@samcoupe.com Tonight’s homework: get my head around how to use the envelope controllers (i.e. understand how that steam train sound is made!)
@mattround.com I’m sure I will! I’ve heard the Spectrum forum nerds might be partial to a type-in or two so I’ve mentioned it over there as well.
@mattround.com I’ve been looking forward to this! I’ve bought one for me, and one as a chrimbo pressie for my pal. Such a great idea, well done.
@sil.kryogenix.org Ace, me too!
@flatduckrecords.co.uk Adapted from the SAM Coupé user manual. It’s actually a demonstration of SAM BASIC’s SOUND command, but we can replicate that in Sinclair BASIC with a couple of OUTs to tweak the appropriate address and data ports for the SAA1099P sound device.
@pantosplaining.bsky.social Looks like they stock some fine records in there too. My favourite label in the 90s!
@james.pixelrefresh.com Gorgeous. I think I had a shell suit in those exact colours!
@fuzzweed.co.uk Well done Mumweed! Stylish AND practical. And at the very least you’ll always know where your towel is. 🖖
@fuzzweed.co.uk 0x33 🎉
@breakintoprogram.co.uk Having got my start in Z80 assembly with modern cross-assemblers (i.e. being spoilt!) it felt a bit unwieldy going “back” to native tools, but more recently I’ve been having fun on the Speccy with Zeus and HiSoft GENS. I haven’t used Comet for anything substantial yet but I like it!
@mattround.com Field programmable? Neigh bother.
@fuzzweed.co.uk Yep, you can redirect the UARTs to the joystick ports.
@fuzzweed.co.uk Enabling the expansion bus on the Next locks the CPU at 3.5MHz I’m afraid! It “might change in the future” but I’m not sure if that means KS3.
wiki.specnext.dev/CPU_Speed_co…
@jimblimey.com Have you tried giving your clamps a tweak? (I can’t find a reference now but I’m sure I read that you can get problems if the tension isn’t quite right).
@flatduckrecords.co.uk Ah ha! Thank you.
@flatduckrecords.co.uk There are only two truly hard problems in computer science. Naming things, remembering names, and off-by-one errors.
@flatduckrecords.co.uk Do you happen to know the name of it?
@robertprice.bsky.social I tried compiling the code with BASCOM and it’s quite a good illustration of how much more speed you can get! Not quite as fast as ASM.
@fuzzweed.co.uk This is The Way!
@fuzzweed.co.uk Amazing!
@robertprice.bsky.social Wayhey! Very satisfying to see the project coming together, looking forward to the write-up. 👍