A sound chip is an integrated circuit (i.e. "chip") designed to produce sound (see chiptune). It might be doing this through digital, analog or mixed-mode electronics. Sound chips normally contain things like oscillators, envelope controllers, samplers, filters and amplifiers.
List of sound chips by audio capabilities
This is a list of sound chips, as well as sound cards/boards (for arcades and computers), which often used multiple sound chips.
Notes
- ↑ Taito 597-907 Logic Board includes two sound chips:
- Taito Sound Generator
- Taito Amplifier
- ↑ Namco Galaxian sound section includes seven sound chips:
- Namco Tone Generator
- Namco LFSR
- Namco NE555 x5
- ↑ Sega Oscillator IC Sound Board includes six custom Sega sound chips
- ↑ King & Balloon sound section includes eight sound chips:
- Namco Galaxian sound section
- Namco Tone Generator
- Namco LFSR
- Namco NE555 x5
- Digitalker MM54104
- Namco DAC
- Namco Galaxian sound section
- ↑ Taito Z80 Board includes three sound chips:
- Taito DAC
- General Instrument AY-3-8910
- Texas Instruments SN76477
- ↑ Konami's The End board includes:
- 2x General Instrument AY-3-8910 @ 1.78975 MHz
- ↑ Sega USB (Universal Sound Board) includes:
- Sega 8255
- Sega Melody Generator
- Sega DAC
- General Instrument SP0250
- ↑ Irem M27 arcade system board includes two sound boards:
- Irem M-27B Audio Board
- 2x General Instrument AY-8910
- Irem UE-17B Voice Board
- Harris HC-55516 CVSD
- Irem DAC
- Irem M-27B Audio Board
- ↑ Irem M27 arcade system board includes two sound boards:
- Irem M-27B Audio Board
- 2x General Instrument AY-8910
- Irem UE-17B Voice Board
- Harris HC-55516 CVSD
- Irem DAC
- Irem M-27B Audio Board
- ↑ Konami Scramble Logic Board includes:
- 2x General Instrument AY-3-8910 @ 1.78975 MHz
- 2x Konami RC @ 1.78975 MHz
- ↑ Namco Galaga board includes four sound chips:
- Namco WSG @ 3.1 MHz
- Namco 50xx Sound Sequencer @ 1.6 MHz
- Namco 52xx Audio Processor @ 1.6 MHz
- Namco 54xx Sounds @ 1.6 MHz
- ↑ Namco Audio II board includes four sound chips:
- Namco WSG @ 48 kHz
- Namco 52xx Audio Processor @ 1.6 MHz
- Namco 54xx Sounds @ 1.6 MHz
- Namco DAC
- ↑ Sega Z80 board includes two sound chips:
- Texas Instruments SN76496 @ 4 MHz
- Texas Instruments SN76496 @ 2 MHz
- ↑ Irem M52-SOUND-C board includes four sound chips:
- 2x Oki MSM5205 @ 384 kHz each
- 2x General Instrument AY-3-8910 @ 895 kHz each