tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152313902012-01-26T03:59:22.383+01:00Commodore 64 Music in the real world & other related SID storieseditornoreply@blogger.comBlogger2121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-68628999084129796462009-11-01T19:59:00.002+01:002009-11-01T20:36:42.543+01:00

After a few years pause, Bleepstreet is back with a new relocated team and new releases. The label was originally founded in 1998 by Johan Kotlinski, most known for making the LSDj software for Gameboy.Apparently, a new batch of Bleepstreet releases are imminent, so if you are into "nu-chip" related music this is definitely the label to watch out for the next decade.Bleepstreet released among

editornoreply@blogger.com106tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-53518032181409716632009-11-01T17:47:00.012+01:002009-11-01T18:30:44.796+01:00

In this video, Jeri Ellsworth explains the phase accumulators in the c64 SID sound chip. This technique was used in many early synthesizers and sound chips. Jeri Ellsworth is most known for creating the C64 DTV, the all in one joystick emulator in 2004. She is also responsible for designing the FPGA chip of the C-One, so I guess no more introduction is needed, enjoy this master lesson.Use an FPGA

editornoreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-13783973134142785392009-11-01T14:30:00.000+01:002009-11-01T19:36:46.691+01:00

Via littlescale comes a basic but handy C64 sample pack. The pack contains samples of every C and G note from C-2 to G 6 for the main basic waveforms of a Commodore 64 (8580 SID chip). The waveforms are triangle, sawtooth, pulse and noise. The duty cycle for the pulse wave was set to approximately 50%. The samples were recorded from C64 hardware directly using a custom designed interface.//

editornoreply@blogger.com81tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-80929397531586169082009-11-01T13:54:00.000+01:002009-11-01T18:58:04.401+01:00

The Norwegian composer Geir Tjelta has introduced a new trick for the SID-chip: realtime delay. The output of the third channel of the SID can be recorded, and by delaying the playback of the sample on the “virtual” fourth channel, you get a subtle echo. This routine doesn’t use much CPU-time either. A nice and elegant trick. Get the exe and mp3 here. It needs to run on the old 6581 chip, since

editornoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-17935875535862967772008-11-04T20:10:00.005+01:002008-11-04T20:36:01.172+01:00

A team of supertalented coders have managed to break the limits of C64 sound once again.The Human Coding Machine from Germany and SounDemoN from Finland, have managed to create a music routine that allows you to have:- 4 channels of 8-bit samplerate, digi playback- 2 channels of SID synth sound- You can filter both SID channels AND SAMPLES!- And you have enough rastertime to not being forced to

Akiranoreply@blogger.com301tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-13664796454760842272008-07-05T11:23:00.004+02:002008-07-05T11:33:46.734+02:00

From the UK comes a nice 30min video tutorial for beginners on how to write a simple raster IRQ setup and run routine in assembly language for the Commodore 64, using Action Replay for a monitor/assembler.This example is on how to write a simple music player with an IRQ. (Part 1/4)//

editornoreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-20020768333918183432008-03-27T17:27:00.006+01:002008-03-27T18:24:37.322+01:00

Yeah.. Goto80 has been telling us since a few months about a secret tool called DefMON, made by one of his pals, so in theory no mortal will ever play with it..only Goto80, so, now we get to see the first video of the tool in action and my first impression is that DefMON makes the SID synth spit out some data-fire !!! yeshhhh !enjoy the fresh breeze.//

editornoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-66884882505835114342008-02-21T18:42:00.005+01:002008-02-21T18:58:50.280+01:00

Following the paths of Florian Schneider, Telex and Hubbard comes Il Creatore, this musician based in Rome published three albums full of Vocoder, Sidstation and C64 vibes. Here goes the video "Dei pupazzi" from "Animali da riproduzione".//published by iperuranoaddizioni

editornoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-78602494326531135832008-02-21T18:23:00.002+01:002008-12-10T22:50:30.592+01:00

I'm not really sure now, but I think among all the SID based synths I've checked out I've never seen this one so here it goes.The HyperSID, a Subtractive Hardware Synthesizer based on the C64 SID Chip, you control it via MIDI and also with a custom built VSTi that controls all the parameters in the synth. You will find documentation and downloads in the official website.Features:- 3 OSC per key (

editornoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-70919931651763681292008-02-21T17:15:00.000+01:002008-12-10T22:50:30.775+01:00

