Atari 1040 ST
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To the right of him is clearly an Atari Mega ST 2 or 4 with Atari monitor taken from a performance in Paris circa: 1993. Likely he was s... see details
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I don't know how but this is STILL working!
I am so far behind technologically speaking! But I still lobe this machine with Cubase 1989 version. I managed to get hold of a rare hard drive as well so the boot-up and save etc is damn site quicker. Aside from that - it never seems to crash, and the timing is rock solid. No latency issues here! It does what I need. I am not only scared to change it, I actually don't want to!
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Rock solid and groovy
Yes, I'm apparently a crazy person that added an Atari ST to his home studio for sequencing in 2021.
This Atari has been stable and rock solid for me so far. Learning Steinberg Pro 24, Notator and Cubase 3 on it has been mostly painless. It's really nice having a dedicated machine for sequencing with no distractions.
I have had too many intermittent troubles with modern PCs and midi timing and the Atari has been a great solution.
Impressive. I dreamed about doing this for 20 years, but was always afraid the realities of keeping a 15+ year-old (now 30+ year old) computer alive would bleed the fun out of the experience... and now I mostly work ITB anyway. I'm so glad to hear you're loving it. How'd you get your hands on the original software? Didn't some of those packages require hardware dongles?
Ebay and some Atari forums mainly for the midi/smpte hardware and dongles. I would like to get a backup Atari because it is a 30+ year old computer. But it's also rather simplistic so keeping it running shouldn't really be a huge issue. There's even schematics and drivers out there to make your own midi interface expanders.
With this computer I started making music in the early 90 ...
The Atari ST is a home computer that was announced at Winter CES in January 1985[1][2] and subsequently released by Atari Corporation in June 1985. Development machines were distributed around May 1985[3] and it was available commercially from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two",[4] which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals. Due to its graphical user interface, it was jokingly referred to as the "Jackintosh", a reference to Jack Tramiel[citation needed].
The Atari ST is part of the 16/32 bit generation of home computers, based on the Motorola 68000 CPU, typically with 512 kB of RAM or more, a graphical user interface, and 3½" microfloppy disks as storage. It was similar to the Apple Macintosh, and its simple design allowed the ST to precede the Commodore Amiga's commercial release by almost two months.[5][6] The Atari ST was also the first personal computer to come with a bit-mapped color GUI,[7] using a version of Digital Research's GEM released that February.[8]
The ST was primarily a competitor to the Macintosh, Amiga, and in certain markets the Acorn Archimedes. Where the Amiga has a graphics accelerator and sample-based synthesis[9] based sound, the ST has a simple frame buffer and a 3 voice synthesizer chip but with a slightly faster CPU, and has a high-resolution monochrome display mode, ideal for business and CAD. In some markets, particularly Germany, the machine gained a strong foothold as a small business machine for CAD and Desktop publishing work. The Atari ST also enjoyed some market popularity in Canada.[citation needed]
The ST was also the first home computer with integrated MIDI support. Thanks to its built-in MIDI, it enjoyed success for running music-sequencer software and as a controller of musical instruments among amateurs and professionals alike, being used in concert by bands and performers such as Jean Michel Jarre, Madonna, Eurythmics, Tangerine Dream, Fatboy Slim, and 1990s UK dance acts Utah Saints[10] & 808 State, as well as naming German digital hardcore band Atari Teenage Riot.
I'm pretty sure Depeche Mode relies on an ST from Construction Time to Black Celebration... maybe beyond.
A great Piece of History
I Acquired an Atari ST 1040 circa 2021, complete with CLAB Notator/Creator Software and Dongle, previously owned by Manuel Göttsching. The Atari runs great and boasts excellent MIDI timing. Ive ensured the Atari's optimal performance by having its power supply unit revised, just as a precaution. Additionally, an ACSI external hard disk emulator has been added for enhanced convenience. I've hooked it up to a compact TFT monitor via a VGA adapter box for easy viewing.
It remains an invaluable tool for MIDI sequencing hardware synthesizers, proving its worth even in 2024. I incorporated it into my hybrid setup, which blends both modern and vintage equipment.
you're making me miss my ST from the 90s :-(