Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “Blue Ribbon Soundworks”
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Manufacturer Blue Ribbon Soundworks, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2161 / 2 |
- MIDI interface and wavetable
- based on E-Mu System's Proteus 1 MIDI Sound Engine
- it's an independent computer with a 68000 @ 10MHz
- 128 kB Operating System ROM
- 64 kB static RAM
- 4 MB of 16 bit General MIDI samples in ROM, over 210 sampled sounds and waveforms
- a large number of configurable parameters allow a lot of flexibility in the sound: velocity control, pitch bend, adjustable tuning, and a choice of scale temperament
- no built in effects (they are produced by software)
- 16 bit sampled stereo synth which is both polyphonic and polytimbral, so multiple instruments can be played simultaneously, up to its limit of 32 internal channels
- some instruments need multiple internal channels
- the Proteus is mounted as a daughterboard and interfaced to the Amiga via one port of a DUART
- the other DUART port provides a built in MIDI interface
- 1x MIDI In
- 1x MIDI Out
- expandable to three separate MIDI outs with the optional Triple Play Plus upgrade
- stereo output (two RCA plugs)
- bundled with Bars & Pipes Pro, supported by SoundJam
- when the editor is first started, it has to read the entire configuration from the hardware, which takes about 20 seconds
- works together with the Sunrize series: using Blue Ribbon's SyncPro (SMPTE Generator), both the AD1012 or AD516 and B&P Pro will lock to SMPTE, independently
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- OneStopMusicShop-10.dms
Tool Disk v1.0
336 kB - OneStopMusicShop-SuperJamDemo-11.dms
SuperJAM! Demo Disk v1.1
284 kB - BarsPipesPro-10e.dms
Bars&Pipes Pro v1.0e (03.04.1992)
343 kB - BarsPipesPro-20b-1.dms
Bars&Pipes Pro v2.0b (18.02.1993), Disk 1
425 kB - BarsPipesPro-20b-2.dms
Bars&Pipes Pro v2.0b (18.02.1993), Disk 2
443 kB
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Manufacturer Blue Ribbon Soundworks, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface special (see text), |
- SMPTE synchronizer for MIDI
- converts SMPTE to/from MIDI Time Code for Bars & Pipes, allowing it to synchronize with audio or video tapes
- the Amiga communicates with the device through MIDI
- reads and writes 24, 25, 30, 30 drop frame SMPTE formats
- 1× SMPTE-In 6.3mm audio jack
- 1× SMPTE-Out 6.3mm audio jack
- 1× MIDI-IN (DIN socket)
- 1× MIDI-OUT (DIN socket)
- allows synchronization of previously recorded material
- configuration / mode selection through DIP switches on the top side of the expansion
- activity LEDs for each port
- functions:
- Merge - insert time code from MIDI port to recorded material
- Duplicate - regenerate time code based on SMPTE-In
- supported time codes: Unicorn Direct Lock, Song Position Pointer, MIDI Time code
- developed and manufactured by MidiMan for Blue Ribbons - the original MidiMan product is called SyncMan
- external 9V power supply
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left side
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1994-03
Manufacturer Blue Ribbon Soundworks, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- MIDI Interface
- offers 1× MIDI-IN, 3× MIDI-OUT and 1× MIDI-OUT
- with the supplied software, the active OUT port can be selected
- with Bars&Pipes software, the MIDI interface supports 48 logical MIDI channels (3×16) which can individually be assigned to any of the OUT-Ports
- with standard MIDI software, only 16 MIDI channels are available
- connects to the Amiga's serial port via ribbon cable, no pass-through connector
front side
Case opened, top side
- TriplePlayPlus_Schematics.pdf
Schematics
49 kB
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1992-06
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1993-06
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1994-03