pseudografx Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 Yeah, for the first time ever, yesterday I put someone on my ignore list. Guess who ? 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 1 hour ago, pseudografx said: Yeah, for the first time ever, yesterday I put someone on my ignore list. Guess who ? MK!, here is (the) Guess Who Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 They would be more fun that the other Guess Who.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARIO130XE Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 7/14/2019 at 11:11 PM, pseudografx said: My winning tune from the Lost Party 2019 Atari Music Compo. Hope you like it Skyride.xex 8.12 kB · 11 downloads Wow, that's an awesome tune. Great piece of art (composed music) and great technical stuff for A8 (sounds so damn clear and nice). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 I have just uploaded my latest cover of a song from the famous Final Fantasy series to my SoundCloud. This one is a bit special as it uses an IRQ-based bass line instead of the infamous out-of-tune POKEY bass ? Thanks to R0ger for the implementation. Any feedback welcome. Enjoy! XEX download: Final Fantasy V - Ahead On Our Way IRQ.xex 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ger Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 The technique is described here: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 47 minutes ago, pseudografx said: I have just uploaded my latest cover of a song from the famous Final Fantasy series to my SoundCloud. This one is a bit special as it uses an IRQ-based bass line instead of the infamous out-of-tune POKEY bass ? Thanks to R0ger for the implementation. Any feedback welcome. Enjoy! XEX download: Final Fantasy V - Ahead On Our Way IRQ.xex 7.3 kB · 5 downloads Damn that is nice. The stereo separation is fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Just now, Stephen said: Damn that is nice. The stereo separation is fantastic! Thanks. It's actually post-processed to be bearable in headphones. 100% stereo separation would not sound very nice. Listening on speakers is fine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 1 minute ago, pseudografx said: Thanks. It's actually post-processed to be bearable in headphones. 100% stereo separation would not sound very nice. Listening on speakers is fine though. Oh - I was listening to it via emulator My Atari is hooked to my hi-fi (Sansui 7070) and the speakers are wall mounted, about 12 feet apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Oh, then it's fine. The previous reply applies to the SoundCloud upload ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 This was not an easy song to cover. Hope you like it ? Original: XEX download (requires stereo): Lonely Rolling Star.xex 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ger Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I especially like the ending ! ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 This time an original composition of mine, which I have submitted to the Battle of the Bits Spring Tracks IX compo (see http://battleofthebits.org/arena/Entry/Digital+Dawn/33900/) Composed in RMT for stereo POKEY configuration, 4x player speed. Digital Dawn.xex 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I'm not a big fan of some of the tight trills used here (the main background one sounds good though), but I like the bass and percussion sounds you've got going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Drums sound excellent on these! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRaven81 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) how do you make the POKEY output stereo? Is it maybe working how the NES does it? The NES actually has 2 channels for audio, but the mainboard is designed so that the 2 channels merge before they get to the audio output plug and the sound comes out as Mono. But if you solder directly to the pins for the 2 channels and give each pin their own plug, then you can make the chip output audio in Stereo. Can the same thing be done in an A8 on the POKEY chip? Edited April 16, 2020 by TheRaven81 clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matosimi Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Sorry for hijacking the thread, around week ago i have done some tests regarding RMT stereo modes and built this experiment: It is 4 channel mono song played stereo with dynamic panning. It would be superb to be able to enhance RMT with additional stereo modes (in the editor) and parameters to allow set effect like shown in the stereoexperiment.xex (requires headphones). @PG: that final fantasy tune sounds great, I can imagine that Poison may switch to RMT after listening to your FF5 tune Edited April 16, 2020 by matosimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, matosimi said: @PG: that final fantasy tune sounds great, I can imagine that Poison may switch to RMT after listening to your FF5 tune Haha, no way, Poison is a purist, considering a cross-platform trackers a heresy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 3 hours ago, TheRaven81 said: how do you make the POKEY output stereo? Is it maybe working how the NES does it? The NES actually has 2 channels for audio, but the mainboard is designed so that the 2 channels merge before they get to the audio output plug and the sound comes out as Mono. But if you solder directly to the pins for the 2 channels and give each pin their own plug, then you can make the chip output audio in Stereo. Can the same thing be done in an A8 on the POKEY chip? You cannot do stereo if you only have a single POKEY in your system. You could have the GTIA output to an independent channel (as it can also be used to generate sound), but that would not be of much use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 5 hours ago, pseudografx said: You cannot do stereo if you only have a single POKEY in your system. You could have the GTIA output to an independent channel (as it can also be used to generate sound), but that would not be of much use. Well, you could do some dual-mono e.g. mono on both left + right speaker (all four Pokey sound channels on left and right, thus left+right speaker sound the same) or "cheap-stereo" (two of the four Pokey sound channels on the left, the other two on the right speaker, thus left + right speaker do not sound the same)... from the A8FAQ (subject 6.9 What sound upgrades are there): Bits 'N' Pieces: POPS, project by Lee S. Brilliant, ANALOG #66 Nov. 1988, pages 54-60 - External device connects to the Atari SIO port, using pin 1 (Clock Input) and pin 2 (Clock Output) to tap into the separate Atari audio voices independently, before the system mixes them into the normal single-channel Sound Output signal. - POPS provides either stereo (Left and Right) or three (Left, Center, and Right) audio output channels. - Two channel operation: POKEY voice 4 is output to the POPS Left Speaker (via SIO pin 2); POKEY voices 1-3 are output to the POPS Right Speaker (via the normal system Sound Output) - Three channel operation: POKEY voice 2 is output to the Left Speaker (via SIO pin 2); POKEY voice 4 is output to the POPS Center speaker (via SIO pin 1); POKEY voices 1 and 3 are output to the POPS Right Speaker (via the normal system Sound Output) - Software: POKEY Player by Craig Chamberlain, modified by Lee Brilliant M.D. You can also find some material for dual-mono and pseudo-stereo or cheap-stereo with just one Pokey chip in the Mega Magazine (dutch magazine, using english language)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Something I have always missed with all stereo pokey upgrades is an 8-channel mono mode. PG post-processed his FF5 - Ahead On Our Way, to let left and right bleed into eachothers "sides". The soundcloud mix that is. If you play the .xex file on headphones, it sounds as good/bad as the original stereo mix of Let It Be 8 channel mono would sound much better, even without hardware pseudo-stereo. With pseudo-stereo, I think it would rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 8 hours ago, ivop said: Something I have always missed with all stereo pokey upgrades is an 8-channel mono mode. PG post-processed his FF5 - Ahead On Our Way, to let left and right bleed into eachothers "sides". The soundcloud mix that is. If you play the .xex file on headphones, it sounds as good/bad as the original stereo mix of Let It Be 8 channel mono would sound much better, even without hardware pseudo-stereo. With pseudo-stereo, I think it would rock! A decent amplifier can mix stereo output to mono, too ? But it would surely be nice if the usual dual POKEY upgrades provided such feature - or even better, if it could be controled via software. Anyway, it is what it is. Amiga users have to deal with the same issue, and they only have 4 channels! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 This is my winning entry for the Lost Party 2021 Atari music compo. Recorded from my Atari 800XE. Tthe .xex requires stereo POKEY to play correctly. Enjoy! Chipster Harmony.xex 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbyti Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Congratulations, the competition was at a great level! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bhall408 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 On 7/11/2021 at 8:34 AM, pseudografx said: This is my winning entry for the Lost Party 2021 Atari music compo. Recorded from my Atari 800XE. Tthe .xex requires stereo POKEY to play correctly. Enjoy! What great snare and kick drum sounds! Are they sampled? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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