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TechniX and MegaSound MX4 boards by ACME!

Started by TotO, 15:00, 18 February 19

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craem


asertus

@TotO , please add me for a Megasound.


Thanks

LambdaMikel

I hope tracker developers will pick up the PCM capabilities of MegaSound.

I guess the PCM-protocol to MegaSound will be different from the Amdrum PCM sample playing protocol (which just sends bytes to &FFxx)... but it would be great if tracker developers could also add Amdrum-style PCM tracks. Then other cards (and the Amdrum itself) would also benefit from the PCM-extended trackers.  Future will tell if this is possible / results in good PCM quality for non-DMA CPCs, also.

TotO

Only the future will let you know if developers will do softwares that use the MegaSound PCM...
I'm confident about the audio quality, now I'm lacking time at home to be able to do all the wished tests.
My first tests are not PCM related and not enough good to be spoiled here.  ;)
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LambdaMikel

Quote from: TotO on 20:47, 03 May 19
Only the future will let you know if developers will do softwares that use the MegaSound PCM...
I'm confident about the audio quality, now I'm lacking time at home to be able to do all the wished tests.
My first tests are not PCM related and not enough good to be spoiled here.  ;)


Can you share some details how the interface for PCM looks like? I guess you will also have to send channel information, so it cannot just be the Amdrum style of PCM data streaming interface.


Having to send the channel and pitch and volume info over the databus also though reduces the possible bandwidth even further.

TotO

No PCM tests for now, but it is someting like "PCM command", "PCM data stream".
"You make one mistake in your life and the internet will never let you live it down" (Keith Goodyer)

LambdaMikel

Quote from: TotO on 21:45, 03 May 19
No PCM tests for now, but it is someting like "PCM command", "PCM data stream".


Not sure what that means. I guess it is too early for these kinds of questions.

rolek

If it's still available, Megasound for me, please.
Thanks

zhulien

#83
I have a RAM Music Machine which is able to play 8bit samples too but unfortunately on a different port to AMDRUM and it has no through connector.  I am unsure if it sold well, it has MIDI and ADC as well as DAC and came bundled with a microphone.


Toto, Any MegaSOund MX4 boards unallocated?  Please add me down for 2. 


Actually the TechniX sounds interesting - can make a lot of sounds that SSA1 cannot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHhfsTRMaj0


LambdaMikel

#84

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRAnefrPP8I

The Spectrum version though. Wish there was a better recording somewhere... its hard to judge the PCM quality from this.

A much simpler device that was also using some form of "samples" from a ROM basically was the Orch 90 for TRS 80 AFAIK -  the waveforms were very short and simple though, not enough memory for drums and such, but it had a huge following (there was eben a BBS which had thousands of songs for it, an early version of Spotify so to speak):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvXJ5A7ZRiA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uv4FUdBYX0

Nitro

Hello!
@TotO: any update about those boards? is there any progress? or even better, an estimated schedule for their availability?
Thanks!

TotO

Currently in standby, because not satisfy by the WIP results and life priorities. Sorry...
"You make one mistake in your life and the internet will never let you live it down" (Keith Goodyer)

Hergoth

TotO, please, add me one MegaSound!!! :P

radu14m

If it's still available, Megasound for me, please.Thanks

GUNHED

Was any kind of software developed for this interesting project? How are you using it?
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VintageAdvantage

#90
Very cool! Was it ever released? I never saw or heard any YouTube video of it.

Can you post a little video about it so that we can listen to it, like this one for example

https://youtu.be/F0o9n72yIyM

hsimpson


TotO

Thank you, but I think the covid has killed the project... At less for 2020.
"You make one mistake in your life and the internet will never let you live it down" (Keith Goodyer)

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