Philips NMS-1205

The Philips NMS-1205 was a MSX AUDIO cartridge (without BIOS) using the Yamaha Y8950 chip (released in 1984).^[1] NMS-1205 was only sold in Europe for the MSX Personal Computer.

Philips Music Module

This cartridge featured FM sound synthesizer, Sound sampler (ADPCM with 32 kB sample RAM), MIDI interface, audio & MIDI I/O connectors, and also built-in software (Music-BOX, CALL MUSICBOX).

Features

FM sound synthesizer : OPL (FM Operator Type-L) compatible

• 2 RCA mono Audio-out connectors
• Volume adjuster (Sample volume)

Sound sampler : 32kB sampleRAM for the ADPCM unit

• Audio-in connector (mono, RCA, to sample from a line-level source)
• External microphone connector (mono)
• Built-in microphone (mono)
  When an external microphone or line-level source is connected, the internal microphone is automatically disabled.

MIDI interface : In/Out/Thru

• Connector for music keyboard (NMS-1160)

Built-in software : Music-BOX, CALL MUSICBOX