[Coco] Coco sound 6 bit Dac
William Astle
lost at l-w.ca
Tue Nov 8 01:59:47 EST 2016
Nope. SOUND uses the 6 bit DAC too. It creates a triangular waveform.
(7E, FE, 7E, 02 in repeating sequence).
On 2016-11-07 10:19 PM, Simon Jonassen wrote:
> Then it must be the sound command i'm confusing it with
>
> I'm pretty sure one of the two use the 1bit sound source
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> /Simon :-)
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> Emne: Re: [Coco] Coco sound 6 bit Dac
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> On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Simon Jonassen <simon at roust-it.dk> wrote:
>> @robert gualt...
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>> PLAY uses the 1bit output afaik.... so not a good DAC tutorial
>>
>> Just my 2c
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> I can guarantee you that the Color BASIC's PLAY command uses the 6 bit DAC.
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> For those unfamiliar with the Color Computer's sound hardware:
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> There are 4 sound sources.
> 1. Casette audio
> 2. 6 bit DAC
> 3. Analog pin on the cartridge port.
> 4. 1 bit DAC
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> Sources 1 thru 3 are switched on or off by an internal electronic
> switch called the MUX.
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> Source 4 is always connect and separate from the other three.
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> It's most famous use is the heart beat in Dungeons of Daggeroth.
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