Emulate floppy drive sounds?

Muzer · 01 October 2009, 19:52

I love the sounds that the floppy drive makes when loading. Loading screens just don't feel right without them (and I still get my fair share of them despite using a modern-ish laptop hard drive). Is there any way to play back floppy noises, or hell, physically control the floppy drive as if it were reading the disk, when loading? I know that the latter is possible in UAE, but would it be feasible to implement such a feature into whdload?

Retro-Nerd · 01 October 2009, 19:59

Have you ever heard "Floppy Sound" from any hd installed games? Really strange request.

TCD · 01 October 2009, 20:13

I have one for you Muzer (actually two

) :
1. Use a real Amiga (with floppies of course)

2. Use ADFs and the WinUAE floppy sound emulation

Damn, that request is almost as good as the one with WHDLoad on floppies

prowler · 01 October 2009, 20:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muzer

I love the sounds that the floppy drive makes when loading.

I don't. Those sounds always make me wonder how soon it will be before the drive fails!

Retro-Nerd · 01 October 2009, 20:24

btw: hd-loading times are much faster. You couldn't match the "charming" floppy sound from the original disks.

DH · 01 October 2009, 20:25

Speed the floppy sound up to match the HDD speeds

Muzer · 01 October 2009, 20:30

Quote:

Use a real Amiga (with floppies of course)

Not as convenient (I don't really care about loading times, I'm a patient guy, but what is annoying is not being able to start games from workbench).

Quote:

2. Use ADFs and the WinUAE floppy sound emulation

I don't use Windows.

killergorilla · 01 October 2009, 20:35

Some options for you then:

1) Get another Amiga and turn it on (with a disk in the drive) next to you use whdload.
2) Record the sound of a disk loading, then play it whenever you use whdload.
3) Make the noises with your mouth.
4) Get a friend or colleague to mimic the noise.
5) Pay a friend to put the disks in for you, before you want to play the game, this way it does not inconvenience you.
6) Build a 1000 multi-disk, voice activated disk changer.

TCD · 01 October 2009, 20:36

Not sure if Wepl will implement this

I'm sure a WHDLoad coder will tell you if it's possible at all.

killergorilla · 01 October 2009, 20:38

I presume you'd have to add a music player into the whdload exe, then preload the sounds of the disk drive for every game (or risk black screens for OS swaps) which'll increase the memory requirements, which just makes the whole idea pretty crappy.

TCD · 01 October 2009, 20:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by killergorilla

...which just makes the whole idea pretty crappy.

Yes, now that you mention it

DH · 01 October 2009, 20:43

Record the sound on a CD, put it in a hifi, press play at exactly the right time and enjoy, press stop when the game has loaded, repeat this every time you require the floppy sound

Sorted. I think I'll give myself a pat on the back

Muzer · 01 October 2009, 20:44

Heh. Maybe it is a stupid idea (but if it is, why'd they implement it in WinUAE?)

killergorilla · 01 October 2009, 20:46

Because WinUAE emulates a floppy drive.

WHDLoad doesn't

TCD · 01 October 2009, 20:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by killergorilla

Because WinUAE emulates a floppy drive.

Yep, WinUAE 'knows' when to play which sound. I really wonder if that info could still be retrieved in a WHDLoad slave (just curious, not necessarily supporting the request

).

Anakirob · 01 October 2009, 21:13

Well, I suppose in theory, it would be possible.

BUT

As it would have to SLOW loading times to the same as floppy loading times in order to play correctly then one really must ask.

"What is the point?" Why not just use floppies?

If one wanted the "feel of floppies", on one's A1200, then I think one will find a conviniently located and appropriate device on the right hand side of one's Amiga keyboard!

It is needed in UAE because your PC does not have a suitable device, unless you own a catweasel. Your Amiga has a floppy as standard. If you want to hear a drive clicking then why not use it?

muzer: I do not mean it to be harsh... Quite the contrary... but really, what do you reasonably expect knowledgeable Amiga users to say on this topic.

Muzer · 01 October 2009, 21:18

Well, the main reason I asked was interest really, I just wanted to know whether it would be possible. Judging by the responses, I guess that even if it was, nobody would ever want to do it

Photon · 02 October 2009, 05:34

Well, I love WHDload (when it's working, which finally happened on my A1200-030!

) AND I love floppy disks on my A500.

I don't mind longish loading times, I just stay away from 4-disk games that are usually not very enjoyable anyway... usually non-action games with loadsaprettygraphics...

The solution, then, is to get an Amiga model to match the games you like, and transfer games to floppy.

