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==Links==
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Instrument_AY-3-8910 Wikipedia's opinion on the matter...]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Instrument_AY-3-8910 Wikipedia's opinion on the matter...]
  
 
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Chack the [[Chip Tune]] page.
  
  
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*[http://ay-riders.speccy.cz/ The AY riderz] a "famous" Speccy music group.
 
*[http://ay-riders.speccy.cz/ The AY riderz] a "famous" Speccy music group.
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*[http://www.creamhq.de/ymrockerz/ YM rockerz...] the same concept, but with the YM, so the Atari version.
 
*[http://www.creamhq.de/ymrockerz/ YM rockerz...] the same concept, but with the YM, so the Atari version.
  
 
[[Category:Hardware]][[Category:Music and sound]][[Category:CPC Internal Components]]
 
[[Category:Hardware]][[Category:Music and sound]][[Category:CPC Internal Components]]

Revision as of 02:11, 9 February 2010

AY is the nickname of the AY-3-8910 programmable sound generator family.

The Amstrad CPC sound processor is more exactly the AY-3-8912.

This chip was very popular and was used in a lot of machines.


MSX, ZX Spectrum, Atari... all used Chips from this family (sometimes the YM variant instead of AY...)

As a result it is still quite popular in the actual Chip Tuning movement as a vintage sound processor.

Many Chip Tuning sites include AY files and scene.

Halas, the ZX Spectrum is more often used as reference. But a huge library is available

Amstrad Plus specificity

The Amstrad Plus range include DMA sound channels. This offer extra capabilities, and extra bugs too...

Technical references


Links

Chack the Chip Tune page.


Some Chip Tunes sites

  • YM rockerz... the same concept, but with the YM, so the Atari version.