High Voltage SID Collection: Update #72
Date: December 22, 2019

Resulting Version: 72
 Previous Version: 71

After this update, the collection should contain 52,327 SID files!

This update features (all approximates):
     507 new SIDs
     146 fixed/better rips
       3 repeats/bad rips eliminated
     356 SID credit fixes
     103 SID model/clock infos
      10 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified
       3 tunes from /GAMES/ identified
      33 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers' directories
      15 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 (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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# 8-Bit Symphony Pro #
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A new Kickstarter campaign was created a few month ago to release a double
CD-set/download of 8-Bit tunes performed by the Czech Studio Orchestra under
the direction of Rob Hubbard and conducted by Robin Tait. The goal was
reached and you can still preorder the CDs.

Check it out here:

https://c64audio.com/products/8-bit-symphony-pro-pre-order


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# Sidplayfp 2.0.1 #
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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 in this release:

- Add support for new SonglengthDB format
- Added CIA model configuration
- Added digiboost support
- Added MOS 6573 (PAL-M) emulation
- Added LISTINFO tags to exported wavs
- Added support for milliseconds in SLDB
- Added AU file output support
- Reworked displayed info
- Try to load roms and config from where the executable is located on Windows
- Added new audio driver based on libout123, allows supporting Mac OSX
- Changed 8580 filter parameter for reSIDfp
- Use c++11 features where supported
- Added exSID USB support


Get the new version here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/sidplay-residfp/


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# Cinematic64 #
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Slaygon released his Cinematic64 album as part of the 8-Bit Symphony Box-set.

Check out the album here:

https://slaygon.bandcamp.com/


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# in_sidplay2 2.2.0 plugin for WinAmp #
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Zbigniew Ross (Zbych) released a new version of his WinAmp plugin for playing
SID files in WinAmp.

The plugin is based on libsidplayfp/ReSidfp library. The plugin now supports the
new song length database (md5 extension).

Features:

- Easy way to build playlist with automatically added subsongs
- Song length database support
- Support of 2SID and 3SID songs
- Pseudo stereo mode
- Mute/unmute selected SID voice

Get it here: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=181245


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# AIMP Sidplay 1.1.0 plugin for AIMP #
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Zbigniew Ross (Zbych) released a new version of his AIMP plugin for playing
SID files in AIMP.

The plugin is based on libsidplayfp/ReSidfp library. The plugin now supports the
new song length database (md5 extension).

Features:

- Play SID files with up to 48kHz decoding frequency
- Support of 2SID and 3SID songs
- Allows to select song length file to play files with appropriate time
- Allows to set play time limit for songs with unknown length
- Allows to select different type of SID model for left and right channel
  (for single sid files too) it is so-called pseudostereo mode
- Allows to enabled/disable SID voices independently for each emulated SID
- Seek through song
- Automatically adds subsongs to playlist

Get it here: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=181249


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# STSID: SID board based on ST 8bit mcu #
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The STSID is a new hardware project for the Commodore 64 which is still in the
prototyping phase. The hardware will include:

- MCU 16Mhz STM8S003K3T
- 8K flash
- 1K RAM
- 128 bytes EEPROM

The following features it will have:

- Stereo or dual SID
- Support for paddles
- Support for midi in/out
- Firmware upgradable
- Store settings permanently

More info can be found here:

https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73003&start=0&sid=3568aa5428e7ade2776787f7f3309b56


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# SIDAMP #
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Kent Patfield (Patto) created a web based SID player called SIDAMP which is
compatible with most browsers. SIDAMP is based on Tiny'R'Sid by Juergen Wothke.
The player features exclusive covers, custom playlists, visualizations, and
soon full HVSC support as well as custom skins.

Features:

- Drag n' Drop any SID file onto the page to play
- Drag n' Drop enabled SIDAMP Player and Playlist
- Hide Oscilliscope
- SID Register Info Displayed
- Over 60 Exclusive SIDS

Check it out:

https://www.sidamp.com/


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# Hoxs64 v1.0.25.0 #
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Hoxs64 v1.0.25.0 has been released. Hoxs64 is a C64 emulator for Windows written
by David Horrocks.

Changes since version v1.0.21.1:

- Multiple SID chip configuration added to the "chip" tab settings. Up to 4 SID
  chips can be configured. Added SID stereo / mono toggle option.
- Stability fixes and improvements to the built in sid file player to support
  version 4 of the file format with automatic multiple SID chip configuration.
- SID file loading adjustment.
- 8 SID configuration to support the "The Tuneful Eight [ultimate]"
  https://csdb.dk/release/?id=180946
- Monitor refresh option added to emulation video settings.
- Allow PC joystick to control up to 6 C64 keys.
- Added aspect ratio resizing option to windowed mode.
- Improved G-Sync performance with the host CPU aggressive mode.
- Added 100Hz full screen frame rate doubler option to help prevent IPS LCD
  pixel burn in when using G-Sync.

Get the new version from: http://www.hoxs64.net/


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# GoatTracker v2.75 MacOS 64-bit #
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Slajerek updated GoatTracker, a cross-platform and open source C64 music editor,
for MacOS to support MacOS Catalina which only supports 64-bit applications. It
is not officially released yet but you can already test it.

More info: https://csdb.dk/forums/?roomid=14&topicid=138656


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# Ultimate-64 firmware v1.24 #
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The Ultimate 64 is a main board for your beloved C64 case. This board is a
hardware implementation (FPGA) of the entire C64, and it includes the
Ultimate-II+ cartridge as well. An all-in-one solution.

SID related changes in the update:

- Added support for 8-SID configurations
- Added choice of which UltiSID causes the LED strip to light up
- Added a Visual SID addressing editor
- Added detection and real time configuration of FPGASID
- Added detection and real time configuration of SwinSid Ultimate
- Added detection and real time configuration of ARMSID

More details can be found here:

https://ultimate64.com/Firmware


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# SID Chip Club #
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Markus Klein's (LMan) Kickstarter campaign called 'SID Chip Club' reached its
goal and was successful. Around June 2020 he will release a real C64 house and
techno album on vinyl record and on C64 cartridge. The album will include 8
tracks which will be recorded from the Commodore 64 home computer.

You can still preorder. Check it out:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lman/sid-chip-club-vinyl-album-real-c64-house-and-techn


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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 WebSID/jsSID/SOASC for SID playback.
- SID player and year display for each song.
- Creature 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.

Almost every day changes are made and are put online. See the Changes tab for
the full change log.

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


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# SID Known v1.18 #
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Wilfred Bos has released SID Known v1.18. This version supports now HVSC #72.
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=185259
