Text: MYSTERY
COPYRIGHT 1997
MUSICAL CARDS FOR SPECCY
Hi everyone!
Today on the Spectrum already has quite enough muz.pristavok,
more precisely, their is not much, but already have plenty to
choose from ... I'll try to express an opinion on Some of them
(touching and financial onnyh side).
I will consider the following gadgets:
COVOX, SOUNDRIVE, GENERAL SOUND, ULTRAVOX,
as well as prospects for connecting a second AY
COVOX
The cheapest and most simple of nih.Sobiraetsya their hands,
and consists of a pair of tens of resistors or a single chip.
What gives us COVOX? Pretty shitty sound (though not bad
compared to with DIGITAL to AY389x), as well as the big
problems are standard - many different components of the
printer ports (and COVOX clings on him, though not always), the
consequence of that has to do in the programs sample port on
which podtseplen COVOX. But now there are many programs in
which the sample size net.Nu and then what do ordinary users,
which makes no difference to what port it printer (yes that he
has not)? But from the outset the introduction of life COVOX'a
has set the standard, which for some reason, nobody paid
attention! And set it was a group of FLASH (they hooked up and
the first COVOX). This port - # FB (251) Yes, it's too late,
before it was necessary to think about!
Therefore, if you set yourself COVOX,
then be prepared to face a number of programs installed on a
different port ...
Under COVOX there is sufficient number of editors, so there
is no fear of hunger software (for example, is the editor
DIGITAL STUDIO, SAMPLE TRACKER ... ).
Conclusion: Covox has the shitty sound
see Note of all the muses. maps, but the
collected and connected for 10
minutes. It is advisable to start
it himself, unnecessarily, he is the most
popular today
day.
SOUNDRIVE
Will cost you a bit more expensive COVOX'a, but gives
following features: Better
sound compared with COVOX'om, has 4
(Four) independent channels may also
emulate COVOX (on port # F, 1F, 4F, 5F, FB
# DD, etc). The only four-
Editor - FLASH TRACKER allows you to write
pretty cool muse (for example, in this
log at boot SETURa is
One of muzychek for SOUNDRIVE). And do not
I talk about choice in software item
SOUNDRIVE / COVOX! None COVOX not be able to
Normal four-channel play a muse! And this is already too many
seen, listened to, like playing SD.
Conclusion: SOUNDRIVE gives steeper sound
see Note, compared with COVOX'om and
can even emulate ego.Nali
The presence of the Muses. Editor allows not
take care of the problem of writing
own muzy.Takzhe no oblo
atoms with sovmestimostyu.Ochen Board
thuja build it yourself (see
program SOUNDRIVE 1.51 INFO)
GENERAL SOUND
Well, very cool music. prefix, which is not
just not eating CPU resources, but also
can serve as a catalyst (for example, mathematical
calculations). Kruce This console while it is not. If you have
have an extra 40 bucks you can buy it
in the firm SCORPIO, or if it is sold
The authors then for 30 bucks (the price they
promised at least). In addition to high
Prices are still drawbacks, no muz.redaktora
and you'll have to listen to the four-channel
MOD'y with pisyuka or Amiga (I do not know
One program that supports GS). Until
it's only purpose GS. Well
and if you still have such bend, then why on them can not hear
anything?
Conclusion: Too high (240.000) and you
sokaya (180. 000) price does not permit
us to spread widely, and
most oblomnoe - muse be de
lat on Picea or Amigo - not
I think that everyone who is in
acquire GS have access to these
machines. There is nothing else wrong
about GS, I can not say.
ULTRVOX
Well, it is generally a project that is not known,
Ali will be there! Benefits to the GENERAL SOUND (and any):
- More high-quality sound (since
instead of the processor is DMA, which
much faster from memory)
- Ability to collect their own hands
- Lower cost
- Number of memory - 512 KB or 1 MB
(STE has not exactly solved) (well, and
as the memory will be Mego
vy SIMM)
but generally, it will be roughly the same, but
with its own advantages and disadvantages.
Conclusion: we will wait and see what is on
glows.
So, DIGITAL set-top boxes are finished, now we consider the
connection AY (a study of public opinion).
SECOND AY
Well, they played a very cool (two AY now stand at AMADEUS
VOXON'a). Muse, of course, he wrote on SOUNDTRACKER PRO, but if
there are positive responses from the masses, it would soon
write to the editor of six channels.
We want to know what others think about it
people, so if you're for or against, the
contact us (preferably Identify yourself
solution).
PS Just before assembling the log me
became aware of 'the drop in the sea', ie, programs under
GENERAL SOUND - it's 'Black Crow' Vyacheslav
Mednonogo-on-th-o-va (in RULEZ!), Also heard about the alleged
adapted under GS good old game ZYNAPS ...
With this I bid you farewell
until next time!