A complete datamongo on the SID is Josstintimberlake on his latest release through Kittenrock. If you need a way to confuse a computer just play this release.aoooooouuiiiiiiii!//http://www.kittenrock.co.uk/

editornoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-40267798865771618102008-02-21T16:17:00.000+01:002008-02-21T19:33:19.852+01:00

Alright... the first cover compo by C64.sk is over and now you can download the finalists tracks in mp3, sid, prg.... The results will be published soon. this way http://www.6581.org/cmc1///

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-26303194712343910652008-02-09T16:41:00.000+01:002008-02-09T16:43:30.186+01:00

//http://www.escapehawaii.com/

editornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-78625632057768016132008-02-09T16:22:00.000+01:002008-02-09T16:30:24.444+01:00

Using a similar setup to the previous post, it is quite simple to build / add a sequencer section for standalone operation. Furthermore, if this sequencer is clocked using an external source (such as... LSDJ!) then it can be quickly synchronised to other sources of music.The program Cynthcart is running on the Commodore 64. The filter is usually controlled by a paddle control in real time.

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-29130548877852848932008-02-09T15:47:00.000+01:002008-12-10T22:50:30.894+01:00

I have been recently enjoying the exquisite stuff that Sebastian Tomczak is posting through his little-scale blog, lots of cool chip-data-hacking action for your brain.One of the latest is this great arduino based idea, a software / hardware combo that allows for control of the analog filter inside a Commodore 64 that is running Cynthcart from a host computer (eg, Macbook, PC).Software• 16-step

editornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-6522761543356297852008-02-01T02:08:00.000+01:002008-02-01T02:12:49.916+01:00

I remember a few years ago when I found a song performed by 7 C64:s. It was a cover by some “old classical composition” (in lack of better terminology). Unfortunately I didn’t really dig more deeply into this, until yesterday. It was programmed by Linus Åkesson in assembler to “get rid of the boring, quantized timing found in most computer-developed music” as he puts it himself. I had never

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-20197754922962198082008-01-16T15:10:00.000+01:002008-01-16T15:19:56.791+01:00

This is strange...a huge italian rock concert singing a song about how The Commodore 64 kicks the ass of PC... amazing... here goes Articulo 31 with "Commodore 64 vs PC"Lui non aveva super processoriSoltanto 16 colori, Non lo capivano i genitoriLo sconsigliavano i professori, Lo attaccavi al televisore e ore e oreA caricare giochi dal registratore, La grafica mancava di definizioneMa la

editornoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-24878384102623515362008-01-08T05:56:00.000+01:002008-01-08T06:01:19.050+01:00

The Commodore Bent 64 is a heavily modified Commodore 64 running Paul Slocum's Cynthcart.Here is a list of all the mods:- Custom black paint- New decals- Filter knob (changes values on the SID audio chip filter)- RCA audio/video jacks on the back for easy connectivity- Audio out (dual mono)- Audio in (process external sources)- Video out (easily connects to any modern T.V.)- 14 segment LED screen

editornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-60154010069102283202008-01-03T04:29:00.001+01:002008-12-10T22:50:31.298+01:00

In the previous post, Michael Braisher introduced us for the first time to a software package written in 1986 by Electronic Arts called "Instant Music". I think it deserves a second look, and here is the original review.Published for the C64 and Amiga machines, Instant Music was a unique composition program. By use of either preset or created templates, complex symphonies could be made simply by

editornoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-61307274678117465942008-01-03T03:40:00.000+01:002008-12-10T22:50:31.584+01:00

by Michael BraisherThe Commodore 64, to my mind, truly introduced ‘real’ music to the world of home computing. Its impressive inbuilt SID synthesizer was capable of much more than the bleeps and pops common to other machines. As a musical tool, the Commodore 64 could boast an impressive array of add-ons, which included Commodore’s SFX Sound Expander synth’ cartridge and keyboard, MIDI interfaces

editornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-59275124299978076952008-01-01T10:47:00.000+01:002008-01-01T11:51:14.678+01:00

I'm almost certain that your braincells are completely smashed up from yesterday's liquid abuse.. well no worries.. the C64music blog has the perfect remedy for today: Stay at home.Listen kids, just stay in front of your TV all day and do not question yourself what you're watching, just lie on your favourite couch and do nothing!!!! So, for this perfect occasion, we thought that you would like

editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-86477616149463904372007-12-26T22:59:00.000+01:002008-01-03T05:16:24.825+01:00

