High Voltage SID Collection: Update #82
Date: December 22, 2024

Resulting Version: 82
 Previous Version: 81

After this update, the collection should contain 59,271 SID files!
This update features (all approximates):
     582 new SIDs
      41 fixed/better rips
       8 repeats/bad rips eliminated
     260 SID credit fixes
      22 SID model/clock infos
       5 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified
       2 tunes from /GAMES/ identified
      19 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers' directories
       8 tunes moved out of /GAMES/ to their composers' directories

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.crew (sid) gmail.com>

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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# Rob Hubbard - Master of Magic Softography #
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Released last summer, this stunning 350-page, full-color coffee-table book
celebrates the legacy of legendary video game composer Rob Hubbard. Packed with
exclusive insights, behind-the-scenes stories, and a comprehensive look at every
game soundtrack Rob created, this definitive guide is a must-have for gaming and
music fans alike. Plus, enjoy access to a massive 160GB online media gallery
featuring chip recordings, videos, remixes, source code, sheet music, and more!

Authored by Chris Abbott and years in the making, this beautifully illustrated
book is a tribute to the master of game soundtracks and the golden era of gaming
history.

More info:

https://c64audio.com/products/master-of-magic-softography


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# SIDKick-pico #
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The SIDKick pico ("SKpico") is a versatile and affordable replacement for the
SID 6581/8580 sound chips, also capable of emulating the SFX Sound Expander.
Built around the Raspberry Pi Pico, it offers high-quality sound emulation based
on an extended version of reSID and includes features like dual SID emulation,
paddle/mouse support, and a built-in configuration menu with PRG launcher.

You can assemble the SKpico yourself by ordering PCBs from PCBWay, with options
for SMD-parts preassembled, or purchase prebuilt units from retailers like
Restore Store (DE/EU), Retro8BITshop (NL/EU), AmericanRetro.shop (US) and
Plan-Net CSS (CA).

For more info:

https://github.com/frntc/SIDKick-pico


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# Quantum Soundtracker #
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Renowned developer Aleksi Eeben presents Quantum Soundtracker, a groundbreaking
3-channel sample-based tracker with a 16 kHz mixing rate and internal 8-bit
resolution. Running on the C64 platform, the editor supports 8-bit mono raw
samples, delivering an output resolution of approximately 6.5 bits on a stock
machine. 

More info: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=245053


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# Sidplay/MAC 5.1.0_95 #
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Sidplay/MAC 5.x is a fork of Sidplay/MAC 4.2 done by Alexander Coers.

It has the following improvements since 5.0.1_74:

- ASID support
- Bugfixes

Check it out:

https://github.com/Alexco500/sidplay5


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# ASID Player #
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Andreas Schumm has introduced an ASID protocol player for the SIDBlaster-USB
devices, enabling users to play tunes from the deepSID website directly on the
SIDBlaster. The player also supports playback of 2SID and 3SID tunes and is
compatible with Windows, Linux, and macOS.

More info:

https://crazy-midi.de/joomla/index.php/news/8-news/27-halloween-release-asid-player


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# cRSID 1.4 #
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cRSID is an open-source cycle based sidplayer made by Mihaly Horvath (Hermit).
This is an integer-only rewrite of cSID and cSID-light. The new sidplayer is
able to play most RSID tunes and of course PSID tunes. It includes a
pre-compiled executable for Windows and Linux.

Changes since version 1.2:

- Playlist support
- Songlengths.md5 support
- Fix for the load-address detection

For more details go to:

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=248030


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# GoatTracker v2.76 - Silver Fork v1.1 #
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GoatTracker - Silver Fork is a fork of GoatTracker v2.76 made by RaveGuru.

The following has been changed:

- Builds on Intel and ARM Macs
- Undo edits using CTRL/CMD+Z (Thanks to Jason Page)
- Toggle ReSID interpolation and filter patch (distortion) mode by clicking
  INT/FP or press SHIFT+F9
- Fine vibrato (FV) setting is now saved to config
- Macbook keyboard insert support using ALT/OPTION+BACKSPACE or
  FN+SHIFT+BACKSPACE
- Deleting rows now works correctly on a Macbook keyboard
- Delete using fn + backspace on a Macbook keyboard
- Backspace works as expected when entering filenames
- Better support for some USB keyboards (unwanted characters)
- Build instructions for MacOS (see separate txt file)

The new version can be downloaded here:

https://github.com/joelricci/goattracker2


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# SidCore #
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SidCore, developed by DeepCore, is a SID player for the Commodore 64. It
operates by replacing the standard Kernel with a custom one that integrates the
SID player code in place of the RS232 routines. The player exclusively supports
SID files with the V2NG header and tunes located within the memory range of
$0800 to $CFFF. When a compatible SID file is loaded into RAM, SidCore detects
the header and seamlessly plays the tune.

