as a kid i didn't understand much about how it worked; i mostly played around with it to get "laser" sound effects, but in retrospect it was astonishingly sophisticated for an 8 bit home computer. (which described a lot of the machine's capabilities!)
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the bbc had an amazing command, ENVELOPE, which let you shape the amplitude envelope of a sound. you can read more about it here: https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/keeping-us-posted/3303
as a kid i didn't understand much about how it worked; i mostly played around with it to get "laser" sound effects, but in retrospect it was astonishingly sophisticated for an 8 bit home computer. (which described a lot of the machine's capabilities!)