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    Re: How to fix ZC's SPC APU

    DN, what does ZC use for tracker music? I guess later allegro's support trackers? I think I still use 4.0, but I use FMOD for my sound needs.

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    Re: How to fix ZC's SPC APU

    DUMB is what we currently use for tracker music.

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    Re: How to fix ZC's SPC APU

    Wasn't it said once that the reason Tracker is all scratchy and poppy in ZC is because the settings were turned down low to avoid trouble? Assuming that's the case, perhaps it's time to turn them back up.

    So, when can we expect some sample output of ZC playing an SPC with the new "fix"?
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    Re: How to fix ZC's SPC APU

    That depends, does "DUMB" initialize the sound for itself or does it use allegro? Last I remember, atleast from seeing the DOS ZC, it initializes 22100hz. You'd want 32000hz for SNES quality. But ofcourse, all it may not be that simple. All I can say is with my programs I've used FMOD to play IT files created with OpenSPC and gotten good results.

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    Re: How to fix ZC's SPC APU

    Currently, ZC initializes DUMB with DUMB's default values. At some point, we're going to add the option to let the user determine what the settings should be.

    As for a new music sample, wait for the testers to get Alpha 4 (no ETA on that). If the new code still isn't up to snuff, I'll probably have take it out altogether, since everyone here seems to hate the horrible noise it generates.

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    Re: How to fix ZC's SPC APU

    I've never even heard what it sounds like. :o Never been aware of anything public that plays such and if so how.

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