Manual for Soundesign, James Edwards’ sound-chip editor for the TS2068, © 1986, from Arrow Software and distributed by RMG Enterprises of Oregon City, Oregon. Its four pages are a short course on the TS2068’s Programmable Sound Generator as well as instructions for the program.
“PSG Fundamentals” explains the 14 sound registers: fine and coarse tune for channels A, B and C (0–5), noise pitch (6), the enable register 7 and how values are subtracted from 63 to switch tone and noise on for each channel, the volume registers 8–10, and the envelope period and shape (11–13). “Using Soundesign” describes the three menus – the register editor and two menus of pre-recorded effects – and the keys: 1 and Q move the red bar, ENTER switches between selecting and changing a register, 1 and 2 raise a value by one or five, Q and W lower it, and 0 resets it. A worked example sets up channel A step by step.
“How to Create Advanced Sound Effects” builds an aeroplane taking off from a base of register settings and turns it into a short BASIC loop of SOUND statements. A handwritten note on page 3 of this copy adds how to load the program from a Larken disk.
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