A small selection from over 80 Acorn Archimedes !Tracker music modules I made back in the early 90s under the guise of BrokenARM Music which were recently rescued from a 30 year old hard disk... 

They were originally released in the early 1990s and made on a beta test copy of !Tracker by Fabrice Mercier on an Acorn Archimedes A-310 computer. !Tracker was essentially an Amiga Soundtracker clone but, unusually, it supported up to 8-channels with soft panning unlike its 4-channel hard-panned counterpart.  These are some of the earlier 8-channel Soundtracker music modules to be released on a home computer (Oktalyzer was released in 1989 on the Amiga). The modules comprise mostly of 8-bit samples from the infamous ST-01 sample library originally bundled with Karsten Obarski's infamous Ultimate Soundtracker in 1987 on the Amiga. 

First released in 1987, the Archimedes was the first commercial computer to feature the hugely successful 32-bit ARM RISC processor and featured 8-audio channels each with stereo panning in hardware.

The playlist includes a segued recording of some of my favourite sections of the sound track I wrote for the Archimedes game !Phaethon which featured over an hour of music.

 I was only 19 when I started making these music modules - it all had to start somewhere! :-]

Huge thank yous to Steve Harrison for writing a custom utility to help me to convert these modules from the original !Tracker format to ProTracker format.

BrokenARM: My Early 1990s Acorn Archimedes 8-bit !Tracker Modules...

Recently rescued from a 25 year old hard disk PL259 was an experimental progressive computer music module by BrokenARM Music (aka D.A.Wilson / Hideaway Studio). I made it in late 1990 on a beta test copy of !Tracker by Fabrice Mercier on an Acorn Archimedes A-310 computer and released in early 1991.  !Tracker was essentially an Amiga Soundtracker clone but, unusually, it supported up to 8-channels with soft panning unlike its 4-channel hard-panned counterpart. It is one of the earlier 8-channel Soundtracker music modules to be released on a home computer (Oktalyzer was released in 1989 on the Amiga).  The module comprises mostly of 8-bit samples from the infamous ST-01 sample library originally bundled with Karsten Obarski's Ultimate Soundtracker in 1987 on the Amiga.  Released in 1987 the Archimedes was the first commercial computer to feature the 32-bit ARM RISC processor and featured 8-audio channels each with stereo panning in hardware.

PL259 (Early 8-Channel Computer Music Module)

Recently rescued from a 25 year old hard disk ARMatWork was one of the first 8-Channel Sound Tracker modules I wrote at the age of 19 under the guise BrokenARM Music. It was made on a beta test copy of !Tracker by Fabrice Mercier on an Acorn Archimedes A-310 computer in February 1991. !Tracker was essentially an Amiga Soundtracker clone but, unusually, it supported up to 8-channels with soft panning unlike its 4-channel hard-panned counterpart. It is one of the earlier 8-channel Soundtracker music modules to be released on a home computer (Oktalyzer was released in 1989 on the Amiga). The module comprises mostly of 8-bit samples from the infamous ST-01 sample library originally bundled with Karsten Obarski's infamous Ultimate Soundtracker in 1987 on the Amiga. Released in 1987 the Archimedes was the first commercial computer to feature the 32-bit ARM RISC processor and featured 8-audio channels each with stereo panning in hardware.

ARMatWork was recorded directly off the unfiltered output of an Archimedes A3000 as the module was played in !Tracker.

Originally released 21.06.91.. the same year the infamous game Lemmings was released!

ARMatWork (Early 8-Channel Acorn Archimedes Computer Music Module)

One of my very first music compositions - sequenced, sampled and played back in glorious 8-bit audio on a 1987 Acorn Archimedes.  Originally released on the 10th January 1991 by BrokenARM Music aka D.A.Wilson / Hideaway Studio.

It was made on a beta test copy of !Tracker by Fabrice Mercier on an Acorn Archimedes A-310 computer. !Tracker was essentially an Amiga Soundtracker clone but, unusually, it supported up to 8-channels with soft panning unlike its 4-channel hard-panned counterpart. It is one of the earlier 8-channel Soundtracker music modules to be released on a home computer (Oktalyzer was released in 1989 on the Amiga). The module comprises mostly of 8-bit samples from the infamous ST-01 sample library originally bundled with Karsten Obarski's Ultimate Soundtracker in 1987 on the Amiga. Released in 1987 the Archimedes was the first commercial computer to feature the 32-bit ARM RISC processor and featured 8-audio channels each with stereo panning in hardware.

