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dvik
msx master
Posts: 1302 |  Posted: February 25 2007, 20:49 |
wolf_: no problem at all, So as a moderator you have edit buttons on all posts, like we do on our own posts?
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dvik
msx master
Posts: 1302 | Posted: February 25 2007, 20:51 |
@Prodatron: Would it be possible to make a small modification to the mp3 cart to make it work in CPC, or are the architectures too different?
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wolf_
msx legend
Posts: 4629 | Posted: February 25 2007, 20:58 |
Yes, to moderate ppl's language (when required), to edit out warez links, to edit long ebay links, etc. But the 'Edit' option is really next to the 'Reply' option for me, so it's all a matter of incidentally clicking the wrong one, and editing ofcoz looks as normal as quoting. Perhaps I'd opt snout to move the Edit function to the right outer edge orso..  |
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dvik
msx master
Posts: 1302 | Posted: February 25 2007, 21:10 |
I guess my point with the missing post was to state what other people has said earlier: Great news  |
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wolf_
msx legend
Posts: 4629 | Posted: February 25 2007, 21:22 |
but to get back on my point: what's against a co-processor on such a device to prevent loading an already minor cpu with heavy tasks?
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Ivan
msx professional
Posts: 877 | Posted: February 25 2007, 21:22 |
I guess that the sound will be mono, or does it have stereo output connectors?
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Yobi
msx lover
Posts: 90 | Posted: February 25 2007, 21:29 |
It has 1 stereo output and PEN 49 (MSX bus) mono sound.
There will be 2 versions to order:
- With MP3 and extra I2C volume control.
- With only MP3.
We don't know the prices yet.
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Ivan
msx professional
Posts: 877 | Posted: February 25 2007, 21:31 |
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Nice! |
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syntax_error
msx user
Posts: 45 | Posted: February 25 2007, 21:44 |
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dvik
msx master
Posts: 1302 | Posted: February 25 2007, 22:00 |
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| but to get back on my point: what's against a co-processor on such a device to prevent loading an already minor cpu with heavy tasks?
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It would almost be like connecting an ipod to the joystick port. From a retro MSX point of view it would just be uninteresting to have a 50 times as powerful co processor. Yobi's design is more retro because the co processor is really not doing much work. I would guess he picked that processor because its cheap and easy to use. I'm sure the functionality could be done in a small fpga instead.
But sure, from a game development point of view, it could be nice to be able to upload a bunch of longer samples and just send simple commands to play them. But I don't think performance will be an issue. With 128kbit mp3's you're only wasting 10-15% of the Z80 CPU time for audio.
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mesiasmsx
msx lover
Posts: 65 | Posted: February 25 2007, 23:36 |
Yeah! I have interested.
Amazingl!!
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Patsie
msx freak
Posts: 186 | Posted: February 25 2007, 23:56 |
syntax_error wrote:
That gives a whole new dimension to writing a 'Hello World' program for this new device  |
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Sousuke
msx freak
Posts: 154 | Posted: February 26 2007, 00:10 |
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That gives a whole new dimension to writing a 'Hello World' program for this new device
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Who's willing to volunteer, grabbing microphone, speaking these magical words, and compress it into MP3?
Could be a funny idea, as a demo-MP3. |
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poke-1,170
msx professional
Posts: 855 | Posted: February 26 2007, 00:52 |
so out of curiosity, how do you store mp3's on it ?
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dvik
msx master
Posts: 1302 | Posted: February 26 2007, 01:19 |
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I think you don't. The cart only has a short buffer that you need to feed mp3 data from the MSX, right? |
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