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Linus
Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 640 |
Sidplayer/Midi
lo,
i am looking for a native sidplayer that is able to act as midi master device to sync or at least start some midi gear by sending a signal thru midi-out of a c64 midi interface to midi-in of some other gear.
that way one could sync a sidfile and an external sequencer, drumcomputer or whatever.
is there anything like that out there yet?
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scout
Registered: Dec 2002
Posts: 1578 |
I'm quite sure nothing like this exists.
What is possible to do is build a din/sync device for your C64 (which is quite easy to do, for soldering n00bs) and a small replayer on the C64 which waits for start/stop signals.
If the C64 receives a start, the SID starts playing and receiving a stop, stops the SID.
How to build such a din/sync device is shown on page 14 of the Prophet64 manual: http://www.prophet64.com/files/Prophet64_GettingStarted.pdf
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11523 |
infact there have been quite a bunch of such programs back in the 80s - however from todays standards the sid part of those is really really bad and i doubt anyone would seriously want to use them for anything today :=P prophet64 might be worth looking at though. |
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Linus
Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 640 |
lo,
@scout: I have such a device (C-Lab synchronizer) but unfortunately *very* limited coding skills :) Is there any friendly coding slave out there? :) I know a tool like this has been requested before by various micromusicians.
@groepaz: Prophet64 is not really what I am looking for as composing with it is quite limited; didn't check the new edition with that pc-styled stepsequencer tho. Hm, no multispeed ...
A simple sidplayer that starts a midi device would be best.
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scout
Registered: Dec 2002
Posts: 1578 |
Quote:@scout: I have such a device (C-Lab synchronizer) but unfortunately *very* limited coding skills :) Is there any friendly coding slave out there? :) I know a tool like this has been requested before by various micromusicians.
I was planning to make this din/sync interface for my Prophet64 cartridge (if I get all the components) tommorrow.
I could hack some small program together that does the job.
I don't make any promises about how soon it'll be finished...
This C-Lab Synchronizer, does it go in the userport?
If not, then my program won't work.
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Linus
Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 640 |
lo,
hey, that'd be very-very nice. Yes, sir, indeed! =)
Yep, the synchronizer is a userport device.
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