Last stable build was in 2018.. this is absolutely fucking brilliant & I have a few TI’s to donate to the cause!! how’s everything going mate? I feel like this needs to be more relevant these days with the booooom in both interest & price of Teenage Engineering PO’s………
Did you know if you put these calculators next to a radio tuned to a station with no signal, they will make neat calculator noises when performing operations and running programs? I think there even some Assembly programs you can run that'll play music/sound effects intentionally completely wirelessly.
This is awesome! I have a ti 83 +. I have downloaded files to do this. I have a ti 89 that i found a music a flash app called music station or something like that. I was watching a video few year back about the app. I don't remember what the video was called but the app does work it does play music you create on a music sheet in app and it will output it to the link cable would go you need adapter from the small audio looking jack to big audio jack and used your headphones or you could use RF transmitter and transmit to a unused radio station to hear the audio. The app isn't as apressive as this though.
It's a just a harmless joke mate, no offense intended. A remniscence to the good old days of platform flamewars (C64 vs Spectrum, Amiga vs Atari ST) :D
Having a little trouble get this going. I have a TI-82 with a TL-Graphlink USB cable. I'm opening TILP to transfer the files but there appears to be no communication. Any ideas ?
Did you put the TI in receive mode (2nd -> LINK -> LEFT -> ENTER)? The 82 doesn't do passive com like the later models do. Also, check that TiLP has the correct settings (Ctrl+D), and that your calc's battery is reasonably fresh.
Yes, the TI is in receive mode and AAA batteries are fresh. With the TiLP settings how do i know which device to select ? I have tried them all and constantly get errors.
The TI-85 uses a different display system (memory-mapped vs port based in the 82/83/+), so unfortunately it's not HT2 compatible. I do have an 85 laying around though and I'm not gonna let that rot away, so stay tuned ;)
Not until you swap that casio for a ti, unfortunately. Generally speaking, sound is possible on the fx series, and I'd be interested in coding something for these calcs. But I'd need someone to donate me one for development first.
Man, I'm cannot get this to upload to my TI-82 (19.0). I can get crash to upload just fine but ht2.82p gives me an error every time. I tried using tilp but honestly I can't even get the application up an running (way above my skills apparently). I loaded "crash.82b" via TI Device Explorer no problem. Any advice? I'm dying to try this out.
+Sean Halas Well, if you got TiLP up an running, you've already made it through the most tricky part ;) What's the error you're getting? Also, does the error still occur with the latest version ( github.com/utz82/HoustonTracker2/releases/download/v2.10/ht210.zip )?
Unfortunately, I cannot get TiLP up an running. I have no idea what to do for Mac so I dusted off my old PC laptop and tried that. Unfortunately the install fails because of missing GTK+ libraries are not installed. It says it will download them during install but it fails. It appears the site they are located is not up still. Is there an easy setup version of TiLP for Mac? I'm not afraid of using the terminal but I know so little about it that I don't use it unless I'm following a guide.
very late, but it's a 2.5mm to RCA cable; i'm pretty sure you can find them at RadioShack etc. because of older camcorders and whatnot liking to use 2.5mm for their outputs
+Emiliano Barros It's a 2.5(!)mm jack plug at the calculator end. Those can be a little tricky to come by - some cheap mp3 players use them, though, so check your nearest flea market ;) Or you can sacrifice your calc-2-calc link cable if you have one of those.
+digivince Very sorry for late reply... completely forgot that there's no sound on stock tilem2. Here's a beta version that has sound: tilem.sourceforge.net/beta/tilem-2.1-beta-20130325.exe
utz ztuutz Thanks for letting me know! I've been working solely with LSDJ and though I don't have any means of getting this onto my TI-83 at the moment, I still really want to try my hand at this software.
Well, you could make a PCM driver, seeing that this has a Zilog Z80, the same CPU that powers a lot of Sega Genesis DAC drivers, the genesis one was clocked at 3.58MHZ, this is clocked at 6MHZ, some genesis DAC drivers can play PCM at 8 bit 26KHZ, so theoretically, this can do 8 bit 43.5KHZ.
