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'''''Gavin Raeburn''''' is a composer, sound designer, programmer and producer. | '''''Gavin Raeburn''''' is a composer, sound designer, programmer and producer. | ||
| − | + | Raeburn's influences are [[Ultravox]] and [[Visage]]. Around 1986, he started learning [[Assembly|machine code]] on the [[ZX Spectrum]]. Expecting the Spectrum to decline after a year, he learned machine code on the [[Commodore 64]] and had his first games published throughout 1987 by [[CRL Group|The Power House]]. From circa June 1987 to 2009, he worked for [[Codemasters]]. In 2010, he was a founding member of Playground Games where he is currently also working. | |
==Audio Development== | ==Audio Development== | ||
===Commodore 64=== | ===Commodore 64=== | ||
| − | Raeburn | + | Raeburn composed at home on a synthesizer and arranged in his own driver, tuned at [[Commodore 64#Music and Sound|433.5 Hz]]. In 1988, he developed his driver on a PDS (''Programmers Development System'') and started sampling drums and speech at 12015 to 13137 Hz, 4-bit. |
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| + | Except for the samples which are almost mute on the [[6581|8580]], each of Raeburn's songs sounds the same on every SID chip. | ||
===NES=== | ===NES=== | ||
Raeburn programmed the sound driver and the music was written in [[assembly]]. [[Allister Brimble]] later developed a tracker which converted music to Raeburn's sound engine. | Raeburn programmed the sound driver and the music was written in [[assembly]]. [[Allister Brimble]] later developed a tracker which converted music to Raeburn's sound engine. | ||
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| + | Raeburn was one of the few people to use the DPCM channel of the [[2A03]] for music. He used waves created by his Casio CZ-101 keyboard. This wave can be heard in Bee 52, Pro Tennis from the Quattro Sports cartridge, and Stunt Kids. | ||
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This sound driver was also used by an unknown company for their bootleg Famiclone ports of [[Colosoftware]]'s C64 games. | This sound driver was also used by an unknown company for their bootleg Famiclone ports of [[Colosoftware]]'s C64 games. | ||
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==Picture Gallery== | ==Picture Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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Gavin Raeburn - 02.jpg|Inlay of ''Gun Runner (C64)''. | Gavin Raeburn - 02.jpg|Inlay of ''Gun Runner (C64)''. | ||
| + | Gavin Raeburn1.jpg|ZZAP! No. 50, June 1989. | ||
Gavin Raeburn2.jpg|Circa 2009. Facebook profile picture. | Gavin Raeburn2.jpg|Circa 2009. Facebook profile picture. | ||
Graeburn1.jpg|Circa 2009. Unknown source. | Graeburn1.jpg|Circa 2009. Unknown source. | ||
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* [https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,46834/ mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,46834/] - MobyGames. | * [https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,46834/ mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,46834/] - MobyGames. | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/gavin.raeburn facebook.com/gavin.raeburn] - Facebook. | * [https://www.facebook.com/gavin.raeburn facebook.com/gavin.raeburn] - Facebook. | ||
| − | * [https:// | + | * [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-raeburn-6168a1 linkedin.com/in/gavin-raeburn-6168a1] - LinkedIn. |
| − | * [http://cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru/dumping_2017.php | + | * [http://cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru/dumping_2017.php cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru/dumping_2017.php] - 44-in-1 (Super Game KT-A) contains the bootleg games that use Raeburn's sound driver. |
* [http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Casio/RZ-1/samples/ machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Casio/RZ-1/samples/] - Drum samples from the Casio RZ-1. | * [http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Casio/RZ-1/samples/ machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Casio/RZ-1/samples/] - Drum samples from the Casio RZ-1. | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_050_600dpi/page/n5 archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_050_600dpi/page/n5] - Interview from ZZAP! No. 50, June 1989. | ||
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Gavin Raeburn is a composer, sound designer, programmer and producer.
Raeburn's influences are Ultravox and Visage. Around 1986, he started learning machine code on the ZX Spectrum. Expecting the Spectrum to decline after a year, he learned machine code on the Commodore 64 and had his first games published throughout 1987 by The Power House. From circa June 1987 to 2009, he worked for Codemasters. In 2010, he was a founding member of Playground Games where he is currently also working.
Contents
Audio Development
Commodore 64
Raeburn composed at home on a synthesizer and arranged in his own driver, tuned at 433.5 Hz. In 1988, he developed his driver on a PDS (Programmers Development System) and started sampling drums and speech at 12015 to 13137 Hz, 4-bit.
Except for the samples which are almost mute on the 8580, each of Raeburn's songs sounds the same on every SID chip.
NES
Raeburn programmed the sound driver and the music was written in assembly. Allister Brimble later developed a tracker which converted music to Raeburn's sound engine.
Raeburn was one of the few people to use the DPCM channel of the 2A03 for music. He used waves created by his Casio CZ-101 keyboard. This wave can be heard in Bee 52, Pro Tennis from the Quattro Sports cartridge, and Stunt Kids.
This sound driver was also used by an unknown company for their bootleg Famiclone ports of Colosoftware's C64 games.
Samples
The drum samples used in Raeburn's later C64 games and in The Ultimate Stuntman (NES) are from the Casio RZ-1 drum sequencer. The digitized synth sample used in Bee 52 (NES) and Pro Tennis (Quattro Sports (NES)) are from the Casio CZ-101 digital synthesizer.
Gameography
Picture Gallery
Inlay of Gun Runner (C64).
ZZAP! No. 50, June 1989.
Circa 2009. Facebook profile picture.
Circa 2009. Unknown source.
Circa 2014. Unknown source.
Circa 2017. LinkedIn profile picture.
Links
- mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,46834/ - MobyGames.
- facebook.com/gavin.raeburn - Facebook.
- linkedin.com/in/gavin-raeburn-6168a1 - LinkedIn.
- cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru/dumping_2017.php - 44-in-1 (Super Game KT-A) contains the bootleg games that use Raeburn's sound driver.
- machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Casio/RZ-1/samples/ - Drum samples from the Casio RZ-1.
- archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_050_600dpi/page/n5 - Interview from ZZAP! No. 50, June 1989.
