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The '''Yamaha YMF262''', also known as the '''OPL3''' (OPL is an acronym for
The YMF262 was used in many [[sound card]]s, including the Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Sound Blaster 16 ASP and AWE family.<ref name="midibox">[http://www.ucapps.de/index.html?page=mbhp_opl3.html MIDIbox Hardware Platform, OPL3 Module]</ref>
The OPL3 generates four channel audio as two 16-bit serial data streams. These data streams are designed as input for the [[YAC512]] [[Digital-to-analog converter|DAC]].<ref name="data sheet"> [http://web.archive.org/web/20030520163334/http://www.fit.vutbr.cz/~arnost/opl/lost+found/ymf262.pdf YMF262 data sheet], November 1994</ref>
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Revision as of 16:18, 1 April 2013
The Yamaha YMF262, also known as the OPL3 (OPL is an acronym for FM Operator Type-L), is an FM synthesis sound chip by Yamaha. It is an improved version of the Yamaha YM3812 (OPL2).
The YMF262 was used in many sound cards, including the Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Sound Blaster 16 ASP and AWE family.[1]
The OPL3 generates four channel audio as two 16-bit serial data streams. These data streams are designed as input for the YAC512 DAC.[2]
References
- ^ MIDIbox Hardware Platform, OPL3 Module
- ^ YMF262 data sheet, November 1994
External links
- MIDIbox FM, a YMF262-based DIY synthesizer
- Wikipedia:Yamaha YMF262
- OPLx decapsulated (a reverse engineering report)