Is there a way to keep the memory from clearing when changing the aaa batteries? I really hate having to spend time re-installing crash and ht2 on my ti82.
If your calc mem-clears on battery change, it's most likely because the backup battery (the button cell one) is dead. Btw just to make sure, you should always shut off your calc before changing batteries.
Ron Patricio I dont believe so, it only supports the monochrome models, ti-82 through ti-84 silver edition, plus all the models that actually have a 2.5mm serial port. It could technically work on the ti-84 cse but the vast majority of it would have to be reprogrammed.
You can also download an emulator to emulate a ti-82 and do it that way. I hear there's an emulator called tilem or something, just look up tilem ti-84 emulator, it can emukate almost all calcs and it works pretty good from what I hear.
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And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why all these fancy-ass thousand-dollar DAWs and stuff are nothing but over-engineered pieces of junk. A CALCULATOR beating the shit out of most synths with 1-bit.
+theminkowskitensor It's explicitly stated "It outputs 1-bit sound through the calculator link port." Remember your portable CD players with 1-bit DAC? Here you go, same thing implemented in software.
Having done quite a bit of work, including sound output, with the TI dataport, I just came here to confirm that this is pretty awesome.
Last stable build was in 2018.. this is absolutely fucking brilliant & I have a few TI’s to donate to the cause!!
how’s everything going mate? I feel like this needs to be more relevant these days with the booooom in both interest & price of Teenage Engineering PO’s………
The operator with a pocket calculator? Should totally try doing that song on the TI!
Yeah!
I find it impressive that you managed to get not only that bit of grayscale on the interface but still have enough cycles to play the music.
Man, that tune is just savage. Great work !
Holy crap, this is like lsdj on the TI !!! This is really cool!!!
astonishing music for something this far from being a musical instrument
smashing it
Awesome software! I bought an 83 at a flea market for the equivalent of about $1.50... I finally know what I wanna do with it.
awesome composition !!!
sounds like a c64 sid chip a little
with duty cycles yes
Did you know if you put these calculators next to a radio tuned to a station with no signal, they will make neat calculator noises when performing operations and running programs? I think there even some Assembly programs you can run that'll play music/sound effects intentionally completely wirelessly.
this is beyond amazing
If I didn't need my Ti83 for college I'd put this on it, but when I graduate I'm definitely putting it on.
The song starting at 03:15 is great ! Damn, my old calculator is a TI-86 :(
This is so great!! I just wanted to sell mine, glad I did not!
Soooo nice ! Great job !
Math: Finally good for something.
always good for something. this comment was written with the help of math dude
Oh boy. A new version. Gotta try this out.
the song at the end is freaking great!
this shit is so hard man. fantastic work!
OOOHH Yeaaaah! This Sounds incredible
This is awesome! I have a ti 83 +. I have downloaded files to do this. I have a ti 89 that i found a music a flash app called music station or something like that. I was watching a video few year back about the app. I don't remember what the video was called but the app does work it does play music you create on a music sheet in app and it will output it to the link cable would go you need adapter from the small audio looking jack to big audio jack and used your headphones or you could use RF transmitter and transmit to a unused radio station to hear the audio. The app isn't as apressive as this though.
I used to have one of those. Who would have thought!
Dude, that was badass
this dude is my hero
Incredible work!
fucking what!?
this is amazing, I'm more than impressed.
this is one of the hardest things I have ever seen
this is incredible
👍What cable link did you used? Can I use an arduino? I have the TI82 with version 18.0 Thanks.
I knew the TI graphing calculators served a bigger purpose. I’m getting in on the action!!
Listen to the operator of this pocket calculator!
3 people have a Casio... ;)
So ?
3 people downvoted this video, that's all :)
Eric F. I have a Casio on my wrist too and I liked the video. I don't get your point 🙂
It's a just a harmless joke mate, no offense intended. A remniscence to the good old days of platform flamewars (C64 vs Spectrum, Amiga vs Atari ST) :D
utz ztuutz No worries man, I was just asking.
Which ones the best out of the TI-82/83/83+/84+ ???
This is bonkers!
