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SN76477 "complex sound generator" is a sound chip produced by Texas Instruments (TI). The chip came to market in 1978, [1] and TI ceased production of the part. [when?] A compatible version is identified as ICS76477. [2] The chip is typically used as a sound effects generator in arcade games and toys and for hobby projects. The use of the ...
Sega Melody Generator 1981 1 Sega G80 arcade system board [24] Sharp Corporation: Sharp LR35902: 1989 4 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance: In Game Boy Advance, it's used for Game Boy/Game Boy Color mode and supports software-mixed PCM as a secondary function. [25] Sharp SM8521 1997 1 Game.com: Noise generator Sunsoft: Sunsoft 5B: 1992 3
The Texas Instruments SN76489 is a programmable sound generator chip from the 1980s, used to create music and sound effects on computers and video game systems. Initially developed by Texas Instruments for its TI-99/4A home computer, it was later updated and widely adopted in systems like the BBC Micro , ColecoVision , IBM PCjr , Sega's Master ...
Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system built around user-generated content and games, [1] [2] officially referred to as "experiences". [3] Games can be created by any user through the platform's game engine, Roblox Studio, [4] and then shared to and played by other players. [1]
The AY-3-8910 and its variants were used in many arcade games—Konami's Gyruss contains five [1] —and Bally pinball machines as well as being the sound chip in the Intellivision and Vectrex video game consoles, and the Amstrad CPC, Oric-1, Colour Genie, Elektor TV Games Computer, MSX, Tiki 100 and later ZX Spectrum home computers.
The Covox plug couldn't directly substitute any of the popular cards of that age (AdLib, Sound Blaster, Gravis UltraSound, etc.), but several games / platforms supported it directly. It is also usually used in tandem with an AdLib sound card as said card officially was a music card and while it could be put into a mode to handle sampled audio ...
A programmable sound generator (PSG) is a sound chip that generates (or synthesizes) audio wave signals built from one or more basic waveforms, and often some kind of noise. PSGs use a relatively simple method of creating sound compared to other methods such as frequency modulation synthesis or pulse-code modulation .
In sound and music, an envelope describes how a sound changes over time. For example, a piano key, when struck and held, creates a near-immediate initial sound which gradually decreases in volume to zero. An envelope may relate to elements such as amplitude (volume), frequency (with the use of filters) or pitch.