MSSIAH Bassline (C64 303)

video upload by Avrilcadabra

"I got a new C64c that looks like the other one!

this one is an 8580r5 made in 1990 so I finally got to hear MSSIAH bassline as intended.

the M8 is sending clock to the c64 over midi. Omx-27 is in M8 mode to mute / solo the drum tracks on the M8.

The box with pots I built. Basically it is just 4 pots (think I used half the value off the actual paddle pots as like half the range did nothing with actual paddles)

and a toggle switch because cynthcarts filter is backwards.

took many years of collecting things and building things and study to make this 60 second video. hopefully someone enjoys it."

Commodore 64 - Let's Make Some Music! | The Legendary Computer Lives On

Published on Jan 9, 2020 Espen Kraft

"The Commodore 64 with its famous SID-chip really blew everyone away when it was introduced back in 1982.
It could play 3 different sounds at once, but during the years musicians and programmers learned to drop sounds in and out during the course of the music so it gave the impression that there was more than 3 different sounds playing at the same time.

The two different original SID chips, the 6581 and the 8580 has some differencies in sound and capabilities, and there's always discussions going on about which sounds the best. I'm no SID purist, I'm a musician first and I've grown to appreciate the 8580 as the main SID source when I use the C64 in my music.

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Metunar - Multicam Track No. 5 - Modular + C64

Published on May 9, 2017 Metunar

"Modular synthesizer and Commodore C64 with Mssiah cartridge. The drumsounds in the beginning are from the C64 and also two sounds played by the keyboard (Minibrute)."

Enter The Dragon theme cover by KATOD - live on C64 :)

Published on Oct 19, 2016 KATOD_music

Spotted this one on CatSynth. More further below!

"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

Commodore 64 MSSIAH Synthesizer

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"Excellent condition vintage Commodore 64 with mssiah cartridge. 1 Sid chip, 3 voice synth, sequencer, monosynth, drum machine etc.

Original box and diskettes (I am not sure if the diskettes work... But you can keep them for fun)

Includes everything needed to make chip tune music: mouse, joystick, sound cable for clean audio!, video cable with coax adapter, power supply

All you need is a tv to hook it up to, I would use an old school tv, it seems to work the best and it feels more nostalgic."

Sequential Circuits Pro-One style synth pictured below.

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COMMODORE SX-64 dual SIDs, 4 pot controller, Prophet-64 and Messiah

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Published on Jul 20, 2015

"This SX-64 is forsale on ebay. The music you hear was generated by this SX-64 in real time recorded directly from the stereo output." Update: Be sure to listen in stereo!  There are different things happening on each channel on this one.

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Note this is Redmartian's system. He also has a Roland TR-808 and Early OSC Minimoog Model D listed.

"VINTAGE COMPUTER ANALOGUE SYNTHESIZER COMMODORE SX-64 SID PROPHET MIDI CONTROLLER

This listing is for a modified Commodore SX-64 Executive Portable Computer
It has the following modifications:
JiffyDOS (a switch on the back allows you enable CBM DOS or JiffyDOS v6.01)
SID2SID (This allows two MOS Technology SID chips to be installed version 6581)
Ray Carlsen's reset circuit
A 3.5mm stereo (SID1 and SID2) audio jack next to the JiffyDOS switch.

What it included in this listing:
Commodore SX-64 with the modifications listed above
A prophet-64 catridge (Sequencer, TB303 clone, Drum machine and Mono synth)
A Messiah cartridge with midi (Sequencer, TB303 clone, drum machine, mono synth and wave player)
Commodore SX-64 manual
Commodore 1351 mouse
A small project box with a Sequential PROPHET nameplate and 4 pots mounted for use with Prophet-64 and Messiah
The little Prophet 4 pot controller box works in conjunction with the keyboard to let you
select various functions and then tweak sounds in real time. They can be used mainly with
the TB303 clone (bassline) and the mono synth and the drum machine.
It has one epoxy repair where the keyboard cable connects. The repair is solid."

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Commodore 64 Synthesizer Sessions DELUXE Demo Video

Published on Nov 15, 2013 VingtTrois Seize·35 videos

All sounds designed with the MSSIAH cart.

Synth Demos by mrwoofermusic

More info:

http://www.kampanismusic.com
http://soundcloud.com/mrwoofer
http://www.facebook.com/mrwoofermusic

Playlist:

Korg EX-8000 Demo - Published on Jun 2, 2012
Everything except drums is from Korg EX-8000. Some delay and reverb was added on some of the sounds.

