Mode Machines SID 8 Bit Groovebox

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Chiptunes & Preset Keyboard Reviews by 8-bit Keys

Published on Apr 7, 2016 8-Bit Keys

This one in via Soviet Space Child. The above is a playlist of all videos from 8-Bit Keys. He goes over various preset keyboards from Yamaha, Casio and the Commodore 64 along with a few demos. Enjoy the ride!

Playlist:
Square Wave Delight - Yamaha PSS-30 and PSS-130
WarHawk game music remade on Yamaha PSR-36
Restoring and review of the 1983 Yamaha MK-100
Installing dual SID chips in your Commodore 64 with SID 2 SID
The Incredible Musical Keyboard for the Commodore 64
Repairing a FedEx damaged MIDI keyboard Yamaha PSR-36
Yamaha PSS-270 Retro-Keyboard Full Review
Carol of the Toy Keyboards
Techno Music on Vintage Toy Keyboard Yamaha PSS-270
Casio VL-TONE VL-1 Full Review
Commando High Score Music performed on Yamaha PSR-32
Lemmings Music #1 performed on Casio SK-1
Lemmings Music #1 Performed on Casio SA-76
Full Review of the Casio PT-80 keyboard
Creating the Intro music on a Yamaha PSS470
The Miracle Piano hardware restoration and review
Ultima VI Introduction Music performed on vintage Yamaha PS-55

Hawkeye - 985 Kilohertz (C64 SID vs E-MU E6400 Ultra)

Published on May 15, 2016 Maelstroem3

"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"

LukHash - Space (Live Jam Session with Gameboy, ZX Spectrum, C64 & Pocket Operator PO-20 & PO-28)

Published on Mar 11, 2016 lukhashdotcom

"Live Jam Session - Instruments used:
- DMG Gameboy (Ikinari-Boper)
- Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator 'Arcade' PO-20
- Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator 'Robot' PO-28
- ZX Spectrum (Currah Speech)
- Commodore 64 (LukHash Essentials Cart)

For more music visit:
http://www.lukhash.com"

Mode Machines SID SN 308204-183

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"This amazing synth has a very hard-edged personality. It has the gritty core of the tine-honoured SID chip (first found in the commodore 64). This gives it the classic computerised, almost glitchy sounds which are both cutting and percussive. This box is for serious high-end beatmakers."

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Sanxion Remix 2016 by Jason Page

Published on Feb 2, 2016

"Rob Hubbard's classic Sanxion intro on SidTracker 64, remixed by Jason Page.

Jason: 'To celebrate 30 years since the original classic, I've remixed the Sanxion C64 music - using nothing but a single SID (the same hardware as the original track was written with)

.sid and .prg here: csdb.dk/release/?id=144708

This involved an initial stage of recreating the whole track in SIDTracker64 (patterns and instruments), before I could then remix it.

This is a 3 channel SID file. No samples. No outboard gear.
Written with SIDTracker64 on the iPad.

Thanks to Chris Abbott(that's two B's and two T's) for the assistance & permission to release this!
Hope you like it!'"

Hawkeye - Mnemonic Mantra (C64 SID vs Ensoniq ESQ-1)

Published on Jan 28, 2016 Maelstroem3

"A late night live session with a pair of C64 SIDs (8580) and their spiritual successor, the Ensoniq ESQ-1/ESQ-m. Both synthesis engines feature three oscillators per voice, the ESQ-1 offers more waveforms, improved envelopes and modulation possibilities and an increased audio quality.

Bob Yannes (the creator of the SID and founder of Ensoniq) once stated, that he (given he would have had the time and resources) would have liked to put the ESQ1 architecture instead of the SID sound architecture into the C64. In a parallel universe, this has probably happened, hehe :-).

