Tag: sound blaster

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StatusProductWhat it doesCompatibilityLinks
AvailableChecked Jul 24, 2026PicoGUSby Ian Scott
8 bit isaisagravis ultrasoundsound blasteropl3adlibopl2cmsmpu 401midicd rom emulationrp2040open hardware

An 8-bit ISA card with switchable classic sound-card modes plus MIDI, USB game-controller, and CD-ROM emulation.

Joe's Computer Museum showed the assembled PicoGUS 2.0 in stock on 2026-07-24. The official site also listed stocked UK and EU sellers. Open design files and build guidance remain available for people who want a DIY board.

Sources
  • ISA expansion boards Bus/interface
Project overview and seller listBuy assembled PicoGUS 2.0Hardware, firmware, and software projectConfiguration guideCompatibility list
Build itChecked Jul 15, 2026Snark Barkerby Eric Schlaepfer
isasound blasterdigital audioopl2cmsmidijoystickopen hardwarediy

Recreates the 1989 Sound Blaster 1.0 with digital playback and recording, AdLib-compatible synthesis, CMS audio, and a joystick/MIDI port.

This is a self-assembly project. Follow the documented bodge resistor, MIDI jumper-wire, firmware, DMA, IRQ, joystick, and I/O-address instructions before use.

Sources
  • ISA expansion boards Bus/interface
Hardware, firmware, and build files
Build itChecked Jul 15, 2026Snark Barker MCAby Eric Schlaepfer
sound blasteropl2digital audiocpldopen hardwarediy

Implements Sound Blaster-compatible audio for Micro Channel systems with OPL2 synthesis and CPLD-managed bus, interrupt, and DMA logic.

Installation requires the supplied ADF and the host reference-disk configuration program. The maker warns against LS or HCT logic because it may not meet Micro Channel timing margins.

Sources
  • Micro Channel expansion boards Bus/interface
Hardware, logic, and configuration files