[Coco] PSG test code was Re: Sound/Speech Cart

[coco at jechar.ca]

Well that explains my problem I was sent the wrong software. I do not 
have
a Speech and Sound Cart what I do have is a PSG and I will be happy to 
test
it on real hardware If you send me the correct disk file.

Charlie


On 2025-02-19 19:15, Alex Evans via Coco wrote:
> DEMO.BAS is for the sound/speech cartridge and waits for the onboard 
> CPU to
> indicate ready and will just wait on a machine that doesn't have a SSC.
> 
> SCALESSF.BAS is for the SuperSpriteFM+.
> 
> SCALES12.BAS is for a Symphony-12 or Philharmonic-12 (4x PSG chips, 12
> voices).
> 
> I have the hardware for all of these and, for me at least, they work 
> fine
> on real hardware.
> 
> My test setup is a fixed 26-3024, SuperSpriteFM+ in slot 1, 
> Sound/Speech
> Cart om slot 2, Philharmonic-12 in slot 3, and a CoCoSDC in slot 4.
> 
> The programs I haven't tested on real hardware are: SCALECCP.BIN,
> TESTCCP.BIN, SCALEGMC.BIN, and TESTGMC.BIN. The CCP stuff is for the
> CoCoPSG and the GMC for the Game Master Cart neither of which I have 
> and
> have only tested in emulators.
> 
> I get the confusion. The programs started as a part of a sound demo for 
> a
> CoCo with 6 Yamaha YM-3-89XX or clone sound chips allowing for 18 voice
> sound. They are PSG sound programs for the CoCo, not necessarily 
> programs
> for the CoCoPSG.
> 
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM coco--- via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I have downloaded the correct disk now and tested it on two systems.
>> 1. A 2M 6309 coco3 with a mini-MPI
>> And
>> 2. A 512K 6309 coco3 with a mini-MPI
>> 
>> Neither worked my results were as follows
>> 
>> DEMO.BAS
>>   writes LOADING SPEECH to the screen and nothing else happens ( I 
>> waited
>> 5 full minutes for some result. )
>> SCALESSF.BAS
>>    Crashes the coco with onscreen fireworks no sound.
>> SCALESSC.BAS  and SCALES12.BAS
>>    Screen goes Blank, no music, some low volume high pitched popping
>> noises.
>> 
>> Have not tried it in emulator but I have Vcc somewhere so I will check
>> that out.
>> 
>> If you have ideas about where these programs are crashing let me know
>> what line number I could put a BREAK point at to confirm or debunk
>> proper operation up to that point.
>> 
>> Hope I can be of help with testing.
>> 
>> Charlie
>> 
>> 
>> On 2025-02-17 10:51, coco--- via Coco wrote:
>> > On 2025-02-14 18:17, Alex Evans via Coco wrote:
>> >> PS The correct DSK file has been published as a release.
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM Alex Evans <varmfskii at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM coco--- via Coco
>> >>> <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Attention: Theodore (Alex) Evans
>> >>>>
>> >>>> To be clear I have seen a disk file called psg.dsk on your github at
>> >>>> https://github.com/varmfskii/coco_psg/blob/main/psg.dsk
>> >>>> but when I download it and put it on my coco's SD card explorer says
>> >>>> it
>> >>>> is an invalid file.
>> >>>> I then looked at it in Linux and saw that it was 223K larger then
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> 160K a RS-DOS disk would
>> >>>> be so is it OS-9 or is it just broken ?
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>> That file shouldn't really be there. That said, it is a valid dsk
>> >>> file
>> >>> that after downloading is 161,280 bytes long. It probably was
>> >>> expanded by
>> >>> EOL expansion. In any case it doesn't have the CoCoPSG files, but
>> >>> they are
>> >>> in the attachment in my last message (unless the listserver stripped
>> >>> it
>> >>> out).
>> >>>
>> > Thanks just downloaded it. Will try it out today or tomorrow.
>> > Charlie
>> 
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