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Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
... about using the PLAY command with respect to the ... to HAVE a play command. As you state the ... /> [quote]Not really. Change beep notes to AY notes. Done ... re talking about beeper music you're talking about ... br /> [quote]I think real beep music might be doable in an ... -
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... done manually ) loading the basic loader-> save to disk ... correct start address etc. basic loader may have to ... 15619:REM: before any command which needs to load ... must be the last command on a line, though ... game of 100 levels + 128k music and more ) :
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…
... having to write a Basic program where every 3 statements ... are doing and perform a BEEP. Even worse, your program ... branch taken in your Basic code takes exactly the ... you can put out a BEEP at exactly every 3 ... with ay music in a intro i made in basic, and it ...compatibility between ZX computers?Hey all, I'm new here :) I was wondering about compatibility between ZX computers. Is it possible to run a game made for ZX80 on a ZX Spectrum? Or a …
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is that basic or is ... zx80/81 MC to run. Basic would be different though as ... Message was edited by: Dr BEEP on 2003-08-01 09 ...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…
... didn't stand a chance(beep)![/quote]
the original ... 1mhz processor. BEEP BEEP! and the Spectrum's Beep in Basic is one thing ... though you may like chip music don't even try to ...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…
... didn't stand a chance(beep)![/quote]
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If there's ONE thing that......frustrated you about the spectrum when you were a kid (not now) what would it have been? 1) The attribute colour problem 2) The sound 3) The size…
... the lack of a few BASIC commands.
Examples:
DRAW command that would draw outside the ... /> BEEP would halt the computer until finished.
NEW command as ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... -iterate that the implementation of BASIC provided by Sinclair is in ... need a module to do music, as BEEP is woefully underpowered.
music. Why?How to detect 48k modeHow can you detect if a 128k machine is in 48k mode (from an emulation point of view, not via BASIC or machine code)? Checking the current rom? But …
... loaded in 48 BASIC or after a SPECTRUM command.
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beep yet so this may explain ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... VARS for start of BASIC and POKE the ... br /> [Dr. BEEP]
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--------------------< ... key is pressed in command mode or during an ... various flags controlling the Basic system and generally should ...z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... perfectly usable.
About music, one of the developers in ... calls needed to "keep the music updated" in the interrupt service ... BEEP routine will be a nice addition to the library. The music ... my final rendition to compiled BASIC), but be sure that I ...z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... the interrupt code (and any music player + music data) are paged in ... calls needed to "keep the music updated" in the interrupt ... programs also use their own beep code so I had to ... experience more like programming in BASIC than assembler, where many projects ...BASin and the 128k commandsI've decided to look at incorporating the 128k commands PLAY and LOAD!, SAVE!, MERGE!, VERIFY! for the ramdisk. It won't be full 128k emulation. No …
... those characters in a 128 Basic program, just as I'd ... supposed to work in 48 Basic - which also won't work ... (getting the PLAY command to co-exist with BEEP is harder than ... it sounds - BEEP doesn't behave like other ...BASin and the 128k commandsI've decided to look at incorporating the 128k commands PLAY and LOAD!, SAVE!, MERGE!, VERIFY! for the ramdisk. It won't be full 128k emulation. No …
... injecting a direct command, for example). The BASIC editor is the ... recommences when the next Direct Command is typed.
... I had problems with BEEP as a direct command - with PLAY, ... and PLAY works beautifully. however, BEEP no longer functions as it ...Speccy 48K Sound EffectsHow did programmers of old get the more digitisy sounds out of the spectrum, specifically the 48K machine so no Yamaha sound chip to play with. They …
It's not possible with BASIC, no. The speed needed for ... " commands is much higher than BASIC can manage.
For a ... /mister_beep/"]Mister Beep[/url] homepage - he's been producing music on only ...Games that crash because of contended memory.I find these are really annoying. You load up a game like Astro Marine Corps, Fantasy World Dizzy, Dizzy: Prince Of The Yolkfolk and so on (the init…
... block that contains the 48K music):
DATA (25934-25958 ... ! In the 48/128/+2 BASIC ROM, 0x03FF always contains 0x986C ... , poke 0x986C with a jump command, change the I register and ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... operating system with interrrupt driven command line interface and debugger over ... it being Microsoft!
Favourite music is psy-trance.
Favourite ... and decoder written in spectrum BASIC, which has to be ... the slowest basic ever in the history ...Wanted: Game Ideas!Ok then here goes nothing. I'm a reasonably good programmer, but I'm really no good at coming up with game ideas and graphics. So if any of you have…
... others who can supply some music and beep sound effects. hint hint ... :-)
Great idea Dr. Beep.
Its simple, easy to ... should write reasonable engine with basic physic. while doing this you ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... wouldn't you use Sinclair Basic?
Actually it's ... that are used to the command-line.
All in ... imaginative games 24 years ago. Music has same problem today, and ... is worse of course because music is 'little' older. But still ...Looking for one particular music demoHi. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I couldn't think of anywhere else to put it. There is a music demo I'm looking for. Unfortunately I don't k…
... : Why does it feature 128K music if I loaded it in ... mode WITHOUT the USR 0 command?[/QUOTE]
Because you ... have access to the PLAY command in BASIC. You're hardly going ... a demo like this in BASIC, anyway.Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... has information about the basic STICK command. This command can be used to ... . For music and sound effects, Basic does offer the SOUND command but SOUND ... routine that will play music while your basic program runs. This program ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... image with player and/or music module that can be played ... as the [B]SOUND[/b] command format. Then we would be ... . If I right a siimple basic program on BASIC64 and save ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... out mainly by yourself. The music people here seem to prefer ... 60Hz TS will play the music faster. However that will not ... well meaning you can compose music using sampled instruments as well ... . For your basic game I would forget about the SOUND command (excpet ...Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
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I know basic commands don't equate to ... then two lines of basic written in a different ... Thanks for you help mr beep, and I look forward ... everytime with the INKEY$ command, thus checking 40 keypresses ... /> Best way in Sinclair Basic:
Define DEF FN ...Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;192968]The second respond isn' ... keyboard everytime with the INKEY$ command, thus checking 40 keypresses.
Best way in Sinclair Basic:
Define DEF FN in ... assume if I compile the basic the compiler will remove the ...question about RST 10hhow do you set the position of the text when using 'RST 10h' to print to screen?
[quote=Dr BEEP;193296]ermmm, not tested, but I don't think that this will work, your pointer in BASIC are still doing the RANDOMIZE command.
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Works in Spin... :wink:question about RST 10hhow do you set the position of the text when using 'RST 10h' to print to screen?
[quote=Dr BEEP;193296]ermmm, not tested, but ... , your pointer in BASIC are still doing the RANDOMIZE command.
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Very good attempt ... />
Thanks again Dr BEEP. 3 shootdowns in 1 row ... about the lack of RESTORE command. As you say, the ... in this version - to save BASIC space)
To ... row and a half of BASIC code overall.
