Commodore C64

Snowfall (Slimex - 2012)

Hokuto (Nata - 2006)

Won 2nd place in the 2SID compo at Silesia Party 1, Poland.

Phat Frog (A-Man - 2007)

Phobos ((Cane - 1992) Nata - 2007)

A short jam using the samples from Commodore 64 Synthesizer Sessions Part 2:

http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2012/04/03/commodore-64-synthesizer-sessions-part-2-free-sample-pack/

and BPB's MSSIAH Drummer sample pack:

http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2009/04/22/free-sample-pack-1-commodore-64-sid-8580-mssiah-drummer-drum-kit/

100% dry, no effects.

Commodore 64 Synthesizer Sessions Part 2 DEMO

Name: Polygon Loader 3 (Commodore 64 version)
Author: J Dixon
Copyright: Polygon 2011

This is the 3rd and probably final rearrangement of the tune I use in the loading sequences of my C64 work. Some of my favourite C64 music doesn't feature in actual games, but in the long loading sequences that were inevitable when loading from cassette tape. Often they were overly dramatic and exciting pieces, and sometimes more enjoyable than the games that followed.

Although this incorporates the primary 32-note sequence that characterized the original Polygon Loader, and some familiar chord sequences in places, this is mostly a new composition. I started it quite early in 2010, and added small amounts to it over the months. Its style was influenced mainly by the loader tunes created for the publisher Ocean, one of the biggest software houses in the late 80s.

When I started making this music it was quite different, it had a far more positive and uplifting melody, but I eliminated almost all of that early on in the production in favour of a darker sound. A small part of the original hook still exists at around 1:55, but it's back to the angst within 4 bars :) I tried to get the whole song finished before the end of 2010, because for me at least it'll always remind me of that year, but it took me until the 2nd of January 2011 to come up with an ending I was satisfied with :)

Anyway, here it is. It's not Beethoven nor is never going to be mistaken for the work of Rob Hubbard, but I'm happy enough with it. I'm not going to release it to the HVSC yet, I'd like to wait until the game it's going to feature in is finished.

Polygon Loader 3 (Commodore 64)

This channel is dedicated to real recordings of 2SID music.
2SID is the concept of two SID chips from the Commodore 64 home computer played together in real time, giving the advantage of making Commodore 64 music with 6 voices and 2 filters (rather than the traditional 3 voices and 1 filter).

Unlike .sid files played through emulation, these tracks are recorded from a real C64C with a SID2SID board holding two 8580 SID chips.  They are also recorded in mono output.  i.e. All 6 voices are streamed through one output channel.  (On exception of those that are identified from the authors to be stereo output only!)

The recordings are done by Conrad, a C64 musician/scener from the UK.  Special thanks goes to Hermit (a C64 musican/hardware guru from Hungary) for preparing the SID2SID board to make these recordings possible.

Greetings to the C64 scene and SID enthusiasts!    Enjoy these recordings!

Snowfall (Slimex - 2012)

2SID Inside