Amiga VGM Players?

mcgeezer · 23 December 2017, 23:26

Is anyone aware of any VGM players that are available for the Amiga in assembler?

Any help is really appreciated, have had a look and can't see anything obvious.

Merry XMAS,
Geezer

phx · 29 December 2017, 14:28

What is VGM? According to G**gle some kind of music player?

idrougge · 29 December 2017, 18:21

I suppose he means the format used for Sega music.
Since it's a logging format, implementing it for the Master System's SN76489 should be quite easy, whereas doing it for Megadrive music would be quite a task considering it has a lot more channels than a stock Amiga and uses complex FM synthesis.

jarre · 15 January 2018, 02:04

This is what i was wondering since the the magadrive was on the market it should be nice if it was possible on Amiga to make a VGM player, to play some of those great VGM chiptunes, lately i saw it for MSX version too. And a sid player is there for the amiga, so anyone ever started thinking or programming such a player which emulates the Yamaha soundchip..??

see here: https://bitbucket.org/grauw/vgmplay-msx/src

idrougge · 15 January 2018, 09:31

The MSX version works because it just needs to spool the data to the sound chip, hence it only will work for MSX formats and not for Sega sound.

Making a player for basic three-channel MSX sound VGM files should not be that hard, since there already is an AY-3-8910 player for Spectrum/CPC/ST tunes.

jarre · 15 January 2018, 11:57

don't know i'm not a coder,so who knows somebody will make this happen someday..

mcgeezer · 15 January 2018, 23:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by idrougge

The MSX version works because it just needs to spool the data to the sound chip, hence it only will work for MSX formats and not for Sega sound.

Making a player for basic three-channel MSX sound VGM files should not be that hard, since there already is an AY-3-8910 player for Spectrum/CPC/ST tunes.

I came to the same conclusion as you for this so I might have a crack at it later in the year.

jarre · 21 January 2018, 22:46

Later this year, can 't wait.......

jarre · 10 October 2018, 08:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgeezer

I came to the same conclusion as you for this so I might have a crack at it later in the year.

and the we arrived on the later this year question..???

Calabazam · 17 September 2023, 23:08

Hi.

Finally, anyone knowing of a VGM player for OS3.x?
There is something for OS4 here http://aminet.net/package/dev/lib/libgme-os4

23 December 2017, 23:26	#1
mcgeezer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Sunderland, England Posts: 2,702	Amiga VGM Players? Is anyone aware of any VGM players that are available for the Amiga in assembler? Any help is really appreciated, have had a look and can't see anything obvious. Merry XMAS, Geezer

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jarre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Deventer - Netherlands Posts: 599	VGM (video game music) player This is what i was wondering since the the magadrive was on the market it should be nice if it was possible on Amiga to make a VGM player, to play some of those great VGM chiptunes, lately i saw it for MSX version too. And a sid player is there for the amiga, so anyone ever started thinking or programming such a player which emulates the Yamaha soundchip..?? see here: https://bitbucket.org/grauw/vgmplay-msx/src Last edited by jarre; 15 January 2018 at 02:13.

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15 January 2018, 09:31	#5
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,332	The MSX version works because it just needs to spool the data to the sound chip, hence it only will work for MSX formats and not for Sega sound. Making a player for basic three-channel MSX sound VGM files should not be that hard, since there already is an AY-3-8910 player for Spectrum/CPC/ST tunes.

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