Stefs XGM can only play back one sound effect at a time?

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I've never been able to quite decipher if more than one sound effect can play at a time. This is the typical code I see:

boomsound:
                   asm    
                       lea     BOOMpcm,a1                  ; put address of sample in a1
                       move.l  #(BOOMpcm_end-BOOMpcm),d1   ; put length of sample in d1
                       move.l  #((1<<4)|1),d2              ; put priority and channel number in d2
                   end asm
                   xgm_playPCM
                   return  

I'm not sure if there is a way to declare which channel the sound plays in from this code snippet. I also don't know if this will interfere with music playback. midi2vgm seems to use the YM2612 channels 1 through 5. If I play back more than one sound (once I know how to do so) will it mess with the music?

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The |1 can be changed from 0 to 3. This is the channel, so you can play multiple effects at once (up to 4)

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Feb 18, 2017 10:34:03 GMT -5 @elusive said:

The |1 can be changed from 0 to 3. This is the channel, so you can play multiple effects at once (up to 4)

Thank you for the clarification! And, just to be super clear: these aren't the same "channels" as the music tracks are playing on, right?

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Nope, different channel.