Breakaway Vocalizer 1000 Voices, Instruments,
and assorted observations.

The Breakaway Vocalizer 1000 is a MIDI pitch-tracker, and sample player, which I had used for analysing dolphin vocalisations. Unfortunately it seems to have been marketed as a toy for karaoke fans. It is claimed to track and playback to the nearest 32nd of a semitone, and although it is now old technology, I find it fun, so here is what I have discovered about its hidden voices. (certainly not General Midi).

PGM (program numbers) and sounds Check it with your sequencer
These program numbers work with Music-X on Amiga (my old favourite) yet some sequencers may transpose the program numbers by one position: so that Piano is 0 and Rap Drum is 73 etc.
1 Piano 2 Elec. Guitar 3 Flute 4 Sax 5 Violin
6 Bells 7 Spirit 8 Electric Piano 9 Fuzz Guitar 10 Whistle
11 Trumpet 12 Cello 13 Marimba 14 Warp 15 Piano Strings
16 Electric Bass 17 Clarinet 18 Trombone 19 Bass 20 Steel Drums
21 Fusion 22 Organ 23 Slap Bass 24 Harmonica 25 Synth Brass
26 Synth Strings Delay 27 Synth Drums 28 Sara 29 Sine Wave 30 Kick
31 Snare 32 Low Snare 33 Syndrum Medium 34 Syn Wobble Board 35 Hi Hat
36 Crash Cymbal Ring 37 Crown Cymbal Ring 38 Congas 39 Rimshot 40 Static
41 Cowbell 42 Woodblock 43 Metal 44 Woodblock/Log 45 Metal
46 Digital Piano 47 New Age Synth 48 Synth Strings with Reverb 49 Bass Synth 50 Sax
51 Low Fuzz Synth 52 Organ/Clav Fuzz 53 Fretless Bass 54 Legend Synth 55 Horns
56 Synth Analogue 57 Synth after Arps 58 Voices 59 Chimes 60 Oboe
61 Fusion 62 Jewel 63 Rowdy Bass 64 Synth Sailing 65 Hammond Organ
66 L/A Synth 67 Rowdy GX-1 68 Honk/Rudie 69 Synth Bass 70 Tubular Bells
71 T-Bones 72 Rhodes 73 French Horns 74 Rap Drum

NB: These program numbers work with Music-X on Amiga (my old favourite) yet some sequencers may transpose the program numbers by one position: so that Piano is 0 and Rap Drum is 73 etc. From my experience the default pitchbend range on this device is 4096 units per semitone. To reset the machine, whilst switching on hold the button on the right hand side. To activate the MIDI in and out hold the same right hand button and toggle the yellow voice guide and melody guide at lower left corner of the front (just above the butterfly logo), and watch the LCD.

PGM 1-74 = Voice for channel
Control Commands CTL 07 = Volume CTL 10 = Pan CTL 13 = Scale CTL 45 = Key
SysEx
Header F0h Sysex 00h Extended 00h Manufacturer ID 25h Product Codes 01h
Scale Selector
0=Ionian 1=Dorian 2=Lydian 3=Mixolydian
4=Aoelian 5=Pentatonic 6=Pent. Minor 7=Harmonic Minor
8=Blues 9=Blues III&VIth 10=Diminished 11=Whole Tone

Listen to some LucyTuned instrumental Vocalizer mp3 renditions

  1. Elizabeth - LucyTuned song - copyright 1990 - 2000 ASCAP Charles Lucy - (from the album Sampler - Mañana Mas)
  2. Maui Island - LucyTuned song - copyright 1990 - 2000 ASCAP Charles Lucy - (from the album Sampler - Mañana Mas)
  3. BloodySunset - LucyTuned song - copyright 1992 - ASCAP Charles Lucy
  4. SomePeople - LucyTuned song - copyright 1992 - 2000 ASCAP Charles Lucy
  5. Irish Lullaby - LucyTuned song - copyright 1992 - 2000 ASCAP arr. by Charles Lucy


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