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  • Understanding the YM 2151- YM 3012 Relationship

    Hi FPGA lovers! In our conquest to find studio quality sound, we stumbled upon the YM 2151 FM Synth Chip which has been used by Yamaha from time immemorial in a number of their electronic keyboards and arcade games. The YM 2151 has a Digital output rather than an analog output and this makes it…

  • How Building a DPLCM To Learn About FPGAs Turned To Be A Possible Business

    First of all, yes, what is a DPLCM? At least I had to look this up. Now, I can tell you that DPLCM stands for Digital Audio Peak Level and Correlation Meter. At this point we have covered the most difficult part. This tutorial is so well explained, the author even tells you why he…

  • MAX5556 Audio DAC Wing For The Papilio

    Papilio user Fantasma25 has designed a new audio DAC wing and decided to share his work with us on the forum. The new wing It’s based on the MAX5556 DAC, it has an I2S-compatible interface and up to 50KHz sampling rate which is perfect for standard 44.1 and 48 KHz sampling rates and a resolution of 16 and 24 bits.…