Wow. The sound is so life-like, I feel like I'm in a recording studio hearing a live performance!!! This is miraculous, mankind's greatest achievement ever - no question about that at all. Just mind-blowing. And if that weren't enough, the "YOUR REQUEST?" prompt is superb - thousands upon thousands of wonderful songs all a few keystrokes away! My stars!
"If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."
30 years ago this is pretty much how all computers sounded. If it wasn't for these early and earlier steps the sound capabilities you now take for granted would have never happened.
Speaking of Atari music, anyone remember that music player & sequencer from Antic Magazine? It was the one with blinking bars across the screen and could also display lyrics with highlights as it played. It had some of the songs from this list, but a lot more and you could programatically add more if you took the time to figure out how the sequencer worked. (And that had 2 or 3 different ways of timing and setting note/sound values.) I'd like to see that demo'ed if anyone can still find it.
Yes I do. I played that thing till my ears bled. It's "Antic Music Processor" or AMP. Google will turn up confirmation. That program is the reason I know the lyrics to "Major-General's Song" and "When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment" by Gilbert & Sullivan.
I remember they had a version of that pokey player which showed a kaleidascope while it was playing (The tune I remember was Rock the Casbah by The Clash)
When I had atari 800 and c64 the comparisons were rife. This square wave sound the Atari had was not a good advert for the Atari 8 bit. Listen to the Outrun on atari 800 on youtube and you see the Atari doing great sounds. THIS is good work however !
Yeah, we were the real computer geeks. Us 80s kids. We sure were. It's not all that much better today. I mean, I have to buy a $500 Real Basic for my Macbook to do what I did for FREE with my Atari 800XL. I had a tape drive and everything. Boy, it sure was the bomb! And remember that game Karateka? And the Root Beer guy? Throw all those root beers? And, back then, we had real computer clubs and family like BBSes. We just didn't rely on an internet forum. Those were the days. THe best.
By any chance do you know or have the loading music for the States and Capitols program on the Atari 800? It was a cassette game that when loaded it played vintage Disco music.
I remember the tape eventually went bad and the game would crash, the the song was worth it :).
I miss the program that displayed the piano onscreen showing you which keys were pressed... it's how I learn a lot of songs back then... like Halloween.
By casuality, do you have the coding for them? (Sound x,x,x,x and such)
Drag0nTrainer 7 months ago
did you use floppy or did you use cassette
supepat 1 year ago
@supepat floppy :)
GamesEmotions 9 months ago
Wow. The sound is so life-like, I feel like I'm in a recording studio hearing a live performance!!! This is miraculous, mankind's greatest achievement ever - no question about that at all. Just mind-blowing. And if that weren't enough, the "YOUR REQUEST?" prompt is superb - thousands upon thousands of wonderful songs all a few keystrokes away! My stars!
podx990 1 year ago
"If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."
30 years ago this is pretty much how all computers sounded. If it wasn't for these early and earlier steps the sound capabilities you now take for granted would have never happened.
Ignorance is bliss though!
reticuli73 10 months ago
what software is it?
gmodfan11 1 year ago
ahh...the magic of 8 bit.. even a shit beatles tune sounds good ;)
MrMiister 2 years ago
A excelent music program was "Atari Sound Machine", from Germany.
rcrespo79 2 years ago
how to do it i mean what dent typing
maartenkoster 2 years ago
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1770studios 3 years ago
sunshine of your love sound good on theyre
greacelightning72 3 years ago
cool
greacelightning72 3 years ago
Speaking of Atari music, anyone remember that music player & sequencer from Antic Magazine? It was the one with blinking bars across the screen and could also display lyrics with highlights as it played. It had some of the songs from this list, but a lot more and you could programatically add more if you took the time to figure out how the sequencer worked. (And that had 2 or 3 different ways of timing and setting note/sound values.) I'd like to see that demo'ed if anyone can still find it.
pauljs75 3 years ago
@pauljs75
Yes I do. I played that thing till my ears bled. It's "Antic Music Processor" or AMP. Google will turn up confirmation. That program is the reason I know the lyrics to "Major-General's Song" and "When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment" by Gilbert & Sullivan.
TheGreatAtario 1 year ago
awesome!
footinmouthindustrys 3 years ago
I remember was programs like bro or sinthezator or was need to wright music on Basic.
sergeu78 3 years ago
cool!
darkusxx 3 years ago
I remember they had a version of that pokey player which showed a kaleidascope while it was playing (The tune I remember was Rock the Casbah by The Clash)
GreatLakesDrifta 3 years ago
When I had atari 800 and c64 the comparisons were rife. This square wave sound the Atari had was not a good advert for the Atari 8 bit. Listen to the Outrun on atari 800 on youtube and you see the Atari doing great sounds. THIS is good work however !
dreamcastII 3 years ago
You won't see any viruses infecting that computer. That Atari 800XL. It's got built in anti-virus. :)
blicksflicks 3 years ago
Man, these midi songs rock! Reminds me of '85! I hooked it all up to my stereo with the audio out. Air Wolf theme sounded awesome! :)
blicksflicks 3 years ago 4
yes they rules! Thanks!
GamesEmotions 3 years ago
Yeah, we were the real computer geeks. Us 80s kids. We sure were. It's not all that much better today. I mean, I have to buy a $500 Real Basic for my Macbook to do what I did for FREE with my Atari 800XL. I had a tape drive and everything. Boy, it sure was the bomb! And remember that game Karateka? And the Root Beer guy? Throw all those root beers? And, back then, we had real computer clubs and family like BBSes. We just didn't rely on an internet forum. Those were the days. THe best.
blicksflicks 3 years ago
Thanks for posting this, brings back memories.
By any chance do you know or have the loading music for the States and Capitols program on the Atari 800? It was a cassette game that when loaded it played vintage Disco music.
I remember the tape eventually went bad and the game would crash, the the song was worth it :).
JayJayNYC2DC 2 years ago
@blicksflicks
Midi is a protocol developed in '82. This is pre-midi. You had to be pretty creative to work with only 4 sounds.
SimmeringPotpourri 6 months ago
I had this! Wow, takes me back to being 14 and spotty :-)
rvanner 4 years ago
I miss the program that displayed the piano onscreen showing you which keys were pressed... it's how I learn a lot of songs back then... like Halloween.
Neon360 4 years ago
I had that program too on ROM cartridge. Used to love plugging it in and switching on and it would say Copyright Atari 1979!
e3boy 3 years ago
Craig Chamberlain did the sidplayer for the C64.
dkovacs 4 years ago
oh the good old days with 8bit electronic music.
frickenjose 4 years ago