16 Dec
2004
16 Dec
'04
4:39 p.m.
Dave Phillips wrote:
John Check wrote:
Count me in on one who likes FM. You can do a lot with FM, even with 4
operators. We used the YM2151 - a Yamaha 4 operator FM chip -- in many
of our games at Atari (from 1984 to maybe 1994) Using a single 1MHz
6502 to feed the YM2151 - only 8 monophonic channels; still a milestone
in arcade sound. And I think most of them sound pretty good.
A lot of experimenting to get interesting sounds... but ,that's the fun
part.
brad
On Sunday 12 December 2004 06:13 pm, Dave
Phillips wrote:
You mean the FM fanboy part ? I guess it's a little unusual, but that
was the first synthesis method I learned. I bought a TX81Z when it
first came out and I really tore into it. For me, FM synthesis has
never been as difficult as some people make it out to be.
Greetings, Earthlings:
As a long-time fan of FM synthesis I've been wondering whether I
There's something you don't hear every day
Are you interested in a Casio VZ-8M? I was
planning on cannibalizing
it for
the case, but it's a pretty groovy piece if you like FM.
Ooh, that's a nice piece ! Alas, Xmas has wiped me out, I'm already
totally broke, and there's still rent to pay. :(
Man, you should keep that board, it's a sweetheart. :)