Pokey Glider v1.0

[bpj1138]

Buenos,

 

I noticed some posts on the subject of sound, so I thought I'd post this up here. It's a very simple synth/sequencer. That being said, it does allow you to access most of the POKEY chip bits, with one exception, namely it uses the 2 channel mode ("tied" 16 bit mode) as opposed to 4 channel mode. That's it! Hope you enjoy it! A8

 

--Bart

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[+CharlieChaplin]

Well,

afaik this program was released in last years Abbuc Software Contest. And while reading the manual I thought "it does not seem to have a save-function" and lost interest. Guess this was also the reason why it did not reach a higher place in the contest...

 

Does this version include a save-option now, so we can create, save and playback sounds with it ?!?

-Andreas Koch.

[bpj1138]

Andreas,

 

Unfortunately, it's the same version. I suppose it would be really easy to write save routines. If anybody's interested, I can upload the sources. It's written entirely in C. I myself use it in an emulator, so I can always just save the machine state.

 

I was also thinking of recording realtime user key input along with the pattern, because that is how I use it. I first write a short pattern, like 16 or 32 notes. Then I let it play use the octave keys like notes, or just flip some bits (mainly the filter) in real time.

 

Lastly, I thought it might also be useful to allow "screen switching", so you could write a few patterns, and then switch between them in real time, again, the timing could be recorded. That way, you could switch in the middle of a pattern, or even a note.

 

So, as you can see, I'm trying to create a unique realtime program, that is simple to use, and doesn't box the user into fixed patterns, and complicated syntax, as most trackers do (in my opinion)..

 

--Bart