Fairlight Intro Cover on the Commodore Music Maker Deluxe

video by MrCaliforniaD



"In this video, I've re-recorded the famous hack intro from Fairlight.

I tried to edit the Commodore 64 patches as close as I could to the original.

I used a C64c with a 6581 R4-AR."

See this post for MrCaliforniaD's DIY C64 Keyboard

The Commodore Music Maker Deluxe

Published on Dec 10, 2019 MrCaliforniaD

"I made this keyboard out of a broken Commodore machine and a Arturia MiniBrute keybed.

This thing is not a MIDI controller nor a Arduino / Raspberry Pi design. It uses carbon contacts that act as switches and connect directly on the keyboard matrix inside a Commodore 64.

Because of this, it can be used with ANY programs that allow the musician to play notes directly on the C64's keyboard, allowing you to use a wide vierity of original music programs that were compat"

OMD's Enola Gay :)

The Commodore Music Maker Deluxe Part 2 - The making of

Published on Dec 23, 2019 MrCaliforniaD

KORG MS-20 Mini Chiptunes by MrCaliforniaD

Published on Jul 11, 2014 MrCaliforniaD

"MS-20 mini polyphony using Notelogic from Xhip.net"

Playlist:
Commando - Main Theme (Commodore 64 music) - Korg MS-20 mini - Polyphonic Processing
Deflector - Main Theme (Commodore 64 music) - Korg MS-20 mini - Polyphonic Processing
Delta - Main Theme (Commodore 64 music) - Korg MS-20 mini - Polyphonic Processing
Ghosts 'n' Goblins - Main Theme (Commodore 64 music) - Korg MS-20 mini - Polyphonic Processing

KORG MS20 Minis on eBay

Minimoog Model D Chiptune Videos by MrCaliforniaD

Published on Jul 4, 2013 MrCaliforniaD·18 videos

"Here's the Zelda Theme, as asked. The lead parts are simple triangle waves. The bass is a filtered square wave with variable attack and decay time. The drum part is filtered pink noise with some resonance and variable attack and decay time. EVERY voices were made with SINGLE oscillators."

Playlist:
Minimoog Model D - Polyphonic Processing - Zelda Theme from original Nintendo music
Minimoog Model D - Polyphonic Processing - Super Mario World Music (Super Nintendo)
Minimoog Model D - Polyphonic Processing - Tetris C (Game Boy)

Arp Explorer I Videos by MrCaliforniaD

Published on Apr 3, 2013 MrCaliforniaD·18 videos

"The Explorer I is a rare monophonic synth from Arp, released just before the well known Pro-Soloist.

Using an awesome VST called Notelogic by Xhip effects, I was able to record what a polyphonic Arp Explorer I would sound like. With this VST, you can expand the number of "voices" that you need on different midi channels.

Here is 2 x 4 voices + drums. A light reverb has been put on top of that."

Playlist:
Arp Explorer I - Polyphonic Processing - Mario Bros - 8 bit
Arp Explorer I - Polyphonic Processing - Beethoven Sonate Op 27 Allegro Molto E - Sawtooth Waveform
Arp Explorer - Polyphonic Processing - Castlevania 2 - Outside - Bloody Tears - 8 bit
Arp Explorer I - Polyphonic Processing - Megaman 2 - Quickman Stage - 8 bit

Minimoog Model D - Polyphonic Processing - Wizards and Warriors

Minimoog Model D - Polyphonic Processing - Wizards and Warriors - Intro (Nintendo)
Published on Aug 13, 2013 MrCaliforniaD·31 videos

"Minimoog polyphony using Notelogic from Xhip.net"

Minimoog Model D - Polyphonic Processing - Wizards and Warriors - Tree (Nintendo)


Follow-up to Minimoog Model D Chiptune Videos by MrCaliforniaD

Beverly Hills Cop Theme (Axel F) on a Tandy Color Computer in HD

Published on Jun 3, 2018 MrCaliforniaD

"This clumsy 6-bit DAC sound generator is halfway between a delight for your ears and a headache festival.

Recorded with a real Tandy CoCo 3 computer."

Update:

Beverly Hills Cop Theme (Axel F) on a Atari Pockey Chip (C012294)

Published on Jun 3, 2018 MrCaliforniaD

"Recorded on a real Pockey Chip using the Pocket Pockey from Chocolatchips.

Yes. Your ears are working right. There is a certain amount of detune over a certain range of notes.

Polyphony was made using Notelogic."

Life Force - Stage 1 - Nintendo Music - Moog Minimoog Model D (embedded in a case)

Published on Jun 16, 2014 MrCaliforniaD·58 videos

"Life Force Stage 1 musical theme on a modified Minimoog Model D with OSC sync, env. re-trigger and VCO3 Reset.

If you have any questions, leave me a message."

