Thursday, April 02, 2009
Nintendo NES Synth Chip?
Clawjob wrote in wondering if there were any projects out there that use the Nintendo NES sound engine similar to the Midibox SID. So far the majority of what's out there seem to be modded NES systems using the full old case. Anyone know why this might be? The Commodore 64 (C64) SID chip has been used in the Electron SIDStation, Midibox projects and more. Is there anything like this for the NES? I'm guessing the chip isn't slotted making it difficult to separate from the motherboard, but I honestly haven't looked into it. If anyone knows, feel free to comment. I did a quick scrub on the Nintendo label as well as a search on NES and nothing as dedicated as the ucapps Midibox SID came up.
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This guy is working on an NES module in Euro, Frac, and standalone MIDI versions:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.skrasoft.com/blog
There's also the MIDINES from Wayfar, but the word on that product is that orders are extremely backed up and that Wayfar hasn't been returning his emails.
The reason that this is a difficult venture is because the sound chip is actually PART of the main processor. So while the SID is a dedicated chip that accepts the programming you can put into it, the NES chip requires a lot more work around.
ReplyDeleteIt is the same with the gameboy chip, that's why it is so easy to effect pitch by changing the processor clock speed.