Kawai K5000R Demo - Published on Jun 2, 2012
Everything, including drums is from Kawai K5000R advanced additive synthesizer.

Casio VZ-10M Demo - Published on Jun 4, 2012
All sounds including drums come from the Casio VZ-10M interactive phase distortion synth. Delay or reverb added on some sounds.

Yamaha TX802 Demo - Published on Jul 4, 2012
All sounds including drums are from Yamaha TX802. Multi-tracked with a touch of delay or reverb on some of the sounds.

Roland D-550 Demo - Published on Jun 14, 2012
An ambientish/downtempo track featuring the Roland D-550. Everything except some of the drums comes from the D-550.

Roland JD-990 w/ Vintage Synth Expansion Demo - Published on Aug 7, 2012
Old school demo of Roland JD-990 with Vintage Synth expansion card. All sounds except drums from the JD-990.

Commodore 64 & MSSIAH Demo - Published on Jun 4, 2012
A C64 with MSSIAH cartridge demo. Everything including drums is from it! As usual, a touch of delay or reverb was added to some of the sounds.

DSI Tetra Demo - Published on Jun 2, 2012
Tangerine Dream inspired demo. All sounds from Dave Smith Tetra. Delay and reverb added.

Waldorf 4pole - DSI Tetra Demo - Published on Jun 2, 2012
Another Tangerine Dream inspired demo. All sounds including drums come from Dave Smith Tetra and Waldorf MiniWorks 4pole analog filter. Delay and reverb added.

DSI Tetra - Oxygene I Loop - Published on Jun 2, 2012
JMJ's Oxygene I loop. All sounds by Dave Smith Tetra. Delay and phaser added externally.

DSI Tetra - Fade to Grey - Published on Jun 2, 2012
Visage - Fade to Grey cover. All sounds except drums are from Tetra. Delay and reverb added externally.

Modded Commodore 64 with Mssiah and Cynthcart Catridges

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"Up for grabs we have a modded Modded Commodore 64 (details of mods below) with both Mssiah and Cynthcart Catridges, as well as a blank Sid2sid board from 8bitventures, the makers of the MSSIAH Cart. I never got around to purchasing another sid chip and installing it, but it's a good idea to max out the polyphony for MSSIAH. I am also including (2) PC ONLY VST Controller Plugins by Total Kontrol (total-kontrol.websCOM):

1) Mssiah Mono Synthesizer Controller (realtime editor which allows you to control every parameter found on Mssiah Mono Synthesizer. Mssiah Mono Synthesizer Controller operates as a standalone editor or as a VSTi plugin (Windows), and offers a preset manager and other extra features not present on the hardware).

2) Mssiah Drummer Controller (lets you control every parameter found on Mssiah* Drummer on one single screen. No more frustrating sub menus, full control over 2 SID chips (if installed) filters and voice mapping. Drummer operates as a standalone editor or as a VSTi plugin (Windows).

I purchased the C64 modded off eBay less than a year ago with the following modifications:
-1/4" Output for Audio (to amp, soundcard, etc.)
-RCA plug for Colored Video (you can still hook up the original output for B+W if need be), Output is very nice in color (please see pics)

Just to recap, in addition to the Modded C64 with it's original PSU, Paddle Joystick, and an AV cable for the color output, this unit comes with an 8bitadventures Mssiah Cartridge, Brand New Sid2Sid Board (8bitventurescom/mssiah/), current version of Cynthcart Cartridge (v1.2.4), and (2) PC-only VST plugins to control MSSIAH from your DAW (automation baby!)"

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Live Midi Controlled Commodore 64 - Complicated Drivers

Published on May 7, 2012 by Aizerowe
http://open.spotify.com/track/0oZWtk8tsy276wfd4cay2u
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1-sid-8-bit/id537232234
http://kompositkrut.bandcamp.com/

"It was a hustle to make all this work, without lag or letting the usb-midi-device to fuck up the signals.. So therefore I will call this song 'Complicated Drivers'.

Hardware: Commodore 64 with MSSIAH cartridge , M-AUDIO radium and ViewCon usb-midi
SW: FL studio Sequencer just to feed the commodore with midi. and to control the cc-channels

kompositkrut.bandcamp.com/
Sorry for the whita noise, I dont really know if it is just the rf-cable to blame or if it is the filters capasitors that are tired...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kompositkrut/243950112300285 please like me : D"

A Commodore 64 Story - Kompositkrut
Published on Aug 28, 2012 by KompositKrut
"So this is the 2:nd track on my commodore 64 album. All of the songs are made with one run on the commodore, so none of the songs have more then 3 voices simultaneously. The sid-chip can only generate 3 mono voices at the time or generate 3 frequencies if that sounds better.

