High Voltage SID Collection: Update #63
Date: June 27, 2015

Resulting Version: 63
 Previous Version: 62

Hello fellow lover of SID music!
Nice you found some time to read through this script, to see what has been
changed in the HVSC and for what reason.

After this update, the collection should contain 46,851 SID files!

This update features (all approximates):
     798 new SIDs
     121 fixed/better rips
       3 repeats/bad rips eliminated
     412 SID credit fixes
      67 SID model/clock infos
       8 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified
      19 tunes from /GAMES/ identified
      24 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers' directories
      22 tunes moved out of /GAMES/ to their composers' directories

It's summertime again, and as usual it's HVSC Update time aswell! More and
more new SID music is being produced everyday and as usual we are glad to
collect and bring them all to you, adding some corrections as we find them
or when we are reported about fixes to do.
Introducing 3SIDs from this release. See DOCUMENTS/SID_file_format.txt for
the specifications about new SID v4 file format. An updated SID player is
required. Known players which are already supporting the new format are:
ACID64 v3.6, JSIDPlay2 v3.6, VICE/VSID v2.4.20 rev. 29809.

We are always looking for others to help make HVSC a better collection.
If you find any errors or have new rips to add, please email:

 iAN CooG  <hvsc (sid) c64.org>


Thanks to all the people who have helped to make HVSC the collection that it
is today, without your help it would be a much tougher task.


SID RELATED NEWS:


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# MG Tracker V0.71 #
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Samar Productions released Matt Gray Tracker which is a music editor for the
player of Matt Gray. The editor can be downloaded here:

http://csdb.dk/release/?id=138493


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# Project Sidologie - JARRE style Commodore 64 music remakes #
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Marcel Donné started a Kickstarter project with the goal to make an album of
Commodore 64 music remakes with classic JARRE and Vangelis soundscapes. The
project was successful funded and will be released in February 2016.

More info:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/c64audio/project-sidologie-jarre-style-commodore-64-music-r


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# SidTracker 64 for iPad #
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The SidTracker 64 is a complete chiptune production package for iPad made by
Daniel Larsson. It features a new emulation of the SID soundchip found in the
commodore 64, a sequencer, instrument editor including advanced wavetable
editing and MIDI input with assignable controls for any control surface.

You can even export the chiptune to play it back on a real Commodore 64.

Check it out: http://sidtracker64.com/


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# Sidplay64 V0.92 #
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Sidplay64 is a C64 program made by GRG / Shape to play back SID files. You can
browse SID files from disk and it also has support for random playback of SIDs.
Sidplay64 has support for 1541 Ultimate I & II, REU, netdrive, iec, cmd, ide64
and Sd2iec.

The following has been fixed in V0.92:

Fixed
- Replaced the red border skin. We use red border as a error message.
- 1541u2: display: Error with song numbers above 10.
Added
- 1541u2: loading dir: display maxfiles while loading dir.
- 1541u2: turn off screen when loading file.
Behaviour
- When you get a red border the dir will NOT be reloaded.

Fixes in V0.90:

Added
- 1541U2 command interface routines.
- REU support, possible with 65534 filenames in a directory.
- A few routines optimized for size.
- Attract mode.  A scrolling message.
- Joystick mode for port #1.
- S Turns screen on/off, this to reduce video chip noise.
Updated
- ClrHome (+shift) keys has changed to crsr left and crsr right.
- Select skin colors with 0-9. New skins.
- M now selects Manual, Next, Random.
Removed
- R and N keys.
Disabled
- 1541U2 software iec mode support.

Get it here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/sidplay64/files


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# Virtuoso 0.96 #
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Hein Holt created a C64 music editor that runs on the C64. It has a nice
interface and the player supports 8 commands per tick. The editor comes with
some examples tunes as well.

Check it out: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=139247


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# GoatTracker/Mac V2.73 #
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GoatTracker is a cross-platform and open source C64 music editor made by
Cadaver. The Mac port is done by Mr. SID. The new Mac version is a small bug
fix release which fixes issues related to MIDI keyboard support and other
small issues. It works properly with Retina displays and has audio buffering
improvements for better playback.

More info: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=136414


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# JSIDPlay2 V3.6 #
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JSidplay2 version 3.6 has been released. JSidplay2 is a Commodore 64 emulator
specialized for sound reproduction. It is also a SID player for music
collections like HVSC and CGSC. It is a full C64 emulator and can play games of
the GameBase64 project as well.
The emulator is written in Java and runs on any environment that runs Java 8.

New in version 3.6:

- Small bug fixes and performance improvements.
- PSIDv4 support (3-SID music entries).
- Choose between ReSID 1.0 beta and Resid-fp Distorion simulation for each SID.
- Change all emulation parameters on-the-fly while playing.

Get it from: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=138820


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# Hoxs64 v1.0.8.8 #
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Hoxs64 v1.0.8.8 has been released. Hoxs64 is a C64 emulator for Windows XP/7/8.

Changes:

- Disk drive VIA fixes to pass the VICE testprogs\drive\viavarious test programs.
- Sound improvement fix for the last part of Comaland 2014.
- Windows GUI fixes.


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# CGSC v1.30 #
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The Compute Sidplayer Collection has been updated and contains an extra 506 MUS,
4 STR & 163 WDS files.
The totals are now 14397 MUS files, 4139 STR files and 4948 WDS files.

Get the collection here: http://www.c64music.co.uk/


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# ACID 64 Player Pro V3.6 #
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A new version of ACID64 has been released. ACID64 is a cycle based player for
Windows that can play SID tunes on sound devices with a real SID chip and via
network devices that emulate the SID chip, like JSidDevice that is part of
JSidplay2.

