@gir489 Apparently, the sync signals (vertical and/or horizontal) sometimes go out of sync. Apart from synchronising the communication, these signals are used by the monitor to determine what mode (frequency and resolution) to use. If the sync signals are noisy, presumably the monitor gets confused about what mode to use, and switches back and forth. Since switching modes is typically a slow process, the monitor never has enough time to leave the confused state.
Great! I suppose that the 32b of RAM is responsible for the video, all the rest - the music, the player and the video renderer are stored in ROM and you possibly used the CPU registers as a few extra bytes of RAM :) Right?
Many years ago I connected the audio output of my stereo to a monochrome monitor and it displayed stripes like C64 or Speccy during tape loading :)
I remember I once coded a minimalistic white noise tv-style display for my atari, was fun and it looked nice, well, exactly like a tv :D. Maybe think of having that as part of another minimalistic project of yours :). Also why not a philips-style test card display (procedural of course ;).
@itekisan Yeah, it's the right hand side of the asm listing :). By the way, from what I read, the display is 2-bit (3 colors + 1 black) and 1-bit comes from the music itself for 8 colors so, not only it plays it, it even displays it :).
@BogdanStanciuMusic Yes and yes. =) The graphics are generated by a program running on the chip, but the program is using data from the music routine when calculating the graphics.
I really like your projects. Does this NEED a monitor or is it additional (meaning can I play music with no monitor?)
therobomaker957 1 week ago
damn awesome music!!
YTDekus 3 weeks ago
This is a suggestion for your next chipophone song; Cavestory - Main theme, or Cavestory - moon(outer wall)
Everyone thumbs this up so he will see and make into a song!
matthewbim10 7 months ago 2
Why won't most monitors accept the signal? Does it interpret it as a broken signal and just scrub it?
gir489 7 months ago
@gir489 Apparently, the sync signals (vertical and/or horizontal) sometimes go out of sync. Apart from synchronising the communication, these signals are used by the monitor to determine what mode (frequency and resolution) to use. If the sync signals are noisy, presumably the monitor gets confused about what mode to use, and switches back and forth. Since switching modes is typically a slow process, the monitor never has enough time to leave the confused state.
lftkryo 7 months ago 3
reminds me of atari
earthboundisawsome 7 months ago
Incredible. You continue to amaze me. :)
68HC060 8 months ago
Just use mp3ify to rip the audio. Trim the first couple seconds of dead silence .
Ontopic: great job!
matthewbim10 8 months ago
do you have an MP3?
pappimarx 8 months ago
@pappimarx Yep, now there's an MP3 of the soundtrack. Just follow the link ("technical writeup") in the description.
lftkryo 7 months ago
That is one of the most awesome tunes I have ever heard. :D
TheKyGuy 8 months ago
where is my jaw? i think i dropped it somewhere around here...
Bamboori 8 months ago
Impressive, but the music from the hardware chiptune project is my favorite
beefinator14 8 months ago
You created the ultimate epilepsy diagnosis device. Sell it to hospitals!!!
kAmi9teen8y5 8 months ago
fantastic. I'm inspired by your hard work and dedication to make such a cool project
tabarin 8 months ago
I'm wondering if this is actually harmful to a camera ? I would guess it is in the long run, but I'm not really sure !
Meteorotaki 8 months ago
Great! I suppose that the 32b of RAM is responsible for the video, all the rest - the music, the player and the video renderer are stored in ROM and you possibly used the CPU registers as a few extra bytes of RAM :) Right?
Many years ago I connected the audio output of my stereo to a monochrome monitor and it displayed stripes like C64 or Speccy during tape loading :)
Abrimaal 8 months ago
Very Very Cool!
H3nryHomesweet 8 months ago
This is pretty bad-ass. It's good to hear that you won, too!
Zalo10 8 months ago
I love this Lo-Fi system. That's just brilliantly designed !
zikzakfr 8 months ago
This is why I subscribed to your channel. Hot secks demos
n0dltr0n 8 months ago
thumbs up if you shat the bed
pjotrkiller 8 months ago
YAY! Groovy chiptune light show! XD
SeriousWarrior001 8 months ago
amazing ....
NullH3ad 8 months ago
hah seems like when that camera tries to adjust exposure.. looks like your house's lighting is surging w/ the demo (especially towards the end)
Good Stuff
speewave 8 months ago
perfect for live gigs
BogdanStanciuMusic 8 months ago 6
soo addictive. more! :)
DerKettenhund 8 months ago
i could totally imagine this playing in some bar, with a big screen showing this in the background
seriouslyWeird 8 months ago
Seems like you're going to be the new Max Matthews mate, cheers
Maxo14 8 months ago
Some frequency of strobing seemed to cause the camera/recorder to glitch a bit around 2:28 Cool!
Aud1073cH 8 months ago
@Aud1073cH Yep, it's a video conversion error when uploading to youtube. I decided to throw it in. =)
lftkryo 8 months ago
Awesome! Release an album of your stuff!
SuplexThisBear 8 months ago 15
I need this in screensaver form.
NamoNakamura 8 months ago
that is way coool
wrathallll 8 months ago
I love those effects. They remind me of Follin's stuff.
yermomsboxx 8 months ago
My favourite part of the music is the effect at 1:07 btw =)
heloizyjhenifer 8 months ago
@heloizyjhenifer Say 1:05 if you want to use the timing link because it's late...
heloizyjhenifer 8 months ago
Good job :)
I remember I once coded a minimalistic white noise tv-style display for my atari, was fun and it looked nice, well, exactly like a tv :D. Maybe think of having that as part of another minimalistic project of yours :). Also why not a philips-style test card display (procedural of course ;).
heloizyjhenifer 8 months ago
very cool music video.
goldenhog 8 months ago
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itekisan 8 months ago
@itekisan The doc clearly explains how music is generated and played.
heloizyjhenifer 8 months ago
@heloizyjhenifer I see, dang. ;)
itekisan 8 months ago
@itekisan Yeah, it's the right hand side of the asm listing :). By the way, from what I read, the display is 2-bit (3 colors + 1 black) and 1-bit comes from the music itself for 8 colors so, not only it plays it, it even displays it :).
heloizyjhenifer 8 months ago
did you program the thing to do those scenes, or are they music triggered
BogdanStanciuMusic 8 months ago
@BogdanStanciuMusic Yes and yes. =) The graphics are generated by a program running on the chip, but the program is using data from the music routine when calculating the graphics.
lftkryo 8 months ago
1k rom... 32bytes ram... oh my... congratulations on the win at revision.
FlyMario2 8 months ago
wow thats very nice.
FlyMario2 8 months ago
Very nice!
jeriellsworth 8 months ago
What made it look cooler was the camera adjusting to the monitor, making the background flicker with it.
arinlares 8 months ago
Very cool and the song has a kinda jazzy feeling.
eebeni 8 months ago
I love this! Great music and visuals!
SoundwaveRomania 8 months ago
Brilliant. I love the minimalism. What exactly does LFT mean by the way?
lab32 8 months ago
You are amazing.
Afrotechmods 8 months ago
That was awesome! but you should have recorded a version of it straight to a computer if it was possible.
AngusT07171 8 months ago
I am not quite sure what I just watched, but you definatly deserve that award you won.
Great job.
Quackman24 8 months ago
Awesome as other things you made!
Are you going to visit Assembly?
TuMoXEP 8 months ago
0x55AA55 and 0xAA55AA detected on screen! :-P
fcycles 8 months ago