Playback speed of music in PAL & NTSC | MSX Resource Center (Page 2/2)

By Grauw

Ascended (9578)

22-02-2021, 14:13

XoRRoX wrote:

Either that or the playback routine could compensate by frame-dropping similar as shown above?

That’s what I would do.

By XoRRoX

Supporter (14)

22-02-2021, 20:29

Now, if there'd be an easy way to convert kss files to psg, that'd be perfect.

By Metalion

Paragon (1312)

22-02-2021, 20:36

XoRRoX wrote:

... Because the Spectrum is 50 Hz (PAL) ...

Are you sure it's that simple ?
https://sinclair.wiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/NTSC_Spectrum
https://sinclair.wiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/Timex_2000_series

By XoRRoX

Supporter (14)

23-02-2021, 06:31

Metalion wrote:

XoRRoX wrote:

... Because the Spectrum is 50 Hz (PAL) ...

Are you sure it's that simple ?
https://sinclair.wiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/NTSC_Spectrum
https://sinclair.wiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/Timex_2000_series

Those machines are, relatively, very few.

By gdx

Prophet (4030)

23-02-2021, 13:58

What?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum#Official_clones

And some PAL versions was in 60Hhz (Brazil)

By XoRRoX

Supporter (14)

23-02-2021, 14:48

Could you also find a source that mentions the numbers of both PAL and NTSC machines sold? ANd how many of those NTSC machines are still actively used today?

In the current Speccy scene, which spans the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada and Russia, I've come across very few people mentioning actively using a 60Hz machine today.

That's why I think that, with the aim of playing back music from other machines on the Spectrum, the main objective should be to have it being played back as good as possible on PAL machines.

By thegeps

Paladin (670)

25-02-2021, 13:20

XoRRoX wrote:

Okay, thanks for the info.
Do you by any chance have names of games that compensate?

Freedom Fighter, my homebrew game

https://www.file-hunter.com/MSXdev/index.php?id=freedomfighter