QSound and QPrint Interface

[mk79]

YES!!! , this time everything work, it boot, sound, and the play command work as expected

Cool

I was able to run the basic files that silvester upload, but I need to modify it, apart from change the sound command to sound_ay,
I need to modify de strings, for example in menuett_bas I need to change the line 300 from:

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300 m3$='sv14l'&sp

to

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300 m3$='v14l'&sp&'r1r2'

Normally this should be done by line 2000, the release commands. So they do nothing for you?

QSound had an inherent race condition there. On fast platforms like QPC the release line could be executed before the PLAY background job command executed the stop... so in the end it was never released. One could introduce some waits at one point or another, but I decided to introduce special code so the PLAY command remembers that a RELEASE was issued earlier and just not stop at the stop. Possibly this had undesired side effects, would have to check it out more.

what I was not be able to do is test the ayplayer and the qsound device, because i do not know how to launch the program, when I have TK2, i can do something like

ex mdv1_ayplayer mdv1_music_pt3

but without TK2 (because I need the place for the qsound ROM) i only get bad name error in all my tryouts.

Well, you could download a RESPR version of TK2 from my homepage if you have enough RAM for it.

[aalea]

Normally this should be done by line 2000, the release commands. So they do nothing for you?

QSound had an inherent race condition there. On fast platforms like QPC the release line could be executed before the PLAY background job command executed the stop... so in the end it was never released. One could introduce some waits at one point or another, but I decided to introduce special code so the PLAY command remembers that a RELEASE was issued earlier and just not stop at the stop. Possibly this had undesired side effects, would have to check it out more.

it's hang just in the play 3,.... i put some print for debug and not show even the presentation.

Well, you could download a RESPR version of TK2 from my homepage if you have enough RAM for it.

Yes, but, well, Im not sure how to launch the player. If I use:

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ex win1_ayplayer, win1_tune, qsound

The QL hang. If I try a sligh diferent like:

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ex win1_ayplayer ; ´file_that_not_exist,qsound´

I get a windows of ayplayer and a message that say: Unrecognised command string option at position 1

If I write:

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ex win1_ayplayer ; ´win1_file_of real_tune_pt3,qsound´

I get a windows of ayplayer and a message that say: Unrecognised command string option at position 2

so not sure what are I doing wrong.

[Silvester]

Ayplayer doesn't accept input or output files in command string (only command options, see ayplayer_txt). It requires TK2 to allow giving input/output filenames in EX command.

I don't know why EX win1_ayplayer, win1_tune, qsound hangs, can you open a channel to qsound device in Basic to prove device is OK ? (BTW you need to give file_pt3 etc in input filename to identify file type).

I have almost completed my QSound board, so I can test everything soon.

[mk79]

it's hang just in the play 3,.... i put some print for debug and not show even the presentation.

Wait, the "PLAY 3,m3$&m"... line doesn't return when you don't insert the start commands? Very unusual

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ex win1_ayplayer, win1_tune, qsound

Ah, that's Silvester's player. You can also try mine, I've attached it. Start with

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ex win1_ayplay;"win1_pt3_Mmcm_Life_movement_pt3"

for example.

Cheers, Marcel

[RalfR]

Ah, MetaComCo C?

[mk79]

If you refer to my EXE it's made with C68.

[Derek_Stewart]

Hi,

My Qsound board, as shown above has through plating damage to the voltage regulator connections.

I can use a 7405 regulator, or could a TSR-1-2450 work the same?

[aalea]

it's hang just in the play 3,.... i put some print for debug and not show even the presentation.

Wait, the "PLAY 3,m3$&m"... line doesn't return when you don't insert the start commands? Very unusual

No, sorry, I told lies, I test again and the hang happend with the release 1 command.

Ah, that's Silvester's player. You can also try mine, I've attached it. Start with

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ex win1_ayplay;"win1_pt3_Mmcm_Life_movement_pt3"

for example.

OK, I try, but no sound, open a windows that show the banner line *AYPlay by Marcel....." but no sound a all.

[mk79]

I've found the problem with RELEASE and a few more in the QSOUND device. Mostly QDOS and 68008 related stuff. I'll have a new ROM tomorrow.

[RalfR]

If you refer to my EXE it's made with C68.

Ah, ok, this also calls the program "C_PROG".