[sdiy] older PC synth applications

[Andre Majorel]

On 2002-02-18 10:28 -0800, Nicholas Pelkey wrote:

> hey i was just given an older packard bell computer.. early
> ninties issue... its using either 3.11 for Windows.. or
> something similar... I can confirm that later.
> 
> Main question.. Are there any fun synth applications for this
> sort of computer?  Either programs.. or a way to use it as a
> MIDI or CV brain?

To generate sounds, I don't think it's worth it, but you turn it
into a MIDI merger/matrix/processor. In the late eighties, I was
sequencing MIDI with a 6502-based computer and a 386 has at least
20 times the processing power.

One application would be using it as the brain of a DIY master
keyboard. You could use the monitor to display the split zones and
save the floppy disk drive to save the patches. Add endless knobs
made with stepper motors as someone suggested not long ago. Yum...

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André Majorel <amajorel at teaser.fr>
http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/