SID Factory II is a cross-platform editor for composing music that will work on a Commodore 64. It uses the reSID emulator and is currently in open BETA.
Home Page: http://blog.chordian.net/sf2/
This is an old task imported from a notes.txt file where it was set as low priority.
Press Shift+Enter on a sequence index will open up a dialog box with a list of the sequences with info about use, comments, etc.
Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down could jump to the beginning of the previous or next sequence, while still editing the sequence itself.
@micheldebree wrote the following in a workspace task:
The macOS build automatically sets the version number of the .app bundle and the dmg image to <date>.<svn revision>.
For example 20200829.342
This way the exact same source version can be retrieved for any binary, which helps dealing with bug reports.
[Now that we have migrated to] GitHub, the SVN commit can be replaced with the commit hash. Of course this needs an automatic building proces that does this for us.
We can out this version in the title screen so we can ask people to identify which exact build they have an issue with.
Ctrl+Backspace does not update the cursor position correctly when editing a sequence.
This is an old task imported from a notes.txt file as a known issue.
With the cursor on a table index pointer byte (i.e. in the commands or instruments table) hitting Ctrl+F could mirror the order list counterpart by automatically filling in the next free index value, then also place the cursor in the corresponding table (e.g. wave, pulse, filter) at that index row - ready to type in data.
Michel made an SVG icon for the macOS version, based on the yellow tuba from the splash screen. Maybe this can be used for the Windows version too?
Suggesting two ways to do this:
SaveWarning: ON top banner option. When OFF the top header should write Saved for a second when quick saving. As an extra security measure, the warning is always ON when starting SF2 so that you're always conscious about turning it off.This would help to avoid overflowing the command table when converting from other players. They don't need to be anything else than note-focused for this purpose.
I think this should be put in a different major version driver and not 11.xx as it's something that the converter needs. The existing ADSR commands might even be replaced.
One command could handle everything. XX then have bits for nibble or byte as well as AD, SR or A, D, S or R, and YY then has the value that corresponds to that.
This is an old task imported from a notes.txt file where it was set as very high priority.
By the way, some competitor editors allow either setting zero page addresses or enable ghosting (i.e. saved and restored in the beginning and end of player update call). I imagine that the latter is not always worth the trouble, though.
Sourcë Gårrett in the Facebook group had his SF2 crashing in Windows 7. I tried SF2 in another Windows 7 with the same screen resolution as his, so it isn't a general problem.
However, Sourcë later found out that it was the SDL2.dll in build 20200718 that crashed SF2. He tried replacing it with an older, more stable 32-bit version from libsdl.org, and then SF2 worked fine on his computer.
It may not seem important to us, but it should probably still be considered since a lot of users in the Facebook group actually requested it.
There are still some key definitions that probably should be added to config.ini as they could be wanted elsewhere by users.
Some keys like e.g. Y/N in dialogs, Up/Down and Tab/Shift+Tab are not included. Also, I don't think we need to be as OCD perfect with this as with colors, we can add any additional stragglers in later builds if necessary.
A simple version to just set the main volume $0 to $F was added in driver version 11.02.
A more complicated version could fade in or out, so you wouldn't have to type a ton of the simple commands.
Maybe the command ID could be the same, but the left byte then indicates whether it's a simple set volume or a more advanced fade, and what direction and speed is then used.
Overlays and color schemes should be bundled in the .app so they can be used right away. Custom overlays and color schemes support is handled in #58.
- Package color schemes and overlays in the .app
- Set the right default paths
Just a zip file with
TODO:
The source should also have instructions on how to build it yourself.
When unzipped, the resources should be found relatively to the executable.
The sf2 framework should be installed seperately -> refer to sf2 site in the instructions
Before releasing, put it in the CSDB forum to see if it works as expected for real Linux users and gather feedback.
Out of scope:
This is an old task imported from a notes.txt file where it was set as very high priority.
I'm not sure if this is still relevant? Does this refer to being able to mark, copy and paste several order list values in one go?
When an instrument number value is typed in a sequence, the instrument table could automatically change its white focus to that instrument so Shift+QWERTY now plays it.
This is an old task imported from a notes.txt file.
Special views for tables, like envelope view for pulse/filter tables, etc.
With e.g. 08, 0a and 0b commands it's sometimes easy to lose your bearings. Specific colors for specific commands in the command table would help a lot with that.
@TheRealLaxity actually tried adding colors a while back, when we first discussed it, but they were very LEGO™ and thus a bit much. Maybe more subtle colors need to be defined.
Currently, there are only ID bytes 0x80 for instruments and 0x81 for commands. Add ID bytes for all table types, even for those that don't exist in all driver types. (So maybe some error handling is needed too?)
This would be really useful to the converter. As it is now, the converter circumvents this problem by going for the actual table names, but it's not a pretty solution.
This is an old task imported from a notes.txt file as a known issue. It wasn't designated a specific driver version.
A big one. All source code for the converter should be merged into the editor solution, abandoning the use of a console.
Instead, loading with F10 should automatically try to detect the file format. If it's an SF2 source file, it loads that as usual. If not, it detects whether it's something that can be imported. If it is and it's converted without the need for outputting messages, it will feel the same as if you loaded an SF2 source file.
If messages are needed to be shown, a box pops up. If just notes and warnings, you may edit the tune when closing it. If errors, the tune is not loaded as you close the box.
This has been WIP in a long time now, but it's complicated. It has been parked for a while.
This is an old task imported from a notes.txt file.
Add an options screen for user configuration with key mapping, region mode, SID version, sound buffer size, etc.
