Re: help needed for megadrive audio modding.
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:49 am
would it not work with any games? or even partially work with some?humbug wrote:I made contact with a member named Tiido Priimägi... asking for his advice.
He replied:This will not work because the YM2608 is not fully software compatiblewith YM2612, all games using the DAC channel will not have PCM samplesounds. I don't think the output is something other DACs can handlebesides Yamaha's own. I do think its far easier to use an ADC+morechips to get SPDIF out of MD.....also you cannot leave the input pins on the 2608 unused, they mustbe tied to either ground or VCC.
I have a Model 1 VA3 and would like to at least do a line level stereo audio tap, avoiding the headphone section.
I don't know if I would want to replace the yamaha chip but the prospect of some games with true digital audio is tempting.