PetSynth is an open-source music software for the Commodore PET computer, created in 2008 by Chiron Bramberger. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] 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. [1] [2] [3] [4] [7] [9] [10] It has been featured in print and web publications such as Return Magazin, [2] [8] TPUG Magazine , [1] Commodore Free Magazine, [3] Retrothing, [4] and MatrixSynth. [5] [6]
Chiron Bramberger created PetSynth after discovering similar software for the Apple II, Apple IIGS, VIC-20, and Commodore 64. [1] [4] [7] The first version of PetSynth was released in 2007. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Since then, there have been several revisions, with the third version demonstrated at the TPUG World of Commodore in 2013. [6] [7] [9] [10] [11]
The original version of the software allowed a user to play on the keyboard layout as if it were a musical piano keyboard. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It included several effects that allowed the player to change the sounds in interesting ways as they played. [1] [2] [5] The third version, as of 2013, included support for a MIDI adapter, and a second voice feature never before realized. [6] [9] [10] [11] This allowed for stereo sound on a Commodore PET for the first time. [6] [9] [10] [11]