As the third fill +++ option, this hotkey could be used between notes to fill both up and down at the same time. If no previous or next note, to top or bottom of sequence.
Since we already have Ctrl+Shift+Up and Ctrl+Shift+Down, maybe the new one could use Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
When you hit Ctrl+G to go to the spot in a orderlist/sequence in the blue tracks, the cursor line in the song list (previously known as the gray orderlist) should also go there and maybe also center its list.
Run the analyzer when packing, and if the tune can be optimized then either show a dialog box about it or perhaps just do it.
Alternatively, you could always ask first when the packing option is selected, e.g. "would you like to optimize the song first?"
On macOS:
- Open a song
- Edit something (I changed a value in the instrument table)
- Save under a different name with F11
- Undo = Crash
I guess saving it as a new song messes up the undo history.
This is an old task imported from a notes.txt file where it was set as a pending hotkey.
An empty sequence has no data and is only one row in length.
Space has already been allocated for this.
Only the song list (previously known as the gray orderlist) should have actually editable descriptions.
In the bookmarks box, it should not be possible to edit the descriptions. Instead, a bookmark should display a description from the song list if it aligns to that spot and there is any. Updating a song list description that is also bookmarked should then also update the bookmark description copies.
The bookmarks descriptions should be slightly dimmed to make it obvious that you cannot edit them there.
Tomas Unosson:
Alt+1-8 changes bookmark but does not move the cursor. Ctrl-G moves the cursor, but it's quite annoying to do that extra step. It seems like selecting the bookmark should also move the cursor.
After having made support for sub tunes (see #37 about that), it might be nice to add support for sound effects too, so that SF2 can be used effectively for C64 games.
One (or more) channels in a driver could allow for starting individual sequences (maybe even a small sub tune) that runs completely independently from the music playing in the background via the other channels.
This is definitely a driver update (maybe it even warrants a separate driver) but I'm not sure the editor needs to be updated? Maybe you just need to know how to call the sound effects along with the music in your C64 game.
A hyperlink on the overlay image could be a hot spot that opens the web browser. SF2 just checks a small area at a specific X, Y coordinate and it's then the responsibility of the overlay to make sure something relatable (e.g. a hyperlink text) is located there.
Perhaps an even better method would be if SF2 can place its own small hyperlink text somewhere on top of the overlay area that it can react to directly.
Is any of this possible to do across platforms?
SF2 will not be suitable for creating game soundtracks until it has this feature.
Whenever a data has been changed in a file after loading or starting from scratch, a star is added in the window title bar. Apart from being able to see that you have made changes, it also affects many confirmation dialogs.
If nothing has been changed since load or start, the confirmation dialog for new load, quit program, etc. are not shown.
Support for 2x, 3x, 4x... how high should we go?
Driver with one call for general maintenance and subsequent calls for updating effects only.
The multiplier value could be shown in the bottom right info area below the tables.
Being able to mark part of a sequence with Shift and cursor keys, or marking with the mouse. The marking would be visible in all three tracks although more clearly/colorful in the currently edited sequence.
Things to do with such a marked block:
Copy it for pasting into the same or another sequence. This might not be used much and could be moved to a different issue while only doing the next step.
F2 now temporarily play-loops only this block. Cool while adjusting sounds for it. As soon as the block marked is cleared away, F2 returns to its usual behavior.
As originally planned.
Could be especially nice if it automatically replaces the old sequence completely. So A005 becomes A02F in the same position without increasing or decreasing the orderlist, ready to make unique changes.
So, Ctrl+D is like Ctrl+C, Delete, Ctrl+F and Ctrl+V.
The target for the duplication should be the next empty and unused sequence, the same functionality as #47
The negating hotkey is to be used on bytes that may add or subtract an effect.
For example, from 20 to E0 and back, or from 010 to FF0 and back. The player and meta data "knows" what nibbles in a row supports this when the hotkey is pressed.
As it is now, SF2 can load a driver with F10 and then you can hit Ctrl+F10 to import a song on top of it.
It might not be the most intuitive way of doing this.
A better way could be to load the song as always with F10, and then optionally apply a different driver to it with Ctrl+F10. If technically possible, I think it would make more sense.
Ctrl+Home and Ctrl+End should also perform the same actions as the Home and End keys in the blue tracks.
This is an old task imported from a notes.txt file where it was set as very high priority.
When running SF2 from anew, the file dialog could remember where you parked.
But do we want this?
Sometimes it's great to have, at other times it could be a nuisance.
When activating follow-play and playing (blue tracks scroll along) the song list (previously known as the gray order list) should also update.
One way of doing it is to let the red marker move down to the middle of the song list after which it stays centered while the song list itself moves. When the song list can no longer scroll up, only the red marker itself moves down towards the absolute end.
Hooking up to MIDI equipment, play with SID instruments in the editor, transfer live music data, that sort of stuff.
This task was requested in the Facebook group.
The version build on Github doesn't work on 10.14, it says it is Catalina only
This means some people (including me) won't be able to use it.
When I build locally on 10.14, it produces a binary that works on previous versions of macOS aswell
Hitting Ctrl+Enter in the sequence itself could append a cluster of more lines in the bottom of it. The number of lines appended could correspond to whatever was typed in Shift+F5 earlier (the default could be $10 lines).
Found in the linux version; because there are no overlay images for 'linux' platform, they cannot be loaded. The overlay does switch on and goes to black. On macOS it also flickers.
I would expect the overlay not to switch on, maybe an error message aswell.
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