"Automaton Subsytem Live at the Centre For Computing History for Music for Geeks Night. Automaton Subsystem uses a Nintendo NES, Game Boy and Commodore 64 to create the chiptune flavoured dub reggae with a bassline so deep you can feel it ..."
Little bit of Sequential Circuits history, only featured once before on the site. This is the first demo of one that I am aware of. Note the image of the Prophet-600 on the software case.
"Up for sale is a complete music setup for SID chip music
Including :
- Commodore 64 complete computer with 6581R4 SID chip
- mouse
- paddles (x2)
- keyboard overlay
- power supplies (x2)
- DIN A/V cable (with adapter)
- dust cover
- SID 2 SID interface (to add a 2nd SID chip, 6 voices, stereo and all) new never mounted
- 2nd 6581 SID chip to use with the aforementioned board (bought fully tested working but never used by me)
- MSSIAH MIDI cartridge (synthesizer + MIDI output and capability)
- Cynthcart cartridge (synthesizer, usable without any TV) version 1.2.4
Everything works to the extent of my knowledge. Makes for very nice chiptune or analog synth sounds! Get started with this complete setup for way less money and hassle than finding all those pieces one by one!"
"in excellent condition, made from a vintage Commodore 64 case that will have minor wear due to its age.
**This is a rare custom designed synth made from a Commodore 64 case and that uses 2 SID 8580 chips.
its got a ton of power and features. killer synth for chip tune.
fast and hands-on with heaps of crazy features (3-way-polyphony, wavetables, triggers, special drum engine, bassline engine, etc).
The sound chips are the later SID 8580 (from the mid 80s original C64s), much better than the earlier 6581 ones the SID station uses. It can combine waveforms, like TRI+PULSE, SAW+PULSE, etc, the old ones couldn't do it. Gives it a much wider sound spectrum.
it has two independent SIDs, each with own MIDI channel and seperate audio outs, so one can do a bassline and the other can do skanks for instance while you can tweak both in realtime, with the knobs or MIDI controllers."
"In the memory of Bruce Lee... greatest dragon!
My version on amazing "Enter The Dragon" theme music by Lalo Schifrin.
Lead and solo parts live played on Commodore 64. The rest of tracks sequentially recorded.
instruments:
- modified C64 + Mssiah cartridge synth software
- bass guitar
- Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer module
- Korg R3 synthesizer
- Dreamblaster tiny module (drums)
- Atari 1040 STE (MIDI sequencer)
Arranged, recorded, mixed and mastered by KATOD
Video-clip recorded and assembled by Katod.
Track: Enter The Dragon theme cover"
KATOD - official videos
Playlist:
KATOD - Video Games (official video) - album version
KATOD - 7CATS - Labirynth
Last Ninja 2 Central Park Cover by KATOD
KATOD - Red Planet
Enter The Dragon theme cover by KATOD - live on C64 :)
KATOD - 7CATS - Pussy
KATOD - Butterfly Shadow
Blindmachine & KATOD - Alien Inside Me
"...presenting a completely DAW-less jam :-), only using the left hand to control patterns and synths - the right hand is holding the cam, so you see some first person synth perspective ;-).
I will try to put in some Youtube video text overlays to tell you what is going on... :-)
Gear used:
Alesis Andromeda - Lead Sequence #1
Commodore 64 SIDs in a MB6582 - Lead Sequence #2
Yamaha FS1r - Bass Sequence #1
Moog Little Phatty through Polivoks VCF - Bass Sequence #2
E-MU Ultra - Drums (unfiltered)
E-MU ESI 2000 through Schippmann Ebbe und Flut (drums - filtered)
HAMEG 80s Oscilloscope (Ebbe und Flut filtered drums view)
MIDIbox Sequencer V4 - patterns, unmuting/muting action
Hope you liked it and thanks for watching and listening!
Hawkeye/Maelstroem Records"
"A weekend of retro synthesizers, drum machines and samplers ...
