Atari POKEY and Sound System (Magazine Articles)

[Updated: 2020, May 19]
Pages are listed as PDF page numbers, not actual magazine page number.

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As with the other curated magazine article listings, I made no attempt to index every Atari-related article. I leave such time investment to others, and they are welcome to use this list as a starting point so long as they give credit to my part in that time investment to preserve in an indexed reference the various benefits of those vintage computer magazines when it comes to learning to both program and operate within the multi-processor Atari 8-bit home computer.

What I did index, though, was of particular interest to me as a person who believes that we still haven't tapped the abilities of the Atari both in a gaming and practical sense— especially given the available mods for Atari owners like myself and other enthusiasts. The system absolutely fascinates me for its ingenuity and untapped potential.

But I digress.

Without further ado, here are some articles to get you started...

--Timothy Kline, Atari owner
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Antic Magazine [External Link]

October/November 1982, Volume 1, Number 4

A Sound Introduction, Jim Capparell
Page 10-11

Some Sound Advice, Dave Plotkin
Page 12
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November 1983 / Volume 2, Number 8

Sound Beyond Sound, Chris Chabris

Page 35-40​

Simple Synthesizer, Vern Mastel

Page 43-46​

Pick a Chord, Karl Wiegers

Page 47-49 (Corrections: Jan 84, Vol 2 No 10, page 12)​

February 1985 / Volume 3, Number 10

Drum Synth/Bass Synth, Glenn Gutierrez
Page 26-28, 30, 47-48
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June 1985 / Volume 4, Number 2

The Musician, Angelo Giambra
Page 37, 50, 61-64
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September 1985 / Volume 4, Number 5

Sound Effects Library, Timothy Banse
Page 11-12, 68-69

16-Bit SoundPower, Jerry White
Page 38, 65-66
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April 1987 / Volume 5, Number 12

Page 6 Grab-Bag: Easy Soundtrack for Your Programs, Matt Loveless and Mike Eggers
Page 16-17, 80-83​

August 1987 / Volume 6, Number 4

VBI Music, Mark Brown
Page 82
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February/March 1990 / Volume 8, Number 8

Antic Sampling Processor, Steven Lashower
Page 11-14
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ANALOG Magazine [External Link]

Issue #12

Sound Effector, Sheila Neece Spencer
Page 42-43​

Issue #15

Music Synthesizer, Ken Collier
Page 81, 83-86, 89-90​

Issue #22

Sound FX, John Carmody
Page 74-75​

Issue #33

An Introduction to MIDI, Craig Patchett
Page 15-17​

Keyboard Encoding for Computer Music Applications, Part 1, Mario Perdue
Page 65, 67-72 (Corrections: Issue #35, page 7)​

Assemble Some Sound, Part 1, Karl E. Wiegers
Page 85-87, 90-91, 93-94​

Issue #34

Assemble Some Sound, Part 2, Karl E Wiegers
Page 27-28, 30-31, 33-34

Keyboard Encoding for Computer Music Applications, Part 2, Mario Perdue
Page 69-73
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Issue #53

The Vertical Blank Interrupt: Music, Allan E. Moose and Marian J. Lorenz
Page 18-21, 24-25​

Issue #54

Sound Effects Editor, S.M. Baugh
Page 13-16​

BASICally Melodic, Clayton Walnum
Page 39-42​

An Overview of 8-Bit MIDI Software, Charles F. Johnson
Page 57-58
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Issue #57

Bits & Pieces: Sights and Sounds, Lee S. Brilliant, M.D.
Page 45, 48-52
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Compute! Magazine [External Link]

January 1981, Issue 8

Atari Sounds Tutorial, Jerry White
Page 81-82
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August 1981, Issue 15

Add a Programmable Sound Generator (to the 6502 bus), Michael Stevens
Page 52, 54, 56-57​

Atari Sound Utility, Jimmy Mork
Page 98
For Atari 800 only, due to internal speaker​

January 1983, Issue 32

Atari's Sound System, John Scarborough
Page 50, 52​

March 1983, Issue 34

16-Bit Atari Music, Fred Tedsen
Page 216, 218, 220, 222​

May 1983, Issue 36

The Atari Musician, Barry Belian
Page 216, 218
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July 1983, Issue 38

Atari Sound Experimenter, Matt Giwer
Page 202, 204-205​

August 1983, Issue 39

Musical Atari Keyboard, Paul N Havey
Page 206, 208-209​

January 1984, Issue 44

The Mozart Machine, Donald J. Eddington
Page 162, 166, 168, 170, 172​

March 1984, Issue 46

Sound Shaper, Steven Kaye
Page 151-152, 154​

July 1986, Issue 74

Atari Sound Development System, Michael Ryder
Page 71-77 (See also CAPUTE! Aug 1986, page 120)​

November 1986, Issue 78

Atari Sound Commander, James Hague
Page 63-65​

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