Chip-8 Dev Challenge: Sound

Introduction Sound in Chip-8 is very easy. If the sound timer isn’t 0, play a tone. While this isn’t difficult, XO-chip adds another level of complexity. It uses a 16 byte pattern buffer with an associated pitch in order to create unique tones which can change per frame. Thus, XO-Chip can create basic music with it’s expanded audio. XO-Chip Audio This was by far the hardest thing to support while developing Chipped-8....

March 12, 2024 · John