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- uProphet 64
-
- Although the guys didnt want to give
- interviews to Commodore Free magazine
- about there product, & as yet they have
- refused all interviews from any
- magazine. I did manage to ask a few
- questions about Prophet 64 cartridge so
- here is a brief history of the project
-
- Hi Nigel!
-
- Q Will there be more information about
- the project so readers can get more of
- a history
-
- A Well, the idea was to have some brief
- info on the 8bv site but it looks like
- it wont be up & running until much
- later this fall. To ease your curiosity
- until then I can give you some quick
- facts based on your questions:
-
- Q What gave you the idea to produce a
- cartridge with the software, also why
- produce such software for what would
- call an outdated machine?
-
- A Prophet64 was originally the same
- program as the free trial mono
- synthesizer, created back in 1996. 2004
- the software was awakened & released
- publicly & after another six months two
- spin-off versions had seen the light of
- day too. With such a great response the
- Cartridge could be realized carrying an
- old vision of a C64 sequencer, bringing
- the whole thing into the business it is
- today.
-
- One could say that the lack of decent
- music applications for the C64 platform
- prompted this project. It's weird that
- the C64, much remembered for it's
- audio, never had any programs developed
- that targeted musicians. (Notice how
- the terminology used in our apps are
- the same as for commercial synthesizers
- & software as opposed to total incomp-
- rehensible tech-talk used in numerous
- 'trackers').
-
- The usage of this product is probably
- dominated by chip-musicians I guess.
- Fact is we had never even heard of the
- phenomenon until people into the genre
- made us aware of it.
-
- There are no production problems. We
- have had two interruptions in our sales
- so far & they were due to delivery
- problems. I can't really get into more
- details at the moment; I hope the site
- will provide more answers in time. Best
- regards
- /Robin Eriksson, 8bit ventures
-
- Info about Prophet64 taken Directly
- from the Prophet 64 Website Modern
- music applications for your 80s
- computer!
-
- Prophet64 is a suite of very user
- friendly music applications for the C64
- platform. Designed to hook up to modern
- MIDI equipment with either DIN-sync or
- third party MIDI interfaces, it makes
- your old computer become a highly
- useful music tool.
-
- The software is distributed on a
- hardware cartridge that plugs right
- into the back of your C64. No disk or
- tape loading, just plug & play!
-
- The Cartridge contains the whole suite
- of applications.
-
- With an array of music software that
- mimics modern & classic sequencing
- devices through versatile user
- interfaces, Prophet64 opens the door
- for everyone who wishes to explore the
- world of the legendary audio circuit
- (the 'SID') in the Commodore computers.
-
- Instead of collecting dust in the
- closet, you can put your C64 at work
- right beside the synthesizer rig in
- your studio today! Add some in-fashion
- bleeps & blops to your latest track, an
- extra bass flavour, an additional lead
- sound or why not an 8-bar break with
- Rob Hubbard drums?
-
- The possibilities are endless.
-
- http://www.prophet64.com/
-
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