The video is recorded with a HTC sense that I borrow from my bud simon from castlevania (jk he´s not from castlevania).

http://open.spotify.com/album/22pBvjpESxvEQKJwdY2fIq
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1-sid-8-bit/id537232234"

C64 MUSIC MSSIAH TRACKS BY tribeofthesun

C64 MUSIC MSSIAH SEQUENCER - 64kb - Overload

YouTube Uploaded by tribeofthesun on Jan 6, 2012

DOMINATRIX C64 SID Drum N Bass JUNGLE

Uploaded by tribeofthesun on Jan 16, 2012

MAKE SURE U PLAY IT LOUD!

[C=64-SID] Phreeze - Short Burst

Published on Mar 12, 2012 by tribeofthesun

"Real C64 , Real SID."

YMO - FOCUS (cover with English lyrics)

YouTube Published on Jul 9, 2012 by EnvelopeGenerator

"EnvelopeGenerator on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EnvGen
My tracks on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/envelopegenerator/sets

My favourite song by my favourite band - I've been meaning to do a cover of this for years! It's a little bit more gritty and industrial than YMO's version.

Super mega awesome thanks to Helen for translating the lyrics - the original song is in Japanese (with a little bit of English), so I figured it might be fun to try it in English (with a little bit of Japanese). Sorry if my pronunciation's terrible, I don't speak any Japanese :P

Also, this is my first video with my fancy-pants new DSLR. Totally abusing shallow depth of field here - give me a break, the song is called "Focus" after all! Completely destroyed my computer though - a 4 minute video took up nearly 500GB of disk space, made my video editing software crash at least 20 times, and caused my computer to overheat and reboot twice.

Oh, and finally - happy belated birthday to Haruomi Hosono!

Equipment:
Bass - Moog Little Phatty
Drums - Alesis HR-16B
Pads - Roland Juno 6, KORG Microkorg
SFX - Commodore 64 computer with MSSIAH synth cartridge, Nintendo Gameboy Color with LSDJ cartridge
Fender Lite Ash Stratocaster
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi distortion pedal"

C64 Synth MSSIAH SID2SID Commodore Custom 8-bit Synth

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"Here are some of the features of this custom C64:

-Custom paint job in fire engine red.

-MSSIAH Vinyl Keyboard labels: full digital color prints that show the functions of MSSIAH

-MSSIAH: The MSSIAH is a midi cartridge for the Commodore 64. It has a suite of applications that you can use to play the c64 via midi. I controlled mine with Ableton Live 8. Worked like a charm. http://www.8bitventures.com/mssiah/

-SID2SID: An additional circuit board to add a 2nd SID chip. I have two 8580 sid chips installed. They each have a separate 1/4" output. It gives you 6 voices of polyphony/6 tracks in MSSIAH Sequencer and Drummer apps, as well as mirroring the output from your first SID chip to your second SID chip in MONO and Bassline modes, to give you stereo output. http://www.8bitventures.com/sid2sid/

-Video Output Mod: RCA Composite Video Out. Just plug an RCA cord into the screen of your choice, from this output, and you can see the MSSIAH program in action.

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Commodore 64 with MSSIAH

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"Commodore C64 v2 refurbished. (very clean, case/keyboard in excellent condition)
Mssiah Cart (Music application), with pdf manuals (on disc)
Cassette drive.
Original C64 manual.
Joystick.
Potentiometer paddle control.
2 cart games.
5 cassette games.
Power supply.
Free Tv with remote (pick up buyers only) (any tv/lcd will work)

Mssiah is a very powerful music application that turns the C64 into a analogue mono synth with full midi. The C64 can be played or sequenced/programmed by the C64's keyboard (in partnership with joystick or paddles) or via either external midi keyboard, DAW (eg Ableton, Cubase, Protools etc) or by any hardware sequencer that transmits midi. The Mssiah responds to both CC and midi commands. It is also viable to sync the C64 via DinSync (old roland gear, tr606/tr808/mc202/tb303 etc)

The very special thing about this particular C64 is that it has the R5 8580 sid chip (see picture for verification). The 8580 was the only Sid chip version that makes it possible to mix the oscillators (in any wav form combination) together, giving greater versatility and sound options. The 8580 also has the redesigned and much improved analogue Filters, as well as reduced noise output. There were 7 version's of the sid chip in total, 8580 being the most rare and recent. When buying a C64 its all a matter of chance to what version sid is installed, as there is no external markings that identifies the model."

