https://github.com/learosema/muzimake
Work in progress project to explore sound programming
https://github.com/learosema/muzimake
adlib dos textmode
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Work in progress project to explore sound programming
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/learosema/muzimake
- Owner: learosema
- License: other
- Created: 2025-01-05T22:30:25.000Z (5 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-13T22:48:54.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-13T23:26:22.127Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: adlib, dos, textmode
- Language: C++
- Homepage:
- Size: 664 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# MUZIMAKE
Just a plain C++ project exploring AdLib Sound Programming.
Still in a very early state. Not sure where it leads to.
I want to build a basic composing tool some day.
I followed tutorials by [root42](https://codeberg.org/root42) to get me started.
Also started to explore how to mess with int 10 and text mode, and tried to mess
with the OPL2 chip of the old Sound Blaster and Adlib cards.
## Vendor libs
- Contains some code from the repository for basic text mode functions.
- OPL2 lib used from , but changed the instrument_t struct to also contain a `drumType`
## AdLib Programming
Rabbit Hole:
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- OPL2 lib used from
## Building
### 32bit DOS4GW
The only 32 bit platform tested so far is 32Bit DOS with DOS4GW and Watcom C.
Type `wmake`. It will create an MUZIMAKE.EXE and copy
DOS4GW.EXE into the current dir.
### "Unit tests"
There are a couple tests in this project. Well, without using a test framework, just tinier programs testing the functionalities.
I didn't get a proper test framework working yet:
```sh
wmake tests
```
This builds a couple of test programs:
- `test_bnk` for testing bnk files, playing every instrument inside a bnk
- `test_rol` for testing the rol file loading routing
- `testinst` for testing the instrument datastructure
## Real mode
Type `wmake /f makefile.16`
### Is DJGPP supported?
Not yet. I need to understand how video ram access works and put together the makefile.
I guess this is a good place to start:
## Why?
Because I can. Yeah, there is perfect music software out there.
Adlib Visual Composer by Ad Lib Inc or Adlib tracker, for example. They're awesome <3.
I still wanted to code something like that myself, for educational purposes.
Like the hard mode in Monkey Island.
## Credits
- [Angela Galliat](https://github.com/agalliat/) helped me a lot with the programming and
optimization of the software architecture
- `STANDARD.BNK` is the default instrument bank library shipped with
[AdLib Visual Composer](https://vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=AdLib_Visual_Composer), (C) 1987 Adlib Inc.
- `STARTREK.ROL` contains a minimalistic soundtrack of the Startrek TNG TV series,
created by an unknown artist, originally composed by Dennis McCarthy.