BBC Micro Hybrid Technology Music 2000 Programming music and playing on a Midi Synth Demo.
For years I have known you could do music on the BBC micro. Vince Clarke of Erasure did a demo using a BBC master on Rockschool in 1987. I never knew what the kit was at the time or knew anyone that did. As time goes on I learned of the Hybrid Technology Music 5000 system for the BBC. However its now very rare and expensive. Recently a chap from norway on Ebay is selling Music 2000 boards that in essence are the midi part of the music 5000 system. I bought one a while ago, and I have finally got it running. There is a LOT to learn with this, but my idea is that I want to eventually make new music using old tech.
About Vince Clarke
Vincent John Martin (born 3 July 1960), known professionally as Vince Clarke, is a British synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was previously the main songwriter for several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and the Assembly. In Erasure, he is known for his deadpan and low-key onstage demeanour, often remaining motionless over his keyboard, in sharp contrast to lead vocalist Andy Bell's animat...
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