Stopping Music Popping
Finding and fixing uneven music play calls in C64 demos, using VICE monitor traces to spot missed, doubled and drifting calls.
Series: No Bounds
Engineering · 2 posts
The plumbing behind a demo: loading, music timing, memory.
Seamless Loading in No Bounds
How No Bounds hides loading on the C64: background loading with Sparkle, transitions that cover the disk, clean IRQ handovers and music sync.
Series: No Bounds