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Convention Paper

Cost Effective Microcontroller Based Sound Synthesis

Authors: Gobburu, V. T.

AES Convention 84 · Paper 2626 · March 1988

Abstract

Additive and subtractive techniques have long been in vogue as sound synthesis methods. FM synthesis has been amply demonstrated as a sophisticated sound synthesis technique capable of producing rich, brassy sounds. This paper presents microcontroller based systems as cost effective alternatives to the combination of general purpose microprocessor and custom VLSI sound chips for real time sound synthesis. The issues of chip architecture, execution speeds, and the role played by general purpose timers in implementing additive synthesis, are discussed. The HPC16083, a 16-bit CMOS microcontroller from National Semiconductor Corp., is used to illustrate the methods and benefits that accrue from microcontroller based systems.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 84
AES Convention
84
Paper number
2626
Publication date
March 6, 1988
Session subject
Music and Computers
Affiliation
National Semiconductor Corp, Santa Clara, CA. (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper