General Description

The CS9236 is a complete General MIDI wavetable music synthesizer on a single integrated circuit. The MIDI interpreter, synthesis engine, effects processing, and all RAM and ROM memories (including the wavetable sample ROM) are included on-chip. This all-digital device receives a standard serial MIDI data stream, and outputs a stereo 16-bit digital audio stream at 44.1kHz. The CS9236 digital audio output is directly compatible with the Crystal CS4236B/37B/38B multimedia CODECs, and with the CS4333 DAC.

Features

• Single low-cost device includes MIDI controller, synthesis engine, effects processing, RAM, and sample ROM

• General MIDI (GM) compliant

• 32-note polyphony at 44.1kHz rate

• Independent reverb and chorus levels for each MIDI channel

• +3.3V supply, +5V tolerant inputs

• Fully static power-down capability

• Simple to design in - Serial MIDI in, Stereo digital audio out

• Digital audio output directly Interfaces with the CS4236B/37B/38B and CS4333