[sdiy] Yamaha FM Synthesis

[Peter Grenader]

Interesting sidebar to the whole Yamaha FM thing and why they went after
everyone and anyone who dared to do FM.  The amount Yamaha paid for
Chowning's technology was at the time the largest $$ transaction in the
history of Stanford University.

interesting trivia.

P



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phillip m gallo wrote:

> 
> Tom,
> 
> Yes the Yamaha OPL's have a very close relative.  What makes the difference
> is how much individual control is available for use.  The number of
> operators varies from 2 to 4 which is two less than a DX.
> 
> Clever programming can make up for limitations in individual control of Key
> Scaling, Feedback, and algorithm.  My favorite incarnation of this
> technology is the Yamaha YM2203C OPN Chip.
> 
> regards,
> p
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of Tom Arnold
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 4:39 PM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: [sdiy] Yamaha FM Synthesis
> 
> 
> So, been following the recent FM thread on AH and its got me thinking about
> something.
> 
> Do the FM chips used on the old Adlib PC Sound Cards ( pre-Soundblaster
> in fact Pre-Gameblaster if anyone else remembers those ) have any relation
> to the guts of a DX7 or kindred?
> 
> I know where a bunch of those chips are sitting, wondering if they are at
> all worth playing with.  As I remember, most PC games with Adlib cards had
> some pretty hokey sounds, but I could easily be convinced that that was
> from programming laziness vs poor quality availability.
> 
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