DK'Tronics 3 Channel Sound Synthesiser
Aliases  DK'Tronics 3 Channel Sound Unit
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  DK'Tronics Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  
Genre  Hardware: Sound/Speech
Max. Players  0
Supported by  Donkey Kong
Plum Duff
Came with  program Sound Designer
Original Price  £29.95

Remarks
     SPOT: with separate 4" speaker

Summary
     Incorporates a Beep amplifier and 3 channel sound synthesiser.
"The 3 channel sound synthesiser adds a totally new dimension to sound on your Spectrum. It allows you to program your own music with harmonies, explosions, zaps, chimes, whistles and an infinite range of other sounds over 8 octaves. Based on the popular AY-3-8912 sound chip it gives you complete control (from Basic or M/C) over 3 channels of tone/or white noise, plus envelope and volume control. It comes with its own pod mounted 4" speaker."

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_Manual.pdf2,288,979OriginalInstructions - English manual
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_Manual(German).zip8,418,498OriginalScanned instructions - Scanned German manual
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser.jpg81,332OriginalHardware picture
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_Back.jpg99,309OriginalHardware picture
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_BoxedContents.jpg191,710OriginalHardware picture
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_Front.jpg101,622OriginalHardware picture
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_Inside-Bottom.jpg113,562OriginalHardware picture
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_Inside-Top.jpg115,464OriginalHardware picture
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_Side.jpg287,837OriginalHardware picture
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_Speaker-Front.jpg294,660OriginalHardware picture
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_Speaker-Side.jpg301,467OriginalHardware picture
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser_UnboxedContents.jpg296,146OriginalHardware picture
     DKTronics3ChannelSoundSynthesiser.jpg192,896OriginalHardware advertisement scan

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #18-1985/Julpage 95- Review - DK'tronics Sound Generator
     Sinclair Userissue #36-1985/Marpage 25- Review
     ZX Computingissue #17-1985/Febpage 115- Review
     ZX Computingissue #19-1985/Junpage 49- Review - summary of sound & music tools

Magazine References
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #75-1984/Aug/14 special "week#2"page 5- News/Note
     Personal Computer Newsissue #67-1984/Jun/30page 5- News/Note - DK'tronics Sound Generator
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #2-1985/Jan/10 special "week#2"page 21- Feature - Face the music
     Sinclair Answersissue #1-1984/Seppage 14- Feature - Amplifiers & speech synthesisers
     Sinclair Userissue #36-1985/Marpage 25- News/Note - DK'tronics Sound Generator
     Sinclair Userissue #52-1986/Julpage 50- Feature - Music: Beyond the Beep
     Your Computerissue v.5 #1-1985/Janpage 45- News/Note - DK'tronics Sound Generator
     Your Computerissue v.6 #5-1986/Maypage 58- Feature - General purpose I/O devices
     ZX Computingissue #15-1984/Octpage 18- News/Note - DK'tronics Sound Generator
     ZX Computingissue #17-1985/Febpage 115- Feature - Music Micro Please!

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     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Seppage 19- Full-page ad
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     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #49-1984/Dec/6 special "week#1"page 31- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Programsissue #22-1984/Augpage 44- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #29-1984/Augpage 91- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #30-1984/Seppage 29- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #31-1984/Octpage 29- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #32-1984/Novpage 47- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #33-1984/Decpage 45- Full-page ad - no product title in advert
     Sinclair Userissue #33-1984/Decpage 75- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #34-1985/Janpage 6- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #36-1985/Marpage 113- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #37-1985/Aprpage 39- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #62-1987/Maypage 114- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #63-1987/Junpage 114- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #64-1987/Julpage 98- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.4 #10-1984/Octpage 14- Full-page ad
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     Your Computerissue v.4 #12-1984/Decpage 125- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.5 #3-1985/Marpage 89- Advert
     Your Spectrumissue #11-1985/Febpage 55- Full-page ad
     Your Spectrumissue #12-1985/Marpage 55- Advert
     ZX Computingissue #16-1984/Decpage 69- Advert

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