Re: Apple II music?

[Zero dB <no@email.com>]

On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:17:37 -0700, "Michael J. Mahon"
<mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

>Bill Buckels wrote:
>> "limtc" <thyechean@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 instantly recognize the sound of a
>C. Itoh dot matrix printer.  ;-)
>
>-michael
>
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>
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Great apps btw. I'm working them into the 8-bit portion of my studio
where the mssiah (c64 sid synth/seq)  resides, and now the apple II
has a dedicated i/o fader as well.  Not to mention the incredible
sounds posted on your site from the apple crate II :)   I need one of
THOSE in my studio!! :)

-Jayson 

jayson dot removethis anderson at gmail