Reflections - the musical map for the Speccy.

<b>Reflections</b> - the musical map for the Speccy.

Text: MYSTERY
COPYRIGHT 1997


  MUSICAL CARDS FOR SPECCY


              Hi everyone!
Today on the Spectrum already has quite enough muz.pristavok, 
more precisely, their is not much, but already have plenty to 
choose from ... I'll try to express an opinion on Some of them 
(touching and financial onnyh side).


     I will consider the following gadgets:
COVOX, SOUNDRIVE, GENERAL SOUND, ULTRAVOX,
as well as prospects for connecting a second AY


                  COVOX
The cheapest and most simple of nih.Sobiraetsya their hands, 
and consists of a pair of tens of resistors or a single chip. 

  What gives us COVOX? Pretty shitty sound (though not bad 
compared to with DIGITAL to AY389x), as well as the big 
problems are standard - many different components of the 
printer ports (and COVOX clings on him, though not always), the 
consequence of that has to do in the programs sample port on 
which podtseplen COVOX. But now there are many programs in 
which the sample size net.Nu and then what do ordinary users, 
which makes no difference to what port it printer (yes that he 
has not)? But from the outset the introduction of life COVOX'a

has set the standard, which for some reason, nobody paid 
attention! And set it was a group of FLASH (they hooked up and 
the first COVOX). This port - # FB (251) Yes, it's too late, 
before it was necessary to think about! 

  Therefore, if you set yourself COVOX,
then be prepared to face a number of programs installed on a 
different port ... 

  Under COVOX there is sufficient number of editors, so there 
is no fear of hunger software (for example, is the editor 
DIGITAL STUDIO, SAMPLE TRACKER ... ).



    Conclusion: Covox has the shitty sound
           see Note of all the muses. maps, but the

           collected and connected for 10

           minutes. It is advisable to start

           it himself, unnecessarily, he is the most

           popular today

           day.


                SOUNDRIVE
Will cost you a bit more expensive COVOX'a, but gives
following features: Better
sound compared with COVOX'om, has 4
(Four) independent channels may also
emulate COVOX (on port # F, 1F, 4F, 5F, FB
# DD, etc). The only four-
Editor - FLASH TRACKER allows you to write
pretty cool muse (for example, in this
log at boot SETURa is
One of muzychek for SOUNDRIVE). And do not
I talk about choice in software item
SOUNDRIVE / COVOX! None COVOX not be able to
Normal four-channel play a muse! And this is already too many
seen, listened to, like playing SD.


   Conclusion: SOUNDRIVE gives steeper sound
          see Note, compared with COVOX'om and

          can even emulate ego.Nali
          The presence of the Muses. Editor allows not

          take care of the problem of writing

          own muzy.Takzhe no oblo
          atoms with sovmestimostyu.Ochen Board
          thuja build it yourself (see

          program SOUNDRIVE 1.51 INFO)


              GENERAL SOUND
Well, very cool music. prefix, which is not
just not eating CPU resources, but also
can serve as a catalyst (for example, mathematical 
calculations). Kruce This console while it is not. If you have

have an extra 40 bucks you can buy it
in the firm SCORPIO, or if it is sold
The authors then for 30 bucks (the price they
promised at least). In addition to high
Prices are still drawbacks, no muz.redaktora
and you'll have to listen to the four-channel
MOD'y with pisyuka or Amiga (I do not know
One program that supports GS). Until
it's only purpose GS. Well
and if you still have such bend, then why on them can not hear 
anything? 


    Conclusion: Too high (240.000) and you
           sokaya (180. 000) price does not permit
           us to spread widely, and

           most oblomnoe - muse be de
           lat on Picea or Amigo - not

           I think that everyone who is in
           acquire GS have access to these

           machines. There is nothing else wrong

           about GS, I can not say.


                 ULTRVOX
Well, it is generally a project that is not known,
Ali will be there! Benefits to the GENERAL SOUND (and any):

    - More high-quality sound (since

      instead of the processor is DMA, which

      much faster from memory)

    - Ability to collect their own hands

    - Lower cost

    - Number of memory - 512 KB or 1 MB

      (STE has not exactly solved) (well, and

      as the memory will be Mego
      vy SIMM)
but generally, it will be roughly the same, but
with its own advantages and disadvantages.

    Conclusion: we will wait and see what is on
           glows.

So, DIGITAL set-top boxes are finished, now we consider the 
connection AY (a study of public opinion). 


                SECOND AY
Well, they played a very cool (two AY now stand at AMADEUS 
VOXON'a). Muse, of course, he wrote on SOUNDTRACKER PRO, but if 
there are positive responses from the masses, it would soon 
write to the editor of six channels. 

We want to know what others think about it
people, so if you're for or against, the
contact us (preferably Identify yourself
solution).


   PS Just before assembling the log me
became aware of 'the drop in the sea', ie, programs under 
GENERAL SOUND - it's 'Black Crow' Vyacheslav 
Mednonogo-on-th-o-va (in RULEZ!), Also heard about the alleged 
adapted under GS good old game ZYNAPS ... 


   With this I bid you farewell

     until next time!