Just in case you have a TU78, have fun:
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:sNZF1nPeHg8:www.mit.edu/afs/sipb/user/jtkohl/hacks/makesong/+TU78+tape&hl=en
-Gunther
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Index of /afs/sipb/user/jtkohl/hacks/makesong
Name Last modified Size Description
Parent Directory 11-Jun-91 14:25 -
NOTES 07-Sep-89 17:39 1k
Songs/ 07-Sep-89 17:39 -
makesong 07-Sep-89 17:39 1k
"Makesong"* is a shell script which turns your TU78 tape-drive into
a musical marvel... It is just a quick hack, so do not expect
anything close to perfection. The numbers found in the "NOTES" file
are approximate and could be a lot better, but I don't have the
time to do it.
See the example songs in the Songs/ directory... Format for a song file
should be obvious from the examples... Songfiles are run through the
C Preprocessor (/lib/cpp), so feel free to include comments, #defines,
#includes, etc.
Improvements/Bugs
- the values for the notes should be tuned
- more notes should be added
- rests should be implemented a different way
- as it stands, higher-pitched notes are shorter in duration
than lower notes - the correct value for DURATION (now
a constant 1000) should be a function of pitch.
- different length notes (whole, half, quarter, etc.) should
also be added
- something other than /etc/termcap should be used as dd's if=,
preferably something with unlimited size -- maybe
/usr/ucb/yes "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
or a variant
- due to the implementation of the MUSIC variable, there is
probably a sh-imposed limit on the number of notes
in a Songfile
Interesting effects may be achieved by combining 'mt fsf' with 'mt bsf'
commands - 'bsf' produces a richer "timber" of sound than does 'fsf'.
Please let me know about changes and improvements you make -- also
any songs you teach your TU78 to play! :-)
[* Note, "makesong" works the tape drive pretty hard, so be nice. . .]
Enjoy!
Craig Fri Aug 25 11:12:17 CDT 1989
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Craig D. Rice UNIX Systems Specialist
cdr_at_stolaf.edu Academic Computer Center, St. Olaf College
+1 507 663-3631 Northfield, MN 55057 USA
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