Available on: c128 sg1000 c64 atari atarixl plus4 cpc sc3000 coleco msx1

PLAY (instruction)

This command allows you to play a certain note, for a certain time and on certain channels. The command has a number of variations. First, you can omit the channel. In this case, the sound will be played on all channels (or on those enabled by the VOICES/CHANNELS command). Then you can omit the duration, in which case the sound will continue to play while the next instruction is executed. Duration is expressed in milliseconds.

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SYNTAX

 PLAY #note[, #duration] [ON #channels]


Legend
  • id : identifier
  • type : datatype
  • v : value
  • "..." : string
  • [...] : optional

EXAMPLE

 PLAY #32
 PLAY #24, #250
 PLAY #60, #1250 ON #%001


ABBREVIATION: Py

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In order to reduce space you can use this abbreviation for this instruction: 

PLAY (instruction) ↔ Py

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