QSound! (CPS1.5 beta 2)
It's taken about 6 weeks of development but the DSP16A chip is now part of our FPGA family. This is the heart of QSound. Yes, we now have QSound, the sound system of CPS2, ready.
So here it is the second beta release of CPS 1.5, introducing QSound. There is still work to do but the experience is way better with the awesome sound effects of these games. Some notes:
1. You need the file qsound.zip to get the sound to play. Place it with the rest of your MAME roms if you use MiSTer.
2. QSound output is triggering artefacts in the digital-to-analogue converters of both MiST and MiSTer. The artefacts are much worse in MiST and can be heard when music stops. In MiSTer it seems to be a noise here and there. This may not occur in the HDMI sound output of MiSTer. I have not tried it yet.
3. NVRAM contents don't get saved so DIP settings do not persist after power down or swapping games. DIP settings are changed via OSD menu by selecting "test" after the game has started.
4. FPGA timings are not clean yet so for a small number of people, games may crash or show strange behaviour.
5. The pause screen is just a place holder for now. It will be ready for next update.
6. All CPS 1.5 original games should work correctly with music.
Thank you so much for your patience during this time. QSound is a big deal in terms of development effort and I was afraid of making you wait for too long.
Thanks again,
Jose (jotego)
Comments (68)
Some of us might have some reservations using the discord server on account of all the trolls on there.
Where step by step qsound setup? Its a minimum for patreon members. My god.
I am sorry you are having troubles. This setup isn't different from a general arcade core setup in MiST(er). Please join our Discord server if you need help at a step of the process. Normally other users can help you more quickly than I can.
It's the first time I am using patreon. Thank you for your excellent work. I tried cps1.5 games, it works well. I tried to get the beta of Qsound.zip but it is written that there's no file If I click to download ? I am sorry I am beginner with Patreon
First time using patreon, and love supporting this creator! Thanks to users helping with qsound_hle, it works like a charm
I am sorry the setup can be frustrating. MiSTer isn’t great at telling you why it cannot find a ROM and where it is looking for it. Try this: Move the zips to games/mame. That worked for me and reportedly for other users too.
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I've tried all the stuff with the qsound and it's alternatives. Still no sound output.
Does your qsound.zip contain dl-1425.bin and does it have a CRC32 value of d6cf5ef5? Is the qsound.zip in the same folder as your CPS roms? Are you using HDMI sound output or the audio jack?
Thank you very much for all you hard work on this Jotego - superb work as always!
Cadillac and Dinosaurs hack (dinoh. zip) is still has no sound
I don't really check bootleg versions right now. I am prioritizing the work on the originals. Sorry about that.
Dear Santa Jotego, I have been a very good boy this year and obeyed COVID-19 regulations in my country. Working hard to feed my wife and children and ensure that my friends and wider family are safe and well throughout 2020. I even prayed that the US Election would eventually bring the divided people of the free world together.... ah, well... I am no miracle worker. Anyway I digress. All I want for Christmas this year is world peace, a cure for COVID-19 and CPS2 core... I am sure that you can deliver one of these great things. All the best and well done with QSound. Gavin aged 45 and 3/4
The elves are working!
Absolutely brilliant as always Jotego, please take care of yourself and don't rush on our behalf.
> Thank you so much for your patience during this time. No, we have to thank YOU for your hard and restless work!
Amazing progress. I hope sorting out the remaining audio issues goes smoothly. Really looking good and enjoying playing C&D and The Punisher.
I was the 100th like :D Thank you!
I'm a little confused too. I have qsound.zip in the mame directory, but I don't get any sound. I've tried qsound.zip from multiple sources. I feel like I'm probably doing something obviously wrong.
You have to get qsound_hle.zip (https://edgeemu.net/down.php?id=190664) which contains dl-1425.bin. You might be able to just rename qsound_hle.zip to qsound.zip, but I extracted dl-1425.bin from qsound_hle.zip and added it to the qsound.zip archive. I got sound after I did that.
I have tried 2 slammast.zip and both fail after 1 match (win or lose). They are 2 Kbytes different in size. both of them fail after 1 match. the smaller says "Illegal Instruction" and a bunch of sets of numbers appear on the screen. the larger just hangs. Anyone else having trouble with Slammasters?
Can I put qsound.zip and dl-1425.bin together in the Games/Mame folder? Or do I have to unzip qsound.zip, merge it into the same folder as the dl-1425.bin file, and then compress it with qsound.zip again?
I merged dl-1425 into qsound.zip. seems to be working (as far as sound goes).
Perhaps it's only the qsound HLE that works. https://edgeemu.net/details-190664.htm
This is an FGPA recreation, not high-level emulation. Regular qsound.zip works just fine. Actually, for many versions of MAME, both qsound.zip and qsound_hle.zip have the same ROM inside (dl-1425.bin, CRC=D6CF5EF5).
Awesome - thanks for all the hard work you put in!
Thanks so much for your talented effort!
Wonderful news!! You've done a great job <3
thx man!
Great job Jotego, thank you!
Amazing work, thank you!
Awesome thanks
yeah buddy!! Thanks for all the hard work Jotego!!
You're killing it! No one is worried about waiting too long. You're doing amazing work!
Thank you Jotego!
This is great. On may latest mister and main build, there is a little out of phase syncing with the clock - persistent fuzz sound - which is amazing for this beta
Thanks!!
Once I got the correct qsound.zip with dl-1425.bin, as other have said, it worked great.
link please ?
Muchas gracias crack!!!
Good work Jose! :)
Amazing, I knew you could do it!
Thanks Jose!
Thank you :)
QSound.zip should contain a file called dl-some number
I had to move it to a different folder in MiSTer so it would get read. MiSTer is a bit demanding about the location of files.
Got the qsound.zip in the mame rom folder, still nothing.
where did you get it from?
Congratulations on reaching this milestone.
Awesome 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
jotego i love you sir
VERY nice and MANY thanks.
Wow Jotego 👏👏👏👏👏😇 thanks!
Incredible
you're the MAN :-*
You just made my weekend!!! Is that sad?
Very nice work!😀
Well done!!!
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Thanks for all the hard work on this core! Great things are worth the wait 😁
Qmas came early!
Gran regalo, gracias
Fantastic! Thank you very much! Great job!
many thanks .. the qsound.zip link dont work :-(
You did again!👏🏻🥳 Gracias Jotego!!!
Awesome!
Impressive job!
Great works. Thanks!