Philips NMS-1205
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The Philips NMS-1205 was a MSX AUDIO cartridge (without
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) using the Yamaha Y8950 chip (released in 1984). NMS-1205 was only sold in Europe for the
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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
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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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