On A Knife Edge (Early 8-Channel Computer Music Module)

One of my very first music compositions - sequenced, sampled and played back in glorious 8-bit audio on a 1987 Acorn Archimedes. Originally released on the 22nd January 1991 by BrokenARM Music aka D.A.Wilson / Hideaway Studio.

It was made on a beta test copy of !Tracker by Fabrice Mercier on an Acorn Archimedes A-310 computer. !Tracker was essentially an Amiga Soundtracker clone but, unusually, it supported up to 8-channels with soft panning unlike its 4-channel hard-panned counterpart. It is one of the earlier 8-channel Soundtracker music modules to be released on a home computer (Oktalyzer was released in 1989 on the Amiga). The module comprises mostly of 8-bit samples from the infamous ST-01 sample library originally bundled with Karsten Obarski's Ultimate Soundtracker in 1987 on the Amiga. Released in 1987 the Archimedes was the first commercial computer to feature the 32-bit ARM RISC processor and featured 8-audio channels each with stereo panning in hardware.

A Race Against Time (Early 8-Channel Computer Music Module)

One of my very first music compositions - sequenced, sampled and played back in glorious 8-bit audio on a 1987 Acorn Archimedes. Originally released on the 28th April 1991 by BrokenARM Music aka D.A.Wilson / Hideaway Studio.

It was made on a beta test copy of !Tracker by Fabrice Mercier on an Acorn Archimedes A-310 computer. !Tracker was essentially an Amiga Soundtracker clone but, unusually, it supported up to 8-channels with soft panning unlike its 4-channel hard-panned counterpart. It is one of the earlier 8-channel Soundtracker music modules to be released on a home computer (Oktalyzer was released in 1989 on the Amiga). The module comprises mostly of 8-bit samples from the infamous ST-01 sample library originally bundled with Karsten Obarski's Ultimate Soundtracker in 1987 on the Amiga. Released in 1987 the Archimedes was the first commercial computer to feature the 32-bit ARM RISC processor and featured 8-audio channels each with stereo panning in hardware.

The Long Haul (Early 8-Channel Computer Music Module)

One of my very first music compositions - sequenced, sampled and played back in glorious 8-bit audio on a 1987 Acorn Archimedes. Originally released on the 9th July 1991 by BrokenARM Music aka D.A.Wilson / Hideaway Studio.

It was made on a beta test copy of !Tracker by Fabrice Mercier on an Acorn Archimedes A-310 computer. !Tracker was essentially an Amiga Soundtracker clone but, unusually, it supported up to 8-channels with soft panning unlike its 4-channel hard-panned counterpart. It is one of the earlier 8-channel Soundtracker music modules to be released on a home computer (Oktalyzer was released in 1989 on the Amiga). The module comprises mostly of 8-bit samples from the infamous ST-01 sample library originally bundled with Karsten Obarski's Ultimate Soundtracker in 1987 on the Amiga. Released in 1987 the Archimedes was the first commercial computer to feature the 32-bit ARM RISC processor and featured 8-audio channels each with stereo panning in hardware.

On Safari (Early 8-Channel Computer Music Module)

D.A.Wilson is an Electronic Engineer, Sound Designer & Vintage Synth Specialist with a particular interest in combining vintage tube, classic analog and modern digital technologies working as a synth engineer looking after a very considerable amount of vintage studio equipment for Will Gregory (Goldfrapp / Moog Ensemble) and a number of other internationally celebrated electronic musicians and producers.  Having undertaken several major restorations and produced custom electronic designs for a number of major artists including Jean-Michel Jarre, Dani is also known for fully restoring two out of the world's four remaining 1979 Crumar GDS and partially restoring 1938 Novachord 346 (the only known operational Novachord in the UK) to playable order along with developing and producing the new Elfin family of 8-bit polysynths and the popular MIDI Front Panel Animator (FPA), Filter Defeat Module (FDM) and XD-280 Drive Emulator upgrades for the AKAI S612 sampler.

Demos of the S612 Upgrades in Action: 

https://soundcloud.com/hideaway-studio/sets/hideaway-studios-s612-front


Hideaway Studio Kontakt Sound libraries may be purchased directly from: 
https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/hideaway-studios
 

..and a nice introduction by Cory Pelizzari to the Hideaway Studio Kontakt Libraries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-C7a3ChC9U&feature=emb_title


For more on releases from Hideaway Studio for Kontakt please visit the blog at:  www.hideawaystudio.net