The MIDI Revolution of 1986!
So, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, MIDI sequencing and audio processing were new and exciting things. I remember these days. As early as 1984, I was sequencing 3 tracks on my Commodore64 using Electrosound. It wasn’t much later that this episode of The Computer Chronicles aired in the States, giving us an insight into new and emerging MIDI capabilities, as well as digital audio processing and sampling. In fact, one gentleman in this video uses the term “digital audio workstation” which surely must be one of the earliest references to such a thing?
Anyway, see past the PBS corny presentation, cheesy music and amateurish spiel from the presenters and you will see a very nostalgic 30 minute piece about the wondrous things being done with Atari ST’s, Amigas, Apple GS’s and them new-fangled IBM PC’s!
Many thanks to my good friend Gavin, aka Logan 5, for bringing this to my attention on the Internet Archive.
Enjoy 🙂
Only 3.5 minutes in, but I’d already like to commend you on a fantastic find– Excellent work!!
I thank you! 🙂 (and Gavin, who brought it to my attention!)
its a very interesting show!I just love the jingle music and the formal presentation.
Reminds me a bit of “Synthesizer Patel” from “Look Around you”!
Ah yes, Synthesizer Patel….
http://www.failedmuso.com/blog/?p=482
😉
Electrosound was all you need back then to make music. Then came the trackers or is it the other way around? There’s a really cool music app that came on the C64 that looks like an early version of a piano roll sequencer, it’s called “Instant Music”.
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