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PS1 Audio Implementation Spec

docs/ps1/audio-optimization-spec.md

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Active PS1 reference. This is active engineering documentation for the PS1 port. It is close enough to the code that stale claims here become real bugs.

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Outline

  • PS1 Audio Implementation Spec
    1. Sound Inventory
  • 1.1 Source Format
  • 1.2 Complete Sound Table
  • 1.3 Key Observations
    1. Current PS1 Implementation Status
    1. SPU RAM Budget
  • 3.1 SPU RAM Layout
  • 3.2 Current ADPCM Sizes (from existing VAG files)
  • 3.3 After Optimizations
  • 3.4 Verdict: Sample Rate Reduction Not Needed
    1. Loading Strategy: Full Preload at Startup
  • 4.1 Recommendation: Preload All Sounds
  • 4.2 Main RAM Impact During Loading

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