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... I have to say I have been really quite surprised how well my prototype Music 5000 MIDI interface is working for a number of reasons... The whole ... I have made recently: https://soundcloud.com/hideaway-studio/sets/1984-hybrid-music-5000-synth

... deciding on getting a Model B for another project, I learnt about the Hybrid Music system, and got fascinated with it thanks to the excellent archives of material on Chris's ...

... a pal of mine is prototyping a MIDI interface which pretends to be a Music 4000, enabling the Acorn/Hybrid Music 5000 to be played from a MIDI source such as a sequencer https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000517595031-e7nsqf-t500x500.jpg ...

And once again I was greeted by some lovely Ample music courtesy of Ed's Music 5000. What a great piece of kit! I had a lovely sunny ... All good things must come to an end! Look closely and you'll see the Hybrid Music system in the background, as well as the trusty A3010! :D

... I introduced myself. I've had a Model B since it came out and got into music with it, adding the Hybrid M5000/M3000 (and, at one time the M4000). I used to make a nuisance of myself at the ...

Thanks for the suggestion guys. I think I may have a go with a CF card and Datacenter then. I have got a rather nice dual Cumana disk drive unit that I recently repaired, it's lovely, and it sounds great :wink: ... but it is rather large and takes up a fair bit of desk space. For general use the Dat...

... the software on a CF card HDD and run it from there rather than from the RAM disc or virtual floppies. The last time I ran my external DC with the Hybrid, I got audio being randomly triggered when accessing the ram based drives and things got quite corrupt quite quickly but running from an ADFS ...

Would it maybe run load it to a sideways ram from your storage? Seem to remember some games liked that route.

... still seemed to fail when running from a GoSDC. Kind of makes me think that possibly then both Datacenter and the GoSDC are incompatible with the Music 5000. Pity was trying to keep my retro desk area minimal and tidy - but hey I guess there is nothing like floppies for the true rfetro experience. ...

Have just tried this with my GoSDC and the Music 5000 system disk from 8bs. I *SRLOADed the ROMs on my B and did *EXEC runner but it hung when trying to load the M5 module. The same disk image loaded and displayed the menu in B-Em. I'll try it ...

Hey no rush Rob. Anytime. :) I've tried software from each of these threads: https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11983&start=60#p173100 I think that one has a disk intended for the Master. I've got a BBC B with the ROM from that Zip installed. I used the M5000-4.ssd and launched it usi...

Okay will do. Will probably be tomorrow though as I'm busy trying to fix a few bugs in my CPC emulator tonight

Just to ensure I'm doing the same as you, where did you pick up the Music 5000 system disk from and how did you try to run it?

Hi Rob, I'd say I get much the same issue, yes. The disc that's loaded into the GoSDC's memory also seems to get 'corrupted' (only in RAM), once I've loaded something into Ample. It would be great if you could test it at your end? Would be nice to know if it's just an incompatibility with the GoSDC ...

... the same way - I thought it used a window in paged ROM space but I might be wrong. Do you see exactly the same behaviour with it? I could hook my Music 500 up to my GoSDC Beeb to see if it works if that would help?

Thanks Rob,

Reading that post seems like I may need to revert to floppy. I figure my GoSDC may suffer the same issue.

Gavin.

... Or am I possibly doing something wrong? Not tried it myself but others have talked about problems with the DataCenter RAM drives and Music 5000 before . If you've got a genuine floppy drive, I'd try using that. Alternatively, it might be worth seeing whether you can put the Music ...

Hey All, So today I received this nice looking pair in the post: IMG_20190212_163159.jpg I checked the internals before I powered up the 5000. Visually looks good, really clean inside and out. The capacitors looked good too. So I'm just trying to work out the software and how to get it running. I on...

... for posting your superb wiki on your reverse engineering of the Music 5000 control interface - a sterling bit of work there. I strongly suspect ... favorite to date! :) https://soundcloud.com/hideaway-studio/sets/1984-hybrid-music-5000-synth/s-nS3Zo Oh and BTW... I sent Jean-Michel, who is ...

It sounds otherworldly! What a curious instrument indeed.

Have you got a Rhodes Chroma?!!!!! Sorry we won't derail this thread.....I just saw that and thought oh my tell me no can it be! For the non synth people the Rhodes Chroma is a rare beast indeed. A Rolls Royce of a synth. I am so jealous! It is a real beauty. The Chroma is positively common compare...

Ah Paul...I am going to pester you one day to go into that box! I never got my hands on the Music 87 software but the adverts looked so good. Hi-res editing.......envelopes.....it reminded me of a really upmarket Island Logic The Music System........(which was also really ...

I've got the Music 87 software *on tape*. I got it from the original owner who said that it was absolutely terrible and he then bought the proper AMPLE/Hybrid software and never looked back. That person was the same one I got my Music 3000 from. I've ...

... I am so jealous! It is a real beauty. Anyway back to the excellent Hybrid Music 5000! I wonder if anyone has Music 87 software and runs that. I remember at the time ...

I am learning as I get older that you do more with less. OMG never a truer word... this has very much become part of my working ethos over the years... its incredible what you can squeeze out of some old pieces of kit and I love the creative avenues they can take you down too! If you're into old sy...

Those demos are really great. It has a real 80s vibe to it. They sound so clear................amazingly clear. I can't wait to hear more from you and others. I think there is a lot of life yet left in Ample. It's such a modular language - the way you can randomise things. I am learning as I get old...

Hey Dan. That’s great news. I really regret putting my 4000 out in the rubbish all those years ago. It would be great to see music 4000 and 5000 reborn again in modern hardware with midi ......if omeone could re-make it again. I am intrigued with your message. Thanks for writing and ...

... vintage studio kit for a number of famous clients in the music industry I have always had a bit of a soft spot for quirky little synths ... too obtrusive: https://soundcloud.com/hideaway-studio/sets/1984-hybrid-music-5000-synth/s-nS3Zo into delay and reverb this is quite an impressive ...

... in another request so it won’t be forgotten in time... If anyone has a hybrid music setup that is not being utilised and needs to be loved and used get please in contact. ...

... in another request so it won’t be forgotten in time... If anyone has a hybrid music setup that is not being utilised and needs to be loved and used get please in contact. ...

A Hybrid Music 500, and later a Music 5000 but nobody ever made an emulator. (Chris Jordan, I’m talking to YOU!), and a Music ...