Hey #Apple fans, does anyone know of any software that actively uses the #Macintosh #IIci sound hardware? (As opposed to just mixing sound together using the legacy sound h/w of older Macs)
The IIci has sound hardware that looks to be as good as the #Amiga, yet none of the software I've tried seems to use it. Seems a bit of a shame.
@retrotechtive The preferences in PlayerPRO 4.x* let you switch between "Sound Manager" and "Apple Sound Chip" mixing. There's even an AWACS option if you're on a PowerPC Mac running a later version.
You can feel it, too—oscilloscope, etc. redrawing goes from 12fps to 60fps and background tasks don't lag nearly as badly when using the Apple Sound Chip option.
*the absolute worst but most visually entertaining MOD player for the Mac
@retrotechtive D'oh! Forgot to mention PlayerPRO was open sourced and there's a lot of old 68K and Apple Sound Chip code still in there, or so it seems.
grep ASCBuffer, etc.: https://sourceforge.net/projects/playerpro/files/PlayerPRO%205.x/PlayerPro%205.10/
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