This is the official trailer of the upcoming documentary 'The 8Bit Philosophy'. A film about commodore 64 musicians. Coming 2008. Have fun.//Official Website link

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December 5, 2007: MSSIAHProphet64 successor to be released Q1 2008!This is an official announcement of the successor to the Prophet64 Cartridge: MSSIAH - Midi Sid Software Integrated Applications and Hardware.The cartridge contains Prophet64 software upgrades as well as a new killer music application and an integrated midi interface.Full scale production is expected to start in quarter 1, 2008.

editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-64881514706598691262007-12-13T21:59:00.000+01:002008-12-10T22:50:31.939+01:00

Yeah!!!!! For those of you that are hungry for some more kick ass music software for your Commodore 64, check out the new HVMEC update, there are some pretty cool additions to the list.. I personally found a few cool synths I didn't know about and some cool sample based drum machines !!! aiight !IceIce Baby!//

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-52797621367746479772007-12-13T21:29:00.000+01:002008-12-10T22:50:32.162+01:00

Hello folks, I received a review copy of the Run10 CD by the C64 Orchestra and I can only say good things about it!!It is really a super beautiful production, a milestone in the C64 music history and it will even look incredible in your favourite shelf, so just go and grab yourself a copy !!! It's Hot!http://www.oninternet.nl/10/10///Today will see the release of the CD Run 10 by the C64

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-85033680026829021382007-12-13T13:26:00.000+01:002008-12-10T22:50:32.468+01:00

Do you remember the classic Synth Sample demo of 1984 ?? Well, check this one out found via CSDB!Synth was written starting in 1983 and was used to create the Synth Sample demo. The demo got distributed and morphed into other forms by various people, but Synth itself was never released (ok an early version got leaked accidentally way back when but I don't think it's around now). So this is the

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-51709437325253593112007-11-17T10:34:00.000+01:002008-12-10T22:50:32.682+01:00

This looks fantastic, I'd like to try it out although I have no MIDI interface for my C64. MyMidi sends the data of your MIDI controller to your screen and to the SID chip.. hooray.. sound parameters are fully controllable by the C64 keyboard. check it out!//http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=56275

editornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-16970492549197909582007-11-15T13:56:00.000+01:002008-12-10T22:50:32.816+01:00

This is fantastic Anders. It is exactly what I want right now.You Packed it.Thanks.I give it a 10/10 and even better.. I declare it (for your press reviews haha) BEST C64 EXPERIMENTAL STUFF OF THE YEAR. YESSS!//WALLPAPER JAM is live improvisation with one c-64, 30 patterns of notes and 16 instruments that was programmed before the improvisation. it was made for the opening of coda museum's

editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-71178659258734888602007-11-14T05:14:00.000+01:002007-11-14T05:19:17.234+01:00

pure C64 digibliss from 1988! Posted by DaddlerTLThe demo was made by DDG (Digitize Design Group). The sound is quite good for the C64. The little background noise is because the sound volume of the demo is very low so the noise gets amplified if the volume is turned up.From 3:00 I tested the special effects which can be triggered by pressing restore.I ran the demo on my real C64 and recorded the

editornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-54940808093297019812007-11-14T04:57:00.000+01:002007-11-14T04:58:32.531+01:00

This is probably the first video of a midibox MB-6582 project that contains 8 commodore 64 SID synthesis chips. Visit http://www.midibox.org/ for more information on open source, community built synthesizers, sequencers, and other midi projects.okay !//

editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-16308999833045894212007-11-14T04:50:00.000+01:002007-11-14T04:53:55.184+01:00

Yes, as the title indicates, Mr.7jen shows off his nicely modded Commodore64 with a mini LCD display that if I understood right doesnt have an extra powersupply.nice one!//

editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-91097154570952944522007-10-23T18:26:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:33.021+01:00

Yes Prophet64 Freaks!!! Finally it is here, the MIDI interface for the Prophet64 Cartridge Edition. Get more info in this thread of the forum and at the firestARTer site.//ahoi Thomas!

editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-74469953160909478762007-10-23T17:41:00.000+02:002007-10-23T18:10:37.028+02:00