Can i use a USB to 2.5mm to connect to my TI 83? I'm getting mixed answers all over
This RULEZ.
is there any difference between sound quality on ti-82/ti-84?
i would like to know hot to insal on mac as im struggling with that
did you figure it out? what’s the problem? I figure TI Connect would work…
Respect!!!
Having a little trouble get this going. I have a TI-82 with a TL-Graphlink USB cable. I'm opening TILP to transfer the files but there appears to be no communication. Any ideas ?
Did you put the TI in receive mode (2nd -> LINK -> LEFT -> ENTER)? The 82 doesn't do passive com like the later models do. Also, check that TiLP has the correct settings (Ctrl+D), and that your calc's battery is reasonably fresh.
Yes, the TI is in receive mode and AAA batteries are fresh. With the TiLP settings how do i know which device to select ? I have tried them all and constantly get errors.
The error I'm receiving is "the cable cannot be used. Cause: the cable has not been initialized due to a previous/current error"
This is awesome
Haahhahaha, most impressive! :)
Great work! (And the song too! ;) ).
Who paused the video to time to identify all of the individual cool retro hardware? Atari SI mouse. Timex T1000. Original Gameboy. What else?
+Frank Murphy zx81
The huge thing with a plastic cover was a TI-92 II i guess
So how about the TI-85? The TI-82 was a striped down version of that thing..
The TI-85 uses a different display system (memory-mapped vs port based in the 82/83/+), so unfortunately it's not HT2 compatible. I do have an 85 laying around though and I'm not gonna let that rot away, so stay tuned ;)
ti 85 has a motorola 68000 CPU (same one in the mega drive/sega genesis/amiga/very old macs/etc) while the 82/83/84 all has Z80 CPUs
Is that Connected using a Standard 3.5mm audio cable? Hmm.
+Katsuhiko Jinnai 2.5mm converter
ive got a casio fx-9750g. any chance i get to join in on the fun?
Not until you swap that casio for a ti, unfortunately. Generally speaking, sound is possible on the fx series, and I'd be interested in coding something for these calcs. But I'd need someone to donate me one for development first.
Man, I'm cannot get this to upload to my TI-82 (19.0). I can get crash to upload just fine but ht2.82p gives me an error every time. I tried using tilp but honestly I can't even get the application up an running (way above my skills apparently). I loaded "crash.82b" via TI Device Explorer no problem. Any advice? I'm dying to try this out.
+Sean Halas Well, if you got TiLP up an running, you've already made it through the most tricky part ;) What's the error you're getting? Also, does the error still occur with the latest version ( github.com/utz82/HoustonTracker2/releases/download/v2.10/ht210.zip )?
Unfortunately, I cannot get TiLP up an running. I have no idea what to do for Mac so I dusted off my old PC laptop and tried that. Unfortunately the install fails because of missing GTK+ libraries are not installed. It says it will download them during install but it fails. It appears the site they are located is not up still. Is there an easy setup version of TiLP for Mac? I'm not afraid of using the terminal but I know so little about it that I don't use it unless I'm following a guide.
sorry, yes, latest version (ht210>ht2.82p)
Where did he even get that cable? i would solder one myself but for the life of me can't find such a tiny weeny TRS pin
very late, but it's a 2.5mm to RCA cable; i'm pretty sure you can find them at RadioShack etc. because of older camcorders and whatnot liking to use 2.5mm for their outputs
Great! Irrlicht you are insane! ];D
Any chance for a high quality download of your example piece?
It's on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/irrlicht-project/houstontracker-2-sound-demo
On the newer 15MHz calculators, would there be enough CPU cycles left over to build a rhythm game around something like this?
+imamagedude Damn, I thought I replied to this already. The answer is: Yes, it would be possible even at 6MHz.
game gear alien sounds the same, i love it !
how did you put the soft ware on to it
come one! this one is a badass 8 bit sound! thank you, I'll try it on my TI 84+... What cable are you using for output? normal Y cable?
+Emiliano Barros It's a 2.5(!)mm jack plug at the calculator end. Those can be a little tricky to come by - some cheap mp3 players use them, though, so check your nearest flea market ;) Or you can sacrifice your calc-2-calc link cable if you have one of those.
