CocoSound
CocoSOUND is a stereo sound cartridge for the TANDY Color Computer systems.
In the tradition of the TANDY Orchestra-90 sound cartridge, CocoSOUND offers additional sound creation capabilities for the TANDY Coco computer line, providing easy access to hardware sound generators commonly used to create "chiptunes".
Features:
In the tradition of the TANDY Orchestra-90 sound cartridge, CocoSOUND offers additional sound creation capabilities for the TANDY Coco computer line, providing easy access to hardware sound generators commonly used to create "chiptunes".
Features:
- Multi-channel (6 channels L and 6 channels R)
- Dual General Instruments AY-3-8910/ Yamaha YM2149 Programmable Sound Generators (PSGs)
- Dual SN76489 Digital Complex Sound Generator (DCSG) support
- 512kB of FLASH storage (CocoFLASH-Mini compatible, 16kB bank size, Coco-3 32kB window capable)
- Movable base addresses for both flash and CocoFLASH-Mini
- Option to "hide" IO registers for maximum compatibility
- 3.5" headphone jack for line output
- Mono (6 channels for L+R) or Stereo (6 channels per side) capability
- 4 joystick ports (2 on DB9s, 2 on headers inside unit)
- SEGA joystick compatible
- 1MHz/2MHz speed selectable for PSGs (even on AY 3 8910)
- 16 bits of digital IO (on internal joystick port headers)
- Ability to map sound ICs in mono mode (both ICs are addressed at once, stereo mode (L is addressed at lower registers, R higher) or stereo reverse (R is lower and L is higher)
Compatible with: CoCo 1, CoCo 2, CoCo 3