The Crystal CS4236 chipset is a sound/audio controller chip produced by Crystal Semiconductor Corporation. It was a popular chipset used in sound cards during the mid-1990s.
The CS4236 chipset provided high-quality audio capabilities for multimedia applications on personal computers. It supported 16-bit audio playback and recording with sample rates of up to 48 kHz. The chipset also featured a hardware wavetable synthesizer, which allowed for MIDI playback without relying on software emulation.
The Crystal CS4236 chipset was compatible with various operating systems, including Windows, DOS, and Linux. It was often found in sound cards from different manufacturers and played a significant role in enabling sound reproduction and recording in computer systems of that era.