Changes in version 3.6:

 - Added 3SID support
 - Added support for SIDBlaster USB device. Latest drivers can be found here: SIDBlaster USB driver BETA
 - Fixed minor speed difference for PSID tunes that use CIA timer without setting $DC04
 - Fixed searching and changing filter type afterwards
 - Fixed device selection box which could collapse immediately after it was dropped down
 - Emulation improvements
 - Index file is now by default stored in local appdata folder
 - File indexing improvements
 - Search extended with filename/file path search
 - Text can now be pasted into ACID64 for direct searching
 - Added "Search files in index for this folder name" when right click on folder name
 - Added "Search in index for this filename" when right click on filename
 - Added support for running a Network SID Device on a different machine
 - Improved check for legacy HardSID devices. No registry entry required anymore
 - Small improvements

The new version can be found at: http://www.acid64.com


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# JSidDevice v3.6 #
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A new version of JSidDevice has been released. JSidDevice is a network SID
device which can be controlled by SID players like ACID64 Player. This version
requires Java 8 and it has support for both ReSID-fp and ReSID 1.0 emulation
implementations. ReSID 1.0 devices are named: Light*, Average*, Dark*.

Check out: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=138821


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# Chris Huelsbeck - The Piano Collection & Limited Score Book #
###############################################################

Chris Hülsbeck started a Kickstarter project with the goal to make an album and
limited edition biographical score book of his greatest hits. The project was
successful funded and will be released in August 2015.

More info:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chris-huelsbeck/chris-huelsbeck-the-piano-collection-and-limited-s/description


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# XSidplay2 - v2.1.6 #
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Tognon Stefano (ice00) released a new version of XSidplay for Linux.
XSidplay is a SID music player for Linux, initially developed by Michael
Schwendt.

Changes in this version:

- QT5 porting
- Use libsidplayfp 1.7.0
- Fix basic and chargen loading roms
- Fix save playlist action

Get it here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xsidplay2/


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# The Sidplayer Channel on Youtube #
####################################

Tristan Miller created a channel about Sidplayer tunes on Youtune which
contains high-definition recordings of Sidplayer tunes for the Commodore 64 and
128.

Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC09nk830-OZlmrMJaMuNXKQ


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# INSIDIOUS 6581 #
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INSIDIOUS is an instrument created with REAKTOR from Native Instruments. The
instruments is a near-perfect emulation of the extraordinary Commodore 64
sound chip. Included are all features of the original hardware:

- Three channels with Triangle, Square/PWM, Sawtooth, Noise and combined
  oscillators.
- Ring modulation and hard sync.
- The classic SID saturating filter that is incredibly important but missing on
  most emulations.
- LFOs and envelopes for pulse width, pitch, amplitude and filter cutoff.
- Step table at up to 50Hz for that genuine sound.

In order to use INSIDIOUS you have to have REAKTOR installed on your computer.

Some demonstration which plays the R-Type tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt0K8vM_4HQ

More info:

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/8572/


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# Raspberry Pi SID Player #
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The Raspberry Pi SID player is a device developed by Bob Szymanski which allows
you to play music from the Commodore 64 computer using original audio hardware
(the "SID" chip) through the Raspberry Pi. In addition to supporting the vast
library of classic game music from the Commodore 64, this player also supports
the playback of homebrew Commodore 64 music.

More info: http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~robertsz/projects/SID/index.html


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# PSID64 1.1 #
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PSID64 version 1.1 has been released by Roland Hermans. PSID64 is a tool for
converting SID tunes into PRG files.

New features:

- Added song length and progress bar support.
- Accept directory as input and/or output path.
- Use song length database from HVSC directory if no database was specified.
- Added -t option to specify a driver theme.

Get it from: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=139014


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# Station64 #
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Station64 is a live player solution made by DJ Indikator. The program runs on a
C64 and can be controlled via Midi input or C64 keyboard.

Main features:

- 3 voice polyphony or unison for fat sounds
- full 3 osc control via midi
- use midi channel -> sid osc mapping for flexible control
- fine tune for each osc
- 2 lfo/env (4 stage) with apply to pitch/pulsewidth/filter cut
- total monitoring all midi activity
- advanced glide and pitch wheel control
- fast on-screen help
- zero latency (on real Commodore)
- tested on C64 / C128 (in c64 mode)
- works with 8580/6581 on PAL/NTSC (auto detection) machines
- screen-off for more clean sound from SID
- configurable with any MIDI cartridge
- works with any disk drive (+some additional features for SD2IEC users) to
  load/save created programs banks
- 16 programs (can change from external midi too)

More info: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=139033


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# foobar2000 #
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foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. The
SID decoder has been updated which now supports resid-fp SID emulation.

The player can be downloaded here: http://www.foobar2000.org/
The SID decoder can be found here: http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_sid


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# SID Sounds for MPowerSynth #
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40 classic Chiptune sounds in the C64's SID chip style are recreated for the
MPowerSynth synthesizer.

The sounds can be downloaded here:

http://www.zentralmassiv-sound.com/drupal/sidsounds

More info about the MPowerSynth:

http://www.meldaproduction.com/plugins/product.php?id=MPowerSynth


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# SID Known v1.10 #
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Wilfred Bos has released SID Known v1.10. This version supports now HVSC #63.
SID Known is a command line tool which you can use to identify SID tunes from
SID and PRG files.

This tool can be used if e.g. you want to know which SID tune is used in a
specific C64 demo or C64 game, or you have a SID tune found or ripped and you
want to know if it is already in your SID collection.

SID Known can be used to identify music but it also helps to find out which
tunes are not in the High Voltage SID Collection. If you find music not found
by SID Known, it would be appreciated if you report this to the HVSC crew
(http://hvsc.de) or post it in one of the CSDb forums (http://csdb.dk) like
"SIDs that aren't in HVSC yet".

Get the tool here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=139309
