SOUND CHIP

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.
==Programmable Sound Generators==

★ Atari

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★ POKEY

★ General Instrument

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★ General Instrument AY-3-8910 (same as Yamaha YM2149)

★ MOS Technology

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★ MOS Technology 6560 / 6561 "VIC"

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★ MOS Technology 6581 / 8580 "SID"

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★ MOS Technology 7360 / 8360 "TED"

★ Nintendo

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★ Nintendo 2A03

★ Philips

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★ Philips SAA 1099

★ Texas Instruments

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★ Texas Instruments SN76477

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★ Texas Instruments SN76489

★ Yamaha

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★ Yamaha YM2149 (same as General Instrument AY-3-8910)

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★ Yamaha 2 operator FM synthesis (OPL series)

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★ Yamaha YM3526 and Y8950 (a.k.a. OPL, ''FM Operator Type-L'')

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★ Yamaha YM3812 (a.k.a. OPL2) Used in Sound Blaster

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★ Yamaha YMF262 (a.k.a. OPL3 - also has 4-operator capabilities)

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★ Yamaha YMF278 (a.k.a. OPL4) Used in Moonsound

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★ Yamaha YM2413 (a.k.a. OPLL)

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★ Yamaha 4 operator FM synthesis

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★ Yamaha YM2203 (a.k.a OPN)

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★ Yamaha YM2612 (a.k.a OPN2)

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★ Yamaha YM2610 (a.k.a OPNB)

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★ Yamaha YM2151 (a.k.a OPM)

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★ Yamaha YM2164 (a.k.a OPP)
==Pulse-code modulation (Sample based)==

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★ MOS Technology 8364 "Paula"

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★ Sony SPC700

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★ National LMC 1992

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★ Sound generators of the 1980s home computers - Has a list of chips, pictures, datasheets, etc.