Tag: SID Tunes
The High Voltage SID Collection has been updated to Version 68. After this update, the collection should contain 50,240 SID files! This update features: 700 new SIDs 222 fixed/better rips 2 repeats/bad rips eliminated 327 SID credit fixes 20 SID model/clock infos 3 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified 1 tunes from /GAMES/ identified 24 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their…
If you like SID chiptunes or any retro-gaming-inspired instrumental music for that matter, this might be right up your alley. Phillip Gross has released a new album called ‘Katerstimmung’ with 10 tunes that have a strong connection to video games from the 80’s and 90’s. Although the tunes are not directly related to specific games, Phillip clearly shows from where…
There! I confess! I envy people that know how to create SID tunes. Besides the lack of musical inclination, I see tracking software one of the most daunting things to learn in the C64 scene. There are many great tools that try to make it easier for the musicians out there. One that is available to run on modern Windows machines…
Jeroen Tell from Maniacs of Noise has published a preview of the music remake of the title theme from the Commodore 64 game “Cybernoid”, originally published in 1988 by Hewson Consultants Ltd. The music is still a work in progress and it will be part of the album “Tell Me More” with remakes of C64 game music. When ready the…
HVSC – High Voltage SID Collection is the ultimate SID collection, containing more than 47,000 SID tunes for you listening pleasure! Update #64 came out few days ago and you can download it right now. If you don’t have any previous version, you can choose the complete download instead the update as well. This update features (all approximates): 672 new…
Making Friends with SID Author: Paul Higginbottom The synthesizer chip in your Commodore-64 computer is affectionately known as SID. SID is in fact an acronym for Sound Interface Device. I doubt that many people realize just how powerful this chip is, but I intend to unleash some of its power for you. If you read some of the documentation…
