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Re: MAME 0.145u4
03/12/12 01:52 AM
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> Formalized the Votrax SC-01 device. Implemented the full set of > digital logic from the patent, including the timing circuit, > transition circuit, glottal generator, and noise source. Some unknowns > still exist with regards to clocking, due to contradictory statements > in the patent, but as it stands now, all parameters are fetched and > processed, phonemes are requested, and in theory all that remains is > for someone with analog sound experience to simulate the filters on > the output. For now, you just get the raw glottal pulse mixed with the > noise signal based on the vocal and fricative amplitudes, which is > enough to show progress, but hardly a pleasing result just yet. > [Aaron Giles, Lord Nightmare, Olivier Galibert] > > Converted gottlieb r1 and r2 sound boards into full-on devices, using > the recently-added mixer interface. All sound outputs are redirected > to the new sound device itself, and then the consuming driver can > route the new sound device's outputs as appropriate. The Votrax chip > has been hooked up properly, with a crude guess at the variable > clocking. Current Votrax emulation is turned off, but it can be > enabled by changing USE_FAKE_VOTRAX to 0 in gottlieb.h. [Aaron Giles]
Ooooooh, shiny!
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