How to digitize audio for Atari computers?

[Yautja]

Hi,

Does any one know how to digitize music for out A8 computers? I'm interested to get something like this:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO7CFJ0zeHA

 

Regards,

 

- Y -

Edited June 9, 2019 by Yautja

[Rybags]

In recent times, software playback has become a lot better - there's a thread around with PWM audio that was started probably a year or two ago.

 

Check this thread for lots of good stuff http://atariage.com/forums/topic/279232-fujiconvert-01/

 

The easiest way to produce suitable audio data is to use a PC based tool such as Audacity to edit and massage the data.

Then export it as headerless raw 8-bit samples.

Then use another utility, or quick/dirty program on the Atari to convert it to the final format, e.g. packed samples that are 2, 4 or 8 bits in size.

 

In the modern day we don't really need to blank the screen either - delay loops made that necessary but there's way better methods such as timers or VCount waits.

[+Stephen]

Hi,

Does any one know how to digitize music for out A8 computers? I'm interested to get something like this:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO7CFJ0zeHA

 

Regards,

 

- Y -

WOW - I remember downloading that at 300 baud. Took almost my entire download time. Something like 50 minutes for a couple second demo but it was amazing back then.

[brenski]

yep. I have a repaired "2-bit systems" cart - it ain't great by any stretch - most sampling carts of the time were limited by the same hardware constraints:.

 

a few seconds and incredibly hissy and tinny in equal measures - sounds like recordings were taken in a biscuit tin.

 

there was something called a "stutter disk" - the (basic) program took elements of a very short sample and stuttered/stretched/sped up to make is sound like those late 80s sampler records. because the original sample was quite short, the quality was a little better...but in reality was nothing short of a loop. i created a couple (back then) myself, and I remember one excellent ZZTop one sent to me by a guy in Scotland.

 

PVM is the way to go for modern sampling

Edited June 9, 2019 by brenski