03-28-2011, 08:57 AM
Maybe that's my issue, I need to do more, faster beeps so that they sound less 'beep-like' - it's kind of tricky to do this by trial and error though, especially seeing as the same code sounds slightly different when compiled with ZXBasic than it does in proper Spectrum BASIC (I surmise Spectrum BASIC isn't quite fast enough to handle the very short beeps elegantly and it results in a slightly slower, lower-pitched sound).
I did do a search of the WOS forums but it's hard to know what to search for. I might pop a question into the development forum and see if anyone there has any pointers for either a tool or a tutorial. It seems strange that there are so many great tools for beeper music but very little for snappy little sound effects.
Is there any discernible difference between using BEEP or OUT 254 in ZXBasic, or are they ultimately different ways of calling the same code?
I did do a search of the WOS forums but it's hard to know what to search for. I might pop a question into the development forum and see if anyone there has any pointers for either a tool or a tutorial. It seems strange that there are so many great tools for beeper music but very little for snappy little sound effects.
Is there any discernible difference between using BEEP or OUT 254 in ZXBasic, or are they ultimately different ways of calling the same code?