misc:music_chimes
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Music Chime Information Database
Overview
Documenting dedicated chime devices, primarily of Japanese manufacture.
Scope
Electronic only, no electromechanical. Currently limiting this to the sort of devices that are intended for permanent installation in a rack or similar. Not documenting things like door chimes at this time.
Sound Sources
| Manufacturer | Model No. | Chime Types | Synthesis Method | Production Start | Production End | Audio Samples | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National/Panasonic | WZ-245 | Westminster | Digital control of analog tone generation | 1980s | 2005/03/01 | Reduced version of WZ-250. A few parts not populated, otherwise identical. Manual | |
| National/Panasonic | WZ-248 | Westminster (2 variants), Memories, ding-dong (repeated 3x) | PCM | 1990s? | 2006 | Uses companded PCM. Main IC is gate array, not MCU? Manual | |
| National/Panasonic | WZ-250 | Westminster (2 variants), Memories, ding-dong (repeated 3x) | Digital control of analog tone generation | Sequenced by bipolar PROM. Manual | |||
| National/Panasonic | WZ-255 | TODO grab from manual | PCM/MIDI | 2001 | 2005/03/01 | MIDI input. Manual | |
| National/Panasonic | TD9102, TD9103 | FM (YM64A0W [YMU251 series]) [src] | Schedule on paper cards. TD9100,9101 have no chime, TD910x model differences here | ||||
| CITIZEN TIC | C-4100-A | Wavetable | Info scarce aside from this video, “C-4200-A” in video is a mistake, 4100 is correct | ||||
| Takacom | PBS-D401 | 4 factory, others user-recordable | PCM | Sound data on card, schedule on floppy. Selectable 16 or 32khz PCM. Flyer Supplemental material - office Supplemental material - school Software. Uses Takacom proprietary flash memory card, not CF!!! | |||
| Takacom | PBS-D500 / PBS-D500II | 15 factory, others user-recordable | PCM | Data on internal CF card. 16-bit PCM, optionally ulaw companded 8bit. SH3-DSP CPU. Software | |||
| Takacom | PBS-D600 | ||||||
| TOA | EC-012 | 4-note | |||||
| TOA | KT-140 / KT-011 / KT-011N | Westminster | Digital control of analog tone generation | Late 1970s | Sequenced by discrete logic. Production order is 140 → 011 → 011N src. KT-011N spec sheet. KT-140 spec sheet. KT-140 manual. KT-011 spec sheet. | ||
| TOA | ML-102 | 2x Customer option | Unknown 1ch? | ||||
| TOA | ML-202 / ML-202N | 2x Customer option | Unknown 2ch? | MN6221 series melody IC, according to [src]. Although [src] claims different than early TT-021B models which are confirmed MN6221TA? Two UV EPROMs inside [src], why? Sometimes referred to as the Hasuda system - 蓮田系 | |||
| TOA | ML-301 / ML-301B | Westminster, 4-note | FM (YM2203) in early units, PCM in later units | Reduced version of ML-304. Program shared with ML-304 MCU, selected by hardware. Newer production units use sampled audio (OKI MSM9810) and different CPU [src] | |||
| TOA | ML-304 / ML-304B / ML-304BLK | Determined by MELODIX CARD | FM (YM2203) | 1987 [src] | |||
| TOA | ML-1000 | Determined by MC CARD | PCM via DSP | ||||
| TOA | TT-021/TT-021N | Westminster | Program timer with integrated sound source. sample | ||||
| TOA | TT-021B (early model) | Westminster | Melody IC (MN6221TA) | sample. Z84C000 CPU. 256 kbit ROM, seems huge for a timer? Is this actually 021B and not 021/021N? | |||
| TOA | TT-021B (later model) | Westminster | FM (YM2203) | Program timer with integrated sound source (same sound as ML-30x series). sample | |||
| Toshiba | ACH-100WA | Westminster [src] | Half-rack. | ||||
| Toshiba | ACH-101* | Westminster, 4-note | FM (YM3812) [src] | *Rebadged UNI-PEX MZ-1201 | |||
| Toshiba | ACH-400WA | Half-rack. TMS3615 octave synth. CPU-less, sequence data on UV EPROM? Spec sheet Manual | |||||
| Toshiba | ACH-401 | Westminster, Blue Sky, Memories, Joy | FM (YMF262) | 2006 [src] | Z80 based. Spec sheet Manual | ||
| UNI-PEX | MZ-101A | Westminster | Digital control of analog tone generation? | [vdo] | |||
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1141 | Spec sheet Manual | |||||
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1142 | MP3 | SD card. Spec sheet Manual | ||||
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1143 | MP3 | SD card. Spec sheet Manual | ||||
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1201 | Westminster, 4-note | FM (YM3812) | Spec sheet | |||
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1202 | Westminster, 4-note | ADPCM (OKI MSM6650) | Not sure what it samples, but it's not MZ-1201… Spec sheet Manual | |||
| UNI-PEX | MZ-1203 | Westminster (3 variants), 1/2/4-note chime, radio calisthenics | MP3 | 128kbps MP3 on internal memory. Spec sheet Manual | |||
| Victor | DM-53 | Westminster, Joy, Blue Sky, ding-dong (repeated 3x) | |||||
| Victor | PA-DT600 | Customer options (default: Westminster, Joy, Blue Sky, radio calisthenics) | PCM Sequencer | 44100Hz 16-bit mono, 22050Hz 16-bit stereo/mono. 46 chimes/music available. [src] Software | |||
| Victor | PA-DT600(B) | Same as PA-DT600 | PCM Sequencer | Updated version of PA-DT600. Unknown differences. B version has LED “Chime/BGM” instead of just “Chime”. Requires different PC software. Software | |||
| Victor | PA-DA700 | Same as PA-DT600 | PCM Sequencer | ||||
| Victor | PA-T30 | FM (YM2413) | Same as PA-T130 in different form factor. Manual | ||||
| Victor | PA-T130 | Westminster, Joy, Blue Sky, ding-dong 3x, one custom programmable | FM (YM2413) | Schedule is on paper cards. Spec sheet, Manual | |||
| Victor | PA-W53 | Westminster, Joy, Blue Sky, ding-dong (repeated 3x) | Spec sheet, Manual |
Card Types
| Manufacturer | Type Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Takacom | Flash Memory Card (BFC-30M, BFC-60M) | Proprietary, as far as I can tell. Looks like CF but fewer pins and physically larger, inside is simple NAND flash |
| TOA | MELODIX CARD | Fujisoku B-series physical standard |
| TOA | MC CARD | CompactFlash physical standard |
Notes
- All recordings in “Audio Samples” column are recorded by me from my own devices.
TODO
- Photos
- Sound samples / videos
- Manuals
- Archive all links
- The dates on the Panasonic stuff are sus. For example, production start in 2001 for WZ-255, but 98.02 on footer of manual PDF?
- My WZ-248 has early 90s date codes
- Figure out 202 situation. Some comments say it is MN6221 series, but this contradicts hoi9007's 202N PCB shots: https://twitter.com/hoi9007/status/1223509959977000960. Possibly melody IC on 202, and CPU based on 202N? No RAM!!!
- Panasonic TD and TA series program timer / bell timer
- ACH-400WA manual mentions ACH-4000W, ACH-4001A. Do these exist…?
- Great info on YMU251 series here
misc/music_chimes.txt · Last modified: 2024/09/04 09:07 by natalie