Atari 2600 sound chip

[David Anderson]

I used to own an 800XL... what a terrific machine! Anyway, the video function in the
Atari computers were handled by the CTIA/GTIA (depends on the model, only 400/800
machines had the CTIA). The sound was handled by POKEY, as was the A/D for the pot
ports and some other IO stuff.

In the 2600, one chip (TIA/Stella) handled video, audio, and IO.

David

Jim Patchell wrote:

>     Maybe I don't remember my Atari well, wasn't the sound in the POKEY chip in
> the Atari 800?  I could have sworn that the sound in the Atari 800 was basically
> the same as the 2600 (but maybe not the same chip).
>
>     Of course, I could just be halucinating.....
>
>     -Jim
>
> Simon wrote:
>
> > >I recall some discussion a while back on the list regarding the Atari 2600
> > >games console and the sound chip that it uses (no, I'm not getting confused
> > >with the Arp synth ;-) ). I found one of these machines at the back of my
> > >shed somewhere and wondered if the sound IC inside it could be put to good
> > >use. I've no doubt someone has already done this. Maybe a waveform gen or
> > >something?
> >
> > I have an Atari 2600 cart called SoundX that gives control over the
> > internal 2600 sound using the joysticks.
> >
> > I also have a similar cart for the Atari Lynx, it's called SFX.
> >
> > These are both DIY type carts.
> >
> > They provide basic control over two voices with on/off for both voices, and
> > control over a couple of different sound parameters.
> >
> > Are there sound carts available for any other games consoles?
> >
> > Simon
> > Canberra
> > AUSTRALIA