Perfect, that's great. Gets my vote
276 2016-05-19 23:28:44
Re: Call for Action: Design a new forum header background (41 replies, posted in General Discussion)
277 2016-05-19 15:51:44
Re: Call for Action: Design a new forum header background (41 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Cool, both look good and also number 2 on post 13.
Any of those would be great, what do you think guys?
278 2016-05-18 17:06:09
Re: Call for Action: Design a new forum header background (41 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Haha, OK looks good as it is too
279 2016-05-17 23:58:04
Re: Youtube dump (11 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Cheers utz, didn't realise they were now the MTO.
There live performances look interesting, setup like Kraftwerk.
280 2016-05-17 23:47:02
Re: Call for Action: Design a new forum header background (41 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I like it too, as Garvalf says, maybe a "-" between the 1 and bit and also a small space between the 't' and 'f' to make it more readable?
281 2016-05-16 21:10:31
Re: Youtube dump (11 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Have you seen this?
Quite old now but I think it's pretty good. These guys should make a come back and try some of the modern engines available!
282 2016-05-13 21:10:03
Re: Call for Action: Design a new forum header background (41 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Yeah I agree, we could definitely do with a revamp! I've been meaning to have a go at a banner myself for ages but am pretty crap at graphics.
Would be nice to get the screen size to fit on a smart phone in portrait mode too, like the old forum used to. On an iPhone the phone has to be rotated to landscape to display all the columns.
Hadn't noticed the subtle header text change, nice and concise
283 2016-05-13 21:00:30
Re: TXT MOD to 1Tracker (5 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Hi 4throck, good to see you back
Nice work !
284 2016-05-13 20:58:33
Re: upcoming beeper compos (137 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Yay, more Beeper compos
285 2016-05-02 13:05:01
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next (25 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Have you guys seen this new development ?
It seems Speccy fever is in full swing
Another lovely design by Rick Dickinson!
287 2016-05-02 12:39:24
Re: Rain (14 replies, posted in Sinclair)
This is great, very impressive. Love the music video feel to it
I'm amazed there was any processor time left for animation while playing Mister Beep's Interstellar Drift Octode XL tune!
AY drums on the 128K too?
288 2016-04-18 23:04:05
Re: plans for a 1-bit forum contest (16 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Nice idea
I've been very busy at work recently so haven't been very active on the forum but my enthusiasm for 1-bit hasn't diminished.
Maybe a list of allowed engines for the compo?
289 2016-04-18 22:52:46
Re: Garvalf's music (2 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Very nice Beeper version Garvalf
290 2016-04-15 21:51:05
Re: HoustonTracker 2 (TI-82/83/83+/84+) (130 replies, posted in Calculators & Pocket Computers)
Really nice pic too. Will make great bandcamp album art for Spring Tracks V , I really hope it wins
291 2016-04-15 14:52:05
Re: HoustonTracker 2 (TI-82/83/83+/84+) (130 replies, posted in Calculators & Pocket Computers)
Just listened on botb, great job
How about an album made with HT2?
292 2016-04-05 22:08:17
Re: next gen engine ideas (135 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Very interesting sound and variation
293 2016-03-21 21:44:06
Re: ZX Uno (10 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Nice piece of kit, and sized to fit into a raspberry pi case was a good idea. The ps2 keyboard socket was a strange choice I thought, but I liked the sticker set available to customise an old keyboard.
As utz said, probably the licence costs preventing an hdmi output, I think this was also the reason the original Vega didn't have it too.
294 2016-03-21 21:33:32
Re: Space Beeps (Part 2) - Real hardware recording (7 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Thanks for all the comments guys
Utz - yeah I enabled the IO contention in Beepola to try and make the output sound like a 48k speccy. It played at the right speed and had the 48k 'muzziness' but the arps were also not distorted, unlike real hardware - bizarre.
Garvalf - I agree, I think for this engine the +2A output sounds cleaner and is preferable. I still prefer the 48k for Qchan though as it seems to beef up the thin sound a bit.
Cheers
295 2016-03-19 16:11:09
Re: Space Beeps (Part 2) - Real hardware recording (7 replies, posted in Sinclair)
I've emailed the source .bbsong to you
Cheers
296 2016-03-19 01:11:28
Topic: Space Beeps (Part 2) - Real hardware recording (7 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Hi Guys
If anyone is interested, I've made a recording from real hardware of Space Beeps (Part 2).
The render on BOTB was made from the Beepola export. I originally tried to make a recording from my Speccy 48K but the arps sounded a bit distorted.
I've had another go tonight and recorded it from my Spectrum 128K +2A which sounds OK.
Even though I recorded it in 48K mode the tune does still play a bit faster (shaved about 5 seconds off the length) but I think it sounds a bit less scratchy.
Not sure which version I prefer as other parts have also subtly changed but it seemed wrong not to record it from real hardware
297 2016-03-17 19:59:46
Re: Atari Portfolio (16 replies, posted in Atari)
Arrrr the Atari Portfolio. I remember those
Didn't the young John Connor use one in Terminator 2 to rob a cashpoint? The little scamp
298 2016-03-17 19:54:42
Re: BuzzKick (1tracker) (9 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Hey hey, yes there does seem to be a lot of activity recently. It's great
299 2016-03-17 19:50:55
Re: upcoming beeper compos (137 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Hmmm 1-bit digital modules?
Seems like a strange addition to me!
I love 1-bit music but digital 1-bit mod-like music on the Speccy 48K just doesn't do it for me.
As a technical exercise to prove it can be done, I think 1-bit digital music is great but I'd much prefer to listen to the exact same tune played in better quality through an AY chip.
Anyway, just my opinion, what do you guys think ?
300 2016-03-13 22:33:49
Re: What hardware equipment I need to make 1bit chiptune? (8 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Yes the Vega 1-bit sound is very accuate.
There's the Vega Plus handheld coming out in September too