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* [http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=68116 VC Noise Source and LFO] by Thomas Henry, Jan 2017 |
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* [http://www.righto.com/2017/04/reverse-engineering-76477-space.html Reverse engineering the 76477 "Space Invaders" sound effect chip from die photos] |
* [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 |
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* [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 |
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* [http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-63624.html The SN-Exerciser], electro-music.com forum, Jan 2015 |
* [http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-63624.html The SN-Exerciser], electro-music.com forum, Jan 2015 |
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* ''[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 |
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* ''[https://archive.org/details/the-reprint-collection-by-thomas-henry-cc-by-nc Electronic Music Circuits: The Reprints, Vol 1]'' contains: |
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** ''Tricks with the SN76477, part 1'', Polyphony, May/June 1981, pp. 10-12. |
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** ''Tricks with the SN76477, part 1'', Polyphony, May/June 1981, pp. 10–12. |
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** ''Tricks with the SN76477, part 2'', Polyphony, July/August 1981, pp. 16,17. |
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** ''The Super Contro11er'', Polyphony, September/October 1981, pp. 28–32. |
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** ''The Snare + Drum Voice'', Polyphony, September/October 1982, pp. 28–3I. |
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=== Eurorack build === |
=== 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 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
- ^ ICS76477 Sound Chip, Archer data sheet, BGMicro Electronics
- ^ 8080a Simulation: Space Invaders – a report on writing an emulator for Space Invaders.
- ^ 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
- Wikipedia: Texas Instruments SN76477
- ICS76477a Sound Chip, BGMicro Electronics compilation
- Panels, PCBs, and bundles from synthCube for The SN-Voice Project.
- Dark Star Chaos Noise Modulated Sound Generator 2000 (lower down down the page)
- Thomas Henry's SN76477 Super Controller Module, electro-music forum, Apr 2007
- VC Noise Source and LFO by Thomas Henry, Jan 2017
- Reverse engineering the 76477 "Space Invaders" sound effect chip from die photos by Ken Shirriff
- Inside the 76477 Space Invaders sound effect chip: digital logic implemented with I2L by Ken Shirriff
- The SN-Exerciser, electro-music.com forum, Jan 2015
- Experimenting with a sound-effects generator by Frank I. Gilpin, Electronic experimenter's handbook, 1983
- Electronic Music Circuits: The Reprints, Vol 1 contains:
- Tricks with the SN76477, part 1, Polyphony, May/June 1981, pp. 10–12.
- Tricks with the SN76477, part 2, Polyphony, July/August 1981, pp. 16,17.
- The Super Contro11er, Polyphony, September/October 1981, pp. 28–32.
- The Snare + Drum Voice, Polyphony, September/October 1982, pp. 28–3I.
Eurorack build
- SN-Voice euro build thread, Mod Wiggler forum, Dec. 2012
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