Change Tandy Sound to JT89

[spark2k06]

I have created a new branch (prerelease-jt89) and below I show the changes made for the migration:

https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/PCXT_Mi ... ff65c6b8b7

After this initial change, the sound is very bad, I attach the synthesised RBF. I am starting this thread in case someone knows how to fix it.

[spark2k06]

First attempt at fix taking into account the sign, as suggested by jotego, but probably poorly executed:

https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/PCXT_Mi ... 4017553c41

The fact is that the other module, also created by him, of OPL2 is also signed but 16 bits instead of 11 bits, and it works correctly:

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However, this still sounds bad for the Tandy sound part.

[kitune-san]

If you are accounting for the sign, I don't think these bits are fixed at 0.

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tandy_snd <= {2'b00, {3'b000, {oldt_1[10], oldt_1}} << status[35:34]};
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[kitune-san]

Maybe like this.

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tandy_snd <= {2{oldt_1[10]}, {4{oldt_1[10]}, oldt_1}} << status[35:34]};

[spark2k06]

Maybe like this.

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tandy_snd <= {2{oldt_1[10]}, {4{oldt_1[10]}, oldt_1}} << status[35:34]};

Thank you very much! that was it

Finally it stays like this:

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tandy_snd <= {{{2{oldt_1[10]}}, {4{oldt_1[10]}}, oldt_1} << status[35:34], 2'b00};

I update the prerelease branch, it will be available soon but I also attach a binary so that users can compare the previous Tandy sound with the current one.

[jordi]

Maybe like this.

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tandy_snd <= {2{oldt_1[10]}, {4{oldt_1[10]}, oldt_1}} << status[35:34]};

I'm wondered that you always have a nice solution

[sofakng]

Can you also take a look at something else while you are looking into the sound?

The sound from the current PCXT core is inverted from a real SN76489 chip.

Here is a picture of my recordings: [volumes have been normalized]

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Top is TNDLPT adapter (by Serdashop) and bottom is PCXT.

[sofakng]

Here is the waveform using your JT89 core (on the bottom) [volumes have been normalized]

EDIT: I've added 86Box and ScummVM captures too:

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Here are the Audacity files if anybody wants to take a look:

PCXT Tests.zip

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[cursedverses]

From a strictly analogue hi-fi soundpoint, does this just mean you have a negative when you require a positive, and vice versa? A soundwave is representative of a speaker's movement over time after all (one polarity pushes the speaker and the other pulls).

[dmckean]

From a strictly analogue hi-fi soundpoint, does this just mean you have a negative when you require a positive, and vice versa? A soundwave is representative of a speaker's movement over time after all (one polarity pushes the speaker and the other pulls).

Yes and almost anything in the audio signal path can invert the sound.

[sofakng]

Yeah, I don't know what it means but I just wanted to show what I found. If it's not an issue than that's great!

[spark2k06]

Yeah, I don't know what it means but I just wanted to show what I found. If it's not an issue than that's great!

You will notice absolutely no physical audio change, but there is no problem in inverting the waveform to be more faithful to the original, I attached binary again with this change:

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oldt_0 <= -tandy_snd_e;

On the other hand, I share a couple of recordings provided by @Mills regarding Arnim Laeuger's previous Tandy sound with respect to José Tejada's new jt89 by the time I bring the update to all users:

SN76489AN Compatible Implementation by Arnim Laeuger
JT89 by jotego

[sofakng]

Thanks so much! I'm not sure if the JT89 audio was inverted though? I was referring to the original sound core but I can't tell based on the waveform if JT89 is inverted.

Also, I'm just curious but why did you switch from the Arnim Laeuger core to the JT89 version? The Arnim Laeuger core waveform matched the actual SN76589 nearly perfectly (except for the inversion).

The JT89 audio core doesn't seem to match the original waveform but I do trust Jotego and would assume his is most accurate but it's odd the waveform is different?

Thanks again for all your work on the core! I never realized how important the Tandy 1000 was especially relating to early Sierra games, etc.

[spark2k06]

Thanks so much! I'm not sure if the JT89 audio was inverted though? I was referring to the original sound core but I can't tell based on the waveform if JT89 is inverted.

Well, as it doesn't really affect how it sounds, I'll just put it back uninverted for future updates, that's not a problem.

Also, I'm just curious but why did you switch from the Arnim Laeuger core to the JT89 version? The Arnim Laeuger core waveform matched the actual SN76589 nearly perfectly (except for the inversion).

The JT89 audio core doesn't seem to match the original waveform but I do trust Jotego and would assume his is most accurate but it's odd the waveform is different?

I don't know if JT89 wave is accurate or not, but listen to the differences with the audios I've shared and judge for yourself, I certainly prefer the sound of Jotego's

Thanks again for all your work on the core! I never realized how important the Tandy 1000 was especially relating to early Sierra games, etc.

To you for appreciating the work done with the core.