[sdiy] Chip tunes

[Ian Smith]

> Since the SN76477 is basically voltage controlled, you may not have the easiest time controlling it with a Z80. The Blacet Dark Star Chaos packaged one for modular synth use.
 
A good point. My brain was stil in CV mode.
 
> Chips like the AY-3-8910, YM2413, etc. were meant to be controlled directly by a microprocessor and may be more usable if you want to go this way. There are also good software emulations of both the sound chips and the Z80, which may be convenient for prototyping. 
 
Ah, thank you.
 
>At any rate, you should be able to find plenty of music that people have made with any given chip, so you can hear in advance the sorts of sounds you can expect.

*nods* I found a great site with Z80 made music... very nice. http://z80.i-demo.pl/
 
-Ian
 
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