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TLC
on 2010-07-28
10:42:19
 Re: the chipophone

Hehe... happy I should probably learn to play piano "well" ( = at all) to avoid coming through ridiculous first wink. ...And well, I should have mentioned that I do admire LA's ability to cook all ingredients together in such a nice way (experiments, gear, playing tunes and finally making a nice video of that). I did stop experimenting with the ESQ-1 myself shortly after discussing things about/concerning it with you back then... I could say "as usual", but anyway... I know the possibility is there; the synth mimics the structure of the SID pretty well (it's a hybrid subtractive synth with digital oscillators + controls + waveforms, with analog filters + mixing, just as the SID is), ...and it also really behaves like that in practice, at least after some experimenting. So if someone's after a synth to play sort-of authentic chiptune instruments, but doesn't really want / lacks the ability to tinker with microcontrollers and electronics, the ESQ-1 (and it's extended version, the SQ-80) might be a viable "alternative" (say, poor man's Chipophone in this regard...). It used to be relatively cheap, too (it's not a highly rated synth; it used to cost far less than a DX-7, or a Roland Juno series synth, or the other highly rated synths).

Edit: excerpt from a discussion I've just found while looking up midi and/or ESQ-1 tools for Linux

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/printview.php?t=158292&page=5

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c_huelsbeck - Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:07 pm
STR8DSP wrote:
Chris: Is this the synth you used for Giana Sisters, and Turrican?


Yes... Giana was pure SID chip though, but the ESQ1 Keyboard was my inspiration for a lot of tunes...
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Didn't know I was just hitting the nail on the head... :-D Looks like Chris has been used to composing tunes on an ESQ-1 synth, even in the early years of creating his famous C64 hits.

Posted By

Csabo
on 2010-07-27
19:03:27
 Re: the chipophone

Well, I'm looking forward to the videos of you rocking out on it showing up on YouTube nevertheless happy

Posted By

TLC
on 2010-07-27
16:08:42
 Re: the chipophone

Pretty brutal project... happy Though, I'm not that surprised by now -- looks like it has been done by someone previously winning 1st place at Breakpoint 2008, in the Console / Real Wild compo with a demo composed for an embedded microcomputer wink (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNCqrylNY-0 , ie. Craft by LFT ).

Nah, I won't hack something like this together myself... I bought an ESQ-1 some years ago, instead... happy ...Not especially this comfortable to play chiptunes on (...let alone the style factor wink) ), but that's been "my" answer to the challenge nevertheless... happy

Posted By

Chicken
on 2010-07-26
22:08:36
 Re: the chipophone

Linus Akesson's website has some interesting background info (and lots of other cool stuff wink ).

http://www.linusakesson.net

Posted By

Csabo
on 2010-07-26
21:34:54
 Re: the chipophone

That is indeed cool stuff, worth watching! Looks like something TLC would hack together wink

Posted By

Lavina
on 2010-07-26
07:35:27
 Re: the chipophone

:O Leesett az arcom a padlóra. Impy imádná!!! wink

My face have fallen down right to the floor. Impy would love this machine...

Posted By

Ati
on 2010-07-24
17:02:35
 the chipophone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1pchpDD5EU

It is very cool! happy


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