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Conference Paper

Practical Considerations in the Design of Music Systems Using VLSI

Authors: Maunchly, J. William; Charpentier, Albert J.

AES Conference: 5th International Conference: Music and Digital Technology · Paper 5-004 · May 1987

Abstract

Inexpensive electronic keyboard instruments have been made possible by the use of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI). A typical system uses a fully custom VLSI -sound chip- which is under the control of a general-purpose microprocessor. This paper examines the tradeoffs involved in the design of a digital sound chip used in a commercial system. Two approaches to digital oscillator architecture are evaluated in light of the special limitations of LSI.

Details

Published in
AES Conference: 5th International Conference: Music and Digital Technology
Paper number
5-004
Publication date
May 6, 1987
Session subject
Music and Digital Technology
Affiliation
ENSONIQ Corp, Malvern, PA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper