Bubble Bobble - Main Theme - Played on a real Atari Pokey Chip (C012294)

Published on Aug 18, 2019 MrCaliforniaD

"The slightly detuned sound is part of the experience."

From Wikipedia:
"The Pot Keyboard Integrated Circuit (POKEY) is a digital I/O chip designed for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers and found in Atari arcade games of the 1980s. POKEY combines functions for sampling (ADC) potentiometers (such as game paddles) and scan matrices of switches (such as a computer keyboard) as well as sound generation. It produces four voices of distinctive square wave sound, either as clear tones or modified with a number of distortion settings. POKEY chips are used for audio in many arcade games including Centipede, Missile Command, Asteroids Deluxe, and Gauntlet. Some of Atari's arcade systems use multi-core versions with 2 or 4 POKEY chips in a single package for more sound voices. The Atari 7800 console allows a game cartridge to contain a POKEY, providing better sound than the system's audio chip. Only two licensed games make use of this: the ports of Ballblazer and Commando."

SY77 & ATARI / landloord's kitchen door - desperate monoculture

Published on Jun 3, 2019 bitleyTM

"Lovely old gear almost gets more lovely when geared up with lovely old gear. So we connected the 1990 SY77 with the 1987 Atari 1040 ST and this is what becomes the first track of Landloord's Kitchen Door Aka Konrad & Helvetika reprazentin' Mölnbo Of Sweden."

Atari ST Series - Iconic Music Machines alive in 2019

Published on Feb 8, 2019 studentsmusic

"Video and Demotracks about the musical power of Atari St Series, Software (steinberg 24/ Music Mouse) plus rare extensions, still very useful in 2019."

Top Gear - Single Synth Tracks by Stef Animal

Use the skip forward & back controls on the right to play different tracks. The embed starts on track 4 for some reason.

This one is in via Greg Cole on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge:

"I thought this might be of interest, a local talented musician made this album, each track made in a day 'using sounds from a different piece of cheap or unfashionable musical equipment'. Amiga, Casios including SK-1!, BBC Micro, a duck caller, simple waveform generator and many more. Stream and purchase here also: https://stef-animal.bandcamp.com"

Note: Jaycar and Letron are new brands to the site. Never featured them before now. Enjoy.

1. Loading (Casio CA-100) 01:01
2. In the Pines (Casio SK-1) 03:29
3. Ducks (Cass Creek Electronic Waterfowl Call) 01:28
4. You Have Powers! (Casiotone MT-800) 02:40
5. Cave Story (Acorn BBC Micro) 00:52
6. The TGV (Roland U-220) 02:03
7. The Ghost (Jaycar Waveform Generator) 00:31
8. Adventure (Yamaha VSS-200) 02:01
9. The Golden Condor (Commodore Amiga 500) 02:17
10. Dragon Swirl (Ploytec PL2) 02:17
11. Owl (Roland MT-32) 02:12
12. The City (Yamaha TX81Z) 01:31
13. Running Music (Atari 2600) 00:46
14. End Credits (Letron MC-38) 02:18
15. Our Spanish Dream (Roland U-110) 03:56

Atarivox+ Speech Synthesizer Review | Gray Defender

Published on May 16, 2018 GRay Defender

via Atari Age

"The AtariVox+ is a self-contained speech/music synthesizer and memory card for the Atari 2600 and 7800, Vectrex, and other video game consoles with compatible controller ports.

The heart of the unit is the SpeakJet--an amazing chip with phonetic speech, preset sounds and a five channel music synthesizer. All of these are controlled by the console via a serial interface emulated through the driver software.

Similar to chips used in 80s speech synthesizers but with extended capabilities, the speech retains a nice retro quality, making it a perfect partner for classic consoles.

Also onboard the AtariVox+ is 32K of non-volatile memory which can be used as a memory card. The flash memory will retain data without power for 200+ years.

