diff --git a/example/aica/aica.mk b/example/aica/aica.mk
index f2bc80c..30c970f 100644
--- a/example/aica/aica.mk
+++ b/example/aica/aica.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ example/aica/aica.elf: $(START_OBJ) $(AICA_OBJ)
 AICA_XM_OBJ = \
 	example/aica/aica_xm.o \
 	sh7091/serial.o \
-	example/arm/xm.bin.o \
-	example/arm/channel.bin.o
+	example/arm/channel.bin.o \
+	sh7091/c_serial.o \
+	printf/printf.o \
+	printf/unparse.o \
+	printf/parse.o \
+	xm/milkypack01.xm.o
 
 example/aica/aica_xm.elf: LDSCRIPT = $(LIB)/main.lds
 example/aica/aica_xm.elf: $(START_OBJ) $(AICA_XM_OBJ)
diff --git a/example/aica/aica_xm.cpp b/example/aica/aica_xm.cpp
index b96743e..9186f1a 100644
--- a/example/aica/aica_xm.cpp
+++ b/example/aica/aica_xm.cpp
@@ -1,18 +1,149 @@
 #include "memorymap.hpp"
-#include "sh7091/serial.hpp"
 #include "systembus.hpp"
 #include "systembus_bits.hpp"
 #include "aica/aica.hpp"
+
 #include "sh7091/sh7091.hpp"
 #include "sh7091/sh7091_bits.hpp"
+#include "sh7091/serial.hpp"
+#include "printf/printf.h"
 
 #include "assert.h"
 
-#include "example/arm/xm.bin.h"
+//#include "example/arm/xm.bin.h"
+#include "xm/xm.h"
+#include "xm/milkypack01.xm.h"
 
 extern void * _binary_start __asm("_binary_example_arm_channel_bin_start");
 extern void * _binary_size __asm("_binary_example_arm_channel_bin_size");
 
