Using the New Public Domain SIDs in MIDISID

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"This is the new Public Domain SID or PDSID by Matthias. I hope to be able to make and supply these with MIDISID. In the mean time, they're available direct from him and can easily be fitted.

Public Domain SID at uni64.com:
https://uni64.com/shop/index.php?syst...

MIDISID:
https://peacockmedia.software/midisid/"

Music for falling asleep to : 6

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"This is one of many ideas of this type that I have in progress and it's the first that I feel is ready to use. It has developed from last week's jam using MIDIPan and MIDISID.

I played the marimba part on a keyboard, all other parts are programmed manually.

I've started bat-watching but I haven't seen/heard my first of this year yet. I have enjoyed seeing both our moon and Jupiter in a clear sky though. The mysterioso nature of this piece seems to go well with this image of the moon.

Lie back, close your eyes, let go of the world around you and if you fall asleep them my work is done.

Photo of the moon: NASA nasa, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons"

MIDISID enhancements and a Mimijam using MIDIPan with MIDISID

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"There are some MIDISID enhancements that I'd like to tell you about and demonstrate - improvements to pulse width modulation (PWM) and a visualiser for general MIDI mode. It's an excuse to have a jam using MIDIPan's looper and MIDI output plugged into MIDISID for those sweet sweet SID chip sounds.

More about MIDISID:
https://peacockmedia.software/midisid/

More about MIDIPan:
https://peacockmedia.software/drum/"

Ashoken Farewell again, this time using the new Haxocorder

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"I've been keeping a vlog on my 'second channel' about building my dream wind instrument, the Haxocorder, based on the open-source Haxophone. I now have a usable Haxocorder although it still needs some refinements,
Here's a link to pt 3 in the series:"

Building a Haxophone pt 3 - the first Haxocorder in the world!

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All parts:

1. Building a Haxophone : Part one - the whys and wherefores, buying parts
2. Building a Haxophone : Part two - a working Haxophone!
3. Building a Haxophone pt 3 - the first Haxocorder in the world!

"The haxophone open-source hardware project
https://github.com/cardonabits/haxo-hw"

Anubis - Amiga version

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"The music here was captured directly from the back of the Amiga. For the video, I had trouble with capturing the monitor output and composite looked terrible, so I pointed a camera at the little telly and it seems fine.

The .mod file (actually .med) should play on a variety of players but your mileage may vary. It'll sound best using Octamed Player. It sounds good to me in Hippo, but not so good in Eagle (distorted, for reasons I don't understand). It also plays on modern computers in players such as VLC, but it does seem that that's not respecting the proper volume attenuations that I've set for each instrument.
https://peacockmedia.software/misc/An...

0:00 intro
0:52 why?!
2:36 the track"

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"This music was intended for a different format (and still will be) but while I was fooling around in Logic I really liked how it was sounding so I went with it and this is the result.

0:00 teaser
0:07 short intro
0:30 the music

Anubis caption frame image: pngtree.com"

Total Immersion

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"I don't have very much to say about this. After a 'dry' creative spell, I had an idea and this happened very quickly.

The underwater clips were kindly contributed by the following Pixabay creators. Thank you to them.
Relaxing_Guru
angelicavaihel
ColorfulBackground
Jackdrafahl
ChristianBodhi
olenchic
Mohamed_hassan
motionstock"

Featuring the MIDI IN MIDISID & MIDIPan. See the labels below for additional posts.

Discovering Music Mouse by Laurie Spiegel on the Amiga

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"'Music created by Music Mouse by Laurie Spiegel', I'm obliged to say, as you'll see on the intro screen. I'm very happy to give credit, it's a fun and original musical interface. I've been able to make use of real Amigas, my MIDI adaptor and MIDISID."

Looper improv using the new 'After Dark' edition MIDIPan with RGB LED

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"This is new and still a little experimental but I've found that it completely transforms my experience with the pan. The coloured lights make for a visual as well as aural experience."

PeacockMedia Announcement of e-ther 'Advance', plus re-recording of a track using the new instrument

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"in which I talk about the features of the new e-ther, including quantisation, its own screen with selection of options on the device, display of the nearest note. As per the original e-ther it has MIDI out over USB or TRS (adaptable to traditional 5-pin DIN) and audio with selectable waveform.

0:00 Intro and announcement
0:25 quantisation
1:06 screen and on-device menu system
1:23 compatibility with classic e-ther - continuous mode
1:55 demo of quantisation to chromatic scale
2:42 display of nearest or target note
3:09 range
3:27 vibrato
3:45 scales / modes
4:16 connectivity
5:20 the track

e-ther's home page (for classic e-ther and the new Advance):
https://peacockmedia.software/e-ther"

The tuning of SID chips and modern replacements

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"An interesting question came up this week about the tuning of SIDs. I'll be adding calibration tuning to MIDISID's menu which will solve any issues and also allow tuning to other non-tunable things, but I've spent the day testing the tuning of real SIDs and replacements, and looking at what affects their tuning and documented all of that here."

