Old DAWs - nostalgia thread
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 101 posts since 19 Jun, 2013
I'd like to start a thread for old* DAWs fans or users.
Please share photos of your old DAWs - screenshots, discs and inserts, boxes, manuals etc.
Tell us what you liked about them. Are there any features which you miss even today?
Do you still use any old music audio/midi sequencer?
I've got some old music software which I'll post about from time to time but hopefully others will join in as well.
* Let's roughly define old as anything older than 2010.
Please share photos of your old DAWs - screenshots, discs and inserts, boxes, manuals etc.
Tell us what you liked about them. Are there any features which you miss even today?
Do you still use any old music audio/midi sequencer?
I've got some old music software which I'll post about from time to time but hopefully others will join in as well.
* Let's roughly define old as anything older than 2010.
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- KVRian
- 729 posts since 3 May, 2018
As much as I want to go through the boxes in my attic I've hoarded the last 35 years cause nostalgia is awesome, and believe me I want to when seeing stuff like this... I must resist cause the wife'll kill me. Oldest would be the physical ti99-4a and a basic programming book from Zayers that had a note playing code example, and a CZ1 manual and KorgM1 Synth -- wish I'd kept the CZ1 too. Fondest would be Amiga thru C64 trackers on 'actual' floppies and a Marantz 4 track. PC specifically would be Reason 3 and Cakewalk which I bought at the same time after 'trialing' stuff on newsgroups.
Have you tried Vital?
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- KVRAF
- 2752 posts since 12 Mar, 2002 from Central NY
Here's a moldy oldy...... Kristal Audio Engine
I believe some of it's DNA made it into Studio One, (might be a wee bit of Cubendo up in there too!). It's still out there and free.
https://kristal-audio-engine.en.softoni ... =MOB-609.0
I believe some of it's DNA made it into Studio One, (might be a wee bit of Cubendo up in there too!). It's still out there and free.
https://kristal-audio-engine.en.softoni ... =MOB-609.0
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- KVRAF
- 2989 posts since 5 Nov, 2014
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 101 posts since 19 Jun, 2013
Thanks for sharing it. I hope when your wife goes out you'll be able to add some pics to the thread.Psuper wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:01 pm As much as I want to go through the boxes in my attic I've hoarded the last 35 years cause nostalgia is awesome, and believe me I want to when seeing stuff like this... I must resist cause the wife'll kill me. Oldest would be the physical ti99-4a and a basic programming book from Zayers that had a note playing code example, and a CZ1 manual and KorgM1 Synth -- wish I'd kept the CZ1 too. Fondest would be Amiga thru C64 trackers on 'actual' floppies and a Marantz 4 track. PC specifically would be Reason 3 and Cakewalk which I bought at the same time after 'trialing' stuff on newsgroups.
For me, looking at this old stuff is like a kid in a candy store.
I remembered there was a similar topic before, I couldn't find it though.
But I think this one is more about photos of these DAWs.
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- KVRAF
- 35450 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 101 posts since 19 Jun, 2013
Next one is Magix Music Studio 2004 Deluxe in which you could find actually two DAWs: Audio Studio based on Magix Samplitude and Midi Studio based on Emagic Logic.
The Midi Studio had renamed Logic's instruments: ES E, ES P and ES M.
Quite possible that the Magix electric piano instrument had Logic's EVP88 engine.
The Midi Studio had renamed Logic's instruments: ES E, ES P and ES M.
Quite possible that the Magix electric piano instrument had Logic's EVP88 engine.
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- KVRAF
- 35450 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
I remember it. I never tried it out because it couldn't load VST's (or other third party plugins, I think).CapnLockheed wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:09 pm Here's a moldy oldy...... Kristal Audio Engine
I believe some of it's DNA made it into Studio One, (might be a wee bit of Cubendo up in there too!). It's still out there and free.
https://kristal-audio-engine.en.softoni ... =MOB-609.0
Another really old one is Angry Red Planet Temper. I used it a couple of times, but, it was buggy as hell.
- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
I can't f**king get used to the fact people think that's "old"
I wish I had something tangible to share, but when I started in late 80s / early 90s it was all digital (i.e. copied over from a friend who had a tape). I left in 1999 and when I came back in around 2017 it was all over digital again
The journey went something like this for me:
1992-95, Atari 800XL - Chaos Music Composer:
1996-99, Amiga 600 - ProTracker:
1999, PC - FastTracker 2:
- KVRAF
- 3471 posts since 24 Oct, 2000 from A Swede Living in Budapest
This brings back memories. I loved that box. I can't remember much of the DAW though
/C
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HARDWARE SAMPLER FANATIC - Akai S1100/S950/Z8 - Casio FZ20m - Emu Emax I - Ensoniq ASR10/EPS
HARDWARE SAMPLER FANATIC - Akai S1100/S950/Z8 - Casio FZ20m - Emu Emax I - Ensoniq ASR10/EPS
- KVRian
- 1045 posts since 3 Jul, 2006
eXT 1.4
Look what it can do!
Look what it can do!
== VDX == One Man can make a difference!
My music is on https://soundcloud.com/vdxi | Info | More Info
My music is on https://soundcloud.com/vdxi | Info | More Info
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 101 posts since 19 Jun, 2013
I tried to be inclusive
Atari 800XL was my first computer, mainly used for games and basic programming (or programming in BASIC I should've said) but also I remember some music software on 8-bit Atari that I had fun with, I have no idea what it was called.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 101 posts since 19 Jun, 2013
Another audio/midi sequencer that came to my mind was a free version of Emagic Logic.
I was very excited about it but it turned out to be extremely limited - no vst instruments or effects, only four audio channels but it looked like a proper Logic
It was called Emagic Logic Fun...
...with a possibility to upgrade to Emagic Micrologic AV which offered much more useful features
I was very excited about it but it turned out to be extremely limited - no vst instruments or effects, only four audio channels but it looked like a proper Logic
It was called Emagic Logic Fun...
...with a possibility to upgrade to Emagic Micrologic AV which offered much more useful features