[cc65] Is an abc-driver acceptable?

Stefan Haubenthal sent me a proposal for an advanced sound interface. I
answered the mail not realizing that it wasn't directed to the list. Because
my mail is also a reply on Karris mail regarding the abc interface, I'll
forward a copy to the list:

> On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 07:44:07PM +0200, Stefan A. Haubenthal wrote:
> > > In a way it would be much better to create a midi-interface. But I know
> > > too little about midi to do it.
> > Well, the idea is to use the MIDI protocol (notes, instruments etc.)
> > between level 2 and 1, no hardware at all!
>
> I don't know enough about midi and the features of the different systems to
> comment on that. What I do like about Karris proposal is its simplicity. Yes,
> you cannot use it for demo coding, but it is understandable and usable even
> for people new to cc65 or new to a specific platform, and it can be
> implemented with very little overhead. Using this interface, even I could add
> an intro tune to a small game by just translating the notes into strings and
> choosing the right instruments.
>
> The draft for TSI looks impressive, but my impression is that it's too large
> and complex. And there are some limitations imposed by cc65: loadable modules
> cannot call each other without much work, so if we have 4 layers, only one of
> them can be implemented by loadable drivers. Of course the approach is much
> more modular and capable, but I fear it's too much for the target platforms,
> and too difficult to implement.

Regards



        Uz


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Ullrich von Bassewitz                                  uz@musoftware.de
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