Vintage Tandy Computer Products The Orchestra-90 Stereo Music Synthesizer

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"This item is in its original box. Contains synthesizer and manual. Untested but looks unused."

You can find a demo of one posted here.

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Tandy Orchestra-90 Stereo Music Synthesizer

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Three videos of the Tandy Orchestra-90 Stereo Music Synthesizer. The Orchestra-90 was featured on the site once before in this listing from 2013. This is the first post to feature demos and a look inside. I found them after seeing the new listing below.

Playlist:
Orchestra-90 Stereo Music Synthesizer
CoCoTracker - Orchestra-90 - 6309
Orch 90 repro plays 99 Luftballons on the TRS-80 Model 4

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"Introducing the Tandy Computer Products The Orchestra-90 Stereo Music Synthesizer! This high-quality music synthesizer is perfect for both amateur and professional musicians alike. With its advanced technology and user-friendly interface, this synthesizer is sure to take your music to the next level.

Featuring a sleek design and top-of-the-line features, this Tandy synthesizer is a must-have for any music enthusiast. Whether you're looking to create your own unique sound or simply want to enhance your current music projects, the Orchestra-90 is the perfect tool for the job. With its exceptional sound quality and versatile capabilities, this synthesizer is a true game-changer in the world of music."

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Beverly Hills Cop Theme (Axel F) on a Tandy Color Computer in HD

Published on Jun 3, 2018 MrCaliforniaD

"This clumsy 6-bit DAC sound generator is halfway between a delight for your ears and a headache festival.

Recorded with a real Tandy CoCo 3 computer."

Update:

Beverly Hills Cop Theme (Axel F) on a Atari Pockey Chip (C012294)

Published on Jun 3, 2018 MrCaliforniaD

"Recorded on a real Pockey Chip using the Pocket Pockey from Chocolatchips.

Yes. Your ears are working right. There is a certain amount of detune over a certain range of notes.

Polyphony was made using Notelogic."

Commodore 64 CBM Theme on a Tandy Color Computer in HD

Published on May 31, 2018 MrCaliforniaD

"This clumsy 6-bit DAC sound generator is halfway between a delight for your ears and a headache nightmare.

Recorded with a real Tandy CoCo 3 computer."

Vintage TANDY ~ COMPUTERIZED ARCADE Organ Synth Game Boxed & Working

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TANDY Orchestra-90 CC Stereo Music SYNTHESIZER + Percussion NEW IN BOX

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"Vintage 1980s Tandy Computer Stereo Music Synth. This item is NEW OLD STOCK and has never been used. It comes in the original box and includes the instruction manual..."

Tandy Drum Synth

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"Retro drum syntheiser. 4 pressure sensitive pads, snare, tom tom, phaser, bass with controls for phaser range, snare decay and volume (built in speakers)."

A Vintage 16K Music Demo (William Tell Overture)

YouTube via VironCybernet. Music starts at 3:05
"This was made by Garry and Linda Howard in 1982. There was a 32K version... but... The code was published in a magazine and the terms of use were to type it in and save it on a tape and then run it as is, which is what I did, having to push either 30000 or 60000 keys, I only had 16K so I typed in that version. The longer version had the less interesting part of this melody.

Before it plays you can hear what the program data sounds like on the tape as it reads almost 16K of data from the tape at about 1200 baud.

It's not a copyright violation to run it and show it to people as it is, because that is what it is for.

I can describe the USUAL musical sounds from this machine as sounding very much like the buzzer on a game show when someone gives a wrong answer. This program probably made the best sounding music ever with the TRS-80, and I show it to you because it's on an 8-bit 16K machine with usually crappy sound, like my 1985 synthesizer disk for the Apple II, and it's a historic demo that was famous with people who had TRS-80's but is almost forgotten now.

And also it is either evidence or proof of concept of getting a lot of high quality sound or music without much memory, certainly much less than an MP3 of it would need."