Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@y..., "nuotto" <Nuotto@h...> wrote:
> Just wondering,
> 
> Does anybody here know what kind of a sound chip (if not 
integrated) 
> was in the Nintendo NES? How is it compared to a SID? I understand, 
> that the NES and the c64 had some common chips inside them (not 
sure, 
> though)... How cool would an Elektron NES-station be...? ;)
> 
> -Mikael Nuotto

Dear Mikael:

The NES uses a 2A03 device, a modified 6502 with a 5-channel audio 
portion.

There is a NES-instrument under construction by Rhombus, it is named 
the "greybox" and will be completed this year. It will be 5 parts 
multitimbral with knobs for nearly every function, several effects, 
and midi-enabled. I've heard a few demos of it, and let me tell you, 
this will be one great machine!

More info and website soon!