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Music expansion system for c64 Q.

Posted: 06/04/2006 - 7:28
by MogBog
I posted this in Lemon, but might ask here as well..
By luck I came across this 5 octave keyboard for c64.
This music guy up the street got it by someone which had found it in a container or something...
It apparently will give more polyphony(8!!!!) and have a module device with xtra module input (for sounds?).
The case tels it's also MIDI compatible.
I've tried to search here at Lemon, and browsed a few pages that have hardware but with no luck.

Do some of you have information on this or know where to start looking ?

Re: Music expansion system for c64 Q.

Posted: 06/04/2006 - 7:35
by Chris Abbott
MogBog wrote:I posted this in Lemon, but might ask here as well..
By luck I came across this 5 octave keyboard for c64.
This music guy up the street got it by someone which had found it in a container or something...
It apparently will give more polyphony(8!!!!) and have a module device with xtra module input (for sounds?).
The case tels it's also MIDI compatible.
I've tried to search here at Lemon, and browsed a few pages that have hardware but with no luck.

Do some of you have information on this or know where to start looking ?
Sounds like the Commodore Sound Expander.

Chris

Re: Music expansion system for c64 Q.

Posted: 06/04/2006 - 7:41
by MogBog
Chris Abbott wrote:
Sounds like the Commodore Sound Expander.

Chris
It is ....
So where do I find info/software about it :oops:

Re: Music expansion system for c64 Q.

Posted: 06/04/2006 - 8:24
by Chris Abbott
MogBog wrote:
Chris Abbott wrote:
Sounds like the Commodore Sound Expander.

Chris
It is ....
So where do I find info/software about it :oops:
Google is your friend! As for Software, there was a separate sequencer for it, but it's as rare as Hen's teeth.

In a nutshell, it's an FM chip in a box, not an expansion for the SID. It comes with a player/jukebox software, and it's only MIDI expandable with a cartridge (I think it was compatible with the Datel one).

A nice novelty, but not very usable.

Chris

Posted: 06/04/2006 - 9:13
by moog
I know something called "Moog Song Producer". Is a midi interface for C64 http://www.instruction-manuals.co.uk/im ... 2/moog.jpg

"Info: The Moog Song Producer has four MIDI Outs (four serial ICs, not one),
one in, one through, as well as 8 pulse'd drum-trigger outputs, two pedal
inputs, and a clock loop. Its a pretty complete piece of equipment. My
packages came new in box, with schematic, design concept, and working
test/util software (the sequencer is horrible. ;)."

Posted: 08/04/2006 - 14:37
by MogBog
google normally isn't my friend, but found this ... :duh:
http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/sfx.html
I don't expect too much, more for the fun and retro of it...
thanx :D

Posted: 08/04/2006 - 15:43
by moog
uuuu!! that's nice stuff