Thanks a lot for the info Introspec.
I wonder which Odin tunes use this technique.
So, they could potentially sound different on different hardware ?
327 2015-12-06 13:57:00
Re: 1-bit Mechanistic (Vega Remix) (10 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Cheers Garvalf.
The Beeper sound on the Vega seems very accurate compared to a real Speccy, maybe a bit more 'rough' for the lack of a technical description.
I made the 'Vega-mix' purely to post on the Vega forum as I hoped a few Vega users might like to create some Beeper tunes.
After I posted it on that forum I got this reply from one of the Vega users:
" I'm listening to it, although I'm not currently using the Vega. I'd like to ask if these 1-bit music engines use the dual level output of the speaker (you know the Speccy beeper outputs different levels depending on the combination of MIC and SPK bits from port #FE, working as a rudimentary, non linear 2-bit DAC)"
Is this correct?
When recording from my Speccy 48K there are large differences in sound quality/volume when recording from either the mic or ear sockets. In fact if recording from the mic socket and plugging a lead into ear socket I also get a different sound (particularly noticeable with Qchan) as it is slightly more Bassy and missing some of the very high frequencies.
Any comments guys?
328 2015-12-05 00:54:24
Re: 1-bit Mechanistic (Vega Remix) (10 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Hi utz
The speech synth is TAVZX (I think). Mister Beep posted the link to the file ages ago. It's a Spanish one so it can be difficult to get the sounds I want, quite often ends up sounding Scottish 
After further experimentation it appears that sounds can be selected at three pitches e.g o- o o+ so potentially the speccy can sing a little
OK, the bass line is actually based on Paranoimia by the art of noise
329 2015-12-04 23:44:55
Topic: 1-bit Mechanistic (Vega Remix) (10 replies, posted in Sinclair)
I've made a little sound demo to try on my ZX Spectrum Vega which is basically a slightly different version of my '1-bit Mechanistic' tune with a few new bits of Speech.
There is also a little intro tune (press 1 when the .z80 file is loaded) - an unfinished tune from about a year ago.
Can anyone guess which 80s synthpop tune the bassline is based on ????????
330 2015-12-03 01:34:56
Re: upcoming beeper compos (136 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Thanks lvd.
I'll also try to write something for the compo
331 2015-12-03 01:24:42
Re: Spectrum Music like Earth Shaker (5 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Welcome aboard, great to see you here
Love your Full Throttle 2 tune. There's a very good recording of included in the ZX music bank.
I played it recently in the retro section in one of my 1-bit radio broadcasts on the wonky FM radio station.
The spectrum related stuff you uploaded to soundcloud is great too
332 2015-11-30 14:31:29
Re: 7 days, 7 (new) beeper engines (65 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Cheers utz
I'll give it a try when I've got some time.
Btw, does this convertor work with .xm files created with Open MTP or does it have to be milkytracker?
333 2015-11-15 13:06:34
Topic: Z-Exemplar 1-bit music (4 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Found this yesterday.
Some very nice Qchan music by Moviemovies1 in the video
334 2015-11-03 23:37:57
Re: bitFM - An Hour of 1bit ZX Beeper Music - Tonight 8pm BST (11 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Yeah, the wonkyfm site does seem a little strange in that sometimes I also get a blank screen at first (using IE on WIN8 or Safari on IOS), refreshing the page 2 or 3 times seems to work !
335 2015-11-03 23:31:34
Re: Beeper emulator of AY-chip!!! 8-) (6 replies, posted in Sinclair)
WOW !
Very impressive. Thanks a lot introspec
336 2015-10-21 21:07:52
Re: bitFM - An Hour of 1bit ZX Beeper Music - Tonight 8pm BST (11 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Playlist being repeated again now
337 2015-10-21 18:50:13
Topic: bitFM - An Hour of 1bit ZX Beeper Music - Tonight 8pm BST (11 replies, posted in Sinclair)
It's Back To The Future Day
Wednesday 21 Oct 2015
Here's an hour of old and new (but mainly new) ZX Spectrum Beeper music to mark the occasion.
