Pro Audio Spectrum Plus
- Overview
- Games
There are 8 games documented on PixelatedArcade
supporting Pro Audio Spectrum Plus.
Pro Audio Spectrum Plus is part of the category Sound Hardware Supported.
Pro Audio Spectrum Plus is part of the category Sound Hardware Supported.
The Pro Audio Spectrum Plus is a sound card released by MediaVision in 1992. The card features 20 voice stereo
FM synthesis based on the Yamaha YMF262 (OPL3) chip and 8-bit stereo digital sound with a sampling rate of up to 44.1 kHz.
Additionally, the card featured a SCSI CD-ROM interface, a simple on board mixer, a game port, and an
optional MIDI connector. The Pro Audio Spectrum Plus was compatible with
MediaVision's prior Pro Audio Spectrum card as well as with the
Sound Blaster, Thunderboard, and
Adlib Music Synthesizer card.
While the Pro Audio Spectrum Plus was advertised as fully compatible with the original Pro Audio Spectrum, this wasn't entirely the case. Digitized sounds and other features were compatible, however since the PAS + used a single OPL3 chip for synthesis instead of two OPL2 chips, PAS games which utilized the duel OPL2 chips for music would not sound correct on the PAS +.
While the Pro Audio Spectrum Plus was advertised as fully compatible with the original Pro Audio Spectrum, this wasn't entirely the case. Digitized sounds and other features were compatible, however since the PAS + used a single OPL3 chip for synthesis instead of two OPL2 chips, PAS games which utilized the duel OPL2 chips for music would not sound correct on the PAS +.
Pictures
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| Pro Audio Spectrum Plus card, box, and contents |
