3 HN users recommended this music video3 months2015–2026score 3.5
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Cited as the prime example of what clever programming can do with a 1-bit audio output.
A recording from real hardware of Tim Follin's multichannel 1-bit music for Agent X on the ZX Spectrum. It shows several voices coaxed out of the single-bit beeper.
“Tim Follin's tunes for example are basically treating the beeper like a 1-bit DAC, with amazing results.” (HN, 2026)
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> Well, that and the fact that after the 48K beeper the 128K was never going to sound less than incredible Some of the stuff people do with the 48k beeper is incredible though. Tim Follin's tunes for example are basically treating the beeper like a 1-bit DAC, with amazing results. [this video]
> even the ZX Spectrum beeper is supported You know what we can do with 1-bit music, right? I.e. Tim Follin's Agent X ( [this video] ) or Agent X II ( [link] ) or Chronos ( [link] ) or Raw Recruit ( [link] ) or Future Games ( [link] )... A modern attempt, the ON and OFF album by Rich 'Tufty' Hollins ( [link] )
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