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Commodore 64 MSSIAH Demo - With 8 Bit Dubstep

YouTube Uploaded by radlers on Mar 2, 2012

"Part of my studio synth tech includes a Commodore 64 (SX64) running MSSIAH, which is a fairly new suite of music software tools that also include MIDI. Majority of this song is actually done using MSSIAH's various tools. The electric piano and the strings are my Korg M50. Some of the drum tracks are MSSIAH, the others are a loop sample. The Dubstep bass was achieved using the Mono Synth module in MSSIAH tied into Logic, using MIDI triggers from Logic to control the rate of the 'wobble' in the bass. This was demoed at THEMUSEUM in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada recently."

Rumore Indipendente - Mssiah controll plug-in

YouTube Uploaded by RumoreIndipendente on Apr 9, 2011

"http://www.rumoreindipendente.com

Presentazione delle interfacce utente per controllare la cartuccia Mssiah su commodore 64 sviluppate da Rumore Indipendente
Free download delle applicazioni su rumoreindipendente.com

direct link

http://www.rumoreindipendente.com/uploads/files/mssiah%20contoll%20plugin.zip"

C64 w/ MSSIAH cart Drum Machine Input bad playing.

YouTube Uploaded by controlport64 on Jul 25, 2011

"Testing out my c64 mods."

Playing with my toys the c64 and the Yamahaha, practicing live

Uploaded by controlport64 on Aug 1, 2011

"My circuit bent yammy drumbox and my c64, playing around late at night."

Red C64 Synth MSSIAH SID2SID Commodore Custom 8-bit Synth

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"Here are some of the features of this custom C64:
-Custom paint job in fire engine red.
-MSSIAH Vinyl Keyboard labels: full digital color prints that show the functions of MSSIAH
-MSSIAH: The MSSIAH is a midi cartride for the Commodore 64. It has a suite of applications that you can use to play the c64 via midi. I controlled mine with Ableton Live 8. Worked like a charm. http://www.8bitventures.com/mssiah/
-SID2SID: An additional circuit board to add a 2nd SID chip. I have two 8580 sid chips installed. They each have a separate 1/4" output. It gives you 6 voices of polyphony/6 tracks in MSSIAH Sequencer and Drummer apps, as well as mirroring the output from your first SID chip to your second SID chip in MONO and Bassline modes, to give you stereo output. http://www.8bitventures.com/sid2sid/
-Video Output Mod: RCA Composite Video Out. Just plug an RCA cord into the screen of your choice, from this output, and you can see the MSSIAH program in action.
-Feedback Mod: 500k pot. Sid input is grounded when it is turned to the left. Turn it to the right to apply feedback. Will make the sounds much filler and grittier.
-2 500K Pots: One controls the feedback, the other can control parameters in the MSSIAH software.
-Filter Input Mod: 1/4" Audio Input to Sid #1 for filtering external sources or samples.
-C64 1351 Mouse: Use it to control MSSIAH.
-Joystick
-Power Supply"

Video links at the auction. Some posted here.

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Commodore 64 Custom Modified C64! Chip Synth for MSSIAH

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"designed especially to run the MSSIAH and prophet-64 TB-303 emulator, monosynth, Drum machine & sequencer

Features:
+ 4 analogue controllers with on/off switch for each port
+ Custom Key Graphics showing MSSIAH functions
+ Standard A/V out - for use with a normal C64 DIN A/V cable (included).
Click here for audio samples"
+ Custom underside label Serial # 001 !
+ Colour-cycling power LED
+ Upgrade your crusty yellowed C64C!
+ days of work put into it!

- The unit contains a latest edition C64 motherboard, SID 8580 chip is NOT included!
You'll need to supply your own.
so if using it for audio you can add your own post processing via effects pedals or in a DAW
+ Audio input is disabled (grounded) to reduce noise.

SDR MSSIAH/Prophet64 DIY Load&Save device

YouTube Uploaded by firestARTerFHolle on Jun 15, 2011

"A DIY project which allows you to load and save MSSIAH and Prophet64 Songs/Patterns/Instruments etc. on a microSD card.

Project & music by Thomas Margolf / firestARTer
http://www.sidsyn.com
http://www.mssiah.com
http://www.mssiah-forum.com"