Anakirob · 02 October 2009, 11:34

Quote:

Well, the main reason I asked was interest really, I just wanted to know whether it would be possible. Judging by the responses, I guess that even if it was, nobody would ever want to do it

Yeah, correct. That's the most sensible thing you've said all thread. You can stop feeling retarded now and congratulate yourself that you have learned something.

We (I know/I Speak For Myself only)-don't mean to sound mean, but it's kinda hard not to sometimes.

Well I guess that is a conclusion.
Now let us never speak of this again!

haynor666 · 13 October 2009, 09:31

Lol, what a idea - to slow down everything, make WHD req. higher and waste time just to hear stupid floppy sounds.

01 October 2009, 19:52	#1
Muzer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 146	Emulate floppy drive sounds? I love the sounds that the floppy drive makes when loading. Loading screens just don't feel right without them (and I still get my fair share of them despite using a modern-ish laptop hard drive). Is there any way to play back floppy noises, or hell, physically control the floppy drive as if it were reading the disk, when loading? I know that the latter is possible in UAE, but would it be feasible to implement such a feature into whdload?

01 October 2009, 20:13	#3
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	I have one for you Muzer (actually two ) : 1. Use a real Amiga (with floppies of course) 2. Use ADFs and the WinUAE floppy sound emulation Damn, that request is almost as good as the one with WHDLoad on floppies Last edited by TCD; 01 October 2009 at 20:27.

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01 October 2009, 19:59	#2
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Have you ever heard "Floppy Sound" from any hd installed games? Really strange request.

01 October 2009, 20:24	#5
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	btw: hd-loading times are much faster. You couldn't match the "charming" floppy sound from the original disks.

01 October 2009, 20:25	#6
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Speed the floppy sound up to match the HDD speeds

01 October 2009, 20:35	#8
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Some options for you then: 1) Get another Amiga and turn it on (with a disk in the drive) next to you use whdload. 2) Record the sound of a disk loading, then play it whenever you use whdload. 3) Make the noises with your mouth. 4) Get a friend or colleague to mimic the noise. 5) Pay a friend to put the disks in for you, before you want to play the game, this way it does not inconvenience you. 6) Build a 1000 multi-disk, voice activated disk changer.

01 October 2009, 20:36	#9
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Not sure if Wepl will implement this I'm sure a WHDLoad coder will tell you if it's possible at all.

01 October 2009, 20:38	#10
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	I presume you'd have to add a music player into the whdload exe, then preload the sounds of the disk drive for every game (or risk black screens for OS swaps) which'll increase the memory requirements, which just makes the whole idea pretty crappy.

01 October 2009, 20:43	#12
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Record the sound on a CD, put it in a hifi, press play at exactly the right time and enjoy, press stop when the game has loaded, repeat this every time you require the floppy sound Sorted. I think I'll give myself a pat on the back

01 October 2009, 20:44	#13
Muzer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 146	Heh. Maybe it is a stupid idea (but if it is, why'd they implement it in WinUAE?)

01 October 2009, 20:46	#14
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Because WinUAE emulates a floppy drive. WHDLoad doesn't

01 October 2009, 21:13	#16
Anakirob Unregistered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tasmania Age: 42 Posts: 893	Well, I suppose in theory, it would be possible. BUT As it would have to SLOW loading times to the same as floppy loading times in order to play correctly then one really must ask. "What is the point?" Why not just use floppies? If one wanted the "feel of floppies", on one's A1200, then I think one will find a conviniently located and appropriate device on the right hand side of one's Amiga keyboard! It is needed in UAE because your PC does not have a suitable device, unless you own a catweasel. Your Amiga has a floppy as standard. If you want to hear a drive clicking then why not use it? muzer: I do not mean it to be harsh... Quite the contrary... but really, what do you reasonably expect knowledgeable Amiga users to say on this topic.

01 October 2009, 21:18	#17
Muzer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 146	Well, the main reason I asked was interest really, I just wanted to know whether it would be possible. Judging by the responses, I guess that even if it was, nobody would ever want to do it

02 October 2009, 05:34	#18
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Well, I love WHDload (when it's working, which finally happened on my A1200-030! ) AND I love floppy disks on my A500. I don't mind longish loading times, I just stay away from 4-disk games that are usually not very enjoyable anyway... usually non-action games with loadsaprettygraphics... The solution, then, is to get an Amiga model to match the games you like, and transfer games to floppy.

13 October 2009, 09:31	#20
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,748	Lol, what a idea - to slow down everything, make WHD req. higher and waste time just to hear stupid floppy sounds.

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