kenb@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Ken Bright) (08/13/88)
So, how can I use a C-64 for music? I recall alot of "discussion"
about a year ago arguing over which was best, an Atari or Amiga,
for MIDI music. How 'bout the C-64, can I put a MIDI interface on it?
Any recommendations?
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{sri-unix or pyramid}!ctnews!kenb czei@accelerator.eng.ohio-state.edu (Michael S. Czeiszperger) (08/15/88)
In article <449@mitisft.Convergent.COM> kenb@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Ken Bright) writes: > >So, how can I use a C-64 for music? I recall alot of "discussion" >about a year ago arguing over which was best, an Atari or Amiga, >for MIDI music. How 'bout the C-64, can I put a MIDI interface on it? >Any recommendations? > I own a C-64 MIDI setup with Dr. T's KCS sequencer and a "Model T" interface. The sequencer costs around $100 and the interface was $90, but I definately think it was worth the money. Personally, I like the simple C64 version of KCS much better than the Atari version, because the Atari version has an incredibly non-intuitive user interface. At least the C64 program has a menu, so you can figure out how to do everything by reading the options. The only drawback to the program is the low resolution per quarter-note. This setup was used to create the music for the film Vision Obious, winner in the "music visualization" category in the 1987 National Computer Graphics Association's juried exhibit, as well as a 3rd place entry in Yamaha's 1987 "Works on Disk" contest for the TX816. I was considering selling the C64 MIDI setup now that I have a mac, but the Mac KCS is just a port of the Atari version which I don't like. It will be a long while until the mac version is usable. -- Michael S. Czeiszperger | "The only good composer is a dead composer" Systems Analyst | Snail: 2015 Neil Avenue (614) The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH 43210 292- ARPA:czei@accelerator.eng.ohio-state.edu PAN:CZEI 0161