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There is actually lots of old multimedia creation hardware/software which I want to experience, but I think this one in particular would be cool.
The goal is to experience the music production landscape as popularized by the Atari ST.
IDEALLY, we would have the following:
THE END GOAL is to compose a song using technology from this era as much as possible.
Now, I perfectly understand this might not be doable. This stuff is literally as old as I am. And besides, the Atari ST didn't really sell very well in the US; it would be way easier if I lived in Germany or something. So that's why it *might* be possible to achieve all of this in an emulated fashion:
I'll be updating this page as I progress more on this project.
_ST Format_ magazine issue #48 (July 1993) is all about music.
http://stformat.com/stf48/index.html
http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-issue-st-format-issue-48_186.html
On page 23 they mention several popular sequencers, including:
Is Cubase 3.0 the latest version which worked on the ST?
"A brief history of Steinberg Cubase"
More in-depth and better history of the DAW
The chart on Wikipedia suggests that 3.0 is the latest
OK so what are some practical concerns I have to worry about?
Apparently there's a dongle? (Reddit)
The ST has serial and printer ports on the rear panel, however there's a cartridge slot on the left hand side, located next to the MIDI ports. The dongle connects onto the ST's bus there.
Steinberg should just re-release these old versions of Cubase as freeware. There are countless broken dongles out there which cannot be replaced or repaired. Do it as a tribute to the platform.
Sooo the MIDI ports already inside of the computer are NOT enough in order to get it working?
Might be referring to this "Midex" thing (AtariAge)
A complete setup here?? (AtariAge)
"Atari ST emulation using real MIDI?" (AtariAge)
"Midi on the ST" interesting thread, mentions "Sweet 16" (AtariAge)
Alright, I have a copy of Sweet Sixteen. Can we get it to work in Hatari?