Feature Request - Export subcommand

[jgshaban]

Hi there! I've been playing around with your project for a few days now. It's very neat! I've been poking around seeing what I could do with it.

I noticed you had feature in the GUI called "Export" that allows a user to save a WAV file made by TMS-Express' built-in emulator.

I was wondering if it would be possible to add that same functionality when invoking TMS-Express from the command line? Having a subcommand to output a WAV instead of a bitstream seems like it would be really handy! In fact, after taking a few minutes to look around, I think that would make this not only an encoder, but possibly one of the only standalone LPC emulators around that doesn't require an Arduino.

[jaybird110127]

I'd love this as well! I'm blind, so generally prefer command line apps when possible, and would love a decoder! Bonus points if you can throw binary data at it that isn't even valid LPC data and get a wav of all sorts of cool circuit bent noises!

[jaybird110127]

Another comment: If a decoder is added, could there be a way to build just the command line tools without the GUI, so as not to have to have QT installed at all, which I have no other use for at this point?

[tornupnegatives]

Thanks for the feedback! I plan to bring the CLI up to date with the GUI soon, including adding support for LPC synthesis. As far as accessibility features go, please feel free to open issues where things may be further improved.

[jaybird110127]

You're welcome. I guess I was ready to fall asleep last night, as for some reason I thought there was a build for Windows, but apparently not, and no instructions. Unfortunately I don't have a Mac or a GUI environment under Linux, so I really can't test this for accessibility. What I'd love is command line tools that would build under Cygwin, though I understand that's probably not your main focus at this time.

[tornupnegatives]

Are you able to run TMS Express through WSL? I do not have a Windows machine or the development know-how to compile a Qt app for that architecture.

[jaybird110127]

I could probably run command line tools, but doubt I could run the GUI, and at least in the version of WSL I have, audio doesn't actually work. This might have been fixed in a newer release though.