MOS Technology SID

E528502

The MOS Technology SID is a legendary programmable sound chip renowned for its rich, distinctive synthesizer-like audio in classic home computers and game music, most famously in the Commodore 64.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf integrated circuit
programmable sound generator
sound chip
alsoKnownAs SID NERFINISHED
Sound Interface Device NERFINISHED
applicationDomain demoscene music
home computers
video game music
companyParent Commodore International NERFINISHED
designer Bob Yannes NERFINISHED
filterType band-pass
high-pass
low-pass
notch
hasFeature external audio input
on-chip analog filter
oscillator sync
programmable ADSR envelope generators
programmable filter
ring modulation
volume register
hasModel MOS 6581 NERFINISHED
MOS 6582 NERFINISHED
MOS 8580 NERFINISHED
hasRegisterInterface memory-mapped I/O
influencedGenre 8-bit music
chiptune
inspired modern SID clone chips
software SID emulators
introductionYear 1982
manufacturer MOS Technology NERFINISHED
notableFor distinctive analog-style sound
rich filters and modulation capabilities
use in chiptune music
numberOfVoices 3
packageType DIP-28
successorTechnologyNode HMOS-II NERFINISHED
supplyVoltage 5 V
supportsWaveform noise
pulse
sawtooth
triangle
technologyNode NMOS
usedIn Commodore 128 NERFINISHED
Commodore 1571 test circuitry
Commodore 64 NERFINISHED
Commodore 64 Games System NERFINISHED
Commodore MAX Machine NERFINISHED
wordLength 8-bit

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Commodore 64 soundChip MOS Technology SID