Little-Scales fatter SN76489 bass

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Big Bass:
Normally with the SN76489 (on the Sega, for example) there isn’t much bass at all (ie. the chip can’t go very deep in pitch), which is why I thought I would underclock a discrete SN76489 and see what it sounds like.

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Let’s Change The Duty Cycle:
Some further experimentation with the under clocked SN76489 revealed that it is possible to change the duty cycle of the sound output without too much effort.

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Timbral Droner:
A hypnotic droning sound, due to phase differences and duty cycle changes.

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