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Episode Synopsis
Robert Moore and Paul Rother, Hybrid Arts MIDIMate Robert Moore and Paul Rother were two of the founders of Hybrid Arts, along with Frank Foster and Alan Hart. Hybrid Arts created the MIDIMate, hardware that added Musical Instrument Digital Interface capability to the the Atari 8-bit computers; and various software for it including MIDITrack. Hybrid Arts continued on to make a wide variety of MIDI and music software for the Atari ST (which has built-in MIDI) including EZ-Track. Paul was the programmer, Robert the music and sales person, and Frank Foster was the marketing person. Frank couldn't make it to this interview due to scheduling issues, but he'll be in my next interview. This interview took place on January 18, 2024. Video version of this interview Hybrid Arts Timeline, Founders, and Goals document by Robert Moore Hybrid Arts - Revolutionize the Process of Modern Movie Making Hybrid Arts on Computer Chronicles (starts at 8 minutes) 8-bit Hybrid Arts software at AtariMania Atari ST Hybrid Arts software at AtariMania MIDI Track III Manual Midipatch: DX Editor for Yamaha DX manual mt-32pi Roland MT-32 emulator Support Kay's interviews on Patreon
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