Come and try the synthesizers, samplers and drum machines that changed the way music is created. This weekend will explore how computers and digital equipment changed the music industry. With classic keyboards, Raspberry Pi computers running Sonic Pi, BBC Micros with sound programming guides, and Apple Macs that let you remix music with bananas… there’s something for all!
Free drop-in event included as part of your admission fee. Bring your own headphones!
Come and experience some classic machines of the 80s and 90s including :
Roland D-50
Roland S-750
Roland MC-202
Roland TB-303
Roland SH-101
Roland Alpha Juno-1
Yamaha SY-85
Yamaha CS5
Akai S1000
Casio FZ-1
Casio CZ-101
Casio VZ-1
Akai AX-80
"This track title was inspired by the CPU frequency of the PAL Commodore 64. And what an awesome machine it is! 35 years later, we have about a million times more processing power, but has the software really become any better? :-) Back then, endless hours of tuning assembly loops, squeezing a few milliseconds out of display routines. Nowadays, we just buy newer hardware, if something is running a bit slow... and after 4K with already nearly invisible pixels 5K already awaits :-). Yes, it has been a great journey, but the beginnings were no less awesome than the current day is.
Regarding the live session: I only had the left hand available for track selection and synth action, because i held the camera in the right hand :-). Therefore, and as i am not left-handed, please forgive any strange timings or mistakes (i once accidentally flipped through the SID filter modes, but it somehow worked out :-))
Filmed with a Panasonic GH-2, the main polysynth jam loop is from an Alesis A6, the main melody is from a pair of 8580 SIDs placed in a MIDIbox SID. Drums by an E-MU E6400 Ultra (that was a bit hardware-hacked to show an oscilloscope view :-)). Secondary leads by the Ensoniq ESQ-M and the Yamaha FS1r. Bassline by a Moog LP through a DIY Polivoks VCF, all sequenced by the fantastic MIDIbox SEQ.
Hope you enjoyed this session and thanks for watching and listening.
Many greets,
Hawkeye / Maelstroem Records"
Our new chipmusic concept album is a collection of ambient music crafted to help facilitate relaxation. Over 1 hour of mind defragmenting tones for you to enjoy! Each sound is hand crafted from the Commodore 64 personal computer's SID sound chip. Portions of the album were co-written by a computer as many of the notes were set to be selected by the CPU at random! All tones have been digitally processed for maximum smoothness and optimum ambiance. Relax and Enjoy!
credits
released February 12, 2016
"The Commodore has been modded to be a portable synthesizer. No monitor needed to create music but Cynthcart does produce visuals if you hook one up. Black and white keys are marked on the Commodore. Paddles have been hardwired for filter control, rendering the joystick ports inactive. Audio out for 1/4" jack. Everything works perfectly. Comes with original box, genuine Commodore power adapter, Cynthcart and Commodore 64. Box has some damage. More info on Cynthcart: qotile.net/cynthcart.html"
"Played on an original Commodore 64c with a 8580 SID chip (R5-3888)
Programmer/Composer: Rob Hubbard
In find this piece of memorabilia very interesting. You can hear that the programmer was a pro in sound synthesis.
Usually, programmers of that era would OVERUSE the pulse width modulation to achieve this classic C64 sound.
In this particular piece, the programmer actually tried to synthesize real instruments sounds and, to my humble opinion, it was a complete success given the limitations of the SID chip at this particular game.
Remember that the SID chip had only 3 voices. So theses voices had to be constantly reprogrammed to give this impression of a full orchestra, alternating from one instrument to the other back and forth."
instruments:
- moog synth
- modified C64 + synth software
- bass guitar
- electric solo guitar
Composed, recorded, mixed and mastered by KATOD
Video-clip recorded and assembled by Katod.
Thanks to Sylwia and Cybercoder for help in recording video-clip.
Big thx to actor - Video-star SZARIK cat :)
