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== Background ==
== Background ==


1. NSF-Player can detect sound driver, and NSF-Player can fix the bug of old sound driver such as mck.
* NSF-Player can detect sound driver, and NSF-Player can fix the bug of old sound driver such as mck.


  * In N163 audio, length of waveform is not set correctly.
  '''In N163 audio, length of waveform is not set correctly.'''
  Sample length register ($7C) upper 2bit is not correctly.
  Sample length register ($7C) upper 2bit is not correctly.
  Reference: https://wiki.nesdev.org/w/index.php/Namco_163_audio#Sound_RAM_.247C_-_High_Frequency_and_Wave_Length
  Reference: https://wiki.nesdev.org/w/index.php/Namco_163_audio#Sound_RAM_.247C_-_High_Frequency_and_Wave_Length


  * FDC audio is not enable.
  '''FDC audio is not enable.'''
  $4023 is not set.
  $4023 is not set.
  Reference: https://wiki.nesdev.org/w/index.php/FDS_audio#Master_I.2FO_enable_.28.244023.29
  Reference: https://wiki.nesdev.org/w/index.php/FDS_audio#Master_I.2FO_enable_.28.244023.29


2. User can assert that user's NSF is original easily. (NSF is not ripped data from rom.)
* User can assert that user's NSF is original easily. (NSF is not ripped data from rom.)
3. If occur BUG in sound driver, Developer can get information of version number from NSF file for the debug.
* If occur BUG in sound driver, Developer can get information of version number from NSF file for the debug.


== File Format ==
== File Format ==

Revision as of 13:52, 26 June 2020

NSFDRV is to Include the information of sound driver to NSF.


Background

  • NSF-Player can detect sound driver, and NSF-Player can fix the bug of old sound driver such as mck.
In N163 audio, length of waveform is not set correctly.
Sample length register ($7C) upper 2bit is not correctly.
Reference: https://wiki.nesdev.org/w/index.php/Namco_163_audio#Sound_RAM_.247C_-_High_Frequency_and_Wave_Length
FDC audio is not enable.
$4023 is not set.
Reference: https://wiki.nesdev.org/w/index.php/FDS_audio#Master_I.2FO_enable_.28.244023.29
  • User can assert that user's NSF is original easily. (NSF is not ripped data from rom.)
  • If occur BUG in sound driver, Developer can get information of version number from NSF file for the debug.

File Format

There is 8 bytes information of sound driver after NSF header. This 8 bytes information is on actual rom image of 6502.

offset  # of bytes   Function
----------------------------
$0000 - $007F        NSF Header (128byte)
$0080 - $0085        Name of sound driver (ASCII)
$0086                Version integral number
$0087                Version integral number


List of sound driver

ASCII  :      "OFGS  "
Binary :      $4F $46 $47 $53 $20 $20
ASCII  :      "FTDRV "
Binary :      $46 $54 $44 $52 $56 $20
ASCII  :      "NSDL  "
Binary :      $4E $53 $44 $4C $20 $20
  • Development code (for no-bug sound driver)
ASCII  :      "      "
Binary :      $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20

Old chiptune sound driver have some bugs. Some NSF Player adjust this bug of old chiptune sound driver. But, It adjuster affect the new sound driver without bug. Therefore, this information is need now.

NSF Player detect the sound driver name. If sound driver have not bug, then adjuster is disable. If sound driver is unknown (old sound driver), then adjuster is enable.


Players

The following implementations of NSFDRV exist:

  • TNS-HFC4
  • hoot