Re: [stella] One Bit Sound?

Subject: Re: [stella] One Bit Sound?
From: Chris Wilkson <ecwilkso@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:17:04 -0500 (EST)
> I guess I'm hoping that I can use the volume registers as a zero cross
> control, and set the tone registers to something helpful...

yes, you can set the tone to a DC voltage...voila! 8-bit audio via the volume
regs.  This is what I was alluding to before....

> For example, to get access to a hi and lo signal, could I set the
> oscilators to run opposite each other, set it to a low frequency, have
> software "know" which osc is hi, and hope that the sine applitude going to
> zero doesn't kill the effect?  I guess the problem is I don't want the
> oscillators to oscillate!

See above.

> If this is possible, the volume registers can be fully used to give more
> resolution to the output waveform.

See above :)

Look for say.bin on the Stella Archive.  It's a demo of digitized speech
playback.

-Chris



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