Rob Hubbard, one of the most known pioneers in chiptunes, music on old computers that is. He was forerunner with inventing never seen before playback routines and created sounds like no other did. He is a master of arrangement and he knows how to entertain with his tracks. Back in the days I loaded games up just to hear the music play, and it had a very special sound, due to the nature of the sid-chip: The old 6581 chip has manufacture tolerances that makes it nearly impossible to playback a sound the same way on two different chips, even of same revision, unless you test both chips filter section 100% to be the same. So I went out to find the most ideal chip for this tunes, but of course this is only subjective. Consequently I recorded all important Hubbard tunes from my most favourite chip, like I heard it back in the day. A strong indicator has always been the intro sound to "Nemesis the warlock". Some may say it needs to sound different, some may experience Rob Hubbard like never before. However, I hope you may enjoy my perception of this kind of music.

Project Hubbard

Set: Automatic-ocean

Set: Experimental bits & demos

Set: Analog studio productions - all handmade without computer

Set: Chiptunes

this is an example how different sidchip filters can sound, these 4 tunes were chosen b/c they are well known and make good filter use. also the filter upper level has been measured with sid audit (see csdb.dk) to have a numerical indication for the sound of the filter.
used chips and upper level parameters (UF, measured twice) are:
1. 6581 R3 0184 - UF 1424/1471
2. 6581 R4AR 5286 - UF 1736/1760
3. 6581 R3 1984 - UF 1904/1953
4. 6581 R3 1086 - UF 1929/1910
5. 6581 R4 1686 - UF 1928/1929

played tune snippets: the great giana sisters (subtune 3), last ninja 1 (subtune 1), nemesis the warlock, lightforce

sid6581 filter comparison

Highest quality recording of 'lightforce', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Lightforce [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Auf Wiedersehen Monty', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Auf Wiedersehen Monty [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'International karate', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

International Karate [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Thundercats', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Thundercats [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Crazy comets', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Crazy Comets [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Starpaws', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Starpaws [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Arcade classics', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Arcade Classics [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Commando', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Commando [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'The last V8', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

The Last V8 [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Thing on a spring', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Thing On A Spring [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'One man and his droid', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

One Man And His Droid [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Knucklebusters', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Knucklebusters [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Human race subtune 4', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Human Race Sub4 [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Sanxion', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Sanxion [Waveophile]

Rob Hubbard is still kicking the waves in 2013, releasing "The new frontier"! This sidfile has been recorded with kind permisson from Max Hall and is a part of the soundtrack from the "Bedrooms to Billions" movie project, an independent movie about the roots of the UK based videogame industry and it's musicians. Go and pre-order the sountrack and the movie, support the makers: http://www.frombedroomstobillions.com/ --- Recording done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

New Frontier [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Monty on the run', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Monty On The Run [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Monty on the run (hiscore)', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Monty On The Run(hiscore) [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Commando (hiscore)', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Commando(hiscore) [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Action biker', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Action Biker [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'Flash gordon', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

Flash Gordon [Waveophile]

Highest quality recording of 'IK+', done on my favourite sidchip (6581 R3 0184). This chip has been selected from a batch of 50 to sound like the one in my old C=128 that went broken. As everyone remembers these tunes a bit differently, I cannot tell if this sounds right or if it is how Hubbard intended it to sound, but i think it comes pretty close. Actual feedback from Rob, on facebook Hubbard fanpage, is :'sounds damm close to my vague recollection of the naff iffy low pass filters' - Please download the .WAV file, soundcloud streaming does terrible things to chiptunes. Direct from MOS6581 recording with dedicated output circuitry, no mastering, no EQ, no editing (only fadeout). Thx to dustlayer.com for the C64 pic.

IK+ [Waveophile]

So This Is Christmas [8bit commodore 64]

A try to go stereo with sidtunes. Single voices recorded directly from chip, 'remixed' in FLstudio. Works surprisingly well on headphones, did not check it on a good stereo environment yet. Please download the WAV, soundcloud destroys chiptunes in the streaming...

