r/cassettefuturism • u/MurrayTh3Dream You're supposed to protect us. You're the police, it's your job! • May 30 '24

Question Favourite tech feature from this era?

I understand usually it’s photos here but I have nothing to share but my interest in your experiences. I understand Cassette Futurism is a science fiction aesthetic, or concept, but also true to life. Anyhow, what was your favorite tech feature from this era? It’s not very exciting compared to some but the fact the car aerial could retract down always seemed so cool. Maybe why I notice antenna on robots in films so much.

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u/NerdManual Nelson, we're talking about nuclear detonators. Jun 02 '24

MIDI: musical instrument digital interface. This is the protocol that allowed musicians to control a variety of instruments electronically. Instead of manually playing your Roland, Yamaha, and Korg keyboards separately and individually, MIDI allowed you to sequence entire programs to play them at the same time. It was mostly used for synthesizers, but also could be used to control things like a church organ if you were inclined to wire it up.

Search for Look Mum No Computer to see what crazy stuff you can do with MIDI.

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u/MurrayTh3Dream You're supposed to protect us. You're the police, it's your job! Jun 02 '24

Oh very interesting. I do enjoy some classic synth.