AlexKidd wrote:
Hi,
because it seems there is as good as no chiptune scene in Germany
LOL I'd say you aren't looking hard enough.
482 Mar 8, 2013 7:56 pm
Re: [TI 82/83/83+/84+] Houston... we have a tracker (176 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
accidental double post, whoops
483 Mar 8, 2013 7:54 pm
Re: [TI 82/83/83+/84+] Houston... we have a tracker (176 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
herr_prof wrote:
the manual wrote:Possible drum values are $01 (kick) and $01 (noise).
Is this a typo?
yupp, that should read $01 and $02. I'll try to add more drums later on.
Data format will stay more or less like it is. In the future, one or two values might be reserved for other things, e.g. the packer/depacker, however.
New engines will have to work with the current format - how they interpret the data is a different question though.
Also I found a critical bug. When you try to play with $ff byte set in row 000, the program will freeze. So for now, don't press [ENTER] or [-] right after opening Houston Tracker for the first time.
484 Mar 4, 2013 2:45 pm
Topic: login woes (0 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)
When trying to log in, I frequently get the following error:
Warning! The following errors must be corrected before you can login:
Your request could not be completed because we have detected that you are connecting through a proxy server, or your IP address has been used for spam. Please connect from your real IP address.
I think the problem is that all major German ISPs have run out of clean IPv4 address space months ago, and just keep delisting their burnt IPs at Spamhouse&Co. Would it be possible (and safe enough) to change login behavior so that it only performs a spam check when new users try to register?
485 Mar 4, 2013 2:35 pm
Re: TIMID - A soundchip for TI84+ calculators. (12 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
Welcome to cm.o, man.
In case anybody was wondering, I think this project is awesome. And as far as I recall there are several 83+/84+ owners on this site 
486 Mar 3, 2013 4:08 pm
Re: [TI 82/83/83+/84+] Houston... we have a tracker (176 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
Unfortunately it seems there is currently no linking software that works with SilverLink/USB and TI82. However, most linking tools are very lightweight, so if you can find some old 386 or P1 on the trash, that should work fine.
@Glitch Militia: I hear you. However, I have a load of different things to work on in the upcoming weeks, so if I'm going code anything in the near future, it'll most likely be some addition to Houston Tracker. Sorry
487 Mar 2, 2013 12:26 pm
Re: [TI 82/83/83+/84+] Houston... we have a tracker (176 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
Wow, thank you all for your encouraging responses! Now I'm really motivated to keep working on this 
VCMG wrote:
Cool! Man, I wish I had an 82 now.
They're easy to get on Ebay, especially in the US there are lots of them floating around for 15 bucks or so.
Just remember, DON'T get a TI82CS, they suck. Even though I'll eventually make a ROM 19.006 port, I can't do anything about the fact that a) the link port is flimsy and doesn't work most of the time and b) CrAsh for 19.006 isn't completely stable.
@LamptonWorm Yes, you will need to build a (very simple) serial or parallel link cable, or get an old TI-GRAPH LINK from somewhere. There's a link in the manual to a site which has schematics and all.
@kineticturtle TI83+ port will have to wait a while, because it'll require a complete rewrite of the sound routine. As it looks now 83+/84+ might be done by third party developers, actually.
488 Mar 2, 2013 12:12 pm
Re: A26F: Atari 2600 MIDI Music Interface (59 replies, posted in Atari)
excellent. one more reason to finally get an arduino setup.
489 Mar 1, 2013 3:47 pm
Topic: [TI 82/83/83+/84+] Houston... we have a tracker (176 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
So you like the idea of making 1-bit music on your calculator? Looking for a native tracker for the Z80-based TI8x series?
Well, how about...
EDIT May 31st, 2013: Houston Tracker 0.3 has been released. Features a lot of internal optimizations, a new load/save system that allows for multiple save slots, and a new drum sound. Also the download now contains "light" versions which take up only half the memory, but have a lower song length limit.