+constexpr int max_patterns = 64;
+constexpr int max_instruments = 128;
+struct xm_state {
+  xm_header_t * header;
+  xm_pattern_header_t * pattern_header[max_patterns];
+  xm_instrument_header_t * instrument_header[max_instruments];
+  xm_sample_header_t * sample_header[max_instruments]; // array
+  int sample_data_offset[max_instruments];
+};
+
+xm_state xm = {0};
+
+void print_u8(int8_t * chars, int length, const char * end)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+    int8_t c = chars[i];
+    if (c >= 0x20 && c <= 0x7e) {
+      sh7091_character(c);
+    } else {
+      printf("\\x%02x", c);
+    }
+  }
+  if (end != NULL) {
+    while (*end != 0)
+      sh7091_character(*end++);
+  }
+}
+
+int s16(void * buf)
+{
+  uint8_t * b = (uint8_t *)buf;
+  int16_t v = (b[0] << 0) | (b[1] << 8);
+  return v;
+}
+
+int s32(void * buf)
+{
+  uint8_t * b = (uint8_t *)buf;
+  int32_t v = (b[0] << 0) | (b[1] << 8) | (b[2] << 16) | (b[3] << 24);
+  return v;
+}
+
+uint8_t __attribute__((aligned(32))) sample_data[512 * 1024];
+int sample_data_ix;
+
+int unpack_sample(int buf, int offset, xm_sample_header_t * sample_header)
+{
+  int size = s32(&sample_header->sample_length);
+  if (sample_header->type & (1 << 4)) { // 16-bit samples
+    int num_samples = size / 2;
+    int old = 0;
+    volatile int16_t * out = (volatile int16_t *)(&sample_data[sample_data_ix]);
+    int16_t * in = (int16_t *)(buf + offset);
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_samples; i++) {
+      old += s16(&in[i]);
+      out[i] = old;
+    }
+  } else { // 8-bit
+    int num_samples = size;
+    int old = 0;
+    volatile int8_t * out = (volatile int8_t *)(&sample_data[sample_data_ix]);
+    int8_t * in = (int8_t *)(buf + offset);
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_samples; i++) {
+      old += in[i];
+      out[i] = old;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (size & 1) {
+    size += 1;
+  }
+
+  return size;
+}
+
+int xm_samples_init(int buf, int offset, int instrument_ix, int number_of_samples)
+{
+  xm_sample_header_t * sample_header[number_of_samples];
+  xm.sample_header[instrument_ix] = (xm_sample_header_t *)(buf + offset);
+  for (int i = 0; i < number_of_samples; i++) {
+    sample_header[i] = (xm_sample_header_t *)(buf + offset);
+    offset += (sizeof (xm_sample_header_t));
+  }
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < number_of_samples; i++) {
+    int sample_length = s32(&sample_header[i]->sample_length);
+    if (sample_length > 0) {
+      printf("instrument % 2d sample_length % 6d ix %d\n", instrument_ix, sample_length, sample_data_ix);
+      xm.sample_data_offset[instrument_ix] = sample_data_ix;
+      sample_data_ix += unpack_sample(buf, offset, sample_header[i]);
+      assert(sample_data_ix <= (int)(sizeof (sample_data)));
+    }
+    offset += sample_length;
+  }
+  return offset;
+}
+
+void xm_init(int buf)
+{
+  sample_data_ix = 0;
+
+  xm.header = (xm_header_t *)(buf);
+
+  int offset = s32(&xm.header->header_size) + (offsetof (struct xm_header, header_size));
+  int number_of_patterns = s16(&xm.header->number_of_patterns);
+  printf("number_of_patterns: %d\n", number_of_patterns);
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < number_of_patterns; i++) {
+    xm_pattern_header_t * pattern_header = (xm_pattern_header_t *)(buf + offset);
+    xm.pattern_header[i] = pattern_header;
+    offset += s32(&pattern_header->pattern_header_length) + s16(&pattern_header->packed_pattern_data_size);
+  }
+  printf("end_of_patterns: %d\n", offset);
+
+  int number_of_instruments = s16(&xm.header->number_of_instruments);
+  for (int i = 0; i < number_of_instruments; i++) {
+    xm_instrument_header_t * instrument_header = (xm_instrument_header_t *)(buf + offset);
+
+    xm.instrument_header[i] = instrument_header;
+    offset += s32(&instrument_header->instrument_size);
+
+    int number_of_samples = s16(&instrument_header->number_of_samples);
+    offset = xm_samples_init(buf, offset, i, number_of_samples);
+  }
+  printf("end_of_instruments: %d\n", offset);
+}
+
 void wait()
 {
   uint32_t ffst = system.FFST;
@@ -53,35 +184,67 @@ void g2_aica_dma_wait_complete()
   // wait for maple DMA completion
   while ((system.ISTNRM & istnrm::end_of_dma_aica_dma) == 0);
   system.ISTNRM = istnrm::end_of_dma_aica_dma;
+  assert(g2_if.ADST == 0);
 }
 
-uint8_t __attribute__((aligned(32))) zero[32768] = {0};
+uint8_t __attribute__((aligned(32))) zero[0x28c0] = {};
 
 void main()
 {
   serial::init(0);
 
-  const int start = reinterpret_cast<int>(&_binary_start);
-  const int size = reinterpret_cast<int>(&_binary_size);
+  int buf = (int)&_binary_xm_milkypack01_xm_start;
+  xm_init(buf);
 
   wait(); aica_sound.common.vreg_armrst = aica::vreg_armrst::ARMRST(1);
   wait(); aica_sound.common.dmea0_mrwinh = aica::dmea0_mrwinh::MRWINH(0b0111);
   system.ISTNRM = istnrm::end_of_dma_aica_dma;
 
