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Tech and Homebrew => PC Game Development => Topic started by: Ninja Spirit on May 25, 2009, 10:39:58 PM

Title: Turbo/PCE Music question
Post by: Ninja Spirit on May 25, 2009, 10:39:58 PM

I just found Famitracker, and want to recreate Turbo/PC Engine music in 8-bit NES form.

Is there any program out there where I can disect HES files by turning sound channels channels on and off so I can listen to certain sections by ear?

Like with the NES emulator VirtualNES, you can play NSF's and turn off the channels?

Title: Re: Turbo/PCE Music question
Post by: Arkhan on May 26, 2009, 10:08:36 AM

Ootake has the option to mute PSG channels!

That may be your best bet.

Though I don't know if itll load a HES file.  You could sound test games that have sound test, and fiddle around.....

I believe if you use Husic/mck you can compile a .hes into a .pce and load it up!

Give that a shot!

Title: Re: Turbo/PCE Music question
Post by: ccovell on May 26, 2009, 02:34:18 PM

Well-made (most?) HES files are actually working .PCE files with a different extension.

Title: Re: Turbo/PCE Music question
Post by: Arkhan on May 26, 2009, 04:23:40 PM

true.  They are just pce's with only the sound crap in there

Title: Re: Turbo/PCE Music question
Post by: sunteam_paul on May 29, 2009, 09:43:22 PM

You can toggle sound channels in Magic Engine as well with the number keys. Just rename the HES file to PCE and load it up.