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This is the source of a DOS .com file that plays the Blue Danube waltz. The executable is just 176 bytes in size. Code is re-used as data and vice versa.
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.model tiny
g4 equ 55-48 ; removed note-decoding !
a4 equ 57-48 ; now: storing midi-notes for octaves 0..2 and convert
h4 equ 59-48 ; to 4..6 with a simple add 48.
c5 equ 60-48
d5 equ 62-48
e5 equ 64-48
g5 equ 67-48
h5 equ 71-48
c6 equ 72-48
d6 equ 74-48
e6 equ 76-48
g6 equ 79-48 ; = 00011111b
pp equ 0 ; c4 is not used in the walz, using it as play-pause.
EOM equ 1 ; c#4 is also available... End Of Music
; warning: experts only beyond this point !
pau1 equ 00100000b ; bitfield definitions for note-compression
pau2 equ 01000000b ; you can or a pau to each note!
pau3 equ 01100000b
;rep1 equ 01000000b ; rep1 is history (only used once).
;rep3 equ 11000000b ; rep3 was never used.
rep2 equ 10000000b ; or a rep2 to a note to play it 3 times.
drumsize equ 5
.code
org 100h
start:
mov ah,9
mov dx,offset msg
int 21h ; print our headerstring
mov dx,0330h ; gus midi megaem -port
mov si,offset music_code ; start of music data
mainloop:
; get new note (melody)
xor bp,bp ; bp= repeat-counter
lodsb ; get a new note
cmp al, EOM ; check for end
jne continue
ret
continue:
jns no_rep2 ; check for rep2-Bit
inc bp
inc bp ; "build" repeat-counter
no_rep2:
push ax ; save the note for pause
; "convert" to midi-note
and al,00011111b
jz skip_pp ; check pp, keep it 0
add al,48 ; fix-up oktave
skip_pp:
xchg ax,bx ; bl= midi-note
play_again:
mov cl,3
push cx ; patch program (3= piano)
push 0c8h ; program change, channel 9
; wait (cx:dx) times
mov ah,86h ; wait a little bit
int 15h
; prepare drums
dec di ; get the current drum
jns no_drum_underflow
mov di,drumsize
no_drum_underflow:
; play drum
push dx ; volume drum
push [word ptr drumtrk+di] ; note drum
mov al,99h
push ax ; play channel 10
; play melody
push dx ; volume melody
push bx ; note melody
dec ax ; replaces dec al :)
push ax ; play channel 9
; send data to midi-port
mov cl,8 ; we have to send 8 bytes
play_loop:
pop ax ; get the midi event
out dx,al ; and send it
loop play_loop
; repeat "bp" times
dec bp ; repeat the note
jns play_again
; check and "play" pause
xor bx,bx ; clear the note, so we can hear
; a pause
; decode pause value
pop ax
test al,01100000b
jz mainloop ; no pause, get next note
; decrement pause value and save on stack
sub al,20h
push ax
jmp play_again ; and play next drum
; don't change the order of the following data, it is heavily crosslinked !
music_code db pp or rep2
db g4 or rep2 or pau1
db h4 or pau1, d5 or pau1, d5 or pau3
db d6 or pau1, d6 or pau3, h5 or pau1, h5 or pau3
db g4 or rep2 or pau1
db h4 or pau1, d5 or pau1, d5 or pau3
db d6 or pau1, d6 or pau3, c6 or pau1, c6 or pau3
db a4 or rep2 or pau1
db c5 or pau1, e5 or pau1, e5 or pau3
db e6 or pau1, e6 or pau3, c6 or pau1, c6 or pau3
db a4 or rep2 or pau1
db c5 or pau1, e5 or pau1, e5 or pau3
db e6 or pau1, e6 or pau3, h5 or pau1, h5 or pau3
db g4 or rep2 or pau1
db h4 or pau1, g5 or pau1, g5 or pau3
db g6 or pau1, g6 or pau3, d6 or pau1, d6 or pau3
db g4 or rep2 or pau1
db h4 or pau1, g5 or pau1, g5 or pau3
db g6 or pau1, g6 or pau3, e6 or pau1, e6 or pau3
db a4 or rep2 or pau1
db c5 or pau1, e5 or pau1, e5 or pau3, pp or pau3
db c5 or pau1, e5 or pau1, h5 or pau3, pp or pau3, d5 or pau1
db h4 or pau1, h4 or pau3
db a4 or pau1, e5 or pau3
db d5 or pau1, g4 or pau2
; db g4 or rep1 or pau1
; replace this last "rep1"-note with two (equal-sounding) notes
db g4
db g4 or pau1
msg db EOM, 'Docking Station',10,'doj&sub'
drumtrk db 36, 42, 38, 42, 38, 59 ; reversed order to save some bytes !
end start