GOTO80: Made on InternetRelease: October 22, 2007 Label: Pingipung RecordsGoto80's new CD album is out today! 11 tracks, 3 videos and data karaoke! It features rock, rave, broken funk, cowboy pop, a ballad, electronica, etc - in the usual melodic and semi-crazy Goto80-style, only better than ever. It's available to buy as CD or MP3 and is distributed by A-Musik and Kompakt.* LIVE DATES071201:

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-90422433347239960082007-09-07T01:51:00.000+02:002007-09-07T02:11:06.644+02:00

Rob Hubbard talks in this video about the golden days of computer game music and how he got involved with the Commodore 64. // part 1 of 5. Other parts should popup in the player or go to youtube directly.// thanks to stormblast0891 for uploading this.

editornoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-77577503712192668502007-09-05T15:31:00.000+02:002007-09-05T15:32:54.698+02:00

The video for the song Back To Square One by Paleface with the Tero C64 remix edited on top of it.//

editornoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-90244429059505839402007-08-13T15:41:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:33.135+01:00

Here we go again ! Thanks storno!live:Goto80RongfaSyntheticalComputadora FelizDoors: 23.00White Trash / Diamond LoungeSchönhauserallee 6/7Berlin//http://storno.in-berlin.de/

editornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-57125676160624206672007-08-13T15:37:00.000+02:002007-08-13T15:53:27.912+02:00

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editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-5111765216034642682007-08-13T15:32:00.000+02:002007-08-13T15:36:49.303+02:00

This video shows a C64 modified with a segment LED display and potentiometer.. quite cool I would say. Gotta get one of those carts! //http://qotile.net/cynthcart.html

editornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-72462044090441524952007-08-13T14:56:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:33.532+01:00

Yeah... seems like we have abandoned this place, but it is not exactly so....Things happen you know... we should be back as soon as things get sorted out, so in the meantime yeah we are looking for ideas to give this place a little twist. Anyone ?

editornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-82703584392145325192007-05-18T02:24:00.000+02:002007-05-27T16:25:52.946+02:00

For those in Germany, watch 3sat on Sunday 20th May 2007 16:30 neues - computainment magazin Themen: Commodore, Atari & Co. - Retro-Trends u.a. featuring Desert Planet live @ White Trash / Berlin//

editornoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-63606645812824791562007-05-10T02:01:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:33.640+01:00

Code and concept by CRD of Samar Productions.get it here.

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-29850529500291593772007-05-10T01:42:00.000+02:002007-05-10T01:47:40.393+02:00

Can´t believe my eyes, another video featuring the C64 in stop-motion, or Claymation I guess... //"Magnetron" by Golgoth13

editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-26879454064631422442007-05-10T00:08:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:33.655+01:00

Named "MB-6582", it's a four channel stereo synth (8x 6582 SIDs) and the up-coming release of MB-SID V2 is going to blow away all other SID hardware.//full commented picture set is hereby Wilba6582

editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-25853584072052641302007-05-10T00:01:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:33.813+01:00

by Dr.IRQ - May 2007Dear C64Music! Readers,I just came from the future and I would like to contribute with my humble point of view about the emerging 8bit electronic music sub-genre. It's a quick draft and it might not be focused towards the commodore 64 musicians in particular but anyhow here it goes.To me, it looks quite obvious that the 8bit music genre is emerging since some chip musicians

editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-86507249107527608502007-04-24T19:42:00.000+02:002007-04-24T20:12:12.293+02:00

Computadora Feliz aka Happy Computer is a new upcoming mysterious band from Berlin rocking C64/8-bit/circuit_bending/chip/micromusic-style. This is their first videoclip.. wuhuuuuu!//for those around Cologne, there will be a public screening of the video and other short movies tomorrow the 25th April - 19.30h at the Borderline Film Party no.72 happening in the BloomClub / Alte Freiheit 31 /

editornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-50758390078311099862007-04-24T15:26:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:34.068+01:00

For those who missed last year the fantastic trio from Finland there is another tour coming up very shortly !!! Don't miss it!dates:- thu 10/05/2007 CH-ZürichHelsinki Club- fri 11/05/2007 D-FürthRaum 4- sat 12/05/2007 D-BayreuthGlashaus- tue 15/05/2007 D-BambergMorphclub- wed 16/05/2007 D-BerlinStorno 8-bit sessions @ White Trash- fri 18/05/2007 D-HamburgAstra-Stube- sat 19/05/2007

editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-48793612989664473962007-04-24T12:59:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:34.218+01:00

