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makore
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Registered: Feb 2008
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"tech sketch" music port keyboard controller
hi everybody!
im new here and im looking for the name (or the aplication itself) for a keyboard controller i just bought in ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=1601990..
it looks quite rare ,and i cant find any information about this hardware
thanks a lot for your help:) |
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chancer
Registered: Apr 2003
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never seen one of those before. Problem is if not many others did, then finding the software to drive it might be an issue also. Over the years I've seen odd/obscure hardware for various machines that never took off. If it's not propiertory (or however it's spelt) i.e. by commodore or a well known company like Datel etc , that makes it even harder. if it follows a standard setup for other keyboards you maybe in luck to get it to trigger from software.
What sort of port has it to connect it to the c64, joystick, cart port etc?
I did post a link ages ago , there was a website with pretty much all of the well midi type things, which is what your looking for.
The commodore sound expander, which I still have plugged into a cart, with the sounds on, it wasn't even a standard connection straight to the machine.
try things that accept midi for a start.. music studio by rainbird..
Pro-16 V2.3
Midislave Manager V1.1
also try
MyMidi
that supports a few well known protocols of other midi interfaces.
hope you have luck in finding what you want, if anyone knows its someone from here =) (just not me.hehe)
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makore
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thank for your reply!
actualy, i'm not sure that this keyboard send midi messages. it is not midi keyboard by definition.
but i guess that it will be nice to check it out with midi
software.
the keyboard connects to the user port, so im not sure
that other software will fit.
if you know about any music software that works with user
port hardware please let me know.
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chancer
Registered: Apr 2003
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http://www.morganleahrecords.com/mooglecharm/programs.html
have a look there, see if anything there is of use , I knew I posted that link before on here but couldn't find the thread.
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makore
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this is great!
thanks!!!!!!!! |
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makore
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hi again!
i think i found it and its the "music system"
(it looks like it by its year and synth features)
but i dont have a way to test it because it is a *.tap file and i have the "mmc replay" http://www.vesalia.de/e_mmcreplay.htm
only (that doesnt support this file)
is someone having an idea how to convert the file
or where i can get another file with other file extension?
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null
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not sure, but don't .TAP files simply contain a PRG? you should try to see if you can extract the PRG file, that might work... .. .
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chancer
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makore, winvice emulator supports tap format.. so you can load it into that.. get a crt image of say a action replay.
freeze it, save to disk.. you have a real disk drive or just the mmc? how does that work , disk images?
you could make a blank disk image,put the file on it, then send it to the MMC. That is a start, and at least you know it actually works.
as for more..
the load / save routines won't work.. I'm guessing maybe they are set up for tape ? If they are the standard kernal load / save routines, it's pretty simple to make them disk ones, even if they aren't.. it's do-able.
if you have a real disk drive, it would work no problem. I'm not sure how the MMC works with saving. It's pretty straight forward to port the program to a file that your mmc can use, BUT the load / save routines within the program are probably defaulted for tape (and hopefully disk also).
See how you get on anyway, post back or leave me a msg.
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