Reply 80 of 96, by mkarcher
RayeR wrote on 2022-11-03, 12:02:Ok, but why they degraded the quality on newer cards? I would understand if they replaced 3rd party chip with theirs cheaper one but this OPL is already from Creative (at least by marking)...
The OPL part is a licensed Yamaha design integrated into the Creative chip. Creative Labs designed a music synthesis solution that sounds similar enough for a casual listener, but is different enough to avoid infringing "intellectual property" by Yamaha. The goal was to get rid of license fee, not to get rid of Yamaha chips.