Sound Programming with PC Speaker - Chapter 23 of A to Z of C

web.archive.orgsite

PC speaker programming chapter of the "A to Z of C" book with source code.

from

DOS

added

2026-10-10

likes

0

similar

1. ▲
   Making some noise with the PC speaker! - by Mark Feldman web.archive.org

   site category #dos link ↗

   Very short tutorial on using the PIT for generating PC speaker frequency.

2. ▲
   How Oldschool Sound/Music worked - by 8-bit Guy youtube.com

   video category #dos link ↗

   Video about PC speaker, FM synthesizers in NES and Commodore 64, Yamaha OPL chip in AdLib and Sound Blaster sound cards, PCM samples and MOD music.

   
3. ▲
   LGR - Evolution of PC Audio - As Told by Secret of Monkey Island youtube.com

   video category #dos link ↗

   Comparison of playing the intro theme of Secret of Monkey Island through PC speaker, IBM PCjr/Tandy, AdLib, Game Blaster, Roland LAPC-1/MT-32, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland SCC-1 MIDI, SB16 Waveblaster/AWE32 and CD quality digital audio.

   
4. ▲
   Let's Code - MS DOS - by root42 youtube.com

   site category #dos link ↗

   DOS programming tutorial series including VGA, SoundBlaster and VGA Mode X.

5. ▲
   Sound Blaster 16 Programming Document 3.5 by Ethan Brodsky web.archive.org

   site category #dos link ↗

   Programming the Sound Blaster 16 DSP CT1341 chip for recording and playback of digitized audio.

6. ▲
   Frequencies of Musical Notes web.archive.org

   site category #dos link ↗

   Frequency table usable to parameterize the PC speaker.

DOS › Tutorials and programming resources > Sound > PC Speaker: “PC speaker programming chapter of the "A to Z of C" book with source code.”