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PetSynth is an open-source music software for the Commodore PET computer, created in 2007 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 MIDI, 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]

Open-source software software licensed to ensure source code usage rights

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Music software is software used for musical composition, digital recording, the creation of electronic music, and other musical applications. Music software has been around for nearly 40 years. It has been seen to have profound impacts on education involving music and creative expression. Musical software has become an outlet for people who do not bond with traditional musical instruments, giving people new and easier ways to compose and perform music in ways that has never been seen before.

Commodore PET home computer

The Commodore PET is a line of home/personal computers produced starting in 1977 by Commodore International. A top-seller in the Canadian and United States educational markets, it was the first personal computer sold to the public and formed the basis for their entire 8-bit product line, including the Commodore 64. The first model, which was named the PET 2001, was presented to the public at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in 1977.

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History

Having been unable to find any software that allows the Commodore PET to be played like an instrument, and after having found similar software for other computers systems in his collection, such as the Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore VIC-20, and Commodore 64, creator Chiron Bramberger decided to create his own software. [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]

Apple II first Apple II series computer

The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer and one of the world's first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak. It was introduced by Jobs and Wozniak at the 1977 West Coast Computer Faire and was the first consumer product sold by Apple Computer, Inc. It is the first model in a series of computers which were produced until Apple IIe production ceased in November 1993. The Apple II marks Apple's first launch of a personal computer aimed at a consumer market – branded towards American households rather than businessmen or computer hobbyists.

Apple IIGS Apple II series 16-bit computer

The Apple IIGS, the fifth and most powerful of the Apple II family, is a 16-bit personal computer produced by Apple Computer, Inc. While featuring the Macintosh look and feel, and resolution and color similar to the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST, it remains compatible with earlier Apple II models. The "GS" in the name stands for "Graphics and Sound," referring to its enhanced multimedia hardware, especially its state of the art audio.

Commodore VIC-20 Home computer

The VIC-20 is an 8-bit home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PET. The VIC-20 was the first computer of any description to sell one million units. The VIC-20 has been described as "one of the first anti-spectatorial, non-esoteric computers by design...no longer relegated to hobbyist/enthusiasts or those with money, the computer Commodore developed was the computer of the future."

Features

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]

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