Difference between revisions of "Digital-to-Analog Converter"
From Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki
(6 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | A '''''Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)''''' is an electronic device that converts a digital code into an analog signal. While this analog signal can be used for pretty much anything, when talking about | + | A '''''Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)''''' is an electronic device that converts a digital code into an analog signal. While this analog signal can be used for pretty much anything, when talking about video game music, it refers to analog audio. DACs are used to play digital audio and they appear on all sound hardware that is able to do so. Through the years of audio hardware, many different DACs have been used with increasing levels of fidelity and abilities. The majority of arcade game features a DAC and most sound cards released for the home computer market utilize them as well. |
The following hardware contains a DAC: | The following hardware contains a DAC: | ||
− | { | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
− | | | + | ! Release |
− | + | ! Company | |
− | + | ! Device | |
− | + | ! Notes | |
− | |||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1986-??-?? | | 1986-??-?? | ||
Line 24: | Line 22: | ||
| [[Tandy DAC]] | | [[Tandy DAC]] | ||
| 8-bit mono, up to 48 kHz | | 8-bit mono, up to 48 kHz | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1989-??-?? | | 1989-??-?? | ||
Line 50: | Line 43: | ||
| 8-bit mono, 22 kHz | | 8-bit mono, 22 kHz | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 1991-??-?? |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Disney]] |
− | | [[Sound | + | | [[The Sound Source]] |
− | | 8-bit mono | + | | 8-bit mono, 7 kHz |
|- | |- | ||
| 1991-10-?? | | 1991-10-?? | ||
Line 59: | Line 52: | ||
| [[Sound Blaster 2.0]] | | [[Sound Blaster 2.0]] | ||
| ? | | ? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1991-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Covox]] | ||
+ | | [[Sound Master Plus]] | ||
+ | | 8-bit mono | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 199?-??-?? | | 199?-??-?? | ||
Line 97: | Line 95: | ||
| 1992-??-?? | | 1992-??-?? | ||
| [[Ad Lib]] | | [[Ad Lib]] | ||
− | | [[AdLib Gold]] | + | | [[AdLib Gold 1000]] |
| 12-bit stereo | | 12-bit stereo | ||
|- | |- | ||
Line 125: | Line 123: | ||
| ? | | ? | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
This list is meant to be in chronological order, but many release dates are missing. | This list is meant to be in chronological order, but many release dates are missing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category: Hardware]] |
Revision as of 10:36, 11 January 2017
A Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) is an electronic device that converts a digital code into an analog signal. While this analog signal can be used for pretty much anything, when talking about video game music, it refers to analog audio. DACs are used to play digital audio and they appear on all sound hardware that is able to do so. Through the years of audio hardware, many different DACs have been used with increasing levels of fidelity and abilities. The majority of arcade game features a DAC and most sound cards released for the home computer market utilize them as well.
The following hardware contains a DAC:
This list is meant to be in chronological order, but many release dates are missing.