1987 Apple Computer Reseller Training Video - Apple MIDI Interface - First Half

[slash13rose]

the garage band's grandmother

[ht448]

From then to Now = Incredible Improvements

From Now To 20years Future same only times 10 = OMFG

[JOCKATEO]

old apple Macintosh

[Batman83]

So that's how it all went down.

[rockerzac99]

LONG LIVE THE CLASSIC MAC AND DX7 !!!!

[dvamateur]

That's like $10,000 MIDI rig right there (sans the rack). Yamaha DX7IIFD $2,500, Roland D-50 $1,900, and the computer $5,600 to round off.  And that's in '80s dollars. So, today it would be around $20,000. Unfortunately, people don't commit to music this much anymore. A cheap Windows PC with stolen software is the norm. Very sad...

[bigblockelectra]

@dvamateur

Please explain the logic of buying 10k worth of hardware just to prove a point to people that you are serious about music. Obviously, a USB interface is never going to replace a recording studio. The friendly software, blue LEDs, and fruity colors are for young people who don't want to pursue sound engineering as a career but enjoy the hobby.

[australiandj]

u wld think tho that the audio in this wldnt have som many cracks n pops lol

[themaroonpanic]

@australiandj It's ripped from a VHS. Of course it's going to have noise in the background. remember - they didn't have DVDs or Blu-Ray in the 80's...derp.

[lenoat702]

she does not look the part

[Rodrigo00]

TECHNOLOGY AMUSES ME

[linkinduck94]

i wonder if she still likes that music

[danagin]

Honestly, I'm nearly 30 and had no idea you could do this back in the 80s. Neat find

[DX7Alex]

Cool retro vid! Those two keyboards were the best on the market in 1987. She's so good, she doesn't even need to turn on her DX7! (:29)

[pcsynth]

It's great video!!!

I used to play same sequencer (performer) and same Mac , same mouse & midi interface!! , this video drag me to 20 years ago!!!!

[SaturdayMemories]

Anyone Know where i can find this Software for my Classic Mac?

[xnonsuchx]

@SaturdayMemories - Mark of the Unicorn is still around (wwwDOTmotuDOTcom) and they will supposedly still sell old System 7-Mac OS 9 versions of their software, but if you search around, there are quite a few 'legacy' pieces of software out there that have been made available as freeware by the original publishers (I know a lot of the Atari ST MIDI software has been).

[stevenjw2006]

god why didnt she just use logic studio with a usb keyboard. sooooo dumb XD

[Tayl0NP]

The 80s were so cool.

[dvamateur]

Fantastic setup with the Macintosh SE, I think, and the Roland D-50 and Yamaha DX7IIFD. I got those two keyboards, now I want the Mac! I just bought an Atari ST1040 on eBay, it hasn't arrived yet in the mail, I only hope it works. But now I see, I could have probably done better by getting a Macintons SE or SE/30. Fantastic machines. By the way, this lady is using absolutely the latest and grates gear of 1987. Both Yamaha DX7II and Roland D-50 came that year. The Mac was new too!

[boldswede]

why didnt just buy a USB one and use 8/16 bit samples in cubase of reason?

[dvamateur]

Because USB is a cheap consumer-level port. I'd take Atari 1040ST over any computer. Sorry, it's just personal.

[boldswede]

lol you're stuck in the 80's it sounds like. Music technology has progresses and any modern computer can anything that can and more. But stick with your Atari 1040ST - you'll be making some poor sounding music.

[dvamateur]

Okay, I am old generation, and I like 80's equipment. However, keep in mind that a good musician doesn't need the latest technology to make great sounding music. Look at Hiromi or Chick Corea, they still use acoustic pianos and Chick still sounds fantastic with his 80's Yamaha KX5 controller driving the TX802 module. New technology is made so that people buy it in great numbers and make the big music corporations rich. That's all. It's business. It has nothing to do with making music.

[sorcerio]

I can tell that diagram depiction of the drum machine is supposed to be a TR-707.

P.S. This girl turns me on!

[MikeZar]

yeah, there's a 707 to her right

[likethepear]

lol, HOT!

[stillphil]

"hoping it might be of interest, guess I was right "

Yessir. Right indeed. Especially important for the folks born after 1987 that are "computer producers".

This is Mac history. Great posts !

[stillphil]

WOW I mean 1987 wasn't all that long ago but at the same time this feels like it's a lifetime ago.

I mean considering the fluid movements of today's software and GUI?

wow Great post(s)!

[jafafah0ts]

Thanks. I converted the old VHS hoping it might be of interest, guess I was right - it's had tons of views and blog postings.

[barret707]

@jafafah0ts well it was 23 years ago.

[commodore256]

@stillphil It wasn't that long ago, it was only 23 years ago...When I was Born. But, having left the 80's when I was a Toddler, I'm still enjoy 80's Nostalgia.

[stillphil]

@commodore256 For sure. The 80's Nostalgia is awesome.

[dvamateur]

@stillphil What fluid movement of today's software and GUI? Three things: 1) Today's software is for idiots. 2) Today's GUI is cheesy and offensive. 3) The computer should be in the studio, not a studio in a computer.

[stillphil]

@dvamateur love your passion.