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Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…
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1 REM Untitled AY MUSIC Making Program
2 ... Vol Seven and the last volume icon
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Best beeper player with good trade-off between sound quality and CPU timeHi all.. I'm toying with the idea of writing a small demo/intro on the 48k Speccy. Last time I did this I cheated and used an AY add-on but this t…
... AY add-on but this time I want to use the beeper ... any suggestions/experience of good beeper players that still leave a ... -
AY volume on original 128k & grey +2 machines questionI loaded up Rick Dangerous tonight on my original grey +2 which reminded me of something that I've been meaning to ask for ages. Why do some games…
... & Tiertex) have such low volume on the music on the ... -
In-game AY music and sound effectsI'm currently working on various aspects of a Spectrum game and thinking now about the sound side of things. I know you can use a utility like Vortex…
... I restricted to using the beeper via an out(254) routine ... it possible to use the AY chip and use just 2 ... -
Horizontal black and white bars on ZX Spectrum 128k ToastrackSo I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After playing around with it for a few days I noticed the sound of the AY chip was reall…
... of the AY chip was really low compared to the beeper. So ... mod to get more volume on the AY. I decided to replace ... -
ZX Spectrum 128k Toastrack with horizontal black and white barsSo I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After playing around with it for a few days I noticed the sound of the AY chip was reall…
... of the AY chip was really low compared to the beeper. So ... mod to get more volume on the AY. I decided to replace ... -
No AY sound from online emulatorsI've writing an app that makes sound using the AY. I have a simple update mechanism that works like this: 1. During a frame, I write values to a b…
... that makes sound using the AY. I have a simple update ... of memory that mirrors the AY eegister layout (ay_regs)
... , copy that to the actual AY registers (do_update_ay)
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speccy soundI know this sounds a bit vauge but can anyone explain to me why the music on some 48K games was so amazing and so much better than the usual beeper s…
... are popular for AY music but not for beeper music.
Now ... done by the beeper is amplitude control (or volume). You see the ... above. Of course here the AY has the advantage that it ... music on the 48K beeper (frankly having an AY chip I never ... -
Spectrum musichello, I was wondering if anyone had released some kind of music sequencing software for the spectrum? if so, can anyone point me in a direction of …
The Beeper does indeed, as you say ... sample editor) is either full volume or silence, with no ... parts.
The AY is different - it is capable ... producing various tones at 16 volume levels, with it's ... which is nice. The AY generates various types of wave ... -
Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... doing anything meaningful with the beeper probably isn't possible, ... . Which leaves us with the AY.
Reserving ... a third of the volume of the AY, so I'll ... drop the music by a volume ... come up with some decent AY-based sound effects, but ... -
I just registered to ask one questionGive me 10 (or more reasons) about why is it exactly that it was better to have a Spectrum instead of a Commodore back in the eighties. And why do yo…
... - you're wrong about the AY not being able to do ... a square wave like the beeper - digital output being possibly merely ... to make some program for AY, which would be able to ... as I remember, the volume scale on the AY, as we all ... -
New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…
... the same noises on the beeper, the AY or SID if ur ... to produce better with the beeper. The AY and SID are capable ... voice's volume register. The resolution attainable on the beeper depends solely ... -
Programming Sound EffectsHi guys, Have decided, probably due in some way to my midlife crisis, to tart up and re-release (or even just re-lease) the old 48K Speccy games I w…
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The AY chip can do 16 static ... ) as compared to the BEEPer's 2 static positions ( ... 1 bit) and the AY can make the diaphragm stick ... volume written. It truly is easier to use the AY ... the PWM technique with the BEEPer monopolizes cpu time (you ... -
Samples on ZXWhat is the easiest way to make a sound sample (e.g. sampled speech)on Spectrum using pc samples? Suppose a have a PC .wav file and I want to transf…
... . ..00010001.. for 25% volume, ..01110111... for 75% volume, etc.[/quote]
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Failing that the Spectrum beeper is really 2 bit - the ... most conveniently done on an AY. In both cases the ... by a Spectrum - the AY has an exponential curve output ... -
What are people using TommyGun to do?So I was just wondering what people are using TommyGun to do?
... approach. Unless you're adding beeper support (probably not worth it ... be fairly close to the AY chip. I'd think something ... Notes (pitch, duration and maybe volume) on up to 3 channels ... instrument (i.e. envelope), and volume control, with overall controls for ... -
Four Channel Sound on a 128kI was thinking about tinkering with my 128k spectrum to make some tunes with it. I see you can utulise 3 sound channels on a 128k Spectrum. However…
The other issue is that the beeper is the same volume as all three AY channels combined at full volume, which makes it a bit more awkward to integrate nicely. -
Question about digitized sound and videoI searched the forums and couldn't find the answer, so here it goes. Regarding digitized sound: I remember reading an article long ago about a vid…
... select PLAY to hear the AY chip rendition, which is ... a PWM player for the beeper -- just click on OUT ... from a Philips machine and AY chip playing 8-bit ... after gasman provided a stolen volume table from the ATARI ST ... 7-bit audio on the AY chip, but only toyed. ... -
Audio level on a grey +2Hi all, I received yesterday my "new" Spectrum 128+2 grey. It's a french one (without modulator, and with specific roms : message in french). First …
Somewhere, in the +3 handbook. it says something about the PLAY command being a third the volume of the beeper. The beeper is the same level as all three AY channels driven at the same time.