EDIT April 19th, 2013: Houston Tracker 0.22 has been released. The package now includes a TI83+ port, and fixes a minor bug in the TI83 version.
EDIT April 16th, 2013: Houston Tracker 0.21 has been released. The package now includes a TI83 port, and fixes a bug in the TIM-FX sound routine. Please re-download.
EDIT April 12th, 2013: Houston Tracker 0.2 has been released. For a list of changes, see here: http://chipmusic.org/forums/post/164463/#p164463
This is an early beta, which currently works on TI82/83 only. Furthermore some important features like copy/paste are not implemented yet. However at this stage I would like to get some input from the community. Also volunteer bug hunters are more than welcome, of course.
Please post bug reports, feature requests and other feedback in this thread, or send me a mail (see the manual for my address).
Features:
- 3 different sound routines, PFM or XOR square wave sound
- (Pseudo-)Stereo sound
- Compact editor+player
- Linear song data, no patterns
Not done yet:
- Internal compression
- Dumping/Loading song data via PC soundcard
- TI85/86/82CS/73 ports
The editor is pretty straightforward and should be intuitive to use. However, it uses hexadecimal input instead of note names. Why on earth, you may ask? Well, there are only about 27K of RAM available on the TI, and there are no fancy flash carts or sd card readers. So I tried to keep the editor as lightweight as possible, and max out space for song data instead. Implementing a note table lookup might easily double the size of the editor Besides, the hex-do has another advantage: you can easily use non-western tuning, make "phat" basslines with detuning, etc... Well, don't worry, the manual includes a pitch-to-hex conversion table. If you feel like making a better one, please do!
Questions? Suggestions? Post them here!
KNOWN BUGS:
- [FIXED] Playing from Row 000 will freeze up calc when $ff byte is set in the drum channel of that row
- [FIXED] TIM-FX (Engine 2) does not exit
- [FIXED] Drum 2 doesn't play in TI83 version
490 Mar 1, 2013 10:48 am
Re: 1-Bit Music Goes Handheld - Speccy routines on TI82 (35 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
Haha if I knew what the problem was, I could try to fix it. But it neither runs on emulator nor on my 82. Haven't checked it on 82CS though, maybe the 19.006 version actually works.
491 Feb 27, 2013 6:09 pm
Re: 1-Bit Music Goes Handheld - Speccy routines on TI82 (35 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
Same problem as with TI83+, it has a different cpu speed and therefore the routines will not work without some modifications.
Also, there are already mp3 players on TI84 I recall correctly (or at least it has enough flash storage to theoretically do so), so imo it wouldn't make much sense porting 1-bit routines to it.
492 Feb 27, 2013 3:16 pm
Re: 1-Bit Music Goes Handheld - Speccy routines on TI82 (35 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
The CPU used in GBs and GBAs is incompatible with regular Z80, unfortunately. Was thinking about doing some 1-bit on GB, but it seems quite hard to do.
Maybe Nitro is up to something in that regard, since several people asked about it already. In fact the mystery ROM he did a couple of weeks ago might actually qualify as indirect 1-bit
493 Feb 27, 2013 9:31 am
Re: BEEPER.EXE by aanaaanaaanaaana (5 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
Are you sure you are running this under DOS?
494 Feb 26, 2013 9:59 pm
Re: New YM-DIGITAL album for ATARI and MOD-music fans (16 replies, posted in Releases)
OH YEAH OH YEAH OH YEAH yet another piece of epicness from you guys
495 Feb 26, 2013 9:37 pm
Re: BEEPER.EXE by aanaaanaaanaaana (5 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
YESSSSSSS!!!
496 Feb 26, 2013 9:34 pm
Re: 1-Bit Music Goes Handheld - Speccy routines on TI82 (35 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
A drone type of thing shouldn't be too hard to do. I'll give it a try soon. As far as drummachines are concerned, there is one, actually. I have yet to figure out how to get it to work though. See here http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fi … 33890.html