MOS Technology SID.
The "overrated" sound chip used buy by the [[Commodore 64|C64]].
It was indeed better than the [[AY ]] used in most many other computers of the era (Amstrad's too) because it could produce many different (3) wave signal while AY could only produce rectangular wave signals.
==Features==
==What about the amstrad ?==
The [[AY ]] used in Amstrad wasn't that bad even compaired to the legendary SID.
First, the Amstrad's AY were Stereo, while Atari ST's YM wasn't really...
This allowed a pseudo emulation of Sid sounds thanks to a clever programming and use of the Sample technics.
But as Amstrad's 8 bit computers lacked of a good specific attributed dedicated Ram system, and got their processor (Z80) still diminished by the large Video system... even the Hardwired sprites on Amstrad PLUS range were heavier for the CPU compared to C64 ones.such this use need needed a wise programming.
Such "Sid emulation" came lately in Amstrad world, even after the commercial era.
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