Cheers FrankT
252 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?
253 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?
254 2016-04-18 22:52:46
Re: Garvalf's music (2 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Very nice Beeper version Garvalf
255 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
256 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?
257 2016-04-05 22:08:17
Re: next gen engine ideas (135 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Very interesting sound and variation
258 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.
259 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
260 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
261 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
262 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
263 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
264 2016-03-17 19:50:55
Re: upcoming beeper compos (128 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 ?
265 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
267 2016-03-11 00:56:22
Re: VII Microcompo - ZX 1-Bit Vol. 2 (2 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Cheers utz
268 2016-03-06 11:18:16
Re: next gen engine ideas (135 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Like the sound in the example. As you say, a pretty clean sound but still retaining the synth timbre from a pfm engine. Could be a very interesting new engine !
269 2016-03-04 18:28:04
Re: New Album: Tronimal - Eins (2 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Wow, great release
I've always thought the future of beeper was to have lyrics over the top and I've often thought about doing this sort of track myself although probably with vocoder or speech synthesizer. I remember Mister Beep shared with us his idea of singing over Furious Bees a few years ago.
Really like the fact he's used plip plop and phaser 1 for some of the tracks and also like his selection of merchandise.
Great achievement, congrats Tronimal
270 2016-03-04 00:30:00
Re: 7 days, 7 (new) beeper engines (65 replies, posted in Sinclair)
I've done a bit of testing and sent you a PM
271 2016-03-03 20:37:33
Re: 7 days, 7 (new) beeper engines (65 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Cheers utz.
BTW, just downloaded the upgraded quattropic package and played the demo tune.
There now seem to be some strange artifacts playing in this version sort of bordering on glitches. Was this intentional ?
I've just played the original demo tune from Aug 2015 just to check it's not the emulator and that still plays fine.
Cheers
272 2016-03-03 20:09:38
Re: new engine: fluidcore (4 replies, posted in Sinclair)
Wow utz !
This is great, love the engine and the border FX
BTW, I've just tested the demo-nmos.tap file on different speccy models using Spectaculator and get very different border FX on different models 48K, 128K and 128+2A
The FX on the +2A are brilliant
273 2016-02-25 21:57:04
Re: Ambient 1-bit music (7 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Came across this new ambient album today which I think is great
Obviously not 1-bit but definitely worth a listen.
274 2016-02-19 15:59:30
Re: Best beeper music: top100 rating. (15 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Vapeurs is currently sitting at number 52
275 2016-02-10 20:04:24
Re: Ambient 1-bit music (7 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I'd forgotten about those two pieces of 1-bit expansion. Both amazing