Rob Hubbard - Nemesis The Warlock [stereomix]

A preview track from the album i am working on. I don't know which style this is, so i did not tag it. Please like & share this track if you like it and you want to support my music, thanks :)

Automatic-Ocean IT003 Preview

onebitman - She is gone

chiptune cover of "walking in the air" from the movie "the snowman", please download for higher quality, soundcloud stream destroys and distorts all overtones. or - find original .sid tune on csdb.dk or a following release of HVSC.

Walking In The Air [8bit commodore 64]

automatic ocean - 5gnd

Onebitman - Dunamode

this is a demo recording of my modified CB-55 build, i added BD/SD pitch and reso controls, snappy volume, hi hat tone can be changed to something more reasonable; also an open/closed hi hat circuit + hi hat decay has been built in, not available on the original unit. rough sound comes from the deliberately extreme biased accent circuit, it always is active but i never use the accent trigger, that helps a bit to create the more extreme BK kicks.

i put a lot of my free time into this, the modding details are all on the circuit benders site, lets make this world better by sharing things and saying thanks, eh?

circuitbenders.co.uk BOSS DR-55 clone - modified

Layztron - Jupiter is rising - Abandoned remix

Recorded, edited and mixed during 20th of May 2015 in Cozmoplace Dubnik, Drums by logic Logan

Automatic ocean -  DAY 1

elta polyvox filter + waldorf rocket tweak demo

from the archive - cheap remix done with soundwriter demo songs (thorsten klose), that was in 2001. not really well synced.

big in japan - c64 remix

early track (2001), fully utilizing sidstation and atari 2600 sounds.

(little) atari nightmare v2.0

from the archive (around 2001), sidstation and monotonous beats

viva la musika

Another blast from the past... Recorded in the late 90s with two taperecorders, when we tried to be industrial but just tried it for fun. Influences: Early "Die Krupps" and "Einstuerzende Neubauten". SFX in the intro was created by mounting a guitar pickup to a trashcan and cranking the PA volume to level insanity, creating a yet unheard feedback loop. Lyrics should not be taken too serious...

raumstation MIR - random

Live improvised jamession, possibly from 1996 or 1997, C=64 was played directly from computer keyboard with some program i got from magic disk 64, don't remember the name. Sometimes sound drops out due to sid chip ADSR bug.

raumstation MIR - c64 jam

10th of July, Letisko Trencin (Pohoda Festival), track 2 (Haus der Lüge) cut due to terrible quality.

Line-In Record

Einstuerzende Neubauten live Trencin 2015

73/83

SyntheticBubbles

I kept the drumtrack, deleted the rest and made something completely new. This should give a good car driving track, or if you have a spaceship and encounter a meteor shower - this is the soundtrack :-)

AccelerationRemix

Imaginary soundtrack for Phantasm V. Phantasm is a 80s junk horror movie with an interesting soundtrack that got stuck in my brain, so i re-used the bassline for this sequel soundtrack. 

Instruments Ensoniq ESQ-1, Yamaha CS-15, Alesis HR-16 with custom roms, Stagg Nitro Telecaster, Ibanez Thrasmetal Pedal, Zoom 5050 Choir, Schulte Compact Phasing A - Clone

PhantasmV

for some reason this tune sounded quite broken on "forever14" compomachine, i dont know where the error is. though, i only had emulation for composing and no real machine for testing the tune (yea, beginners mistake...). it sounds nice in sidplay and vice too, on compomachine the snaredrum was dropping out every now and then and other errors too. so if you care, this rendered sidplay recording is how it is supposed to sound like.

onebitman - strangeland  (recorded from sidplay, Trurl8580R5_1489)

taking the spaceship back home - mashup between space - magic fly and daft punk - giorgio by moroder. what could be more fitting? even the beat and the snaredrum is almost the same. thanks daft punk for calling people to remix your stuff and then using such odd bpm measures ;-)

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