The AY actually sounds better to me than the Covox, maybe it's the stereo separation and possibly samples being optimized for the nonlinear 5-bit amplitude (or just the playback code doing a good job converting 8-bit linear to AY volume format). Either that or it might be the mixing method used for the covox as it sounds overdriven and clipped, like already boosted 8-bit samples are being added together to saturation and getting clipped. (where prescaling them to 7 or 6 bits for simple accumulation without overflow would be better, or a playback scheme using interleaving/multiplexing rather than adding: ie playing each sample byte from each channel/voice each channel after the other ... though that divides the effective playback rate, ie for 3-channel 8 kHz sampling, you'd need 24 kHz DAC writes, or 32 kHz for 4 channels) With the AY you get 3 channels to write to, so 3 channel 8 kHz just means 3 writes every 8 kHz. (given this system clearly uses the 3 AY voices separately: vs a scheme intending the AY to be wired as mono and approximating 8-bits or higher precision by adding the three channels together)
This whole process reminds me of the AY digitunes that X-Agon made and archived onto his site in 2002. I presume this song was made just for this video and/or came with the version of the tracker?
what is SAM, please? i know nearly nothing about ZXspectrum. Commodore64 is my first ComputerLove. but i am very impressed by these capabilitys of this little System.
![Tim Follin - "Ghouls 'n' Ghosts (C64)" Soundtrack [Oscilloscope View]](/img/n.gif)
Greatest underrated tracker
AY: just normal
Covox: Better than AY
Beeper: *PAIN*
WoW🤠
Awesome!
The AY actually sounds better to me than the Covox, maybe it's the stereo separation and possibly samples being optimized for the nonlinear 5-bit amplitude (or just the playback code doing a good job converting 8-bit linear to AY volume format).
Either that or it might be the mixing method used for the covox as it sounds overdriven and clipped, like already boosted 8-bit samples are being added together to saturation and getting clipped. (where prescaling them to 7 or 6 bits for simple accumulation without overflow would be better, or a playback scheme using interleaving/multiplexing rather than adding: ie playing each sample byte from each channel/voice each channel after the other ... though that divides the effective playback rate, ie for 3-channel 8 kHz sampling, you'd need 24 kHz DAC writes, or 32 kHz for 4 channels)
With the AY you get 3 channels to write to, so 3 channel 8 kHz just means 3 writes every 8 kHz. (given this system clearly uses the 3 AY voices separately: vs a scheme intending the AY to be wired as mono and approximating 8-bits or higher precision by adding the three channels together)
This whole process reminds me of the AY digitunes that X-Agon made and archived onto his site in 2002. I presume this song was made just for this video and/or came with the version of the tracker?
AY - 4bit, Covox - 8 bit, Beeper - 1 bit.
@EquinoxeZX do you have a version where the user’s own samples can be loaded? I have a TR DOS version but can’t work out how to do it on that one.
Does covox work on sam?
I don't think so, but I can't confirm it because I've never had a SAM, and I'm not familiar with this system.
@@EquinoxeZX where r u ? Do you want one?
She's got saa1099 basically 6 channel stereo and I know from the 128k software converted for her that she can emulate ay8912
what is SAM, please? i know nearly nothing about ZXspectrum. Commodore64 is my first ComputerLove. but i am very impressed by these capabilitys of this little System.
@RobotamechaIntelligenzija sam coupé was a compatible machine with 16/48k speccy
Wow. Beeper is trying hard here. I'd like to hear the whole song in beeper.
Covox 8 bit, ay digits sound 4 bit
Indeed. That is clearly transferred to the sound quality, Covox being much superior from what you say