[Random Terrain]

This is a program that lets you play with sounds and sound effects using loops. It can simply be used as a toy or you can use it to think up possible new sound effects for your games.




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The link below has basic instructions, screen shots, and a demo video near the bottom of the page:

http://www.randomter...e-toy-2008.html


Super duper extra special thanks to SeaGtGruff. Special thanks to Atarius Maximus, Fort Apocalypse, MausGames, and batari.

[A big thanks to jwierer for making VbB (the new bB IDE). I couldn't have gotten anything done without it.]


Note: Tone Toy 2008 is not in the public domain. It is free to use at this time, but please do not sell it or include it with collections of other software.


Here's the .bin file to use with your favorite emulator:
 tone_toy_2008_2008y_03m_25d_1828.bin (4K)
Number of downloads: 299

Here's the .bas file if you want to look at the code:
 tone_toy_2008_2008y_03m_25d_1828.bas (12.96K)
Number of downloads: 160


[I was going to make the video using my Atari 2600 with S-Video and Stereo output modification, but it looks like the TIA chip is faulty, so the channel 1 sound is messed up. I guess I spent over $100 on an electronic paperweight. I decided to try the free screen recording software called CamStudio again. I never could get it to record clean sound. There was always a nasty buzzing. I Googled for info and fiddled around with my sound settings for 3 days and I eventually figured out how to get the line-out/line-in trick to work on my computer. Now CamStudio can record sound without the loud buzzing, so any Atari 2600 videos I make from now on will be done using Stella and CamStudio.]

This post has been edited by Random Terrain: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:59 AM

[MausGames]

I think the frequency adjuster is a tad too sensitive, but other than that it's perfect, and very useful. Thanks for taking the time to make this, and sharing it.

This post has been edited by MausGames: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:11 PM

[Random Terrain]

MausGames, on Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:11 PM, said:

I think the frequency adjuster is a tad too sensitive, but other than that it's perfect, and very useful. Thanks for taking the time to make this, and sharing it.

Just remember that you can hold down the fire button to slow it down.

[gambler172]

Hi Random
Nice little tool.
greetings Walter

[Impaler_26]

Very nice tool!

Now make us some games!!

[jbs30000]

Wow, it's funny, I set the volume and tone, and then when scroll quickly through the frequencies, I get the same exact sounds of some Atari games. For instance, winning a round of Yar's Revenge it sets the tone to 8 and then quickly cycles through the frequencies. And for....Fast Eddie I think.....or was it Lock 'n Chase....Anyway that's tone 12 and then quickly cycling through the frequencies.

In fact, that's so simple and easy, I kind of feel cheated by the Atari programmers

[Random Terrain]

jbs30000, on Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:05 AM, said:

Wow, it's funny, I set the volume and tone, and then when scroll quickly through the frequencies, I get the same exact sounds of some Atari games. For instance, winning a round of Yars' Revenge it sets the tone to 8 and then quickly cycles through the frequencies. And for....Fast Eddie I think.....or was it Lock 'n Chase....Anyway that's tone 12 and then quickly cycling through the frequencies.

In fact, that's so simple and easy, I kind of feel cheated by the Atari programmers

Yeah, I noticed those when I played with the first version of Tone Toy. It seems some classic Atari sound effects weren't that hard to come up with.

Impaler_26, on Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:09 PM, said:

Now make us some games!!

I have so many ideas and things I'd like to try that I think my brain is going to explode before I get anything done.

[Impaler_26]

Random Terrain, on Tue Apr 1, 2008 12:58 AM, said:

Impaler_26, on Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:09 PM, said:

Now make us some games!!

I have so many ideas and things I'd like to try that I think my brain is going to explode before I get anything done. crazyasshole.gif

I guess i should better shut up and make some games myself! I have a lot of ideas too and started playing around with bB sometime last year. But as i am such a lazy bum i didn't get anything done...
Here's what i "made" with bB so far...

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[Random Terrain]

Impaler_26, on Mon Apr 7, 2008 6:33 PM, said:

But as i am such a lazy bum i didn't get anything done...
Here's what i "made" with bB so far...

Now that we have VbB, there's no excuse anymore. I bet we'll be seeing more bB users and more games pretty soon. I just hope we'll be making some of those games.

[yuppicide]

Hey this thing is great. Amazing how simple some of the old sounds were re-created just by me moving the joystick. I'm off to add sound to my work-in-progress game.

[Supermarket]

Neat little program! I'll be seeing what I can come up with on this while I wait in line for a synthcart...