Yeah, Toni Westbrook's writes about his progresses with the Guitar Hero project for the C64. For those who wonder, Shredz64 is (will be if successful!) a game for the Commodore 64 that makes use the playstation guitar controller hooked through the PSX64 interface. It is in the beginning stages right now, with only button testing and some graphics routines done, but is on a steady track. There is

editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-44889399800413366542007-04-05T09:50:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:34.367+01:00

Another great idea by Fibra, a woody SID Synth... This is homebuilt synth based on Commodore sound chip 8580 (popular SID) There are 6 buttons - 1 for menu, 4 for parameter selecting and one for backlight illumination while in battery mode. Big knob in the center is encoder used for parameter tweaking and menu navigation.everybody say loud: I´m SID and I´m proud.click on photo takes you to the

editornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-59736806699188449922007-03-26T06:43:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:34.589+01:00

If you are one of those who doesn't know about the SID really, then you should have a deep look at this fantastic article explaining the assembler music routine of Rob Hubbard.. now you will know what really happens inside a SID chip. Have fun reading !Rob Hubbard's Music: Disassembled, Commented and Explainedby Anthony McSweeney from C=hacking issue 5.How do you introduce someone like Rob

editornoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-20802994570384867712007-03-26T06:25:00.000+02:002008-12-10T22:50:34.782+01:00

editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-78720738790627626352007-03-18T19:42:00.000+01:002008-12-10T22:50:34.902+01:00

Check this one out, The Innovation SSI 2001 is an ISA card that had as a synth the rare MOS/CSG 6582 "SID"... Apparently it is today almost impossible to find one.. Good luck finding one !!!here is the original announcement post from the old Fidonet boards... From: George.HeymannNewsgroups: rec.music.synthSubject: Innovation Music SynthesizerDate: 26 Apr 89 03:40:00 GMT=== Innovation Computer

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-88165447532446124112007-03-16T16:41:00.000+01:002007-03-16T16:43:19.398+01:00

Continuing the first video from d0pefish featured in January 2007 here comes the second part. Now, armed with a BankStick to hold SID patches, the MIDIbox SID makes some noise of its own. //

editornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-54102205199171354512007-03-16T16:09:00.000+01:002007-03-16T16:45:53.010+01:00

ermm.... excuse me ?It seems like a SID player was developed for the Spectrum in 2003 in the Czech Republic. It accepts YM files from the Atari-ST and Commodore. Can't be used in Russian clones because of processor and ULA timings... wouldnt have thought its possible like this...//

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-6177823606643844632007-03-15T16:16:00.000+01:002007-03-15T16:27:32.433+01:00

This project just started as a joke while discussing the possibilities of using the Commodore 64 SID filter as a realtime FX unit at the prophet64-forum. The main purpose was to have a really simple DCF application for the breadbox which was easy to realize in plain BASIC. As you may know Commodore didn't forget about the SID's external in, even if it's hiding behind PIN #5 of the Audio/Video

editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231390.post-2735600614937102652007-03-15T15:47:00.000+01:002007-03-15T15:54:25.863+01:00

A new release of one of the best digitrackers for the C64 is available. Polly Tracker now supports Digimax for 8-bit output. Polly stores all sample data at 6-bit resolution, so also older modules will sound better with Digimax. Included are 3 disks of example songs. Here's how to enable Digimax emulation in (Win)VICE 1.21:1. Settings->SID settings->SID Engine: Fast SID (required!)2. Settings->

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Now check this out, The Shredz64 project is an attempt to build an interface to connect the Playstation Guitar Hero controller (and any other PS controller) to the Commodore 64 computer, then create a Guitar Hero like game on the C64 utilizing the guitar controller.Some obstacles to be worked through include presentation of music given the 3 voice nature of the 6581 and 8580.Not only are all

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The SOASC= project is an automated recording technique invented by Stein Eikesdal (Stone Oakvalley) in order to mass record music from the legendary Commodore 64 and its SID chips (6581 and 8580) into mp3 files.The goal is to record the entire HVSC SID collection played from REAL Commodore 64's (both old and new) as per collection #45 (April 17 2006.) With PSID64 as the REAL C64 player and 64HHD

