I wonder how hard it would be to make a SID using transistors, capacitors, resistors. The fact that no one has done it makes me think it's just too difficult.
There was an awesome c64 music radio show on KDVS (the UC Davis radio station) back in the nineties, but I can find zero record of it existing. Does anyone on this thread know anything about it, or even perhaps have recordings?
Yes. I remember listening to it on the radio. The DJ used the handle Hard Hat Mack. It was pretty awesome to hear SID music over the radio.
I found this archive that has some of the shows recorded, and set playlists (I'm giving two links as the site is using frames so the top level page requires you navigate the menus to get to these):
The set playlists (using HVSC) works. For actual recordings they're 404 from this site -- arnold.c64.org is gone. But there are a few archives of the arnold.c64.org site! This should help re-construct the original links from the above page:
- https://www.mmnt.net/db/0/0/arnold.c64.org/pub/sidmusic/lala/ra
- https://archive.org/download/arnold.c64.org (download the whole thing and dig into pub/sidmusic/lala/ra)
Due to the era, most of the files are in RealAudio format; with a few MP3s as well. Wonder if this could all be re-posted somewhere in modern formats to make it more accessible.
Its possible the authors are still around and have more copies; doubtful KDVS has archives, maybe tapes buried in the library.
Anyway, hope this helps! Its a cool piece of history and brings back a few memories.
What makes the SID chip special are the analog filters. Otherwise, it is easy to emulate as the video shows. MIDISID 4 and Elektron SidStation can access the filters for a wide range of sounds.
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 28.8 ms ] threadThere was an awesome c64 music radio show on KDVS (the UC Davis radio station) back in the nineties, but I can find zero record of it existing. Does anyone on this thread know anything about it, or even perhaps have recordings?
I found this archive that has some of the shows recorded, and set playlists (I'm giving two links as the site is using frames so the top level page requires you navigate the menus to get to these):
The set playlists (using HVSC) works. For actual recordings they're 404 from this site -- arnold.c64.org is gone. But there are a few archives of the arnold.c64.org site! This should help re-construct the original links from the above page: Due to the era, most of the files are in RealAudio format; with a few MP3s as well. Wonder if this could all be re-posted somewhere in modern formats to make it more accessible.Its possible the authors are still around and have more copies; doubtful KDVS has archives, maybe tapes buried in the library.
Anyway, hope this helps! Its a cool piece of history and brings back a few memories.