What is an ay file and how do I open an ay file?
The AY file extension is a data format associated to General Instruments AY series sound chip. The AY files contain a "chiptune," that produces a sound format that enables the sound card chip to create sounds in real time. They were used by older computer games such as Amstrad CPC (Colour Personal Computer) games, Spectrum ZX games and Atari ST games. They are composed of blocks of compiled Zilog Z80 microprocessor code joined to a header. They are used to store information such as credits, titles, and copyright details. One AY file can contain multiple tunes despite its 8kb per file size. They can be loaded back using a program that emulates the AY sound chip or AY emulator. Files in AY format can be opened with Audio Overload, Ay_Emul, and Micro Speccy in Mac Os, Microsoft Windows based systems and Linux platforms. These files also used the YM file extension.
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