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Commodore CBM 4064 with insanely powerful MSSIAH cart and Look Mum No Computer
Look Mum No Computer is denying what is literally written in his artist name and going full compy, with none other than the massive Commodore PET 64 (aka CBM 4064). Best of all, this ’82 beast has a modern, new ensemble of tools for it you can use, too. Yeah, speaking of chip art and […]
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Strange Moog history: a telephone, a table hockey game, more
You know the Minimoog and the modular. But do you know The Operator – a business telephone? Or the Moog table hockey game? The Moog name wound up in some strange places in the 80s.
Peter Kirn - June 3, 2019
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Cram Commodore 64 speech synthesis into your rack with this firmware
The open hardware Braids macro oscillator gets an alternative firmware that brings new features – including a speech engine known from the Commodore 64 days. Speech synth means modular synthesis: Mutable Instruments’ open, digital modules have been one of the best things about the modern modular revolution. And this alternative firmware is a great example […]
Peter Kirn - May 24, 2018
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Virtuoso Commodore 64 composer Martin Walker is back
Peter Kirn - March 14, 2018
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8-bit Remake of Hasselhoff’s True Survivor is the Best Thing We’ve Watched This Week
Peter Kirn - June 19, 2015
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