The Philips NMS-1205 was a
MSX AUDIO cartridge (without
BIOS
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) using the
Yamaha Y8950 chip (released in 1984).
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NMS-1205 was only sold in Europe for the
MSX
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Personal Computer
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.
This cartridge featured
FM sound synthesizer,
Sound sampler (ADPCM with 32 kB sample RAM),
MIDI interface, audio & MIDI I/O connectors, and also built-in software (Music-BOX, CALL MUSICBOX).
Features
FM sound synthesizer :
OPL (FM Operator Type-L) compatible
* 2
RCA
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mono Audio-out connectors
* Volume adjuster (Sample volume)
Sound sampler : 32kB sampleRAM for the ADPCM unit
* Audio-in connector (mono, RCA, to sample from a line-level source)
* External microphone connector (mono)
* Built-in microphone (mono)
When an external microphone or line-level source is connected, the internal microphone is automatically disabled.
MIDI interface : In/Out/Thru
* Connector for music keyboard (NMS-1160)
Built-in software : Music-BOX, CALL MUSICBOX
References
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Synthesizers
Sound cards
MSX hardware