PetSynth is an open-source

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for the

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computer, created in 2007 by Chiron Bramberger.
'' TPUG Magazine'', p.10. Retrieved 2010
Return Magazin, Issue No. 02. Retrieved winter 2010
Commodore Free Magazine, Vol. No. 04, Issue No. 46, p.11. Retrieved 2010
RetroThing. Retrieved 2009
MatrixSynth. Retrieved 2009
MatrixSynth. Retrieved 2013
TPUG Channel. Retrieved 2011
Return Magazin, Issue No. 02, article. Retrieved winter 2010
Toronto CBM. Retrieved 2013
YouTube. Retrieved 2013
YouTube, Demo at 3m:18s to 3m:51s Retrieved 2013 It is noteworthy for being the only keyboard playable synthesizer for the Commodore PET that supports

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, stereo sound, and is released under a

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license. It has been featured in print and web publications such as Return Magazin, '' TPUG Magazine'', Commodore Free Magazine, Retrothing, and MatrixSynth.

History

Having been unable to find any software that allows the

to be played like an instrument, and after having found similar software for other computers systems in his collection, such as the Apple II,

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, and Commodore 64, creator Chiron Bramberger decided to create his own software. The first version of PetSynth was released in 2007. Since then, there have been several revisions, with the third version demonstrated at the TPUG

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in 2013.

Features

The original version of the software allowed a user to play on the keyboard layout as if it were a musical piano keyboard. It included several effects that allowed the player to change the sounds in interesting ways as they played. The third version, as of 2013, included support for a MIDI adapter, and a second

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feature never before realized. This allowed for stereo sound on a Commodore PET for the first time.

References

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External links

* http://www.petsynth.org/ Music software

History

Features

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