Here are a few things I made for Propellerhead's Reason DAW. For now it's just a few combinator backdrops, but I'll have more to share in the future.
Combinator Backdrops
You can right-click-save-as those high quality JPG file directly to use them in Reason. Share them freely and don't hesitate to include them in compilations.
OXE
A combinator backdrop for the OXE FM Synth VST, with an aesthetic emulating its built-in skin.
SN76489 PSG
The Texas Instruments SN76489 Programmable Sound Generator was used in many 8-bits and 16-bits consoles and computers. On this photo, I wired junk randomly on a breadboard, as I am as electronics-illiterate as it's legal to be and still own a "Babby's first Arduino" kit. You could use it with ScuzzyEye's MS-34 Digital Complex Sound Generator Rack Extension, the free SocaLabs Sega Master System SN76489 VST, or Aly James' Super PSG.
Roland SC-88
In the early 90's, Roland's Sound Canvas General MIDI sound modules were among the best available to PC gaming enthusiasts unsatisfied with the sound of internal soundcards. Those modules are also known as the source of the "Touhou Trumpet", or "Zunpet" for short. This backdrop was made by chopping bits and piece from this photograph CC-BY Wikimedia user Darklanlan. You could use it with Roland's very own Sound Canvas VA VST, or with samples of the device.
Sound Blaster
Creative's Sound Blaster IBM PC sound cards were the de facto standard sound cards in 90's PC. This backdrop was made from bits and piece from their packaging.
S.A.M. - Software Automatic Mouth
Don’t Ask Software's 1982 Software Automatic Mouth was the first commercial software-only speech synthesis program. Speech synth of this vintage is a staple of classic techno. This backdrop was made from a scan of the Atari version software packaging. You can find a re-implementation of SAM in VST form as Wavosaur's VST Speek.
2019-08-05