No known emulator supports the Music Machine. There was a club advertised through the magazine Sinclare User which sent out a computer tape twice a year full of interesting software developed for the Ram Music Machine. This was contributed to by the members and included thing such as a 128k sampler, fsk syncing mods to the original software and many useful midi tools to name but a few.<br>
The Music Machine was never used for producing sound effects in [[:Category:Demos|Demos]]. Now, thanks to Jose Leandro, the hardware specialist of the spectrum, with his famous page : http://trastero.speccy.org/cosas/JL/JL.htm We can know more about this hardware.
== Technical Specifications ==
<gallery> caption="The Music Machine">
Image:MusicMachine boxed.JPG| the unit in its box
Image:Music machine 1.jpg|
Image:Music machine 2.jpg|missing female connector (?)
Image:Music machine back.jpg|Backside
Image:Music machine inside 1.jpg|PCB
Image:Music Machine - inside 1.JPG|Inside 1
Image:Music Machine - inside 2.JPG|Inside 2
Image:Music machine microphone 1.jpg|The microphone
Image:Music machine microphone 2.jpg|The microphone
Image:Rammusicmashine.jpg|With female connector
</gallery>
<gallery caption="The Music Machine Layout, thanks to Jose Leandro">
File:Music Machine - Delante.jpg|The Music Machine - Front
File:Music Machine - Detras.jpg|The Music Machine - Back
File:Music Machine - Conectores.jpg|The Music Machine - Connectors
File:Music Machine - Sin Tapa.jpg|The Music Machine - Without Top
File:Music Machine - PCB Componentes.jpg|The Music Machine - PCB Components
File:Music Machine - PCB Pistas.jpg|The Music Machine - PCB Tracks
File:Music Machine - PCB Front.png|The Music Machine - PCB Front
File:Music Machine - PCB Back.png|The Music Machine - PCB Back
File:Music Machine - Layout.jpg|The Music Machine - Layout
</gallery>
<gallery> caption="Music Machine">
Image:Music Machine Tape - side B.jpg|Music Machine Tape side B
Image:Music Machine Tape - side A.jpg|Music Machine Tape side A
</gallery>
== Download ==
* [[Media:Music Machine (tape).zip|Music Machine (tape).zip]] (CDT for Emulators & Exemple on MP3)
== Manual ==
* [[Media:Music_Machine_Manual.pdf|Music Machine Manual]] (pdf)
== Manual ==
<gallery caption="Ram Music Machine Manual">
Image:frontpage.jpg|Frontpage
Image:contents.jpg|Contents
Image:p01.jpg|Page 1
Image:p02-03.jpg|Page 2-3
Image:p04-05.jpg|Page 4-5
Image:p06-07.jpg|Page 5-6
Image:p08-09.jpg|Page 8-9
Image:p10-11.jpg|Page 10-11
Image:p12-13.jpg|Page 12-13
Image:p14-15.jpg|Page 14-15
Image:p16-17.jpg|Page 16-17
Image:p18-19.jpg|Page 18-19
Image:p20-21.jpg|Page 20-21
Image:p22-23.jpg|Page 22-23
Image:p24-25.jpg|Page 24-25
Image:p26-27.jpg|Page 26-27
Image:p28-29.jpg|Page 28-29
Image:p30-31.jpg|Page 30-31
Image:p32-33.jpg|Page 32-33
Image:p34-35.jpg|Page 34-35
Image:p36-37.jpg|Page 36-37
</gallery>
== Reviews ==
[[image:MusicMachine ACU ad 1987.jpg|thumb|none]]
== Datasheets ==
* [[Media:MC1458.pdf|Datasheet for MC1458]] {{EN}} {{PDF}}
* [[Media:MC 6850.pdf|Datasheet for MC6850]] {{EN}} {{PDF}}
* [[Media:A6850.pdf|Datasheet for ACIA 6850]] {{EN}} {{PDF}}
* [[Media:1983 Ferranti Data Converters.pdf|Datasheet for Ferranti Data Converters]] {{EN}} {{PDF}}
* [[Media:ZN448.pdf|Datasheet for Ferranti ZN448/ZN449]] {{EN}} {{PDF}}
== Manual ==
* [[Media:Music_Machine_Manual.pdf|Music Machine (RAM Electronics) Manual]] {{EN}} {{PDF}}
== Download ==
* [[Media:Music Machine (tape).zip|Music Machine (Tape).zip]] (CDT for Emulators & Exemple on MP3)
* [[Media:Music Machine (Eagle).zip|Music Machine (Eagle).zip]] (Music Machine files for Eagle)
== Weblinks ==
* [http://www.compengcpc-power.ditcom/index.iephp?page=detail&num=4329 ''Music Machine'' from CPC-Power]* [http:/staff/tscarffcpcrulez.fr/6800hardware-audio-music_machine.htm ''Music Machine'' from CPCrulez]* [http:/6850acia/6850hardware.htm Information about the Motorola 6850 ACIAspeccy.org/temp/Amstrad-MusicMachine.html ''Music Machine'' from hardware.speccy.org]* [http://www.microhobby.com/200903/hard/ram_music_machine.htm Spanish site about the ''Music Machine'' from www.microhobby.com]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hardware/feat17.html Advert for the Music Machine]
* [http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Keyboard%2FSynth/product/RAM/Music+Machine/10/1 Review]
* [http://www.wacci.org.uk/magazine/136/136_10.html Data transfer via MIDI]
== Datasheets == * [[Mediahttp:A6850//www.pdf|Datasheet for ACIA 6850]] (pdf)* [[Media:ZN448compeng.pdf|Datasheet for Ferranti ZN448dit.ie/ZN449]staff/tscarff/6800/6850acia/6850.htm Information about the Motorola 6850 ACIA] (pdf)
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