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Yamaha are actually still manufacturing FM sound chips for consumer appliances! This page lists one modern FM chip, the YMF825 (SD-1): https://device.yamaha.com
by ajxs 4y ago
Yamaha are actually still manufacturing FM sound chips for consumer appliances! This page lists one modern FM chip, the YMF825 (SD-1): https://device.yamaha.com/en/lsi/products/sound_generator/ https://device.yamaha.com/en/lsi/products/sound_generator/
I'm not sure where it's used in the wild, however some people have built hobby synthesisers around it. A comparison against the OPL can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEgAx0jngKQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEgAx0jngKQ
- dimatura 4y agoYeah, though the dev boards (the SD-1) are relatively hard to find - just recently got a hold of one. Tiny! The chip itself seems like it might be easier to procure.
- kristianp 4y agoThe ymf825 seems to have been discontinued: https://www.switch-science.com/products/3399 https://www.switch-science.com/products/3399 I find it funny that yamaha thinks there'd be a market for embedded sound generators, outside of music enthusiasts.