Texas Instruments TI-99/4A Game Music & Sound Compilation in HD - TI TMS9919 chip

Published on Oct 26, 2015 MrCaliforniaD

"Played on a original 8-bit Texas Instruments TI-99/4A computer."

Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis - Using 37 added monophonic Korg MS-20 mini tracks!!!

Published on Apr 18, 2014 MrCaliforniaD·41 videos

"This recording has been made using ONLY a Korg MS-20 mini.

Original midi tracks has been exploded into a total of 37 monophonic tracks and then processed, one at a time, through a MS-20 mini."

Vangelis with a KORG MS20 Mini V-Neck sweater.

Sonic - Green Hill Zone (Sega Genesis Music) - Casio CZ-1

Published on May 5, 2016 MrCaliforniaD

"All sounds played on a Casio CZ-1 except for the drums.

No effects were added.

The drum part has been played on a Yamaha TG33."

The Super Nintendo Synthesizer with MIDI

video upload by MrCaliforniaD

"I built this custom Super Nintendo MIDI synthesizer using a real Super Nintendo (SNS-001) and a Super Midi Pak cartridge.

The Super Midi Pak cartridge is an incredibly well developped product that lets you control a Super Nintendo sound card via a MIDI I/O cartridge. It's rare that such a product is released to the public in such a stable and complete state.

The cartridge is available for purchase (www.supermidipak.com/), but there's a long waiting list for it.

The challenge for this project was to fit everything in a 1U rackmount enclosure. One of the things that had to be modified was the cartridge port angle, so that it sits parallel to the board instead of perpendicular.

The pitch adjustement knob uses a LTC1799 Precision Oscillator instead of the original crystal assigned to the audio chips. Credit for this mod goes to Sam from Look Mum No Computer. Go check out his channel if you haven't already.

This project is a one-off, and I don't intend to build more of them. Sorry!"

Hagiwo's 9$ DIY Chord VCO v2

video upload by MrCaliforniaD

[ $9 ] DIY eurorack modular synth CHORD VCO v2 with Seeed XIAO RP2040 | Raspberry pie pico

video upload by HAGIWO

"My 61th original eurorack modular synth DIY projects.
RP2040 based 5 polyphonic CHORD VCO , easy to play chord progression.
Built-in quantizer and autoharmonics.

working documents ( schematics & source code )
https://note.com/solder_state/n/n64b9..."

Analog Filter Comparison - Korg 35 / ARP 4072 / Moog 4-Pole Ladder

video by MrCaliforniaD

Music: Lead track from Pitfall II
Oscillator: 70% Pulse of a Korg MS-20

Korg 35 filter : Korg MS-20 (early revision)
A.R.P. 4072 filter : A.R.P. Explorer I
Moog 4-Pole Ladder Filter : Moog Minimoog Model D

"It is virtually impossible to do a fully comprehensive video of all the aspects of a filter. This video is not trying to achieve this goal, but to document just some of these variations.

All filters do not lose or add gain over frequencies the same way, and even though I tried to normalize the gain as closely as I could to one another, there are always differences, especially at the early stage of filter oscillation. The type of speakers you're listening this video with will also make a huge difference in the perceived tone."

Noodling on the Moog Little Phatty 100 presets.

Published on Apr 6, 2014 MrCaliforniaD·36 videos

"Warning: I am NOT a real keyboard player. This recording is about THE SOUND of this newly discontinued beast."

Castlevania III - Stage 3 "Mad Forest" (Nintendo Music) - Roland JUPITER 4 'COLD START'

Published on Jun 26, 2014 MrCaliforniaD·68 videos

"This is the sound of the 4 sawtooth waveforms stacked togheter with the 'UNISON 1' solo mode of the Roland Jupiter 4.

This messy, untuned, lead sound is from a cold start witch is achieved when you start to record BEFORE the unit gets warm and tuned.

Enjoy!"

Zelda - Overworld (Nintendo Music) - Korg MS-20 mini - Polyphonic Processing

Published on May 16, 2014 MrCaliforniaD·45 videos

"Korg MS-20 mini being very very dirty ;)

Polyphony using Notelogic from Xhip.net

NO Fx has been used on this piece!

If you have any questions, leave me a message."

The Legend of Zelda - Main theme - Played on a Boss Bass Synthesizer SYB-3

MrCaliforniaD

"Here's a very minimalist track."

Commodore 64 CBM Theme on a Tandy Color Computer in HD

Published on May 31, 2018 MrCaliforniaD

"This clumsy 6-bit DAC sound generator is halfway between a delight for your ears and a headache nightmare.

Recorded with a real Tandy CoCo 3 computer."

Bach - Invention no. 4 in D minor, BWV 775 - Moog Minimoog Model D - Polyphonic Processing

Published on May 24, 2014 MrCaliforniaD·46 videos

"Using Notelogic from Xhip.net

No effects.

If you have any questions, leave me a message."