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Title: MIDI controller for PC Engine?
Post by: VenomMacbeth on April 23, 2014, 09:51:11 AM
I've heard of such things being done on the Atari 26000, mega drive, master system, etc., but has it been attempted for the PC Engine?  Would it be possible?
Title: Re: MIDI controller for PC Engine?
Post by: Tatsujin on April 23, 2014, 12:06:45 PM
to do what exactly? making music with its sound chip?

possible is almost everything.
Title: Re: MIDI controller for PC Engine?
Post by: Arkhan on April 23, 2014, 12:24:30 PM
It's possible.  I've talked about it before.  I could probably rewrite a Parse/Play PSG thing I did awhillllle ago to act as a live-playing library for it.

You'd just need someone who wants to dick around with the expansion port enough to make the hardware.
Title: Re: MIDI controller for PC Engine?
Post by: megatron-uk on April 25, 2014, 09:01:07 PM
Ooh, now this would be interesting. Playing some chip tunes through a Roland MT32 or Sound Canvas.
Title: Re: MIDI controller for PC Engine?
Post by: Arkhan on April 27, 2014, 12:31:41 PM
I was thinking about it the other way, where you use MIDI in to control the PCE with an external device.

Going out would be a bit more work probably
Title: Re: MIDI controller for PC Engine?
Post by: ccovell on April 27, 2014, 10:39:06 PM
A MIDI in box would be kinda cool, but it'd take an EE guy to make a board and/or UART.

I added live note playing to my PCMgine program a few months ago via a 6-button pad, so adding MIDI would at least be more possible now.
Title: Re: MIDI controller for PC Engine?
Post by: Arkhan on April 28, 2014, 07:49:45 AM
Quote from: ccovell on April 27, 2014, 10:39:06 PM
A MIDI in box would be kinda cool, but it'd take an EE guy to make a board and/or UART.

I added live note playing to my PCMgine program a few months ago via a 6-button pad, so adding MIDI would at least be more possible now.

Yeah, the only person who ever sort of said it'd be doable/possible is Charlie, but I doubt it's really a priority lol.