Rave Research
1005 Mechanic, Decorah, IA 52101
Specialty was musically related hardware and software.
Products
| Name | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Bach Box | Hook up to any audio amplifier and start composing your own tunes. Pseudo-polyphonic output. Sample tune and full instructions included. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Chord Finder | Input your notes, computer will name chords with those notes. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Game Tape | Checkers: The computer is used to draw the board, move the pieces, keep score, and announce the winner. 6 Dice: Any number can play; computer keeps track. Includes a very fast Big Letter routine. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Grif Graf | Programmable graphics generator. Fits inside computer. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Music Tape | Four programs. One turns the Sinclair into a 2 octave musical instrument; sound comes from TV or from mic jack. Musical Squares: 12 tone calculator. Chord Finder. Mini-invaders game. 2K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Musical Scales | Prints out the notes in any one of 8 scales on any key. 16K program also prints diagrams for guitar, bass guitar, and keyboards showing where each note is to be played and identifies the tonal notes. 2K and 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Poly Port | 6 I/O ports useful for many applications. 3 ports can be used for vendor’s “Polyphonic System” musical synthesizer. Depending on application, an output connector or cable may be needed. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Polyphonic System | Includes Poly Port and Synthi Soft. 2K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Synthi Soft | Program for a polyphonic music system. Requires musical synthesizer and additional hardware. Unlimited expansion possible. Uses the computer’s keys as a synthesizer keyboard. 2K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Articles
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Software Received | Bon Mot (Luther Gotwald, Jr.), Musical Scales (Rave Research), Schedi-Mort (E. Arthur Brown) listed. | Sinclair ZX80, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |