---
title: "The “QS Sound Board” for the ZX80/81"
type: "article"
slug: "the-qs-sound-board-for-the-zx80-81"
url: "http://localhost/article/the-qs-sound-board-for-the-zx80-81/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/the-qs-sound-board-for-the-zx80-81.md"
published_at: "2020-10-27T17:18:29+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-23T00:44:10+00:00"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg"
excerpt: "Based on the extremely versatile AY-3-8910 sound generator chip, the QS Sound Board features complete software control of the frequency and amplitude of three independent output channels as well as an envelope shaper and noise channel. Mentions QS Motherboard, which allows connecting 16K RAM and sound board at the same time."
category:
  - name: "SYNC"
    slug: "sync"
    taxonomy: "category"
    url: "http://localhost/category/periodicals/sync/"
post_tag:
  - name: "1981"
    slug: "year-1981"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/year-1981/"
  - name: "Hardware review"
    slug: "hardware-review"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/hardware-review/"
  - name: "Quicksilva"
    slug: "quicksilva"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/quicksilva/"
  - name: "ZX80"
    slug: "zx80"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/zx80/"
  - name: "ZX81"
    slug: "zx81"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/zx81/"
model:
  - name: "Sinclair ZX80"
    slug: "zx80"
    taxonomy: "model"
    url: "http://localhost/model/zx80/"
  - name: "Sinclair ZX81"
    slug: "zx81"
    taxonomy: "model"
    url: "http://localhost/model/zx81/"
indiv:
  - name: "Martin Wren-Hilton"
    slug: "martin-wren-hilton"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/martin-wren-hilton/"
publication: "Sync"
publication_r:
  id: 10243
  title: "SYNC"
  type: "periodical"
  url: "http://localhost/periodical/sync-magazine/"
authors: "Martin Wren-Hilton"
volume: "1"
issue: "5"
issues_articles:
  - id: 26639
    title: "SYNC v1 n5"
    type: "issue"
    url: "http://localhost/issue/sync-v1-n5/"
pages: "44"
pubdate: "September/October 1981"
archive_link: false
volumeissue: "v1n5"
companies_articles:
  - id: 11197
    title: "Quicksilva"
    type: "company"
    url: "http://localhost/company/quicksilva/"
---

Based on the extremely versatile AY-3-8910 sound generator chip, the QS Sound Board features complete software control of the frequency and amplitude of three independent output channels as well as an envelope shaper and noise channel. Mentions QS Motherboard, which allows connecting 16K RAM and sound board at the same time.