I started with a C64, then the Amiga 500, then 1000 I think. The midi sequencer was the great "Music-X". Between that and my Casio CZ5000 my whole music world opened up to me. Also recall a company "Dr. T" that produced software - I don't even recall what but I sure liked it. Maybe librarians. All gone now. Just can't keep everything forever.

Also, that BASIC language was written by some little company called Microsoft. But then that was so greatly extended by Simon's Basic.

I'm just thinking that with the C64 (not to go to far off topic) you could easily write your own synth sounds (four at a time) by picking waveform, parameters, and my first realization of ADSR. Oh yeah, PEEKs and POKEs. I even started writing a sequencer program. Learned a lot from that.

Thanks for the reminder.

kelso

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