PetSynth II MIDI - Early Access

PetSynth II MIDI for the Commodore PET!

The follow up to the original release of PetSynth from 2007!

This is a pre-order early-access pre-release beta version for people who are excited to get started with PetSynth II on the Commodore PET with the true MIDI adapter and the PET Expansion System adapter. 

Will contain early-access versions of:

• No modification or soldering required!
• Clip-on stereo audio adapter for the PET
  
• PET Expansion System
• MIDI Expansion Adapter for the PET Expansion System - Developer Edition
  
• Beta version of MIDI Monitor for the PET
• Beta version of PetSynth II MIDI
  

More information can be found in the video presentation of PetSynth II as first seen during Bitscape 2024 which can also be viewed on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV7IPyfa0U

You can learn more about the history of PetSynth on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PetSynth

You can hear a demo that was made in part with an early alpha edition of PetSynth II MIDI by watching the video in the media gallery on this page.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• The first beta versions of this product will ship in early 2025.
• This is early-access beta hardware and software and is sold as-is with no warranty or fitness for purpose of any kind.
• This is considered an appropriate product for musicians who are also power users, users who have experience with vintage computers and the Commodore PET, early adapters and developers, or other users who have experience with beta releases of vintage computer oriented hardware and software. It may contain bugs. Software updates will be available freely to purchasers.
• Media in this listing shows mock-ups, prototypes, and demos, and may not reflect the shipping early-access or final release versions of this hardware and software package.
• The software will come on a USB drive intended for a modern computer.
• Users are expected to have the ability to get software from a modern computer to their Commodore PET, such as the many SD adapters available, or via devices that allow the writing of software to original floppy disks intended to be used on Commodore PET compatible floppy disk drives. 
• The PET 2001 early motherboard edition of the expansion connector will require some clip on connectors as there is no /SEL8 connection on this motherboard's expansion edge connector.
• This edition only has traditional MIDI din ports. A future special deluxe edition will include a USB Host to MIDI din adapter for USB only keyboards and devices.