Sonic 2 scratchy rings

[Former user]

Original [issue 197](https://code.google.com/p/genplus-gx/issues/detail?id=197) created by westonlast on 2011-12-26T21:48:52.000Z:

What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Play Sonic 2 (W) for a while. 2. The ring sound is sporadically scratchy.

What version of the emulator are you using (official, SVN revision,...)? 1.6.0

Please provide any additional information below (Emulator settings, Console setting,...) NTSC Wii

Audio Master System FM: AUTO High-Quality FM: ON FM Roll-off: 99.90% FM Resolution: MAX FM Volume 1.00 PSG Volume 1.00 PSG Noise Boost: OFF Filtering: OFF

Video: Display: Original TV Mode: 60Hz GX Bilinear Filter: OFF VI Trap Filter: OFF VI Gamma Correction: 1.0 NTSC Filter: OFF Borders: ALL Aspect: Original (4:3) Screen Position: (+00,+00)

Console Hardware: AUTO Console Region: AUTO

[Former user]

Comment # 1 originally posted by ekeeke31 on 2011-12-26T23:02:15.000Z:

Please define "for a while" and "sporadically" more precisely because, again, I cannot reproduce that issue.

Anyway, i'm pretty sure this can happen on real hardware too sometimes when catching many rings or having multiple sfx playing, isn't it the same "issue" you were already reporting here (issue \#60) ? http://code.google.com/p/genplus-gx/issues/detail?id=60&can=1

What is sure is that 1) nothing changed in regard to sound emulation since the last versions 2) the ring sound does not do anything special that would eventually require any more accurate chip emulation and 3) that can't be related to the other kind of issue recently reported (and which might have encouraged you reporting back your own old issue maybe ?) since the music would be scratchy as well, not only sound effect...

[Former user]

Comment # 2 originally posted by westonlast on 2011-12-27T06:30:37.000Z:

It's definitely not supposed to happen, and it affects the audio in general. I can't define "for a while" and "sporadically." It's just been happening a lot lately. This is not related to my issue \#60.

[Former user]

Comment # 3 originally posted by ekeeke31 on 2011-12-27T07:03:06.000Z:

Lately ? That does not make any sense, i did not change anything recently, version is still the same and audio core did not change since 1 year. Could it be issued by something else than emulator ?

Well, your old issue definitively was also about scratchy rings in sonic 2. Anyway, now it's "audio in general" ? Sorry but it is too vague, I can't fix something I can barely define and more over I can't even reproduce, I played this game for an hour without noticing any scratchy sound or weirdness. Try putting a recording or video of when this is happening.

[Former user]

Comment # 4 originally posted by ekeeke31 on 2011-12-27T11:04:13.000Z:

I just finished that damn game (god I hate some of these levels) and didn't notice anything wrong all along, not a single "scratch" or bug or sound skipping so what you might have experienced is not coming from the emulator, sorry.

[Former user]

Comment # 5 originally posted by westonlast on 2011-12-29T02:43:38.000Z:

Yes, it is coming from the emulator. I'll put up a recording since you won't believe me.

[Former user]

Comment # 6 originally posted by ekeeke31 on 2011-12-29T16:22:01.000Z:

It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that I cannot fix something that does not happen for me. As I said, I played through the whole game without hearing any scratch. If you want me to fix an issue, you have to be more precise and give more details regarding how it can be reproduced or what exactly happens and when.

Also, what bothers me is that you started by saying there was a random issue with the ring sound specifically then, after I pointed out your old issue report, that it was "audio in general" (still trying to figure what it is supposed to mean exactly) and that it started to happen more often recently (compared to when ? as i said audio code did not change for a while and code is code, it does not evolve with time)