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The Prophet64 is expected today to be available again to order. New cartridges should have arrived !! This is a little video posted by Skrenos showing the Prophet 64 cartridge running on a Commodore 64c with dual SIDs. SID1 is a 8580 and SID2 is a 6581R2. The frame rate is lowered to 1 FPS as the audio is the most important part. This is just to show you what kind of sounds you can get out of the

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Seems like the mashup idea is getting into the Commodore 64 scene, here is a friend of ours called ComputadoraFeliz, the track features a mashup of several SIDs into one crazy ass mix ! He won't let me know how he did it... obviously outside a commodore 64... He says it's just an experiment really and that it's unknown if he will continue working on this idea of mixing C64 tunes. Maybe if we

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From the UK comes Smells Like 64, a rough experiment - essentially a bunch of Commodore 64 tunes made by various SID Artists, slightly tweaked & chopped, with acapellas of popular songs stuck onto them. Credit & Respect due to all artists referenced in thesetracks released:Coolio -VS- Shapie "Gangster's Paradise"Linkin Park "Numb" -VS- Guy Shavitt "Sidchip Music Score 12"eiffel65 "blue" -VS-

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Goto80 is back in candyland with another killerpiller release!Goto80, or Gottan as he prefers to call himself, has really surpassed himself this time and delivers a fullblown-c64-smörebröd for the entire nuclear family.Danish madman Je Mappelle Mads joins in for a serious talk about cars, the Rastafaris gets a computer upgrade, and Dubmood kickstarts his atari and dishes out an awesome

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You think that's Eat Rabbit in the photo yeah ? Wrong, the latest in the chipwires is about this norwegian band that apparently has been recording thrashy punk voices over chiptune tracks from micromusic artists and calling it their own productions and actually they also copied the costume from Eat Rabbit.. and that is shameless.They have played festivals, releasing music and videos and now that

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...Due to never-ending questions regarding the advantages of this microcontroller based project, I'm forced to write more explicitely: The MIDIbox SID has been designed to get sounds out of the SID which cannot be achieved with other solutions. In difference to programs that are running on the C64 like the Triad MIDIslave, AnyWare M64 or the Prophet64, MIDIbox SID features more software

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goto80 surprises us again with a new super mega 10-track OGG-release!: digi-dig for Da ! Heard it Records.and also a new video: sillysex !Goto 80Uploaded by kissdub//

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live at the Gathering'06part 1 / 2:57part 2 / 6:13//

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Hello Freaks ! Some of you probably noticed our 2 month pause, it's been a bit chaotic for us and plenty of other interesting projects happening at the same time. (anyone empathise with this ?) Although lots of stuff has happened in these months, this video made me feel like instead of 2 months, we've been 2 decades away. I think I need another cup of tea to wake up. //via channel64.net

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His name is Roberto Aloi AKA Trepain and is manifesting himself through a myspace profile. Nice one! See you in myspace!Ballblazer Remix feat. Dirty Southand for those who need some more explanation about the phenomenon...here goes the track "Messiahs Return" :D //word upC64 Messiah

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Chiptune and Trumpets ? yessss... now we love you even more my friend.goto80 - "Volksing"Yeah !And for those who missed the great "Papaya EP" from goto80, you can get it again from RebelPetSet Records.This 7" was practically produced on a Commodore64 and features a C64+vocoder cover of Papaya Coconut, the mega-catchy Swedish 80s schlager hit, together with some calypso/deep Jamaican electronic

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//more info:ONinternet.nlmyspace.com/c64orchestra

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Sounds like a good idea to me, and it has been done! Check it out !quoting from another thread:...I recall an edition of the German magazine 64er, in which they had a schematichow to run a C64 on a car battery. They wanted a completely external solution(And the 12V of a car circuit is too unreliable to use it directly, anyway),so they went for a clever hack that gets the job done (But not as

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a midibox commodore 64 controller controlling the MLR MAX/MSP patch made by monome. A midibox commodore 64 controller controlling 64 sinus oscillators in MAX/MSP. thus beeing a simple additive synthesizer.//

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Yeah.. a month has passed, the summer is almost over and the C64Music blog is 1 year old! Ah.. we had some holidays too, but we're back again.some highlights for the month:Goattracker V2.55 releasedSIDplayerDS appearedEp.9 "Party Episode" 8 bit mayhem podcastSwinSID schematic and firmware releasedRandall kills us with his beats !//Ready.