Used tech:
* MB6582 - DIY SID synthesizer by midibox.org with 8 SID chips, fully MIDI controlled for the chip arpeggios
* Ensoniq ESQ-m - rack mounted ESQ-1 for the lead
* Moog Little Phatty for the bassline
* Alesis Andromeda for the poly synth pad
* EMU E-SI 2000/4000 for the drums
* MBSEQ V4 - DIY MIDI sequencer for live sequencing this track. Pattern changes, filter sweeps and evelope adjustments are performed in realtime :-)
* no DAW was used or abused, directly recorded to a Tascam WAV recorder, only slight compression added afterwards :)

Thanks for watching and listening, hope you enjoyed it! :-)
Many greets,
Hawkeye/Maelstroem Records"

Commodore 64 Cynthcart Analog Synthesizer with Original Box

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"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"

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Sanxion - Menu Music (Sergei Prokofiev's Dance of the Knights) - Commodore 64 SID chip in HD

Published on Dec 13, 2015 MrCaliforniaD

"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."

KATOD - Video Games (official video) - album version

Published on Mar 10, 2015

Spotted this one on CatSynth. Enjoy.

"Electronic / instrumental music

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 :)

Album: 7CATS
Track: Video Games
Full album you can find here:
SPOTIFY:
https://play.spotify.com/album/0mi4SY...
GOOGLE PLAY:
https://play.google.com/store/music/a...
EMPIK:
http://www.empik.com/7-cats,p11136393...
and also many other online music providers...
CD you can buy here:
http://www.generator.pl/p,katod-7cats..."

Twisted Electrons THERAPSID

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"In perfect shape with all the knobs buttons and jacks in the same shape as when I bought it new. Comes with upgraded Make Noise style knobs as the originals were slick. Best hands on Commodore 64 chip tune synth available. Comes with synth, power supply, upgraded and original knobs.
therapsid

THERAPSID
SID under full control

Named after a vicious dinosaur, its sound is no less aggressive.
TherapSid has evolved to create roaring noises that will cut through your mix like razor-sharp claws through a mammoth steak.
So why do you need another synth, since they already take 90% of the space in your room and your significant other keeps complaining about it?

Well, what sets TherapSid apart from other SID based synths is its focus on control. Instead of getting confused by lcds and damaging your eyesight trying to read tiny sub menu fonts, this instrument features no less than 35 knobs and 31 buttons to give you full power over your sound.

However, TherapSid also has it’s own iPad app allowing touchscreen control.

As with all our boutique instruments, TherapSid is lovingly handcrafted in the south of France and features a backlit front panel, walnut side-panels and comes with 100 presets to get you started. You can assign LFOs to knobs with one push of a button or sequence “snapshots” of knob positions using the flexible 16 step sequencer, enough to keep you busy until the next ice age.

TherapSid is available either with pre-installed and tested 6581 or without SID (if you already have your own)."

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Robert Engstrand - C64/Amiga/Moog Jamming

Published on Oct 23, 2015 Robert Engstrand

MIDIbox Stereo SID Synth

Published on Oct 15, 2015 prinztronix

"MIDIbox Stereo SID synth with Feedback mod.
2 x MOS 8580R5 'SID chips'
Cased in an old Commodore Plus/4 computer case.

All sounds from this synth.

DIY info at http://ucapps.de/

Thanks to Bob for the SID
Thanks to TK for MIDIbox"

Nano SwinSIDb tutorial: how to build your own units of nano SwinSIDb

Published on Jul 25, 2015 Tolaemon

"As you know, SIDs are one of the most popular sound generators used in chiptune, but they are very dificult to find and expensive. I created a tutorial that explains how to build nano SwinSID from scratch. nano SwinSID is a clone of the SID dessigned by Swinkel"

"All the information and resources necessary to assembly your nano SwinSIDs is available at the site of this tutorial: http://www.tolaemon.com/nss

The information of Swinkels original SwinSID project is available at: http://www.swinkels.tvtom.pl/swinsid/

Soundtrack: Chiptune by Dubmood from the album "Lost Floppies Vol 2 (DATA027)": http://dataairlines.bandcamp.com/albu..."

Sounds of Old School Gaming on the Analog Keys

Published on Sep 4, 2015 Carl Mikael's Cabinet of Curiosities

"Recreate the sounds of home computer gaming from the eighties. I’ll use the Elektron Analog Keys to emulate the sound characteristics from the Commodore SID chip of C64 and C128 fame. I’ll show some examples of how to get that chippy, nostalgic, vintage sound. I’ll walk you through the creation of a bass-, lead-, kick- and snare drum patch.

