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Yamaha YM2610

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Yamaha YM2610

The YM2610, a.k.a. OPNB, is a sound chip developed by Yamaha. It is a member of Yamaha's OPN family of FM synthesis chips, and related to the YM2608.

The YM2610 was most notably used in SNK's Neo Geo arcade and home video game systems from 1990 along with other arcade game systems, which included Taito's arcade system boards from 1987 as well as the Taito Z System, which used a variant of the YM2610.[1]

The YM2610 has the following features:

A variant of the YM2610 known as the YM2610B added two extra FM channels for a total of six, but was identical in every other feature. The YM2610 is used in conjunction with a YM3016 stereo DAC.

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References

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  1. ^ "Taito Museum". System 16: The Arcade Museum. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "ACME: New Product Review". RePlay. Vol. 15, no. 7. April 1990. pp. 50–60.