OPNB

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OPNB is Yamaha’s YM2610 sound chip, a classic FM and PCM audio synthesizer widely used in Neo Geo arcade and other game systems of the early 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yamaha sound chip
audio synthesizer
sound chip
alsoKnownAs YM2610 NERFINISHED
Yamaha YM2610 NERFINISHED
application arcade game music
sound effects generation
video game audio
audioRole music playback
sound effects playback
category FM sound generator
PCM sound generator
video game sound chip
countryOfOrigin Japan
designedFor arcade systems
home console variants of Neo Geo
era fourth generation video game hardware
family OPN family
Yamaha OPNB series NERFINISHED
hasChannelType ADPCM channels
FM channels
SSG channels
hasComponent ADPCM sample playback unit
FM operator units
SSG tone generator
hasSynthesisType FM synthesis
PCM sample playback
manufacturer Yamaha Corporation NERFINISHED
notableFor combining FM and PCM on one chip
use in Neo Geo game soundtracks
predecessor Yamaha YM2608 NERFINISHED
successor Yamaha YM2610B NERFINISHED
supports ADPCM decoding
frequency modulation synthesis
pulse-code modulation
technology LSI integrated circuit
usedBy SNK NERFINISHED
other arcade game manufacturers
usedIn Neo Geo arcade hardware NERFINISHED
SNK Neo Geo AES NERFINISHED
SNK Neo Geo MVS NERFINISHED
arcade video game systems
usedInEra early 1990s

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