ZX SPECTRUM 48k AY DIGITAL MUSIC (1996)

ZX Spectrum was in some ways similar to Amiga 500. Samples (digital sounds) were used in ZX games/demos since 80s. In 1992 apeared first tracker fully operating on samples (like Amiga 500) and it was called simply Sample-Tracker. It can play digital music with AY chip or Z80 chip (beeper) in both cases with 3 channels of AY sound (so-called ZX-MOD).

As You can see, not too much movement on da screen while playing: it's because for better quality of sound all CPU's powers (3,5 Mhz only!!) go for music-procedure.

However ZX Spectrum is the only 8-bit computer capable (while playing 3-channel digital music) to show full-screen pictures and additional moving effects, like scrolls or analyzers.
(But take a look on "Vicious SID" Commodore64 demo - very cool and worth to know, although working in a different way).

This is a tune from Interama's demo Magic Show made in 1996 for ZX Spectrum 48Kb with AY interface (also can work on Spectrum 128K of course).

MORE INFOS & DOWNLOADS: http://zxspectrum48.i-demo.pl/

Category:

Music

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• zx
• spectrum
• 48k
• ay
• sound
• digital
• music
• amiga
• 500
• sample
• magic
• show
• 1996
• interama

[jochem1996]

random question: how long ould it take for a zx spectrum to calculate a full color 1080p image?

and nice work

[yerzmyey]

@jochem1996 All I know is that Spectrum have several viewers for PCX, JPG and GIF files however rescalling and colour converting takes actually even several minutes before the JPG is displayed. You know, Spectrum128 was invented in 1985. :) It's an old-timer. ;)

[inphanta]

"However ZX Spectrum is the only 8-bit computer capable (while playing 3-channel digital music) to show full-screen pictures and additional moving effects, like scrolls or analyzers" Not sure about that one, mate. You might want to check the Vicious SID C64 demos...

[yerzmyey]

Yes, that's true. The prog rulez. Although it's generated in a different way but still has more (audible) channels, as far as I know. Hopefully after this the first C64 demo next will come, in future. I'm a fan.

[Xyphoe]

"is the only 8-bit computer capable (while playing 3-channel digital music) to show full-screen pictures and additional moving effects, like scrolls or analyzers."

Surely thats not correct, I'm fairly sure the normal Amstrad CPC can do this and I'm 100% sure the Amstrad Plus range (all had DMA sound chips) can do this - you can hear and see this in Prehistorik II. Not having a go, seriously - great work and I appreciate anyone contributing to the 8-bit scene. Great tune.

[yerzmyey]

If it was a popular solution then - my mistake. I should have precized it for the most typical AY/SID/Pokey/SAA configs.

Hail to Amstrad. I love the machine.

[STUser100]

Ohh, yeah, I recognized that music!

And I want it more =)

On some stranfge reason, I dont like modern electro ,usic. Only from specs =)

[shiftapplee]

Sounds like MGMT!

[jimmyconway]

epic music

[kolobaikmen]

super

[StarryTigger]

Love the tune!

[csg8501]

The Enterprise 128 might have been an exception (Z80 based, yet, DMA capable sound AFAIK ; you can find videos about them on YouTube). Vicious SID plays 4 channels of 8 bit samples, mixing them at 7.8kHz in realtime, with individual frequency setting (but no volume setting) for each channels, together with 2 more, usual SID synth channels.

[8uholnik]

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