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Zxx? Posted: 2011-02-26 10:30 Reply | Quote
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Dear Gang,

Can someone please try to explain to this humble chipist what exactly the Zxx effect is for? I have some vague idea of what it does, and I have seen it used quite a bit, but I just don't quite get how to use it and why.

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Posted: 2011-02-26 12:10 Reply | Quote
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you mean this
Posted: 2011-02-26 19:18 Reply | Quote
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Ah, yes. That. But surely that's not its sole intended purpose.
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It IS.
Posted: 2011-02-26 19:38 Reply | Quote
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It is NOT.

Zxx changes the delta start position of anything that the row is supposed to play (if no note is input, it will change the delta start position of the silence, which can be used to generate sounds like Nicetas did). It can be used to lower the volume of certain samples (and even certain channels) and it can also be used to create audible pops in the track.

I bet someone could explain this better...
Posted: 2011-02-26 19:47 Reply | Quote
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In one thread, there is discussion of improving the sound of a composition by using the Zxx effect. To what end?
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Posted: 2011-02-26 19:52 Reply | Quote
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#13597
yeah i was overlooking the latest stable's ability

ONLY IF THERE ARE ENOUGH FRAMES/ROWS
Posted: 2011-03-02 01:43 Reply | Quote
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It's what ElHuesudoII said. One of the side-effects is that it's attenuating the triangle channel, and that was the main reason it was added.
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Posted: 2011-03-18 04:32  (Last Edited: 2011-03-18 04:32) Reply | Quote
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jsr wrote:
It's what ElHuesudoII said. One of the side-effects is that it's attenuating the triangle channel, and that was the main reason it was added.

Doesn't it affect the noise channel as well?
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Yes, it does. But the noise channel has a volume control, whereas the triangle channel doesn't, so being able to control its volume is a nice feature to have.
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