tiny_tracker: more optimization

demos/l/d4/d2.s

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 ; 250 bytes -- song only has 16 notes so can never be negative
 ; 249 bytes -- make terminating value $80 instead of $FF
 ; 247 bytes -- combine note loop.  makes song a bit faster
+; 245 bytes -- try to optimize writing out volume
+; 255 bytes -- add in some visualization
 
 d2:
 
@@ -33,7 +35,15 @@ tracker_song = peasant_song
 
 .include "tracker_init.s"
 
+	jsr	SETGR
+
 game_loop:
+	; typically A=0, X=FF, Y=0
+
+;	lda	$70
+;blah_smc:
+;	sta	$400
+;	inc	blah_smc+1
 
 	; start the music playing
 

demos/l/d4/play_frame.s

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ set_notes_loop:
 
 	; this song only 16 notes so valid notes always positive
 ;	cmp	#$80
-	bpl	all_ok
+	bpl	not_end
 
 	;====================================
 	; if at end, loop back to beginning
@@ -27,20 +27,24 @@ set_notes_loop:
 	asl			; reset song offset to 0
 	sta	SONG_OFFSET
 	beq	set_notes_loop
-all_ok:
 
-
-note_only:
+not_end:
 
 	; NNNNNECC -- c=channel, e=end, n=note
 
-	tay				; save note in Y
+	pha				; save note
 
 	and	#3
+	tax
+	ldy	#$0E
+	sty	AY_REGS+8,X		; $08 set volume A,B,C
+
 	asl
 	tax				; put channel offset in X
 
-	tya
+
+	pla				; restore note
+	tay
 	and	#$4
 	sta	SONG_COUNTDOWN		; always 4 long?
 
@@ -50,12 +54,19 @@ note_only:
 	lsr				; get note in A
 
 	tay				; lookup in table
-	lda	frequencies_low,Y
-
-	sta	AY_REGS,X		; set proper register value
 
 	lda	frequencies_high,Y
 	sta	AY_REGS+1,X
+;	sta	$500,X
+
+	lda	frequencies_low,Y
+	sta	AY_REGS,X		; set proper register value
+
+	; visualization
+blah_urgh:
+	sta	$400,Y
+	inc	blah_urgh+1
+
 
 	;============================
 	; point to next

demos/l/d4/text_to_tiny.c

@@ -479,6 +479,16 @@ printf("\n");
 	}
 	printf("\n");
 
+	/* put these first as we use the high bit to end things? */
+	printf("frequencies_low:\n");
+	printf(".byte ");
+	for(n=0;n<notes_allocated;n++) {
+		printf("$%02X",(frequencies[allocated_notes[n]])&0xff);
+		if (n!=(notes_allocated-1)) printf(",");
+		total_len++;
+	}
+	printf("\n");
+
 	printf("frequencies_high:\n");
 	printf(".byte ");
 	for(n=0;n<notes_allocated;n++) {
@@ -489,14 +499,6 @@ printf("\n");
 	printf("\n");
 
 
-	printf("frequencies_low:\n");
-	printf(".byte ");
-	for(n=0;n<notes_allocated;n++) {
-		printf("$%02X",(frequencies[allocated_notes[n]])&0xff);
-		if (n!=(notes_allocated-1)) printf(",");
-		total_len++;
-	}
-	printf("\n");
 
 	printf("; total len=%d\n",total_len);
 

demos/l/d4/tracker_init.s

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ init_loop:
 
 	lda	#$38
 	sta	AY_REGS+7			; $07 mixer (ABC on)
-	lda	#$0E
-	sta	AY_REGS+8                       ; $08 volume A
-	lda	#$0C
-	sta	AY_REGS+9                       ; $09 volume B
-	sta	AY_REGS+10                      ; $0A volume C
+;	lda	#$0E
+;	sta	AY_REGS+8                       ; $08 volume A
+;	lda	#$0C
+;	sta	AY_REGS+9                       ; $09 volume B
+;	sta	AY_REGS+10                      ; $0A volume C