Introduction
Hardware OPL3 sound card with blazing fast USB interface. It's the successor of the original RetroWave OPL3.
Read about what happened to the original RetroWave OPL3.
You can find video demos in our YouTube channel.
Current version: v2.0. Past versions: v1.0
Features
Easy to use
"Plug and Play" USB CDC-ACM interface
No driver installation required on modern operating systems:
Linux 4.4+
FreeBSD 12+
NetBSD 9+
OpenBSD 6+
MacOS Big Sur or newer
Windows 10/11
Same physical size of RPi A
Rich software support
Free-software & cross-platform driver libraries and reference VGM player
Supported by DOSBox-X, ScummVM and OPL3BankEditor
RetroWaveMIDIProxy utility to let you write music in a modern DAW or play on a MIDI keyboard in realtime
midi2vgm and adlib2vgm utility to let you listen to MIDI files and old tracker files
Experimental community 86Box support by daemon32
Experimental community DOS support by crazii
Unique advantages
High-performance MCU with 12Mbps USB interface ensures correct playback of very high bandwidth songs (example)
Data transmission indicator LED
Audiophile oriented
Noise filtering on power rail
Audio grade capacitors
Changeable OpAmps
Gold plated audio jack
ALPS ALPINE potentiometer
Important Notes
About the product
This product is intended for people with considerable technical expertise. No support is provided here in the shop. Community support is provided on our GitHub and Discord. We do NOT accept refund requests with the reason of "I don't know how to use it".
This product contains interchangeable components. It's the user's responsibility to ensure their modifications to this product does not violate its operating conditions. Incorrect installation of the components could cause irreparable damage to this product, and refunds are not eligible if that's the case.
The product images may not be an exact reflect of the product you received. Using different components with the same or similar functionality is the standard practice of electronics manufacturing. We are free to use different components unless they are clearly specified in the product description or the purchase options.
Recycled components
This product uses recycled electronic components.
The OPL3 chips are tested with the Sine Wave method and wiped with acetone on surface. However, the authenticity is not guaranteed.
Software compatibility
100% software compatibility with the original RetroWave OPL3 is maintained.
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