The latest pre-release of the Acorn BBC Micro family emulator, B-em now includes support for the Hybrid Music 3000 Expander hardware.
The hardware was intended to augment the original Hybrid Music 5000 Syntrhesiser by essentially duplicating the same hardware on a different address on the BBC Micro's 1MHz bus. By doing this, the Hybrid Music system effectively doubled its capabilities allowing for richer synthesised voices, extra audio tracks and generally more depth to arrangements created with the system.
The video showcases the capabilities of the Hybrid Music System when it employs the extra capabilities that the Hybrid Music 3000 Expander delivers.
You can compare the recording above with the same arrangement tailored to using the Hybrid Music 5000 synthesiser on its own in the video below.
You can get involved with the Stardot community and contribute to B-em by downloading the source from Github.
Posted on: 10-Oct-2018@22:18:55, updated on: 10-Oct-2018@22:18:55.
A recent attic find by Kevin Doyle turned up over 35 documents related to the Hybrid Music System, of which 28 were previously lost.
The discovery of these documents covers flyers, advertisements, installation documents, hardware specifications, commercial and education pricelists and newsletters providing an excellent historical view of all things Hybrid Music!
Well, these documents reveal all in a veritable treasure trove of Hybrid Music history!
So many thanks to Kevin for sending me all of his scans so that I can put them on the site for everyone to enjoy!
So please browse around the Hybrid Music System pages to discover these fantastic resources.
Posted on: 18-Apr-2018@21:03:57, updated on: 18-Apr-2018@21:03:57.
Posted on: 18-Mar-2018@22:47:16, updated on: 18-Mar-2018@22:47:16.
Designed over the 2012 Christmas period and released in February 2013, I designed and built an entirely new VIDC Enhancer upgrade for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers. This was my first ever fully independent hardware design where I designed the circuit, developed the PCB layout and had it professionally manufactured.
I opened up a list of pre-orders in anticipation of creating a new batch of Ultra VIDC Enhancers in 2016. Due to delays, they're now going to be ready in March 2019. Please contact me to enquire about being placed on a pre-order list. No payment is necessary until the Ultra VIDC Enhancers are ready to ship.
The anticipated price should remain the same at £32 each + £4.95 P&P to locations in the UK (other countries may incur greater shipping costs). The package includes the Ultra VIDC Enhancer, all connecting cables, headers and jumpers required for your Archimedes and a 3.5" floppy disc with the software on.
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