Yamaha YM2149F

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The Yamaha YM2149F is a programmable sound generator chip widely used in 1980s and early 1990s home computers and game consoles to produce multi-channel music and sound effects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf programmable sound generator
sound chip
compatibleWith General Instrument AY-3-8910 NERFINISHED
hasAlternateName YM2149 NERFINISHED
Yamaha PSG NERFINISHED
hasChannelType noise
square wave tone
hasClockInput external clock
hasControlInterface 8-bit parallel bus
hasDACType digital to analog converter
hasEnvelopeGenerator true
hasEnvelopeShapes 16
hasIOLines 2
hasIOLinesPerPort 8
hasLowerPowerConsumptionThan General Instrument AY-3-8910 NERFINISHED
hasNoiseChannelCount 1
hasNoiseGenerator true
hasNumberOfSoundChannels 3
hasOutputType analog audio
hasPackageType DIP
SDIP
hasRegisterCount 16
hasSupplyVoltage 5V
hasToneChannelCount 3
hasToneFrequencyResolution 12-bit
hasTypicalClockFrequency 1 MHz
2 MHz
hasVolumeControl 4-bit per channel
isSuccessorTo General Instrument AY-3-8910 NERFINISHED
manufacturer Yamaha NERFINISHED
pinCompatibleWith General Instrument AY-3-8910 NERFINISHED
technology LSI NERFINISHED
usedFor music generation
sound effects
usedIn Amstrad CPC NERFINISHED
Amstrad CPC 464 NERFINISHED
Amstrad CPC 6128 NERFINISHED
Amstrad CPC 664 NERFINISHED
Atari 1040ST NERFINISHED
Atari 520ST NERFINISHED
Atari ST NERFINISHED
Atari STE series NERFINISHED
MSX computers NERFINISHED
ZX Spectrum +2 NERFINISHED
ZX Spectrum +3 NERFINISHED
ZX Spectrum 128K NERFINISHED
arcade boards
game consoles
usedInEra 1980s
early 1990s

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Atari TT030 soundChip Yamaha YM2149F