'Oldest' computer music unveiled

Mong · 18-06-2008, 10:48 AM

A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer generated music. The songs were captured by the BBC in the Autumn of 1951 during a visit to the University of Manchester.

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sproggy · 18-06-2008, 10:50 AM

Does it run VSTs?

foz · 20-06-2008, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sproggy

Does it run VSTs?

No, just windows BC...

Kadafi · 22-06-2008, 09:27 PM

very interesting, as far as i knew the theme song from "Tennis" on the NES was the oldest

Manu · 11-07-2008, 04:45 PM

Damn, when you think about it, there's about 40 Khz of processing power there. I wonder about the heat and electrical costs..

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Kadafi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 853 Credits: 8,112	very interesting, as far as i knew the theme song from "Tennis" on the NES was the oldest

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Manu Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Folkestone Posts: 93 Credits: 2,098	Damn, when you think about it, there's about 40 Khz of processing power there. I wonder about the heat and electrical costs..

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