Il Mega Blaster 2 di Aidan Lawrence è un lettore di brani musicali (VGM) basati sull’hardware del Sega Genesis/Mega Drive e vengono utilizzati i veri chip audio per riprodurre la musica.

Il Player riproduce qualsiasi traccia musicale con un’ottima qualità utilizzando i chip YM2612/YM3438 e SN76489 PSG che si trovano nelle console Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.

Mega Blaster 2 è compatibile con i file .vgm e .vgz e può supportare sia YM2612 che YM3438 semplicemente modificando i DIP switch posti sul pcb.

Questo player non utilizza alcun suono emulato: solo i chip YM2612/YM3438 e SN76489 che riproducono i dati provenienti dai file vgm.

Features:

• Your choice of the original YM2612 (OPN2) or YM3438 (OPN2c) sound chip with the ability to swap on-the-fly using the DIP switches on the side of the board. Or, if you already have the sound chips, you can just order the board without any chips for a discount.
• A custom analog stage based on the Kunoichi Labs design on a four-layer PCB for flawless sound quality and stellar amplification.
• No additional power supply required, only a single USB connection.
• Support for file folders to organize your sound tracks.
• On-device file browser.
• Native VGM and VGZ support on-device, no decompression required.
• Brand-new VGM engine written from the ground up allows for accurate playback speeds for even the most computationally intensive sound tracks.
• Huge 64Mbit SPI RAM IC allows for giant PCM samples, allowing sample-heavy homebrew soundtracks to play with ease.
• Automatic YM chip authenticator. If your YM2612/YM3438 is damaged or not authentic, the Mega Blaster 2 will detect this at startup and alert you to it.
• All sound chips included with the Mega Blaster 2 bought from this site are verified to work correctly.
• DAC Stream support for homebrew soundtracks.
• 4 play modes: Loop, In-order, Shuffle ALL tracks, and Shuffle just a single directory.
• Custom looping options.
• An OLED display that’s grounded directly to the power input for zero analog interference.
• An adjustment potentiometer for the SN76489’s volume.
• A custom boost->linear power supply design for optimal audio performance.
• On-board class-AB headphone amplifier IC (TPA6111A2)
• Extremely easy firmware updates that require no external tools other than a computer. Just drag-and-drop an update file to the device as if it were a flash drive. That’s it.

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source: aidanlawrence.com github.com