Innovative Leisure Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hello, Are there any boards that fit inside the ST computers that add a Yamaha FM chip (i.e. YM2203)? Thanks, Bernard Anderson (Innovative Leisure) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Can't remember what hardware the TweetyBoard adds (although I don't think it does that), but it does give much better sound for music, at the cost of less quality sound for digital samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGA Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Hello, Are there any boards that fit inside the ST computers that add a Yamaha FM chip (i.e. YM2203)? Thanks, Bernard Anderson (Innovative Leisure) "FM Melody Maker" is what you need. It's an old cartridge for the Atari ST which embarks an YM2413 that plugs in the cartridge port. It's similar to the FM Pac on the MSX computer. So you can play 9 channels FM or 6 channels + 5 drums, but on the contrary of the YM2203, the YM2413 is limited to 2 operators per channel. Anyway, you can still have some fun with it, my MSX has an YM2413 built in, and I love it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Sounds interesting - are they easy to come by? I am a new ST user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGA Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Sounds interesting - are they easy to come by? I am a new ST user. Well, I think this cartridge is a bit rare. Here you will find a little review : http://www.stickhead.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/stformat/stf04/fmmelodymaker.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsunnyboy Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 And software support for it is probably non-existant. I doubt any game or demo will make any use of such addon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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