338 2015-10-14 21:37:52
Re: Mobile apps (5 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Yeah, Pixitracker is an interesting app.
I came across this 1-bit album made with it on bandcamp:
339 2015-10-14 21:31:04
Re: Introductory tape for Didaktik M (2 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Hi Zilog
I've never seen the Didatik M demo tape before either. The music is great, particularly Jan Deak's tune.
Thanks for uploading the .tap
340 2015-10-08 20:09:00
Re: 7 days, 7 (new) beeper engines (65 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Hi johnl
Welcome aboard, great to see you here
Thanks a lot for the bandcamp support too
341 2015-10-07 09:30:09
Re: bitFM (2 replies, posted in General Discussion)
thanks a lot d0x10, I'll pm you later
342 2015-10-06 22:40:09
Topic: bitFM (2 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Hi d0x10
Are there are any plans for another test of the bitFM 1-bit chipmusic radiostation ?
343 2015-10-06 22:22:50
Re: MONOTONE for pc (2 replies, posted in Other Platforms)
Here are some links to some Monotone music:
8088 MPH by Hornet + CRTC + DESiRE (final version)
https://youtu.be/hNRO7lno_DM
phoenix/dc5
https://soundcloud.com/phoenix-dc5/monotone-trials-1
https://soundcloud.com/phoenix-dc5/monotone-trial-2
I also knocked up a little 'tune' with it for the compo, written on a vintage laptop I picked up from a charity shop.
Glitch!
(I thought I'd have a go at making this type of music after listening to the Glitch music on the wonky FM radio station)
http://irrlichtproject.de/1bitcompo/
344 2015-10-06 19:17:19
Re: HoustonTracker 2 (TI-82/83/83+/84+) (130 replies, posted in Calculators & Pocket Computers)
Wow !
This is amazing
Great sound quality and editor, love the video too
345 2015-09-23 20:57:27
Topic: The Spectrum Vega (1 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Well I've done it!
I've re-mortgaged the house, sold the dog (he took it very well) and bought a Spectrum Vega today
Mister Beep tells me the Beeper sound quality is great and very accurate so I can't wait to record something from it.
Hopefully some of the thousands of new Vega owners may find their way here if they fancy doing something creative with their new toy (once the nostalgia of Manic Miner and Jetpac has worn off) and write some music to play on it. I plan to post on the Vega forums once mine arrives.
346 2015-09-23 20:39:18
Re: 1-Bit Forum Compo: Results (10 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Yes that's true, the time constraint to finish a composition for a compo really does motivate and focus you.
Boiled Down, Water Beeplets and Glitch! were written very quickly on a Friday night after some beers (I think it shows though)
Thinking about it, 1-bit is a very niche market, probably even on the fringes on chipmusic fans taste.
But once you're in, you're hooked 
347 2015-09-23 20:22:01
Re: new beeper engine: Tritone FX (3 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Wow utz you're on a roll, another very interesting engine !
Would be great to hear something written with it by one of the high speed tritone experts like Brightentayle, Raphaelgoulart, Strobe, Moviemovies1 or FrankT.
What's next?
Can I suggest Qchan XL with a bass channel and quieter drums
348 2015-09-21 11:36:06
Re: 1-Bit Forum Compo: Results (10 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Thanks a lot utz for organising the compo. As you say, it was a bit disappointing that more people didn't participate, but personally I really enjoyed entering.
Now to write something for octode 2k15 or quattropic
349 2015-09-20 17:40:00
Re: 7 days, 7 (new) beeper engines (65 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Cheers utz
A great challenge and some amazing new engines
350 2015-09-17 18:03:50
Re: 7 days, 7 (new) beeper engines (65 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Wow utz, you have been busy !!
I never expected a new version of octode, and with the tuning issues fixed too. Brilliant
(The download link is pointing to the Quattropic package btw)