An allocation scheme has been devised so that no file is ever overwritten, allowing many different games to store data on just one unit.

Dip Switch Settings

The AtariVox+ contains a bank of dip switches that allow you to select which mode the AtariVox+ will operate in:

AtariVox - for the Atari 2600 and 7800 (default setting)
VecVoice - for compatibility with earlier Vectrex speech synthesis - mainly for the speech-hacked version of Berzerk (Verzerk) and Y.A.S.I.
VecVox - for the Vectrex."

The SpeakJet has been used in a number of synth projects including the Flame Talking Synth and the Polaxix Emy eurorack module. See the SpeakJet label below for more.

Mr Woofer - Synth Demos

Published on Oct 6, 2017 Mr Woofer

Playlist:

1. Mr Woofer - Enter Space (Atari STE Demo)

"Enter Space!" says Sinclair Spectrum ZX through its Currah uSpeech synthesizer. The Atari STE and its Yamaha YM2149F chip in all its square wave glory does exactly that. The tools used to control the STE are NSQ (Near Synthesizer Quality), Chip Synth and MaxYMiser.

The powerful beats are coming from NI Massive except for the Hi-hats and noise bursts which are also Atari STE. As usual external reverb and delay are added. Hope you enjoy it!

Music and Sound Design by Mr Woofer (Konstantinos Kampanis).
Original footage and video editing by Mr Woofer.

Enjoy!

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Atari Synth Synthesizer Synthcart

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November 15 2016 - Akai s950 + Juno 6 + Yamaha CS-10 + Atari ST

Published on Nov 15, 2016 Michal Patulski

October 2016 session - CS-10 + Juno + Telemark + S950 + Atari ST

Published on Oct 21, 2016 Michal Patulski

"Drums = Linn LM-1 samples loaded into Akai s950"

Synth Session - vintage/analogue/FM April 2016

Published on Apr 8, 2016 Michal Patulski

"Yamaha CS10 + Roland Juno 6 + Yamaha DX21 + Akai S950 (drums) + Analogue Solutions Telemark K + Atari ST (sequencing) + Glensound GSL 8/004 (mixing console) + Lexicon MPX1 reverb/delay + Drawmer DL221 (drum bus)."

Untitled Unknown 731 - Juno 6 + CS-10 + S950 x DX21 + Telemark-k + Atari ST

Published on Mar 27, 2016 Michal Patulski

minimalistic sequence jam CS-10 + Juno 6 + Telemark-k + S950 + Atari ST + Tecbug

Published on Mar 20, 2016 Michal Patulski

oneUP! Atari TIA Custom Chiptune Midi Synt

Published on Jan 4, 2016 manosmodularsystems

"This video is just an audio demo of oneUP!, which is an Atari TIA midi synth. This is a single track, from a single oneUP!, recorded in a single take, with just a bit of reverb. OneUP! is a midi-controlled Atari TIA IC (CO10444D, this time). This demo is very limited; the device is capable of much more. The device is based off of Brian Peter's chip synth under the MIT license."

Update via Chocolatchips in the comments: "These are still available at chocolatchips.com , in the Etsy shop. The boards are redesigned and they're in a new enclosure style. Other midi boxes are available there, too."

via this auction

Cool retro style case.

Note this is not an Atari Punk Console (APC).

"This is a midi-controlled TIA audio IC from an Atari 2600 and various classic arcades of the late 70’s and early 80’s. It's housed in a road-worthy extruded aluminum enclosure; you could probably jump up and down on this device and it would continue working just fine (but please don't do that). This is the sixth unit made in a short run. Unit #5 sold on Etsy for $125. The TIA IC installed in this unit is new-old stock, meaning that it wasn’t pulled from a used game system; it was warehoused and the first time it made sound was when I tested it here. The video linked on this page contains a short audio demo. This instrument can do allot more, but the demo should whet your appetite. The oneUP! midi synth connects to your usb-capable midi controller or DAW by a common mini USB to USB A cable. The audio out is by eighth inch jack.

