Comments on: c64 alpha mod

By: Gamer X

Gamer X — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:41:09 +0000

Dang, I wish I still had my C64. Those were the good ol’ days!

By: bp

bp — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:54:03 +0000

@12

Remember to that this is an analog synth... something that is less and less common. Analog devices just sound different from digital ones. I assume it is because they are somewhat less precise but that lack of precision creates a unique and maybe more "organic" (whatever that means) sound than digital ones.

Sure you could probably almost reproduce the sound with some clever effect programming but that would require better hardware/software and would probably never get it quite right. Read up on any band that uses synths extensively and you will probably find that lots of musicians have very strong opinions about getting a particular synth sound just right.

Plus analog synths are just cool in general.

By: snow-nine

snow-nine — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:09:43 +0000

>> 13
I'm also a younger geek, but I can do research.

In the electronic music world, unique sounds are vital (musicians are known to collect toy keyboards along with old record albums for source material), and the SID sound chip is ... very unique. As an added bonus, a great deal of software has been written to take advantage of this. The Chiptune scene that has pheonixed in popularity lately is only adding fuel to the fire. Similar mods have been done to the NES.

Ths mod is awesome, makes me want to grab a C64DTV to do a feasibility study...

By: pragma

pragma — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:45:10 +0000

What an amazing mod. Technically, it's like 6 mods plus a prophet64 installation guide. Just... wow.

#8: UK PSU for sale here for just under $16:
http://www.bullnet.co.uk/shops/test/psuand.htm

As for US ones, some light googling might turn one up - or at least a schematic or two.

By: opg

opg — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:09:05 +0000

This looks awesome, but I wish someone could help me fix the neverending search for a working power supply! I’d love to snap out that and put in something that actually makes sense…

By: Fragged

Fragged — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:52:33 +0000

I’m a younger geek, and not trying to flame but what exactly is the point of using C64’s as sythesizers… and what kind of audio quality would it have after the SID Piggybacking?

By: stonda

stonda — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:51:28 +0000

well, as you can clearly see in the in-depth article that he uses 8580R5 SIDs. it’s the latest revision of the SID chip.

By: ex-parrot

ex-parrot — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:24:29 +0000

I hope that he replaced the SID with one of the 1st revision ones. They sound a lot better.

By: dracosilv

dracosilv — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:10:48 +0000

This is definately a good hack, since, unlike other ‘hacks’ i’ve seen (which involve ripping the guts out and replacing it with a pc), this guy keep the c64’s basic functions basically intact. He upgrades the video output (s-video) as well as showing interesting mods for the SID chip(s) that he placed in the machine. All in all, a good hack with consideration for the original functionality the machine.

By: danadamkof

danadamkof — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:02:14 +0000

awesome! more hacks like this!

By: Tom Parker

Tom Parker — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:16:16 +0000

That look amazing…. Whats the big obession with first post?

By: [c]arlos

[c]arlos — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:11:10 +0000

Sweet mod. One of the best in a while. Might have to buy me a C64c…

By: weirdguy

weirdguy — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:29:48 +0000

This is cool, all c64 mods are!

First post too eh ;)