This is a Yamaha OPL2. Sanded down and relabeled with a bogus datecode! Why do they do this...? So annoying. It works, but the original markings would have been much more useful.
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The OPL Archive - Release 10 is live!
This nice little update adds 69 songs, including the EMS Music System, covers by unknown authors of the Korean AdLib scene, and the oldest OPL2 songs yet - the demos from the Yamaha PSR-11 keyboard (1986).
Check it out!
https://opl.wafflenet.com/
#chiptune #opl2 #opl3
opl.wafflenet.comThe OPL ArchiveThe OPL Archive is a tribute to music written for the classic Yamaha OPL series sound chips. This project intends to bring as much of that music together in one place as possible.
nokturnal #atarist #opl2 #opl3 #nokturnfm I've published official webpage containing info related to NokturnFM2 / 3 cartridges, which allow use of Yamaha OPL2 / 3 soundchips with Atari ST and up. Right now is rather short project description, some programming info and NokturnFM.play, which allows music replay with various devices. Not everything is there yet, lot's of work, not much time, so stay tuned. https://nokturnal.pl/home/atari/nokturnfm
nokturnal.pl[nokturnal] » Official NokturnFM Atari ST OPL2/3 cartridges page
I've improved NokturnFM2/3 carts a little, I've added plastic spacers, so they will not hang on rom port (got to drill bigger holes in pcb, due M2,5 spacers) and I've changed old linear potentiometer to logarythmic in NokturnFM2, which was good choice, because on old one in the middle of the range i've got audio distortions (no surprise). I also experiment with alternative opamps on both cart types. #atarist #nokturnfm #opl2 #opl3
I've just ordered parts for small batch of NokturnFM2, NokturnFM3 carts (10pcs each). Ordering parts is exhausting.. Took me like 5h today. Hopefully I had BOM list with links to parts, which halved the amount of work needed to assembly everything. Worst thing is syncing order with existing electronic parts inventory (to not end up with alot of unused parts). #atarist #opl2 #opl3 #nokturnfm I've also decided to give up cartridge case for now.
‘Warlord - A Blib’ - a silly little Adlib / OPL2 track from 2009 now available on Soundcloud. Written with Amusic tracker and originally for BOTB's Winter Chip IV compo. |
https://on.soundcloud.com/An4kz #chiptune #adlib #OPL2
"Warlord - Wintersports 2052 (2011, Adlib / OPL2)" -now available in Youtube: https://youtu.be/3EEu6_7dHyY?si=-KIiGjhMGUYYVygh #chiptune #adlib #OPL2
"Warlord - The Final Hour (2012, Adlib / OPL2)" now available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ivClRajY0bg?si=eB5KELvAlVVWweUs #chiptune #adlib #opl2
Blast from the past that I re-visited today: DOSTECH by Chip Champion (2017). I concur with the description: "These tunes are guaranteed to have made you crap your pants in 1990." 
Check it out if you dig #Adlib tunes 
https://chipchampion.bandcamp.com/album/dostech #chiptune #OPL2 #MSDOS
The OPL Archive - Release 9!
87 new songs! A variety of artists make up today's update - 31 of them are newly added!
We're up to 1272 songs by 207 artists.
opl.wafflenet.comThe OPL ArchiveThe OPL Archive is a tribute to music written for the classic Yamaha OPL series sound chips. This project intends to bring as much of that music together in one place as possible.
I have just released VGMSlap R3! MS-DOS's most visually stimulating VGM player is better than ever!
https://github.com/MrKsoft/vgmslap
New channel level bars to stare at! Percussion/rhythm mode works! Bug fixes! And the source code is more readable!
#atarist #opl2 #opl3 just received new pcb's with fixed 'reverted' data bus.I've submitted also final version of pcbs to production.Probably i will test them next week. If they will be ok, then i guess it will be end of this journey. The only thing will be improving software. I've also got name for both cartridges: NokturnFM3 and NokturnFM2.FM for frequency modulation synthesis,2 or 3 stands for OPL type, nokturn - has musical meaning, development was during late nights and my site is nokturnal.
#atarist #opl2 #opl3 #cart I've recorded several video/audio captures of 520ST+ equipped with my two OPL2 and OPL3 cart prototypes and replayed standard OPL3/OPL2 tune playlists which I've used on other devices. https://youtu.be/pXyDYWVE5iQ?feature=shared, https://youtu.be/9DJk52oY7KA?feature=shared, https://youtu.be/WzHFSJ29N9A?feature=shared, https://youtu.be/jSGr0RvY1C8?feature=shared
#atarist #opl2 #opl3 I've posted two samples recorded from opl2/carts plugged into Atari 520ST+ on Atari Forum (https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=41814&p=466110#p466110).
#atarist #opl2 so my secret opl2 cartridge works. Turns out if you connect address lines not in reverse order things start to work 
. I've made similar mistake in opl3 version. Stared on this error for months on schematics without noticing.. What a relief. Fortunately i could patch it on driver level, but still pcb needs to be fixed. Funny thing is that i've looked at schematics by accident briefly today and i thought after looking at cart interface wtf i was thinking then...
VGMSlap R2 is ready!
https://github.com/MrKsoft/vgmslap/releases/tag/r2
Improved screen drawing code and a whole load of little fixes to make your experience better.
Today I was pointed to The OPL Archive and somehow ended up listening to some video game bangers!
What's some of the best DOS bangers?
The OPL Archive - Release 8 is now available!
209 new songs, including the original AdLib song disks! 354 updated files fixing lots of issues!
Get it while it's hot at https://opl.wafflenet.com! But then again, the OPL series sound chips are ALWAYS hot!
opl.wafflenet.comThe OPL ArchiveThe OPL Archive is a tribute to music written for the classic Yamaha OPL series sound chips. This project intends to bring as much of that music together in one place as possible.