AY-3-8912

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AY-3-8912 is a programmable sound generator chip widely used in 1980s home computers and arcade systems to produce multi-voice music and sound effects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf integrated circuit
programmable sound generator
sound chip
audioChannels 3
audioVoices 3
channelMixing stereo possible via external wiring
controlInterface parallel
dataBusWidth 8-bit
designedFor arcade systems
home computers
video game consoles
envelopeShapes multiple selectable
family AY-3-89xx NERFINISHED
hasAlternateName GI AY-3-8912 NERFINISHED
hasClone Yamaha YM2149F NERFINISHED
hasIOLines true
hasNoiseGenerator pseudo-random noise
hasRegisters true
hasSuccessor Yamaha YM2149F NERFINISHED
hasVariant AY-3-8910
AY-3-8913
influenced later PSG sound chips
logicFamily TTL-compatible
manufacturer General Instrument NERFINISHED
notableFeature 3 independent tone generators
integrated noise generator
programmable envelope control
numberOfIOLines 8
packageType DIP
primaryUse music synthesis
sound effects generation
registerCount 16
releaseDecade 1970s
soundSynthesisType square wave
status discontinued
supplyVoltage 5V
supportsEnvelopeGenerator true
supportsNoiseChannel true
technology NMOS
usedIn Amstrad CPC NERFINISHED
MSX computers NERFINISHED
Oric Atmos NERFINISHED
ZX Spectrum +2 NERFINISHED
ZX Spectrum +3 NERFINISHED
ZX Spectrum 128K NERFINISHED
arcade game boards
pinball machines
usedInDecade 1980s

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ZX Spectrum soundChip AY-3-8912
subject surface form: ZX Spectrum 128