nitro2k01
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herr_prof wrote:

Yea but the wav channel only has four bits of resolution, so you cant really escape that?

The wave channel and master volumes work in different ways. The wave channel volume lower the volume by shifting each sample and discarding the lower bits. So in effect, wave channel only has 3 and 2 bits of resolution for the lower volume settings. The master volume does not have THIS problem but obviously affects all sound channels routed to that stereo channel.

Zef
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Right, long story short I just tested M commands on a wav channel and you get the full 8 steps of control, I don't really see many practical uses for this though (unless you use the panning trick to achieve volume independence, which would totally work, but isn't the most practical thing to do).

At any rate, it's always cool finding new tricks. Personally I just either write volume changes into the synth, or just mix things properly and it comes out in the wash.