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Those who are not familiar with this thing and are interested in lowering the background noise of the SID chip should definitely check out this buffer mod. It makes a huge difference to the sound quality.The mod involves adding two 74x245 buffer chips to isolate the SID from the C64 address and databuses. The main reason for the background noise is that a common ground is used for both analog

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//8bitweapon.com

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by Hans StraubC64 Random Impression The pieces entitled “C64 Random Impression” are some old stuff - not mathematical yet. They are the result of some simple experiments in algorithmic composition that I did on the Commodore 64. The melody-generating algorithm is quite simple, more or less random choices out of a given set of pitches. All pitches are chosen from a whole-tone scale so everything

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Another SID emulation VSTi plugin by LDAY for w1nd0ws that I found randomly.features :12 mono voices , 1 oscillator + ADSR , Mod / 12 step Arpeggiator , 1 LFO pitch + pulsewidth , 1 filter LOW/ HI/ BAND , 1 NOISEGATE (for drums and effects).//mp3 demoHomepage

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For those who have never seen the MIDIbox SID Bassline in action, ucapps posted a video of a short session to test it out. This breadbox contains 4 SIDs (2*6581 and 2*8580), they are controlled by 4 PICs.//more info:ucapps.de

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via rebelpetset comes the post of a mp3 recording of Goto80 playing live in Moscow last month, awesome stuff, just check it out yourself. // Goto80@Project O.G.I 18.06.2006this is the upcoming Goto80 gig list, coming to Berlin anytime ???08 july: backslash, västerås. lo-fi data event. + jossystem14 july:arvikafestivalen in a secret party tent. + jossystem15 july:

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Every now and then we like to dig out a release out of the jungle of netlabels.This time we'll go for Wrekkerz / SID Strikes Back EP released by Sojus Records in 2002.Jumping in the fun side of drum&bass, this 2 track EP contains pieces from 'Impossible Mission' by Epyx; 'Wizard of Wor' by Midway; 'Paradroid' by Graftgold and Krakout by Ben Daglish.Enjoy !Wrekkerz / SID Strikes BackSojus Records//

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I think we mentioned in the past something about the C64 Orchestra that will be performing live in September 2006. Apparently rehearsals have started and this is a little videoclip of it with appearances of Rob Hubbard and Jeroen Tel talking a bit about it.C64 Orchestra approached two of the most experienced C64-users from the 1980s, Rob Hubbard and Jeroen Tel. The current work of these two

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Well, not really, it's just a MIDI controller fitted into a C64 black case =)This is homebuilt MIDI controller for NI Traktor. The panel is made of laser cut / engraved, scratch-acid-UV-resistant, very durable plastic. Everything is built into black painted C64 case which was absolutely perfect for this use.Cool !uploaded by fibravia CDM

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It seems like the Prophet is spreading the word of the SID, mods are appearing like clouds in the sky (uhh... feeling poetic).The Commodore 64 AlphA Mod is totally integrated in the modern studio with lots and lots of modifications.. just check it out yourself and be amazed:•Relocated power port•Relocated internal RF modulator baord•Separated audio(in/out)/video•Converted composite video to

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Yeah, the Prophet64 is simply what's hot right now... and I still don't have one... hmmmCircuitmaster/GetLofi explains his first impressions with the cartridge and a easy way to add standard pots internally to the C64 joystick ports. Excellent !Rad wood stickers also...//

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A month without C64Music! this was, a totally insane month in our neighborhood with all the football worldcup going on, been partying all month... and doing other things of course... uhh... in the meantime, we moved the location of our 1xN.org studios, kastanienallee for those who know Berlin, this is where we are... rockin'.. so far so good. I wanted to write a little piece about music/fx in

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finally finally we can place orders for the awaited Prophet64 cartridge !!!yiiihaaa !//Prophet64 Homepage

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I was waiting for this email to arrive, I found this band ages ago, but I needed a bit more info on how they use the Commodore 64 in their setup, so I emailed them before posting anything. Finally I was told that my email was lost somewhere in the spam folder. Yuck ! Well anyways, here comes the story finally.64Chaos are Drjin_51 and Yuki Luke and they are from France and Japan, living in Lille,

