Shot97 Retro

*Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings Long before I ever started making videos on YouTube , and in fact before YouTube even existed; I made music on my PC. It was my prime hobby before I started making videos. A couple years into making the videos I attempted my first written review , which was meant to compliment but be unique in comparison to my video reviews. I enjoyed writing that so much that I decided I'd continue to write separate articles as well as doing the videos. Couldn't tell you if any of those hobbies have been a success or not, but all amounted to immense enjoyment from my myself... and I hear on occasion, others as well. When I have a hobby, I do seem to go "all out" with it. With the music, I've made several albums, including one written fully on my beloved Amiga 500 . I couldn't just do one song, I had to make it an experience. The video reviews tend to be quite in depth; diving into memories, old reviews ...

-Making Music on the Commodore Amiga- Originally published March 25th, 2017 *My video for making music on the Amiga *Video for my full 13 song album Riding With The Amiga *Download for Riding With The Amiga in MP3 *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings The Amiga has what is with no doubt in my mind, the absolute finest sound chip inside of any computer or console throughout the 1980’s as well as most, if not all of the 1990’s. Full disclosure; I have an MT-32… and the Amiga can actually do a piano. Yes, in a time when the vast majority of IBM and compatible PC owners were using a small speaker stuck deep inside of a metal tomb, Amiga users had a quality of sound nobody else could touch for that price. Quite a lot of music is still created to this day on the Amiga. Despite this there’s a huge barrier to these machines when it comes to an amateur musician. The sounds coming out of these machines are worthy of being recorded, yet I’ve always fe...