The ones left out are those with a TI-84+ CE, unfortunately this includes me
i sorta doubt i can get one of these calculators on brazil :( but this is impressive!
is there some emulator for it somewhere?
+raphaelgoulart Yes, you can use tilem2 ( lpg.ticalc.org/prj_tilem/ ). Best to build it from the development version.
+Lassi Kinnunen Yes, sound is possible with tilem2, though the functionality is a bit hidden (right click -> Link Cable -> Connect to Speakers)
+utz ztuutz Is this only possible on the Linux version? I'm running the Windows version of tilem2 and I don't see this option anywhere.
+digivince Very sorry for late reply... completely forgot that there's no sound on stock tilem2. Here's a beta version that has sound: tilem.sourceforge.net/beta/tilem-2.1-beta-20130325.exe
utz ztuutz Thanks for letting me know! I've been working solely with LSDJ and though I don't have any means of getting this onto my TI-83 at the moment, I still really want to try my hand at this software.
Well, you could make a PCM driver, seeing that this has a Zilog Z80, the same CPU that powers a lot of Sega Genesis DAC drivers, the genesis one was clocked at 3.58MHZ, this is clocked at 6MHZ, some genesis DAC drivers can play PCM at 8 bit 26KHZ, so theoretically, this can do 8 bit 43.5KHZ.
Is there a way to keep the memory from clearing when changing the aaa batteries? I really hate having to spend time re-installing crash and ht2 on my ti82.
If your calc mem-clears on battery change, it's most likely because the backup battery (the button cell one) is dead. Btw just to make sure, you should always shut off your calc before changing batteries.
Awesome!
Is a normal ti83 no good?
this guy is a boss
But does it play Doom while you do this?
hry i have one ti calculator..does it work with TI84 plus ce-t? pleassee lol
Ron Patricio
I dont believe so, it only supports the monochrome models, ti-82 through ti-84 silver edition, plus all the models that actually have a 2.5mm serial port. It could technically work on the ti-84 cse but the vast majority of it would have to be reprogrammed.
You can also download an emulator to emulate a ti-82 and do it that way. I hear there's an emulator called tilem or something, just look up tilem ti-84 emulator, it can emukate almost all calcs and it works pretty good from what I hear.
how do I quit the app?
killed it!
wish i had this in math class
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Nice work! :D
Yes!
OH MY GOD....Graphing a song OMG OMG!
does this work on the TI92?
+ieatmails No, it only works on (some) TIs with Z80 CPU. TI92 has 68k CPU. I'm working on some stuff for the 68k series though, so stay tuned ;)
Pitty it doesn’t work on the Plus CE models. It would make them worth while owning.
Calculator Core
Next up: Guy turns a piece of paper into a car
Tremendo
🤬 I still haven’t gotten my hands on this machine, but soon the stars will align, soon...
Plenty of them on the eBays!
Ozzelot I know, but the South African postal system is slow as ever. So I’m just sitting patiently waiting
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why all these fancy-ass thousand-dollar DAWs and stuff are nothing but over-engineered pieces of junk. A CALCULATOR beating the shit out of most synths with 1-bit.
+theminkowskitensor It's explicitly stated "It outputs 1-bit sound through the calculator link port." Remember your portable CD players with 1-bit DAC? Here you go, same thing implemented in software.
bravo!
Like a boss!
Dude, fantastic, but ffs clip those nails, they give me them creeps.
Sick👍
I know what i am buying when i get back home 🤣
fuck yeah this is extremely sweet
neat!!
Sounds very much like a Gameboy...
dude the panning and effects and everything at the end, sounds nasty
I hear Orbital
1 bit? Too many bits. I'm a hipster, so I demand less bits. Give me zero, then it'll finally be cool.
Oh My God o.O
Fucking genius
Witchcraft! Burn it!
Awesome!
Does this work on TI 84?
Then00bhunt3r There's waaaay better for TI84 :p
(You can put vocal music with an awesome quality, unfortunately, you can only put 1mn song)
Then00bhunt3r
I have a ti-84 plus silver edition, it works. I believe it works on almost all of em ti-82 thru ti-84.