If you’re new to the Analog Keys/Four or subtractive synthesis, you might want to read up in the Elektron Analog Key/Four manual. Look into Appendix A: Synth Track Parameters"

Vintage Computer analog synth commodore 64 sx64 SID chiptune

Published on Aug 30, 2015 Redmartian

"SX64 with two SID chips analog synth"

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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discchord - Let's Play with SidTracker64

Published on Jun 26, 2015 Tim Webb

iTunes: SidTracker64 - Daniel Larsson

"SidTracker64 is a new chiptune studio, complete with classic synth elements from the Commodore 64's SID sound chip, and the first tracker that didn't scare me! If you enjoyed this please consider supporting this series by sponsoring them on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/discchord

Be sure to visit http://discchord.com for the latest music app news!"

SidTracker 64 Live Jam with Commando and midi keyboard setup tutorial

Published on Jun 24, 2015 SidTracker 64

iTunes: SidTracker64 - Daniel Larsson

"Learn how to set up your midi controller / keyboard with SidTracker 64 and then check out some possibilites with live jamming.

Commando tune by Rob Hubbard, used with kind permission from Chris Abbott."

SidTracker 64 Now Available

iTunes: SidTracker64 - Daniel Larsson

"SidTracker64 is the ultimate chiptune production package tool for the iPad. It emulates the SID sound chip from the dominating home computer of the 80s - The Commodore 64.

Get started immediately with the bundled songs and sounds in various styles, from old skool bleeps n blips to new school with multi speed and advanced table editing. Explore, remix and make new songs based on the old classic c64 game tracks “Commando” by Rob Hubbard or “Blood Money” by Fredrik Segerfalk, and the brand new youtube remix hit of the “True Survivor” Kung Fury soundtrack, all included in the app.

SidTracker64 is a retro-style music creation tool and synthesizer combined with modern features such as midi keyboard and controller input, Audiobus 2 and Inter App Audio for recording in your favourite DAW-app. Midi clock in lets you sync to other apps and hardware drum machines and synthesizers, such as the Elektron Analog Four.

SidTracker 64 can be used for live looping, making complete songs, and the minimum latency makes it suitable for live use. Export your music to Dropbox and e-mail as audio or .sid and even .prg files which you can run on a real Commodore 64.

Editing is based on hands on touch interaction or midi input instead of the hardcore style of direct data editing. Record live to a metronome or input notes step-style. Real SID-composing has never been simpler and more fun!

SID synthesizer engine specs:
· Fully emulated SID 8580 R5 chip.
· 3 separate voices
· 8 waveforms - tri, saw, pulse with pwm, noise, trisaw, tripulse, sawpulse, nowave
· Wavetable editing
· 3 volume envelopes
· Dedicated vibrato controls
· 1 multimode filter LP/BP/HP (12/6/12db) with sweep envelope
· Filter table editing. Change filter cutoff and modes up to 1/240
· Hard sync and Ringmod per voice
· PWM sweep envelop
· PWM table editing
· Hard restart
· Variable emulation speed from 25-240hz (standard 50)
· 32 instruments per song (copy/paste/rename)

Tracker (sequencer):
· 3 voice patterns
· Mute voices on/off
· Change instrument per step
· FX pattern - change volume/filter/speed per step
· Loop pattern
· Song building
· Live or step recording
· Metronome / count in
· Follow mode
· Note effects (Glide/sustain/vibrato/filter & pulse reset/tie)
· Song mode with transpose

Midi:
· Keyboard input 1-3 voices (mono, duo and polyphonic)
· CC-assignable synth parameteras
· Modulation wheel vibrato
· Pitch bend
· Midi Clock in
· Selectable input channel

Export:
· .s64 - native SidTracker 64 file
· .m4a - audio
· .sid - for use in sidplayer
· .prg - exports play data for a real Commodore 64"

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