Update: 9th of Sep 2012
"No NeoRAM" also works with SJLOAD (on SD2IEC). Thx 4 reporting :)
Update: 26th of June 2012
The "no NeoRAM" version also works with IDE64, SD2IEC, JiffyDos.
Update: 22nd of June 2012
As a teaser for the next volume, you can now download new images to either
- bring the memory on your NeoRAM by 1581 (Thx to Evil.Joe for transforming the loader) OR
- Listen to NeoTunes WITHOUT having or emulating a NeoRAM! If you have a 1581, no disk changes are necessary, KERNEL load should provide the use of most fastloaders.
Have fun,
CU Ryk
OLD SUMMARY:
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Summary:
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Being a great fan of the great music collections which already exist on disk such as
Nostalgia's SID Burners and various others, I always planned releasing an own collection.
When I became aware of Mactron's Easy Flash music collection project for Easy Flash,
I - proud owner of a NeoRAM - thought bigger. Why not release a similiar collection
for NeoRAM? The result can be enjoyed now: As much music as you can squeeze into 512k
(without any crunching). Though my own NeoRAM cart provides 2MB, I stopped at 512k to
make this release accessable to anybody with a GeoRAM, because I know that NeoRAM is not
very spread yet but some people might have a GeoRAM and don't use Geos at all. In future
editions - if there will be any - the user will decide whether he wants to transfer the
actual release/512k or add the new version to this one.
Coded in/for PAL. Though this should in theory at least run on NTSC machines, the music timing is not adjusted. BTW it basically works with a super CPU, but if you switch to 20MHz, my looping routine which is based on consumed rastertime will force some songs to restart over and over again. :)
Setup:
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a) NeoRAM/GeoRAM - real hardware
Insert Disk 1, load and run "ULTRALOAD".
Next load and run "NEOLOADER" and follow the instructions.
Unless your cartridge battery is empty, you can now launch NeoRAM at any time with
SYS 57000 or SYS57E3.
b) Emulator/VICE 2.1
If you really want to emulate the loader, choose
Options --> True Drive ON, Virtual Device Traps of.
If you have no GEORAM image, create one with
Settings --> Save current settings to specified file --> anyname.IMG --> SAVE.
Choose
Settings --> Cartrige/IO Settings --> GEORAM Settings
--> Enable GEORAM, GEORAM Size 512K --> Browse --> anyname.IMG --> OKAY.
Now attach Disk 1 and follow the instructions as explainded in a).
Of course it is much easier to just attach the neoram_ryk.img which is included in this
release. Then you just have to select the settings as explained above and can launch
neotunes with SYS57E3.
Controls:
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Neotunes is controlled via Joystick in Port 2.
UP/DOWN: Browse the 120 SID tunes.
RIGHT/LEFT: Choose track within the single SID files (in case there are more than one).
FIRE: Play the tune you just have selected.
AUTOFIRE: Helps you for 'Fast Browsing' if activated.
Just activate Auto Fire and then speed-browse by UP/DOWN+FIRE (pressed)
NO AUTOFIRE: Speed browsing by toggling between Southwest and Southeast (down)
or between Northwest and Northeast (up). |
![Neotunes [optional neoram/georam]](/gfx/releases/98000/98315.png)
