Yamaha still make one FM chip, the YMF825 (a.k.a. SD-1), which has some striking similarities to the OPL3 used in many PC soundcards in the 90s. I wondered if the SD-1 might be able to play OPL music, and if so, what it would sound like.
I built a USB interface and OPL to SD-1 translator, and tested it with various PC game and tracker music - here are the results.
Schematics and firmware for a device similar to the one used in this video are available here: github.com/dan...
Music:
00:05 - Mind the Lemming (Lemmings)
00:31 - Intro (Flashback)
00:43 - Intro (Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge)
00:59 - Gorbi (KGB)
01:45 - Jamulations - Louis Gorenfeld / Extent of the Jam
02:45 - Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
04:16 - Spice Opera (Dune)
05:38 - Samsara - Diode Milliampere
07:10 - Wacky (Oh No! More Lemmings)
08:21 - High Tech Environment III - Benjamin Gerardin
09:51 - Spiral - Phandral
6 сен 2024
