High Voltage SID Collection: Update #62
Date: December 21, 2014

Resulting Version: 62
 Previous Version: 61

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 46,056 SID files!

This update features (all approximates):
     639 new SIDs
     168 fixed/better rips
       1 repeats/bad rips eliminated
     181 SID credit fixes
       7 SID model/clock infos
       7 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified
       5 tunes from /GAMES/ identified
      20 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers' directories
       6 tunes moved out of /GAMES/ to their composers' directories

Although this is not a big update like previous ones, the goal of 46,000 SIDs
has been reached right in time for the release. The amount of new SIDs seems
less than other updates, but still there are a total of 650+ SIDs made in
2014, showing that the C64 scene is alive and kicking. Keep on composing!

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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# Matt Gray Reformation Chiptune Driver Competition #
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Matt Gray has organized a SID competition for his Reformation project. You can
now make music in the music driver of Matt Gray. Download his assembly source
code and create your own music in it and the top 10 submitted pieces will be
awarded.

More info: http://www.remix64.com/articles/matt-gray-reformation-chiptune-driver-competition.html

For the documented source code, have a look here:

http://csdb.dk/forums/?roomid=14&topicid=107150

and download the SIDin #14 edition.


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# SID Duzz' It V2.1.7 #
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SID Duzz' It v2.1.7 has been released. SID Duzz' It is a Commodore 64 music
editor made by Geir Tjelta and Glenn Rune Gallefoss.
This update fixes 2 turbo assembler player bugs and a small update in the
editor.

Get it here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=133692


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# TherapSID #
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TherapSID is a synth that is able to play music on the original SID chip. It
provides 35 knobs and 31 buttons to give you full power over your sound. It
also has its own iPad app which enables control of the synth via a touch
screen.

Features:

- Compatible with all SIDS
- 3 Oscillators, 4 waveforms per osc.
- Multimode Filter
- 35 Knobs, 31 Buttons
- SID pcb isolated from main pcb (less noise)
- Switched audio input for running signals through the filter!
- 100 Presets
- 3 Lfos: 4 waveforms, 12 target knobs
- 16 Step Modulator: sequence up to 20 knob positions, per step in a snap!
  Also modulate Ring Mod, Sync and Waveform for all voices.
- Pedal Glide: enable/disable glide with the sustain pedal
- Compatible with a free app for iPad, Mac, Pc & Linux (download)
- Fully midi automated (see midi spec. chart in manual)
- Future proof: Firmware updates via sysex

More info: http://twisted-electrons.com/therapsid/


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# Beep: A Documentary History of Video Game Music & Sound #
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Beep is a feature-length documentary film & book of game sound & music from the
mechanical arcades through to today's orchestras. This project is successful
founded via Kickstarter and is planned to be released in March 2016.

Beep will be a ~90-minute film, webisodes + book, including:

- Interviews with composers like: Neil Baldwin, Charles Deenen, Martin Galway,
  Chris Hülsbeck, Jeroen Tel and many others that made video game music.
- Complete history of the sound
- Behind the scenes footage
- Chiptunes and symphonies
- Tips on getting into the industry + a tribute to Ryu Umemoto

More info: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/veemix/beep-a-documentary-history-of-video-game-sound


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# SID-Wizard v1.7 #
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Mihaly Horvath (Hermit) released a new version of SID-Wizard. SID Wizard is an
open-source C64 music tracker. This tracker runs on the C64 itself.

The following has been changed since version 1.6:

- New 3SID version which supports 3 SID chips
- Independent orderlist-marks (C=+SPACE)
- Insert entire orderlist column (C=+DEL)
- Relocatable music data and player
- Tape-slowdown effect support in player
- Fix: filelister, Sh + SPC-play, player, 2SID

The new version can be downloaded here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=131846


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# PlayIt64 V0.9 #
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PlayIt64 is a tool made by TheRyk that runs on a C64 to generate an
executable .PRG file from a .SID file. PlayIt is meant for PAL systems only
and adjusts NTSC tunes to the right speed.

Get the tool from here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=134665


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# SD2IEC Player V2.0 #
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Epy released version 2.0 of his SID player. The SID player has been rewritten
from scratch with an improved usability and new look. This program works
together with a SD2IEC device and a SID card on the Commodore Plus/4 and is
compatible with PAL and NTSC.

Check out: http://plus4world.powweb.com/software/SD2IEC_SID_Player_V2_0


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# Reformation C64 Track Remakes by Matt Gray  #
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Matt Gray started a Kickstarter project with the goal to make an album of C64
games soundtrack. The project was successful funded and will be released in
September 2015.

More info:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1289191009/reformation-c64-track-remakes-by-matt-gray-last-ni


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# Cheesecutter V2.7 #
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CheeseCutter 2.7 has been released. CheeseCutter is an open source
cross-platform music editor. It uses the reSID engine for SID emulation.
CheeseCutter is made by Abaddon of Fairlight.

The following has been improved:

- New packing system which results in smaller (and a tiny bit faster) tunes.
- ct2util can export a single subtune with -s switch.
- "keyjam" bugfixed. It's still not perfect.
- On Mac, keypad '=' equals pc's keypad '+'
- Lots of other MacOS related fixes from contributors.
- Released a separate StereoSID version for StereoSID goodness. See d/l page.
- Quick fix for the scaled full screen mode.
- All builds are now compiled with compiler optimizations enabled.

Get the program from here: http://theyamo.kapsi.fi/ccutter/


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# HVSID Player Plugin V4b #
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HVSID Player is a SID Player for the IDE64 cartridge manager.

Changes:

 - Supports PSID/RSID V3
 - Incorrect timer speed fixed for certain files
 - PlaySID specific speed handling for songs > 32

Get the plugin from here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=133164

More info about the IDE64 cartridge can be found here:

http://www.ide64.org/


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# Prg2Sid V0.90 #
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Prg2Sid is a tool that attaches a PSID header to a ripped (prg) tune. It
identifies some players and sets init/play accordingly. It also patches
the header and code if needed.

Check out: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=131716


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# Interview with Matt Gray #
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Matt Gray has given an interview for C64.com. Matt Gray is a musician and
producer from the UK. He started to make music on the Commodore 64 in 1986.
Recently he started a Kickstarter project called "Reformation C64 Track Remakes"
with the goal to make an album of remakes of his best work.

Read the whole interview from here: http://www.c64.com/?type=4&id=36


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# VICE VSID V2.4.11 #
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VICE's VSID player has been fixed in the latest build of version 2.4.11. VSID
now plays also tunes which have relocation pages at $8000.

To get the latest build of VICE for Windows and the VSID player, visit the
following link: http://vice.pokefinder.org/


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# SID Known v1.09 #
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Wilfred Bos has released SID Known v1.09. This version supports now HVSC #62.
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=135488