Check it out:

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=248316


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# rePlayer 0.16.9 #
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rePlayer is a new multi-format music player for Windows that brings old-school
music to life, offering seamless support for classic formats like SID and MUS
files. It even enhances the experience by playing SID tunes in immersive
surround sound.

For more info:

https://github.com/arnaud-neny/rePlayer


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# SIDevo v4.9 #
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SIDevo is a SID input plugin for XMPlay audio player written by Nathan Hindley.
It's a partial rewrite of the SIDex plugin and it uses the most recent
libsidplayfp library.

Changes since v4.7:

- libsidplayfp library updated to 2.12.0
- sidid.cfg updated to version from 28 October 2024
- Supress errors in sidid.cfg, Songlengths.md5 and STIL
- Force mono option added

Get the new version from:

https://github.com/KelticDanor/xmp-SIDevo


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# SidTool 2.3.4 #
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SidTool is a C64 Music Player Emulator Frontend for Windows, build to explore
large chiptune collections. It needs .NET framework 4.8 or higher.

The following has been changes since 2.3.2:

- Fixed bug on save playlist as...
- Changes for TherapSid owners:
  - Emulators can now be started hidden, minimized or normal. 
  - Added vsid_legacy option for TherapSid owners.
- Open Website menu item now leads to updated manual
- Search stuff. Might need more adjustments.

Get it from here: https://sidtool.de/


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# Sidplayfp 2.12.0 #
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Libsidplayfp (and its console frontend sidplayfp) is a fork of sidplay2 born
with the aim to improve the quality of emulating the 6581, 8580 chips and the
surrounding C64 system in order to play SID music better.

Changes since 2.8.0 release:

- Avoid crash when not using audio
- Fixed buffer size on various backends
- Better mixing for multi chip tunes
- residfp: fixed voice sync when a saw-combined waveform is selected
- residfp: updated CW parameters
- resid: properly adjusted 8580 Vref value
- Removed buffer size limit from mixer
- residfp: avoid quantization noise
- residfp: implemented 6581 DC drift
- residfp: properly adjusted 8580 Vref value
- residfp: fixed digiboost
- residfp: fixed combined waveforms
- Add support for c++20 where available
- residfp: retuned cw parameters after measuring waves RMS
- residfp: code refactoring and minor performance optimizations
- resid/residfp: scale down filter inputs in the mixer for 6581
- Centralized handling of muted voices and allow muting samples
- new API to toggle the filter and deprecated sidplayfp::filter
- residfp: use c++11 threads for building filter tables
- residfp: code modernization and minor performance optimizations
- Performance optimizations
- switched to UTPP for unit tests
- Added support for combined wave strength arguments
- Made audio buffer size configurable
- Properly check for player errors
- Allow setting filter range from command line
- Use correct freq table when using custom speed
- Updated filter presets from libSidplayEZ
- Capitalize filterRange6581 .ini parameter
- Fixed docs for -o option
- Reworked player logic, fixes looping

Get the new version here: https://github.com/libsidplayfp/sidplayfp


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# DeepSID #
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DeepSID is an online SID player made by JCH of Vibrants. It emulates music
created for the Commodore 64 home computer. It supports nice features like:

- Toggling between JSidplay2/WebSID/Hermit's jsSID/ASID(MIDI) for SID playback
- SID player and year display for each song
- Create and play playlists
- Rating folders and SID files
- Comment / Discuss SID files
- Profile / CSDb / GB64 / Player / STIL / Piano / Graph view
- Search through HVSC / STIL
- and much more

DeepSID now supports the JSIDPlay2 emulator for playing SID tunes in the
browser.

DeepSID is continuously updated. See the Changes tab for the full change log.

Check it out: https://deepsid.chordian.net/


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# SID Known v1.28 #
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Wilfred Bos has released a new version of SID Known. This version supports now
HVSC #82. 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
(https://hvsc.de) or post it in one of the CSDb forums (https://csdb.dk) like
"SIDs that aren't in HVSC yet".

Get the tool here: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=248431
