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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call an outdated machine?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/