This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Amiga System for sale
Message #53802
I'm selling an Amiga 1000 with 1.5 Megs of RAM (expandable to 8.5), autobooting 48 Meg Hard Disk, second floppy drive, 1080 monitor, MIDI interface, and a variety of software. I'll also throw in a video receiver which lets you turn the monitor into a TV set. I will sell…
Amiga 1000/Software
Message #51850
I'm selling the following Amiga 1000 system and software. I would consider reasonable offers to sell any software separately, but would give a better deal to someone who bought the whole package. Contact me by phone at 703-823-6742 or by EMAIL with questions or to make an offer. All software…
Appropo of this thread, is there any information on when/whether there will be an update of Music-X? I noticed an ad indicating David Joiner was selling his Amiga gear which doesn't indicate much of a future for the program. There are a number of users who would like an update.…
Dom, Yes but I'm also including a 48 Meg hard drive, 2 Megs of memory, and a monitor as well as the 1000. (As well as an external drive). That, along with all the software is a pretty good package. You're right that it's slightly over-priced. I'd listen to offers…
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#Amiga/
Message #47916
I'm selling the following Amiga system and software. The hardware will not be sold separately unless I can find buyers for all the parts. I would consider reasonable offers to sell any software separately. The asking price for the complete system and software is $1200. Contact me by phone at…
Software for sale
Message #46604
The following Amiga software is for sale: WordPerfect and WordPerfect Library: $100 Lattice C 5.04, with the following books: $125 "Mapping the Amiga" "Inside the AMiga with C" "Rom Kernal Manual: Libraries and Devices" Copyist DTP: $125 Music-X Sequencer: $40 Synthia: $30 Deluxe Music: $40 Maxiplan Plus: $50 Deluxe Music:…
Amiga 1000 ROMS
Message #44257
Does the board that allows you to switch between 1.3 and 2.0 ROMS on the Amiga 1000 replace the Kickstart daughterboard? Or does it install in addition to the daughterboard. I'm currently running with amazing computing's 1.3 ROM modification, which involved removing the daughterboard. While I could put it back…
Music/MIDI 4 sale
Message #40974
I have the following Amiga hardware/software items for sale. All include manuals, all disks, and signed over ownership. Contact Phil or Julie at 703-823-6742 or via EMAIL. Discounts are available if you buy more than one item. Would also consider trade for Mackie or Alesis 16 track mixer. Dr T's…
I sure didn't see one last time I looked. When did you last check?
Music-X hasn't been updated for a year, and MicroIllusions is no longer active on Compuserve. However I did hear that someone on Genie had talked to them and that an update was in the works.
Barbara, a simple hardware fix is to disable sysex on the proteus before playing an "unknown" MIDI file. If you look at the event list of the file, SYSEX data will usually show up at the beginning of the file. You could then select it and delete it. A final…
Lucas/Frances
Message #27540
Ok, Here's the deal. I have a LUCAS/FRANCES accelerator board combo for sale. It won't work with my hard drive. The LUCAS 68020/68881 combo works perfectly at up to 20 MHz. The Frances 32 bit RAM board has worked intermittently with my somewhat none-standard Amiga 1000. I suspect timing incompatibility…
If I were to break it up, I'd have to charge $225 for the LUCAS board–several of the chips were hard to find and expensive. It works fine though, and has sockets for the full four megs of memory. If you're interested, call me at 703-823-6742.
I have a LUCAS/FRANCES board for sale. It has a 12-20 MHz 68020 and 68881, along with 1-4 Megs of 32 bit ram (comes with one meg installed, sockets for the rest). Software is included to remap Kickstart into 32 bit ram. Speedup is equivalent to Commodore's 68020 board. It's…
I'd look for a used Kawai K-1 (Mark II) which I've seen used for $450 and new for $525. It has a full-sized velocity sensitive keyboard, can do splits, is multitimbral, and even sounds good. I'd much recommend getting this or a similar REAL synthesizer over a "toy" keyboard like…
For Sale
Message #14817
Lucas/Frances accelerator board for sale. Works on 1000 only. Includes 12-20 Megahertz 68020, 68881, with socket for 68000. Also has memory board with sockets for 4 megs of 32 bit ram (1 Meg included). Fully assembled and tested. Includes docs and assorted spare parts. It works on my amiga, but…
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MIDI Synthesizers
Message #5356
I'm writing a new MIDI column for amazing Computing. It sounds like like you've just given me an idea for the next column! I've noticed a number of people have questions about both the MIDI and Audio connections in a MIDI setup, so I'll address the subject in my next…
Music-X Protocols
Message #20275
I have a couple of questions about Music-X protocols. I haven't been able to get long bank dumps to work. I'm reasonably sure the protocol is correct, but I keep getting numerous data errors when it tries to receive a long (64K) sys ex data dump. I have heard there's…
#HD Problem
Message #6972
HELP!!!! My Amiga 1000 has a problem. My system includes an Amiga 1000 that has been modified (via the Amazing Computing article) to have Kickstart 1.3 in ROM. I have a Xetec Hard Disk with a 2 meg ram board. The system worked perfectly for eight months. While moving the…
HD Problem
Message #4070
HELP!!!! My Amiga 1000 has a problem. My system includes an Amiga 1000 that has been modified (via the Amazing Computing article) to have Kickstart 1.3 in ROM. I have a Xetec Hard Disk with a 2 meg ram board. The system worked perfectly for eight months. While moving the…
It's a Xetec fastTrak. Supposedly the designer Brad Gibbs is working on software to allow tyhe use of the version 2 Kickstart in ram. Now word on when it might be available. er, "no word"
Does it work with the Amiga 1000? Could it be modified to work? (It looks like the shape is wrong from the picture, but could it work electronically if it would fit?)
