Comments on: Best Platform for Music: Atari ST

By: Ianp

Ianp — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:01:16 +0000

I’m still using an Atari ST running cubase V from 1991. One thing I still think the atari has over alot of complicated modern VST set-ups is rock solid timing. Mine hasnt crashed for years!:)

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By: dj atarox

dj atarox — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:44:45 +0000

i mak emusic whit famous games tunes and original tunes created whit 8 and 16 bits atari computers. please visit my video on youtube.
just write DJ ATAROX on it.
or click in this link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cdLGg730Rg

By: JW85

JW85 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:53:38 +0000

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By: andrew

andrew — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:09:44 +0000

id like to implement one of these into a studio, but i dont think you can get one for $10.. at least, not what ive seen. i was thinking about a c64, but its a pain finding a midi interface for them, and when you do they are expensive. atari has one built in which is very nice. one thing the c64 has is SID. i havent heard music created directly out of the ST, i guess its just used as a sequencer, not a synthesizer. still looking…

By: Atari ST fan

Atari ST fan — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:50:32 +0000

Does anyone knows (is a joke or not) - medwayboys menu’s and demos music released on CD?

By: filarion

filarion — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:24:32 +0000

Lee Norris, who is Metamatics, Norken and Nachtplank used an Atari ST for everything he released so far (quite a backcatalogue, check discogs.com).

By: atomic_afro

atomic_afro — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 19:55:47 +0000

Yea, people tend to have bigger balls when the comments are anonymous (see dorpus @ Tech Dirt)

ATA

By: admin

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 17:21:08 +0000

Macs, Ataris, PCs, I think it really doesn’t matter. The choice is important — you should choose a platform that works for you, and there are absolutely differences (especially if we’re talking an age-old Atari here!!) — but the point is, you can make music with any platform. Yes, including Linux, GameBoy, electrified abacus, whatever you come up with! And everytime I think I’ve seen it all, someone else comes up with some crazy new idea. So I was just suggesting ill-informed, ignorant bashing of users of other platforms is pointless.

Oh, and it’s mean, too. I don’t like mean people.

Thankfully, no readers like that here on CDM. Er . . . since I turned on registration for comments, anyway.

Peter

By: atomic_afro

atomic_afro — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 15:30:36 +0000

I tell you, back in 97 when I started reading Future Music, almost all of the interviewed bands were still using Ataris with hardware (including Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers, Orbital, et al). At that time, until PIIIs started coming out I would have agreed with Peter that yes, it’s really only Macs and Ataris that are worth making music with. Nowadays however it’s really anyone’s game (PC, Mac, Linux, Atari, Gameboy), which is nice.

Matter of fact, before I invested in a decent PC box with Acid Pro (my first host), I really wanted to get an Atari with Cubase, but couldn’t find one for a decent price anywhere.

I personally wouldn’t mind trying an Atari out with a Muse Receptor and an Alesis HD Recorder just to see what it sort of was like for producers 10 years ago.

ATA