Re: [Openvortex-dev] feature news

[Jeff Muizelaar]

On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Ryan Underwood wrote:

>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 09:40:56PM -0400, Jeff Muizelaar wrote:
> >
> > It looks like were nearing the end of easily implementable functionality.
> > The only other thing that comes to mind is the little fade-in/fade-out
> > that binary driver does when starting/stopping a stream.
>
> Yeah, to mute the clicks and pops! :)
>
> > then comes wavetable and a3d :)
>
> Don't forget the vortex modem!   Only half kidding, ALSA is talking
> about generic softmodem support implemented soon, mainly waiting for
> opensource implementations of e.g. v.92/v.44.
>
> Also, does the vortex have a OPL3 cell in hardware?  It always had a
> decent sounding Adlib emulation, but I don't know if it was actual hardware
> or just something running on the DSP.  I have a nice disassembly of the
> au30dos, although with tons of nice mysterious 0x29xxx addresses in it. :(

I don't think so... I have done very little looking at wavetable stuff
though.

> An independent rear PCM device would be excellent of course but I don't
> think there's anyway to do that outside of the A3D engine.
>
> Has SPDIF been tested?  I haven't had a chance to do so.

Nope, haven't tested it and can't. It should't work though, until the
proper routes are added to the adb.

> > I am still working on getting a reassmeblable version of the win2k/nt4
> > drivers a la tui.
>
> What disassembler are you using?

Something of my own creation using libopcodes, targeting gas.

-Jeff