DIY USB MIDI adaptor solves dropped note problems

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"An issue of dropped notes when sending MIDI from Logic Pro to external MIDI instruments, a workaround, a diagnosis, a beautiful DIY solution and a piece of music rendered in 6 voices on 2 SID chips with no dropped notes!

Kevin's blog post about his design
https://diyelectromusic.com/2024/06/1...

0:00 intro
0:41 the problem
1:05 simple but time-consuming workaround
1:47 diagnosing the problem
3:22 the root of the problem
3:56 a prototype solution
4:29 a more permanent build
6:03 some music. Eastern Promise (6 SID voices)"

A soundscape using MIDISID and MIDIPan

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"Inspired by my trip to the Ambient Garden, I've made a soundscape from sounds including a bass drone made with the 'bowed glass' preset in MIDISID, 'strings' made using MIDISID's "synth voice" polyphonic sound, one of the audio MIDIPan's built-in tongue-drum sounds and my tube trumpet!"

MIDISID:
https://peacockmedia.software/midisid/

MIDIPan:
https://peacockmedia.software/drum/"

Sailing the Styx : dual SID chiptune composed in DAW

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"I decided to use MIDISID in a mode that I don't use so often, to drive the 6 SID voices directly from my DAW with some automation of parameters using CC messages. Since the CC control is hidden unless you've read the manual thoroughly, I've made a little tutorial after the track.

0:00 intro
0:43 the track
2:31 General MIDI mode and automation via program change and CC messages"

5 Fun Electronic Music Gadgets Under $99

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"I collected quite a few electronic music gadgets over the years. I decided to make a list of 5 that I really like. What's more... they're all under $99. You might want these for your studio.

0:00 - Intro
0:32 - LoBlast Bleepler | https://loblast.com/store/p/bleepler-...
1:20 - KORG Monotron Delay | https://www.korg.com/us/products/dj/m...
2:02 - Peacock Media MIDI-Pan | https://peacockmedia.software/drum/
2:54 - Dubreq Stylophone | https://stylophone.com/product/bowie-...
3:49 - BrandNewNoise Space Oddity | https://www.brandnewnoise.com/collect...
4:48 - Final Thoughts

Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/musicalmisce..."

Ambient Garden revisited with kalimba improvisation

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"So I wanted a backing which is ambient and free of tempo. Last September I visited the Ambient Garden which is an algorithmic audio landscape. At that time I captured about half an hour of my wander and added a little flute improvisation over the top.
Today I've taken about 5 minutes of that and added some Kalimba.
Ambient Garden:
https://ambient.garden
MIDIKalimba:
https://peacockmedia.software/kalimba"

New features in MIDISID - Arpeggation options

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"Arpeggiation is an effect that's characteristic of 8-bit sound chips like the SID. MIDISID has been able to do this, but with no options. This has been on the enhancement list for some time and users have been asking about it."

https://peacockmedia.software/midisid

First look at the redesigned MIDIKalimba

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"Over the last few weeks I've been prototyping a redesigned MIDIKalimba - a touch-pad Kalimba-like MIDI controller. I'm now very happy with this and it's a joy to play.

MIDIKalimba's home page:
https://peacockmedia.software/kalimba"

"MIDIKalimba is a MIDI controller played like a kalimba with fingers or thumbs on touch-sensitive pads and can output:

- MIDI over USB
- MIDI over TRS (a TRS-5-pin DIN lead gives MIDI over 5-pin DIN)

You can set any scale/mode, octave and root note, for example C6 Mixolydian or G4 Minor Pentatonic, and then you'll be able to effortlessly play the notes in that scale and key.

It features velocity-sensitivity for expressive playing."

See https://peacockmedia.software.. for additional details including the user manual.

Lucky Dip #4 : What's possible with just an oboe and rain SFX? & The MIDI Association Innovation Awards

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Congrats to MIDI IN for being included in this year's MIDI Association Innovation Awards!
P.S. If you are curious about the latest slew of new innovative MIDI products & makers directly below, that's where they came from. :)

Video description:

"I've been procrasting on this one for nearly five weeks. I nearly re-rolled because I couldn't figure out what to do with just an oboe and rain sfx and a fast tempo.

The MIDI Association Innovation Awards:
https://midi.org/innovation-awards
The Commercial Hardware category:
https://midi.org/innovation-awards-2025-co...

0:00 introduction
1:28 the MIDI Association Innovation Awards
2:10 the track"

Improvising chiptune music using 2 SIDs and a looper

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"I realised that I haven't recently tried using the looper in MIDIPan with MIDISID, and that's actually a lot easier now that the new version of MIDISID allows you to plug in a USB MIDI controller. Power and data with a single lead. I chose a slow laid back beat, and used a lot of portamento, or glide. I'm using the Beebop minor scale for some interesting licks."

MIDIPan: https://peacockmedia.software/drum/

MIDISID: https://peacockmedia.software/midisid/