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==Music Development== | ==Music Development== | ||
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| + | For early games, the music is written by [[David Warhol]], and he used the music in assembly. Most of the time, [[Rob Hubbard]] is the main composer, and he wrote it in assembly. | ||
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| + | [[Rob Hubbard]] is the only person who wrote this driver. He wrote it in assembly. | ||
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| + | ===GEN=== | ||
| + | Electronic Arts programmed many variants of the sound driver, some of them were from Z80 instruments. Among them were [[Rob Hubbard]] and [[Steve Hayes]]. | ||
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| + | ===SNES=== | ||
| + | For Electronic Arts' Canadian branch, [[Kris Hatlelid]] and [[Alan Stewart]] programmed their own sound driver using a MIDI conversion tool. By the way the engine was programmed, [[SPC]] files are undumpable and instead must be ripped as [[SNSF]] files. | ||
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| + | For other games, EA used their own version of the [[Kankichi-kun]] sound driver used by mostly Japanese developers. | ||
==File Formats== | ==File Formats== | ||
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==Audio Personnel== | ==Audio Personnel== | ||
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* [[David Whittaker]] | * [[David Whittaker]] | ||
* [[Don Veca]] | * [[Don Veca]] | ||
| + | * [[Hitoshi Oikawa]] - Sound programmer for Japanese branch. | ||
* [[Kevin Pickell]] | * [[Kevin Pickell]] | ||
* [[Michael Bartlow]] | * [[Michael Bartlow]] | ||
* [[Miles Ludwig]] (Under contract from [[Children's Television Workshop]].) | * [[Miles Ludwig]] (Under contract from [[Children's Television Workshop]].) | ||
| + | * [[Naoki Kitamoto]] - Sound programmer for Japanese branch. | ||
* [[Peter Durwood]] (Under contract from [[Children's Television Workshop]].) | * [[Peter Durwood]] (Under contract from [[Children's Television Workshop]].) | ||
* [[Rob Hubbard]] | * [[Rob Hubbard]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:35, 31 December 2020
| Electronic Arts | |
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| Founded | 1982-05-28 |
| Headquarters | Redwood City, California, USA |
| Website | www.ea.com |
| Other Names | EA, EA Sports, EA Games, エレクトロニック・アーツ・ビクター株式会社 (Electronic Arts Victor Co., Ltd.) |
Electronic Arts (better known as EA) is an American game company with many branches around the world. It was founded by Trip Hawkins in 1982. Over the years, the company has acquired a large amount of other video game development studios for their intellectual property rights.
Contents
Games
Music Development
C64
For early games, the music is written by David Warhol, and he used the music in assembly. Most of the time, Rob Hubbard is the main composer, and he wrote it in assembly.
NES
Rob Hubbard is the only person who wrote this driver. He wrote it in assembly.
GEN
Electronic Arts programmed many variants of the sound driver, some of them were from Z80 instruments. Among them were Rob Hubbard and Steve Hayes.
SNES
For Electronic Arts' Canadian branch, Kris Hatlelid and Alan Stewart programmed their own sound driver using a MIDI conversion tool. By the way the engine was programmed, SPC files are undumpable and instead must be ripped as SNSF files.
For other games, EA used their own version of the Kankichi-kun sound driver used by mostly Japanese developers.
File Formats
Audio Personnel
- David Warhol
- David Whittaker
- Don Veca
- Hitoshi Oikawa - Sound programmer for Japanese branch.
- Kevin Pickell
- Michael Bartlow
- Miles Ludwig (Under contract from Children's Television Workshop.)
- Naoki Kitamoto - Sound programmer for Japanese branch.
- Peter Durwood (Under contract from Children's Television Workshop.)
- Rob Hubbard
- Spencer Grey (Under contract from Children's Television Workshop.)
- Valerie Vigoda (Under contract from Children's Television Workshop.)
Links
- ea.com - Official.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts - Wikipedia.