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Desert Planet just returned home in Lapland from their tour in Germany.At their gig in Berlin, we had a chance to hook up with them for a while, I had the pleasure of having a very interesting talk with Jari and Jukka about the current 8-bit electronica scene.Bands like Desert Planet, don't need to use Commodore 64's live on stage, they could though if they wanted, they take the approach on the

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Well check the great site that Stefan Uhlmann is creating (in german) about the Magic Voice Speech Module, you will find lots of info, files, sound clips, screenshots, scanned manual and other magazine articles that he is been collecting. Basically everything there exists on the net about it and related. Well done.I'd like to point out a few things of the site like the fantastic 13 page scanned

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After the TinySID music competition comes the BigSID competition. In this case a composer must use one decided tracker/editor and compose a piece of the tune so another composer can take that piece and make more arrangements on top. The chain would continue until one BigSID is done.Competition ends the 2nd December 2006.//BigSID competition

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Rockin' hard at Signal Operators, an audio-visual intermedia art microfestival.//

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For those who don't know, Paul Slocum is the man behind Cynthcart, a cartridge that turns your Commodore 64 into a Synthesizer, playable with the keys or the classic keyboard overlay. You can order it with a socketed EPROM, so it's easy to upgrade.Paul also plays with his band Treewave and their drummer is a dot matrix printer. This is apparently how his live setup looks like.Rad !Photo by

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This is the tracklisting of the new 8bit Mayhem episode #06 . Enjoy!Lords of Sonics - Birthday (1988)Softmaster/Union - Illusion (1990)JCH & MSK/Vibrants - Accident (1990)PVCF/Reflex - Mathematica (tune 2) (1995)Steve Rowlands - Retrogade (Selector Tune) (1989)Roel Bosch/Focus - Head & Hat (1991)Bappalander/Light - Brutality (tune 4)(1991)Linus/Triad - 8580 People (2005)maktone/Fairlight - Dancin

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If you're planning to build a SID Synth (or building one), check out the notes in the webjournal of Erikarn, you might want to read what he has been going through with GCC, AVR, LCDs and the SID..."...Yes, it makes music. It doesn't support that much still; I'm going to start fleshing out LFOs and implementing effects next week. Building this has been a fun and educational ride. Now I just need

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While listening to the Commodore 64 wires, we heard about the massive 2006 european tour of WELLE:ERDBALL, here it is, plenty of dates to choose from until December. Not to be missed....WELLE:ERDBALL @ Breakpoint 2006 - courtesy of Smil.29.04.2006 Saarbrücken / Großrosseln / WestschachtRock im Warndt-FestivalInformation: www.rockimwarndt.de06.05.2006 Hof (Saale) / Veranstaltungshalle

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This is the rockin' video of "Dollars", one of the tracks included in the 8-bit Construction Set vinyl record released by Beige Records in 2001. All music composed on a Commodore 64. Live action music video by cult band the 8-Bit Construction Set .//

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Following a thread on the MIDIbox forums, a user named ludo has been posting in the last months some interesting pictures of a 4 SID MIDIbox in the making."...way back in october I got my "Step 1" mbsid working; LCD, 5 buttons, and a 6581R1 sid making some sounds. Since then, off and on because of travel for work, I've:-Built up all 3 slave modules-created a 'optimized C64 power supply'-

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GoatTracker 2.34 releasedHVSC High Voltage Sid Collection update #45. Includes 600+ new tunes.TinySID competition vote finishing tomorrow.SIDplug 1.1 released - browser SID plugin.SIDekick 1.2 released - MacOSX (cocoa SID player).Goto80 releases new tracks available to download.Breakpoint 2006 - Music results online

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C64 & Gameboy Punk by SUPERDÖNERCafé Publik, Gothenburg Sweden, 2006-03-30.//

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by Jeff from cacophony and coffeeI had a few SID tunes that were Beatles covers and researched them to death... Only to stumble upon Merman/Ozone's demo site. See, the beauty of an old system like Commodore 64 is the "ease" with which one can create their own games or music, often called 'demos.' I used to create little text-based games for my Commodore by copying in the Basic code from my

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Music of the Commodore64 gamesby Karen CollinsThe Commodore 64 was the greatest-selling home computer system of all time, and still draws a large crowd of retro-gamers. Despite its popularity, the music of C64 games has never before been analysed in any academic articles. This article is designed to introduce readers to the music of the C64. Discussing the technical constraints of C64's SID

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