Re: Apple II music?

[winstonsmith <winston19842005@yahoo.com>]

On Aug 24, 10:17 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Bill Buckels wrote:
> > "limtc" <thyech...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Is there any Apple II-related music that once you hear it, you are reminded
> >> of Apple II?
>
> > IMO there is not. Back in those days it was considered pretty cool by "the
> > common man" to play songs through the speaker. Sound cards were pretty much
> > unaffordable by "the common man" and a non-standard luxury so until the GS
> > unless you owned a C64 with a SID chip or had a load of midi gear or a big
> > fat wallet the music was just speaker clicks.
>
> I'm proud to say that I've had a hand in changing that!  ;-)
>
> Check out SOUND.EDITOR, RT.SYNTH, or SYNTH on my website.  They all
> produce full-flavored sound from the 1-bit speaker (or cassette port).
> In fact, you really need to attach headphones or an external speaker
> to hear all the sound.
>
> Of course, that doesn't really address the OP's question--sounds
> that we are likely to associate with the Apple II.
>
> Though it isn't "music", I find the Apple II "beep" to be instantly
> recognizable when I hear it coming from a back room in a dentist's
> office, for example.

Just as I always suspect it will be followed by a Disk ][ powering-up
to a chatter!