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donkey
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Registered: Jan 2006
Posts: 13 |
newcomer, i've just bought a c64 with 300 programs
I've been looking for a c64 to make music for quite some time and I finally found one for £15, a real bargin you'll are agree. The music programs that I got with it are as follows; ubiks music, the music system, drum studio and soundtracker 64. Some I can't get to down load, I'm thinking maybe the tape heads need demagnetizing. Has anyone ideas why this could be? |
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Zyron
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2381 |
Without a diskdrive it's pointless to load any of the editors since you won't be able to save anything that you might create. |
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donkey
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Registered: Jan 2006
Posts: 13 |
Cheers for the information.
so a disc drive is the safe option. I've been listening to a band called treewave http://www.treewave.com/ they use a c64 to create music, they are the reason I bought a c64 as they have created thier own software . What sort of disc drive do I need to get? What is everyone's favourite software? |
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Raf
Registered: Nov 2003
Posts: 343 |
1541 is just standard. oceanic clones are fine too.
you may want also 1570 or 1571 if you can get them at reasonable price |
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QuasaR
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 145 |
1541, 1541-II, 1570, 1571 = 5,25" disc drives.
1581, FD-2000, FD-4000 = 3,5" disc drive. |
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V-12
Registered: Nov 2003
Posts: 206 |
1541 II is da best :)) recommended! |
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macx
Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 253 |
And if thinking of ordering a FD-2000 drive from Maurice Randall (he is making them), prepare to wait a couple of years before getting it.
I ordered and paid my FD-2000 drive in November 2004 and on the phone a few days ago he told me he might start with the batch in which my drive will come from within a few months (let's keep our fingers crossed for that).
1541-II's (the best ones) and even 1581's are almost always available from German e-bay, and I have never encountered any problems ordering c64-stuff from abroad.
A Retro Replay and a MMC64 is a really good buy aswell. They are available new and will solve amongst other things the PC-c64 connections easily, also for a novice. |
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donkey
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Registered: Jan 2006
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So I need to get a disc drive, when I get one how do I get the software onto the discs. Whats out there in the way of music software for the c64? |
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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 597 |
you could try this one for example:
JCH NewPlayer 21.g4 Final
the new JCH player.
brandnew as a matter of fact.
;) |
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donkey
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Registered: Jan 2006
Posts: 13 |
thanKs Matt, now I need to now how to transfere the file from my mac to the cm64.
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donkey
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Registered: Jan 2006
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I've just found out, I get a disc drive with a serial lead. But how to you get the data cassettes on to disc????? |
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