FM Music

OPL The Yamaha YM3812 chip, also known as OPL2 (FM Operator Type-L), and the Yamaha YMF262 (OPL3) could be found on old AdLib and Sound Blaster soundcards (mostly ISA type). They use the Frequency modulation synthesis FM, like on the Yamaha DX7 synth.

OPN YM2203 (OPN) and YM2608 (OPNA) chips, can be found in Japanese NEC PC-88 and PC-98 computers.

The Yamaha YM2612 chip is also FM, but an other page, about SEGA is dedicated to it.

Original compositions

• Irvin's Pavane (PMD 98, 2021) : ⇩ opn ♫ musiques/electro/garvalf_-_opn_-_Irvins_Pavane.mp3 (emulator) source

• Deux Étoiles (PMD 98, 2019) : ⇩ opn ♫ musiques/electro/garvalf_-_opn_-_deux_etoiles.mp3 (emulator) source

• Always inserting or deleting the same data (Adlib Tracker II, 2017-09) : ⇩ opl ♫ musiques/electro/garvalf_-_opl_-_always_inserting_or_deleting_the_same_data_-_emul_mt50.mp3 (opl3 emulation)

• La torche (PMD 98, 2016-2017) : ⇩ opn ♫ musiques/electro/garvalf_-_opn_-_la_torche.ogg (emulator) source

• Summer Sunset (PMD 98, 2016-08) : ⇩ opn ♫ musiques/electro/garvalf_-_opn_-_summer_sunset.ogg (emulator) source

• Cyberdanserÿe (Adlib Tracker II, 2016-07) : ⇩ opl ♫ musiques/electro/garvalf_-_opl_-_cyber-danserye_ymf724.ogg (opl3 ymf724 soundcard)

• By the shore (Adlib Tracker II, 2015-12-11) : ⇩ opl ♫ musiques/electro/garvalf_-_opl_-_by_the_shore_ymf724f.ogg (opl3 ymf724 soundcard) musiques/divers/garvalf_-_opl_-_by_the_shore_emul.ogg (emulation version)

• Litanie : ⇩ opl ♫ musiques/electro/garvalf_-_opl_-_litanie.ogg (réalisé avec amusic11)

• Electrostatic powers : ⇩ opl ♫ musiques/electro/garvalf_-_opl_-_electrostatic_powers.ogg (réalisé avec amusic11)

Playing tools

• adplay can read the .amd format and others
• Dosbox
• Droidsound-e
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.deadbeef.android
• FMPMD2000 (OPN .M .M2)

Composing tools

• Adlib Tracker II
• Amusic 1.1
• RAD
• PMD 98

Notable musics

• Stéphane Picq, Dune (OPL3)
• YS III (OPN PC-98)

More info

Some PCI soundcards are able to provide OPL3 supports, such as the YMF7xx series: YMF724, YMF738, YMF740C, YMF744B, YMF754...

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLJSdNYcdpk

• Synths that use the YM3812
  • Yamaha PSR-11 49-keys 16-sounds (1986)
  • Yamaha PSR-12 49-keys 32-sounds (1987)
  • Yamaha PSR-31* 61-keys 16-sounds (1991)
  • Yamaha PSR-32* 61-keys 32-sounds (1987)
  • Yamaha PSS-460 49-keys 21-sounds (1986)
  • Yamaha PSS-470 49-keys 21-sounds (1987)
  • Yamaha PSS-560* 49-keys 21-sounds (1986)
  • Yamaha PSS-570* 49-keys 21-sounds (1987) *While it does use the YM3812, it also uses an additional chip for drums.
• Synths that use the YM2413 (cost reduced YM3812)
  • Yamaha PSR-6 49-keys 100-sounds (1994)
  • Yamaha PSS-140 37-keys 100-sounds (1988)
  • Yamaha PSS-170 44-keys 100-sounds (1986)
  • Yamaha PSS-270 49-keys 100-sounds (1986)

Other links

• Midibox, divers montages pour OPL, SID etc
• converting from Midi to MML: http://3ml.jp/download.html