-  g2_aica_dma((uint32_t)&aica_sound, (int)zero, 32768);
+  // slot/common: 00700000 - 007028c0 (excludes vreg_armrst)
+  g2_aica_dma((uint32_t)0x00700000, (int)zero, 0x28c0);
   g2_aica_dma_wait_complete();
-  assert(g2_if.ADST == 0);
-  g2_aica_dma((uint32_t)aica_wave_memory, start, size);
-  g2_aica_dma_wait_complete();
-  assert(g2_if.ADST == 0);
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < size / 4; i++) {
-    wait();
-    assert(aica_wave_memory[i] == ((uint32_t*)start)[i]);
+  // dsp        : 00703000 - 007045c8
+  g2_aica_dma((uint32_t)0x00703000, (int)zero, 0x15e0);
+  g2_aica_dma_wait_complete();
+
+  printf("i[0] start %d size %d\n",
+         xm.sample_data_offset[0],
+         s32(&xm.sample_header[0]->sample_length));
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+    serial::hexlify(&sample_data[i * 16], 16);
   }
 
+  printf("transfer %08x %08x %d\n", (int)aica_wave_memory, (int)sample_data, sample_data_ix);
+  // wave memory
+  g2_aica_dma((int)aica_wave_memory, (int)sample_data, (sample_data_ix + 31) & (~31));
+  g2_aica_dma_wait_complete();
+  g2_aica_dma((int)aica_wave_memory, (int)sample_data, (sample_data_ix + 31) & (~31));
+  g2_aica_dma_wait_complete();
+
+  /*
+  for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+    volatile uint8_t * s = &((volatile uint8_t*)aica_wave_memory)[i * 16];
+    for (int j = 0; j < 16; j++) {
+      wait();
+      serial::hexlify(s[j]);
+      serial::character(' ');
+    }
+    serial::character('\n');
+  }
+  */
+
+  sh7091.TMU.TSTR = 0; // stop all timers
+  sh7091.TMU.TOCR = tmu::tocr::tcoe::tclk_is_external_clock_or_input_capture;
+  sh7091.TMU.TCR0 = tmu::tcr0::tpsc::p_phi_256; // 256 / 50MHz = 5.12 μs ; underflows in ~1 hour
+  sh7091.TMU.TCOR0 = 0xffff'ffff;
+  sh7091.TMU.TCNT0 = 0xffff'ffff;
+  sh7091.TMU.TSTR = tmu::tstr::str0::counter_start;
+
   wait(); aica_sound.common.dmea0_mrwinh = aica::dmea0_mrwinh::MRWINH(0b0001);
 
+  /*
   wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].KYONB(1);
   wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].LPCTL(1);
   wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].PCMS(0);
@@ -92,7 +255,7 @@ void main()
   wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].RR(0x0);
   wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].AR(0x1f);
 
-  wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].OCT(0);
+  wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].OCT(-3);
   wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].FNS(0);
   wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].DISDL(0xf);
   wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].DIPAN(0x0);
@@ -108,12 +271,16 @@ void main()
     | aica::mono_mem8mb_dac18b_ver_mvol::MVOL(0xf) // 15/15 volume
     ;
 
-  wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].SA(44100 * 2);
+  wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].SA(xm.sample_data_offset[0]);
+  int lsa = xm.sample_header[0]->sample_loop_start / 2;
+  int lea = xm.sample_header[0]->sample_loop_length / 2;
+  printf("sa %d lsa %d lea %d\n", xm.sample_data_offset[0], lsa, lsa + lea);
+  wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].LSA(lsa);
+  wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].LEA(lsa + lea);
+  wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].KYONB(1);
   wait(); aica_sound.channel[0].KYONEX(1);
+  */
 
   while (1) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < 10000000; i++) {
-      asm volatile ("nop");
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/example/arm/channel.cpp b/example/arm/channel.cpp
index 6d7bc69..d976394 100644
--- a/example/arm/channel.cpp
+++ b/example/arm/channel.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void main()
 
   uint32_t segment = 0;
 
-  dram[0] = 0x11223344;
+  dram[0] = 0x11229944;
   dram[1] = sine_addr;
   constexpr uint32_t timer_a_interrupt = (1 << 6);
   aica_sound.common.scire = timer_a_interrupt;