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Audio level on a grey +2Hi all, I received yesterday my "new" Spectrum 128+2 grey. It's a french one (without modulator, and with specific roms : message in french). First …
... volume of the beeper. The beeper is the same level as all three AY ... for all AY channels together and 100 for the beeper. So what ... -
Best loading on a gameFor me, it has to be Technician Ted, with all those TT's walking across the screen. 2nd comes Skooldaze, only because I spent many MANY of my evenin…
... plays AY music perfectly. Altough on my +2 and +2A the volume ... low side (loading sound through beeper is much louder) - this is ... -
New ZXDS releaseHello, new ZXDS version is ready and will appear on [URL="http://zxds.raxoft.cz"]the site[/URL] in few hours time, so make sure you check back befor…
... I believe that the volume of the emulated AY sound chip is ... games that use the old beeper the AY chip drowns out the ... Spectrum, but on ZXDS the AY music drowns them out. This ... is Terramex, where again the AY music drowns out the sound ... -
SENDING beeper music from Z80 to AY?Hello. According to [url]http://z80.e-demo.pl/[/url] Z80 sends music-data to ULA (the 1-bit transducer). I was wondering if it's possible to send…
... simplier, to one channel of AY (not to change routines too ... . Z80 can send it to beeper or AY. I realize that.
volume on beeper. and this can be ... setting AY channel in on/off state without complete reconstruction of beeper ... -
SENDING beeper music from Z80 to AY?Hello. According to [url]http://z80.e-demo.pl/[/url] Z80 sends music-data to ULA (the 1-bit transducer). I was wondering if it's possible to send…
... I also think that playing beeper on AY shall be possible. Simplest ... ) to generate "volume" on ZX's 1-bit beeper port.
< ... really interesting to reprogram some beeper routines in order to ... bit different story, it combines AY tone generator with software PWM ... -
SENDING beeper music from Z80 to AY?Hello. According to [url]http://z80.e-demo.pl/[/url] Z80 sends music-data to ULA (the 1-bit transducer). I was wondering if it's possible to send…
... really interesting to reprogram some beeper routines in order to ... versa now - replace PWM volume emulation by outing appropriate D ... different story, it combines AY tone generator with software PWM ... more interested in software multiplying AY's channels (like in ... -
+3 Audio hates me with a passionHihi Since nobody seemed to have a spare +3B board, I've been trying to replace the audio entirely, aiming for a speaker inside the machine Since p…
I've heard it stated that an AY playing all three channels at full volume is equal to the volume level of the beeper, and while I wouldn't take that as a gospel fact, it seems about consistent with my experiences. -
Questions about ZXDSFinally got my M3 DS Real Rumble Pack, installed ZX DS and started playing with it. It looks superb, but I'm still trying to find my way around it. S…
... had to turn the master volume down a bit to make ... when all AY channels and the beeper play at full volume (the beeper doesn ... to generate the constant high volume output). Not much way around ... -
Questions about ZXDSFinally got my M3 DS Real Rumble Pack, installed ZX DS and started playing with it. It looks superb, but I'm still trying to find my way around it. S…
... , I also used the volume button. Is there a ... way to increase the volume even more?[/QUOTE]
... to turn the master volume down a bit to ... all AY channels and the beeper play at full volume (the beeper ... generate the constant high volume output). Not much way ... -
wavide: WAV player for DivIDEPrompted by an email from zxbruno yesterday, cobbled together much quicker than expected... [url]ftp://ftp.untergrund.net/users/gasman/zx/wavide/[/u…
... /> Switching between AY and other outputs (including 1-bit beeper output, maybe ... the output port and the volume table. (A full 8-bit ... wouldn't actually need a volume table, but it's worth ... -
48k titles you wished had AY tunesFollowing the GAMES for Spectrum48+AY_interface & Paperboy remake threads, it's got me thinking about those games that were lacking either a 128k mod…
... thought it was AY, it was only the volume that made ... my 128 models have beeper sound louder than AY. Strange.
... I think Heroquest already has AY tunes. In fact I ... br /> >lowering down the volume when I played it the ... the 48K version with AY sound? -
Fresh 48K beeper music onlineRecently there was increase of 1-bit music activity. For those who are interested, here is links to online MP3 versions of the new releases, all made…
... Phaser1 sound in one of ay channel, any chance ?[/QUOTE]
If you mean use AY channel instead of beeper, then no. There ... and time to access AY port instead of beeper.
[QUOTE ... sawtooth, because you'd need volume levels to make saw or ...
