Computer Music – Preservation Sound https://www.preservationsound.com information and ideas about audio history Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:09:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Computer Music: the 80s https://www.preservationsound.com/computer-music-the-80s/ https://www.preservationsound.com/computer-music-the-80s/#respond Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:09:45 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=7610 PassPort_1985The personal computer is now ubiquitous in the music-making process; music made without a computer is now remarkable for that absence, but not long ago the opposite was true.  Here are some glimpses back to the era 1985-1990, when the tide was first beginning to shift.

MusicData_1984Musicdata (1984): a service that provided programming to musicians who owned computerized instruments, but did not want to engage with them on a technical level.  Where are these guys today?  anyone?

MacPlusAd_1988Apple Mac Plus advert c. 1988.  Now here’s a bold advertising claim that actually turned out to be true.

Decillionix_1984Decillionix of Sunnyvale CA made this $349 audio sample/playback kit for the Mac II in 1984.  Pretty advanced stuff for the price.  Any users out there?

Atari_stacy_1990The Atari STACY ‘laptop’ circa 1990.  Remember when ATARI was a viable third-party contender?

Passport_1985_adPassport music transcription software c. 1985

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