When connected to my Windows PC, my DAW recognizes oneUP! immediately. The device is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand or your pocket. This is only the sixth one built and so the work was very much ‘by hand’. This unit features a newer PCB revision and tighter design than the first. The build is solid and durable. The audio output is nice, loud and clear.

The design is based off of Brian Peter’s TIA chip synth under the MIT license. Besides the provided demo, it’s capable of everything in Brian’s demo, too. This unit includes a CO10444D “Atari TIA” audio IC. This unit features a socketed Atari TIA IC, that can be removed and replaced if needed. After the first twenty units, I will most likely be out of TIAs."

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Atari 1040 st with audio sampler cartridge replay 8 and manuals

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"Atari 1040st with manual and SC1224 color monitor.
Replay 8 audio sampler cartridge, disks, and manual.
1 dual rca to dual 1/4 inch cable.
2 5 foot MIDI cables and 2 20 foot MIDI cables.
I just installed a pc floppy drive to replace the original which often times fails. Now it works like a charm."

Atari 1040 STE Sample Master cartridge with disks and manuals via this auction

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MIDEX + Atari ST MIDI Expander

via this auction

"Steinberg MIDEX + MIDI IN/OUT EXPANDER
TIME CODE SYNCHRONIZER
KEY EXPANDER
FOR ATARI ST, STE, AND TT
Add 4 MIDI outputs and 2 MIDI inputs to your Atari ST for rock solid MIDI sequencing.
Including Cubase Version 3 manual and a Cubase Cartridge."

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Arturia BeatStep Pro Demo By Dante Gonzales

Published on Oct 11, 2015 Dante Gonzales

"Programmed & Performed by Dante Gonzales
El Paraíso del Silicio Lima - Perú 2015
Derechos Reservados.

Sequencers: Atari 1040STE Running Cubase 2.0 Atomosynth Multiklon Arturia BeatStep Pro
Synthesizers: Atomosynth Koe (x2) Pearl Syncussion SY-1 Roland MC-202 Technosaurus Microcon II
Drums: Roland TR-606
Sync: Roland MSQ-100"

bloomingsundae (studio video) 7th September 2015

Published on Sep 6, 2015 Michal Patulski

"lemon salad"

Very John Carpenteresque.

Green Atari 2600 Synthcart System with Built-in Buttons

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"SYNTHESIZER ATARI 2600 VIDEO COMPUTER SYSTEM.
Soundwaves:
SQUARE
NOISE
BASS
ENGINE
LEAD
SAW
PITFAL
ATTACK/DECAY/REALESE & TREMOLO
ARPEGGIATOR 8th, 16th y 32nd.
BEATBOX 33 PREPROGRAMMED RYTHMS, YOU CAN PLAY 2 SEQUENCES AT THE SAME TIME. MAKE YOUR OWN PRESETS."

Update: it was asked if this one was made by Paul Slocum, the man behind Synthcart. Paul clarified it wasn't but that this one looked especially good.

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8 Classic TI-99/4A Speech Synthesizer Games & AtariVox+ for the Vectrex

Published on Jun 27, 2015 VectrexRoli

"Here we have a look at the 8 classic Texas Instruments TI-99/4A games Parsec, Alpiner, Star Trek, M*A*S*H, Microsurgeon, Moon Mine, Fathom and Buck Rogers. All those 1980´s games on cartridge work on unexpanded TI-99/4A home computers, but also support the optional speech synthesizer."

AtariVox+ for the Vectrex

Published on Oct 11, 2013

"The AtariVox+ speech synthesizer can be used both on Atari gaming consoles and also the Vectrex. Here I show you the device and you can listen how the voice output sounds like."

cold, quiet and formless (J6 + DX21 + ST + TLM-K + S950).

Published on Jun 18, 2015 Michal Patulski