Hello.
I'm not really satisfied of Hatari DMA sound emulation.
Basically, Hatari lacks a low-pass filter, which is a key signature of
STe DMA sound at low frequencies such as 6 or 12 KHz.
This can particularly be heard in Lethal Xcess. Digidrums are very
bass-boosted on real hardware. On the other hand, on Hatari (emulating
sound at 44 KHz), we can hear some bogus-treeble sound. This is typical
of samples upscaled with "nearest" algorithm, without filter.
I played Lethal Xcess with Effects only, and I recorded the sound with
Hatari feature. See explosion sound as attachment.
I looked at it with Audacity.
First, see audacity1.png. We can see big stairs effect, which is typical
of upscaling with "nearest" algorithm.
But if you look closely, there are big peaks at the beginning of each
step. This is particularly visible when zooming more, see audacity2.png.
That's a complete nonsense. I can't understand where such peaks come
from. They cause the apparition of bogus high frequencies, even more
than standard upscaling. On the contrary, a normal low-pass filter would
smooth such transitions. While currently, Hatari does the opposite,
degrading the sound instead of improving it.
Definitely, Hatari STe sound can be improved.
I don't hear such problem in Steem.