Article: Q89877
Product(s): Miscellaneous Windows Products
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Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Sound System, versions 1.0, 1.0a, 2.0
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SUMMARY
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The Yamaha OPL3 synthesis chip (YMF262) is backward-compatible with the Yamaha
OPL2 synthesis chip (YM3812), the synthesis chip used in Adlib and
Adlib-compatible boards. The OPL3 chip supports more complex waveforms, more
voices, and stereo sound. It is also compatible with other sound cards.
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Because the OPL3 has two modes, one of them being a compatibility mode at
startup, the compatibility is only ensured after you have turned off and
restarted your computer.
The OPL3's new features are:
- More complex waveforms creating more complex timbres
- More voices (up from 9 to 18)
- Stereo voices (although a voice must be entirely on the left channel, right
channel, or both)
Some MediaVision cards, Adlib-gold cards, and newer versions of the SoundBlaster
Pro card use the OPL3. The OPL3 chip can be identified by looking for a surface
mount chip with the label "YMF262" on the sound card.
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Technology : kbWinSoundSysSearch kbWinSoundSys100 kbWinSoundSys100a kbWinSoundSys200
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