Yes, it comes with a utility to put Kickstart into Frances' 32 bit ram. If you don't have one, I have a Lucas/Frances system for sale because it is not compatible with my hard drive. It is fully assembled and tested, includes all parts (including one meg of 32 bit…
You need a sound sampler (hardware). Most use the parallel port; some use the 2nd mouse port (Mimetics). Most digitizers (samplers) come with software of varying quality; AudioMAaster is the best 3rd company software that I know of. I have a Mimetics sampler for sale. It would include Mimetics software…
So you play the sequence, and it creates the tempo map? that's not bad. How is it stored (and where)? Can you upload the tempo map to the sequencer for storage, or do you have to create it each time?
I agree with you (In fact my review of KCS 3.0 in Amazing Computing made many of these same points.) The Synchman plus seems to be one way to get SMPTE to SPP conversion that will work with KCS AND other sequencers. If Dr T supported MTC, there would be…
An accelerator board with 32 bit ram is needed to get the 1000 really flying. One such board is the Public Domain hardware LUCAS/FRANCES board, which adds a 68020/68881 and up to 4 Megs of ram. Greg Tibbs, designer of the Rejuvenator, has solved the Reujevenator/Lucas compatibility problem. See m,y…
Yes they are available still, but see my EMAIL message to you and the add in AmigaArts Data library 15.
It looks like the Amiga version uses the same basic design as the HD drive Applied Engineering makes for the Mac (which caN read 1.44 IBM AND Mac formats as well as 800 K Mac formatted disks.) If all that is needed is special software, it sounds like CrossDOS (suitably…
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#AE High Density Floppy
Message #117694
I'd be interested to know whether it can read/write IBM and Mac 1.44 Meg disks. Also, does it need extra software, or is it automatically recognized on power up?
I just bought a EMU proteus module for $695 that I'm VERY pleased with. It doesn't have a keyboard. I'd check out the roland D-10 and some of the Korg synths as well. I wouldn't be too concerned with Music-x compatibility as regards editing functions. Any synth will work with…
Well that doesn't help me, since I'm using the original agnus. I hope you can get it worked out. good luck.
#MIDI Manager
Message #34998
Does anyone have a progress report on Commodore's MIDI manager? Or even the name of the guy at Commodore who is working on developing it? I believe this information is available in the new issue of INFO. If someone can post it here, I'll [Amake a few calls and see…
Greg–I have a LUCAS/FRANCES board that I've been trying to get running. I recently installed the 1.3 ROM upgrade published in amazing computing (which involves removing the daughterboard and installing a ROM socket. I cheated by using back to back sockets and not removing the daughterboaRD connector pins, so the…
What version are you using? Music-X 1.0 has a bug which relates to Midi Time Code. You may need to get a later version which fixes this bug.
Amiga 1000 ROM
Message #105298
I got the AMIGA 1000 ROM project from the May 90 Amazing computing to work. If you use sockets back to back like I described before, there are only two trace cuts and two jumpers that go on the motherboard. This makes the mod reversible if you decide to go…
Please post the reply (and also the fix) on this board.
David, it looks to me like it should be possible to do the AC mod WITHOUT desoldering all those posts. Inside you can solder 2 sockets together, back to back (solder their pins together so there is a socket facing each way). The two sockets can then be placed on…
What are the chances of Music-X working with Dr T's Phantom SMPTE? And what is the status of CXommodores's proposed MIDI standard? Will Music-X support it?
I believe Xetec is now offering their FastRam card with a SCSI option. This would let you buy the memory (which hooks to the 1000's expansion port) and add a SCSI inteface and HD later. Their 'chasis' as opposed to the SCSI interface and or ramcard, is really a box…
Xetec's fastram fits on their fasttrak HD and gives 8Meg with 4Meg SIMMs. 4 meg Simms aren't cheap so this might not be your best option.
SMUS file bug
Message #16392
The SMUS to Music-X converter has at least one major bug: it appears to handle time signature changes incorrectly. I entered a piece of music into DMCS which changed from 4/4 to 6/4 (I also tried using 2/4 and 4/4). The converted file loaded, but was scattered throughout. (It was…
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Sinc 4-track tape
Message #32172
You need some kind of sync box to connect the tape deck and the AMiga. J.L. Cooper and MIDIsoft ewach make SMPTE-MIDI converters for 200-300 that will handle this kind of thing. Dr T is coming out with Phantom SMPTE which will work with KCS 3.0. If SMPTE is too…
Where did yoiu get the 74F21 for the CAS hack? Did it seem to make a difference? I'm running at 16 MHZ (w/16 meg parts). Maybe I should try a slightly slower speed. I've already grounded everything as you describe it. Thanks for the info.
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#KCS2-V.3.01 (cont.)
Message #31383
One thing to keep in mind is that dr T thinks in terms of modules. KCS for Basic editing, Level II for composition, Phantom for SMPTE, and TIGER for graphic editing, Copyist for printing. You will be able to tie all of these together. The demos I've seen of TIGER…
FRANCES problem
Message #95876
I have been having some unusual problems with Lucas/Fr ances. The addressing problem I reported before has cleared up–I had a bad connection to a jumper I have been over the board twice with an ohm meter and all the connections appear to be proper. AFM now reports 1 Meg…
Well it looks like a Great way for folks to get their feet wet with MIDI for a reasonabble pprice.
Well, was never intended to be, anyway. I'd like to see a utility to transfer files back and forth between DMCS and Standard Midi Files, so you could type in music to DMCS and play it on a sequencer.
I don't have an answer to your question, but you might have an answer to mine. If you have a chance look at my message describing the trouble I'm having getting frances to work. I'd appreciate any tips.
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