Patent ID: 7922583

Claim:
A wager-based gaming machine comprising: one or more speakers; a master gaming controller adapted to process and facilitate the presentation of a wager-based game; a digital sound system comprising: at least one memory unit storing data, wherein said data comprises one or more wave files, one or more sets of wave table data, or both, and a digital signal processor configured to produce audio output for said one or more speakers, wherein said digital signal processor is adapted to perform at least one function selected from the group consisting of generating original audio output and modifying existing sound files; a programmable logic device interposed between the master gaming controller and the digital sound system and wherein said programmable logic device converts instructions from said master gaming controller to instructions that can be executed by said digital signal processor, and said programmable logic device and said master gaming controller are communicatively coupled by a control line, an address line, and a data line, said control line and said address line configured such that information can only be sent from the master gaming controller to the programmable logic device, and said data line configured such that data bits may be sent in both directions.