Something I like to share, but it has nothing to do with Linux.
I must have been about 15 year old when I bought this 45 rpm single, 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe3uaRY ... 121omePiet
I think these organs at least inspired the time line in our daws.
For those who do not know.
There organs are fed with a book with slots in it.
At least its cheerful, and I do wonder how this is made / recorded.
I think they made a pianoroll book ?, for this track, and then added guitars and more drums.
For those that never have seen these books:
Here is a vid, although this organ is much smaller, does not have percussion, but it shows the book.
The bigger ones, had drums and a wooden block
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkwatj_ ... technology
1979 sampled organ?
Because I know how these big organs sound I doubt they sampled it.
Years before the Atari ST and midi. (the round din plug one)
ST 1986 ?
We can rule that out.
The self playing pianos were probably first? Also using paper with slots in it.
They claim a real organ was used, this one:
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draaiorgel_de_Arabier
I cant find an English version of this dutch wiki, but there are pictures.