AdLib Music Synthesizer Card
ID: ADLIB
RELEASED 1987
PRICE
DISCONTINUED 1992
UNITS SOLD Millions
I/O PORTS
8-bit ISA
System Analysis
The card that brought music to PC gaming. Used a Yamaha OPL2 FM synthesis chip. Every Sound Blaster maintained AdLib compatibility.
Processor
N/AN/A
Passive card controlled by CPU.
Audio Subsystem
9 FM Voices (or 6 + 5 Percussion)Yamaha YM3812 (OPL2)
Two-operator FM synthesis. Distinctive "twangy" sound.
Memory
N/AN/A
Expandable to N/A
Storage
N/AN/A
Graphics Architecture
N/A
Palette: N/A
Hardware Tricks
Did You Know?
- ? Founded by Martin Prevel in Quebec, Canada.
- ? Sierra On-Line was the first major game company to support it.
- ? The OPL2 was actually designed for cheap home keyboards, not computers.