6.9) What sound upgrades (stereo or 8-bit PCM) are there?

This section lists programmable system modifications or devices that upgrade the audio capabilities of the Atari. Devices or modifications that manipulate the standard Sound Output beyond the software control of the Atari are not listed here. Bits 'N' Pieces: POPS, project by Lee S. Brilliant, ANALOG #66 Nov. 1988, pages 54-60 - External device connects to the Atari SIO port, using pin 1 (Clock Input) and pin 2 (Clock Output) to tap into the separate Atari audio voices independently, before the system mixes them into the normal single-channel Sound Output signal. - POPS provides either stereo (Left and Right) or three (Left, Center, and Right) audio output channels. - Two channel operation: POKEY voice 4 is output to the POPS Left Speaker (via SIO pin 2); POKEY voices 1-3 are output to the POPS Right Speaker (via the normal system Sound Output) - Three channel operation: POKEY voice 2 is output to the Left Speaker (via SIO pin 2); POKEY voice 4 is output to the POPS Center speaker (via SIO pin 1); POKE voices 1 and 3 are output to the POPS Right Speaker (via the normal system Sound Output) - Software: POKEY Player by Craig Chamberlain, modified by Lee Brilliant M.D. Pokey Stereo Upgrade project by C. Steinman, 12/16/1989 ("GUMBY upgrade") - Original filename: STEREOXL.TXT - Achieves stereo output through the addition of a second POKEY chip. (The second POKEY chip is referred to as Gumby.) - GUMBY upgrade compatibles include: - StereoPlus by Gralin International, 1994? - Atari 8-Bit in Stereo, by Frankenstein, in Megazine #2, #3, #5: http://preview.tinyurl.com/pbgf829 http://preview.tinyurl.com/of2kk5x http://preview.tinyurl.com/pqwh7hq - Stereo in the "little" Atari, by Rysowal Monsoft, 2002? http://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/mirror/www.atari.cuprum.com.pl/stereo.htm - Stereo by Pasiu/SSG, 2004? http://hardware.atari8.info/stereo.php - Dual-POKEY Stereo Sound Board, by MetalGuy66, 2006 http://preview.tinyurl.com/jphxurn http://www.rasterline.com/ - Atari 8 bit stereo upgrade FINAL ("Simple Stereo"), by Lotharek, 2006 http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=45 - STEREO by C.P.U., 2006 http://raster.atariportal.cz/hw/stereo/stereo.htm - PCB version by Pajero / MadTeam, 2007 http://madteam.atari8.info/index.php?prod=stereo - SimpleStereo by Candle, 2003-2008 http://www.spiflash.org/block/9.html - Stereo Expansion rev.2.1 by Mega-Hz, 2010 http://www.mega-hz.de/Angebote/Stereo/Stereo_small.html - Includes bass boost and GTIA sound amplifier - Earlier prototype: Stereo Expansion rev.1.2, 2008 http://www.mega-hz.de/Angebote/Stereo/Stereo_big.html - POKEY stereo / Gumby supporting software: http://a8.fandal.cz/search.php?search=stereo&butt_details_x=x Stereo Blaster Pro (Programmable), by Portronic/AMC-Verlag (1995?) Andreas Koch writes: This add-on had only 1 small paddle, to amplify the sound volume; the stereo-sound could be generated via two simple POKE statements; a demo disk was included. See: http://www.strotmann.de/~highland/amc/amcprogs.html "Covox" project, original by Psychol/MadTeam - 4 channel, 8-bit sound playback (8-bit PCM) - Digital to analog (DAC) converter based on the Covox Speech Thing for PC - http://atariki.krap.pl/index.php/Covox - Covox compatible projects: - Easy 4 channels * 8 bits Covox C/A, by: Gumi/Tight http://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/mirror/www.atari.cuprum.com.pl/covox.htm - Covox upgrade by Gumi, re-written by Pigula/Shpoon http://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/mirror/www.atari.cuprum.com.pl/covox_2.htm - SimpleStereo by Candle, 2003-2008 http://www.spiflash.org/block/9.html - Covox-supporting software: - Inertia 3.7, by Tebe/MadTeam, 1996 - Inertia 4.5, by Profi/MadTeam - Protracker 1.51, by Profi/MadTeam, 1997 - NeoTracker 1.7, by Epi/Tristesse, 2002-2007 - More: http://a8.fandal.cz/search.php?search=covox&butt_details_x=x