Yamaha YM2164


The Yamaha YM2164 a.k.a.OPP, is an FM synthesis sound chip developed by Yamaha, an enhanced version of their YM2151 a.k.a. OPM. The OPP was used in various MIDI-based synthesizers by Yamaha - DX21, DX27, DX100, SFG-05, FB-01 - plus several licensed products: the IBM Music Feature Card and Korg's DS-8 and Korg 707.
The OPP has the following features:
Compared to the OPM, the OPP has the same pinout and functional features but some minor changes to control registers. Differences are the test register address, the timer B resolution, and 8 undocumented registers. Due to how the FB-01 and IBM MFC hardware use those registers, swapping an OPM into these hosts does not operate correctly.
While the OPP was available for use by IBM and Korg, the chips were unavailable for purchase outside of Yamaha, compared to the almost identical and widely available OPM, which found its way into countless arcade game PCBs and some home consoles.