Crystal CS-9203
The CS9203 was Crystal Semiconductor's first ISA-based wavetable synthesis chip, introduced in 1993.
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Released | 1993 |
| Bus | ISA 16-bit | |
| FM Synth | None | |
| Sample Range | Up to 44.1 kHz | |
| Packages | 24-pin PLCC, 44-pin PLCC, or 68-pin PLCC 44-pin TQFP, 64-pin TQFP, or 100-pin TQFP |
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| Standards | General MIDI | |
| Plug & Play | Yes | |
| See Also |
A GM (General MIDI)-compatible wavetable synthesis chip with reverb and chorus. No DAC. Requires DOS initialisation for the MPU-401 (UART mode) to work in Windows.
Usually coupled to a 512 KB or 1 MB wavetable sample ROM such as CS4110 or CS4111, with 128 melodic instruments and 47 percussion sounds, as it has no built-in memory for sample storage.
Its ROM soundfont is typical of old 512 KB and 1 MB ROMs. This is covered also in my Wavetable Audio page under Crystal/Dream SAM9203.
The CS9203 was designed to interface directly with the CS8905 effects processor.
Revisions
I have no revision information for the CS9203.
Competition
In the Media
Setting it Up
Downloads
CS9203 Datasheet |
