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PetSynth

PetSynth is an open-source music software for the Commodore PET computer, created in 2008 by Chiron Bramberger. It is noteworthy for being the only keyboard playable synthesizer for the Commodore PET that supports stereo sound and is released under a GPL license. It has been featured in print and web publications such as Return Magazin, TPUG Magazine, Commodore Free Magazine, Retrothing, and MatrixSynth.

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PetSynth is an open-source music software for the Commodore PET computer, created in 2008 by Chiron Bramberger.1234567891011 It is noteworthy for being the only keyboard playable synthesizer for the Commodore PET that supports stereo sound and is released under a GPL license.12347910 It has been featured in print and web publications such as Return Magazin,28 TPUG Magazine,1 Commodore Free Magazine,3 Retrothing,4 and MatrixSynth.56

History

Chiron Bramberger created PetSynth after discovering similar software for the Apple II, Apple IIGS, VIC-20, and Commodore 64.147 The first version of PetSynth was released in 2007.12345 Since then, there have been several revisions, with the third version demonstrated at the TPUG World of Commodore in 2013.6791011

Features

The original version of the software allowed a user to play on the keyboard layout as if it were a musical piano keyboard.12345 It included several effects that allowed the player to change the sounds in interesting ways as they played.125 The third version, as of 2013, included support for a MIDI adapter, and a second voice feature never before realized.691011 This allowed for stereo sound on a Commodore PET for the first time.691011

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References

References

  1. [1] TPUG Magazine, p.10. Retrieved 2010
  2. [2]. Return Magazin, Issue No. 02. Retrieved winter 2010
  3. [3]. Commodore Free Magazine, Vol. No. 04, Issue No. 46, p.11. Retrieved 2010
  4. [4]. RetroThing. Retrieved 2009
  5. [5]. MatrixSynth. Retrieved 2009
  6. [6]. MatrixSynth. Retrieved 2013
  7. [7]. TPUG Channel. Retrieved 2011
  8. [8]. Return Magazin, Issue No. 02, article. Retrieved winter 2010
  9. [9]. Toronto CBM. Retrieved 2013
  10. [10]. YouTube. Retrieved 2013
  11. [11]. YouTube, Demo at 3m:18s to 3m:51s Retrieved 2013
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