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Konami SCC
1987
Konami's Sound Creative Chip, a wavetable expansion in MSX game cartridges adding five extra programmable-waveform channels.
Emulators
| Emulator | Type | License | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| RuMSX | downloadable | Freeware | Website ↗ |
| WebMSX | online | No clear licence | Website ↗ |
| blueMSX | downloadable | Freeware | Website ↗ |
| fMSX | downloadable | Proprietary | Website ↗ |
| meisei | downloadable | Freeware | Website ↗ |
| openMSX | downloadable | GPL-2.0 | Website ↗ |
Reference & documentation
External technical references for programming Konami SCC and for writing emulators.
| Resource | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Konami SCC/SCC+ Programming (MSX Wiki) ↗ | Format | 32-byte signed two's-complement waveform format |
| Konami SCC/SCC+ Programming (MSX Wiki) ↗ | Memory map | Memory-mapped 9800h access, bank-select, mirroring |
| Konami SCC/SCC+ Programming (MSX Wiki) ↗ | Programming | Reverse-engineered register and waveform programming guide |
| libmsx SCC/SCC+ device interface ↗ | Programming | C API to detect and drive SCC/SCC+ |
| Konami 051649 (MSX Wiki) ↗ | Reference | K051649 chip overview and channel specifications |
| The meaning of the SCC test bits (MSX forum) ↗ | Reference | Undocumented SCC test-register bits explained |
| MAME k051649.cpp SCC emulation source ↗ | Source | Reference implementation; register handlers, bus-conflict notes |
| openMSX SCC.cc emulation source ↗ | Source | Second emulator; Real/Compatible/Plus modes documented |
| advancemame k051649.c SCC source ↗ | Source | Alternate C implementation with mixer table |