Commodore 64 Sound Chip Music

Here are my SID songs. The SID was the famous sound chip used in the Commodore 64, which was the most popular home computer of the 1980s. The SID chip offered 3 voices, 4 oscillators, a filter and ring modulation. These tunes are actually executable files that will run a on standard Commodore 64 computer. To master this, you'll need to work within the sound limits mentioned above, and within the technical limits defined by the computer's specs, that is maximum 64kb RAM and less than 1MHz processing power. So this specific art form requires technical know how and a clever arrangement to achieve the impression of a full song. Enjoy!


LMan   Hello, Little Drone

Hello, Little Drone

20 September 2024

Electropunk tune released at evoke 2018 music competition.

Made in Reason Studio.

Pixeated Neon Nights

Pixelated Neon Nights

8 June 2023

Winning tune of the Best Music competition at the c64 world championships, which is the X-2023 party in the netherlands.

LMan feat. Sunflower - Summer Of Love (Aperol Mix)

Summer of Love (Aperol Mix)

17 August 2022

Remix of my 2016 Amiga Protracker module, made per special request for my lovely wife Natascha Sunflower Klein.❤️

 

Ranked #6 at Evoke 2022 mp3 music competition.

Evokeosaurus Rex

Evokeosaurus Rex

7 August 2022

Evoke 2022 Tracked Music Competition

2nd place! Dedicated to Erwin Tron Beekveld.

 

This is an impulse tracker module, 139 kb size. Based on the brilliant 2004 xm Kings of Evoke by reed. The competition rules specified that only the unmodified original samples could be used.

LMan - Zero Fucks Capacitor

Zero Fucks Capacitor

8 July 2021

C64 classic techno track made in GoatTracker.

LMan - Misjudgement Day

Misjudgement Day

5 April 2021

Winning track of Revision 2021 Oldskool Music Competition.

This music runs on a stock Commodore 64 (8580 SID recommended), the filesize is 18kb.

LMan feat. Sunflower - Summer Of Love (Hot Vibes Mix)

Summer of Love (Hot Vibes Mix)

4 March 2021

Grab your cocktails, chill by the pool and enjoy this hot vibes remix of my 2016 Amiga mod Summer of Love.

Vocals by Natascha Klein aka Sunflower ❤️

LMan - New States Of Consciousness

New States Of Consciousness

18 June 2020

Vaporwave / Chillwave: missed the hype, but here it is. 😊

Heavily inspired by the 1996 track Street Knowledge by my friend Orion Deluxe (aka Second Face), basically this is a remake.

LMan   InSIDiots Unite

inSIDiots unite

9 June 2020

This house track is a sound demo for the inSIDious VSTi, the definitive SID chip emulator for your DAW. Mike Clarke, the programmer of the plugin, asked me to create patches for it, an honour I gladly accepted.

LMan - Something With Lasers

Something With Lasers

29 March 2020

Although technically an AMIGA Protracker mod (195kb), I made this track in 2018 for the Nintendo DS Music collection MoDS Volume 2, put together by Resistance + Desire. ,

La Mer

La Mer

21 August 2019

The idea was: how does a c64 house track fare against modern music in a tough competition from the demoscene's most talented?

The Tuneful Eight

The Tuneful Eight

20 August 2019

In 2018, Steffen Goerzig approached me with an idea for a new demo and a world first: 8 SID chips in one C64. Almost one year later, we've released the demo at Evoke 2019 in cologne, winning second place in the Alternative Platform competition.

LMan - Demoparty McFly
© Markus Klein. DeLorean based on a model by ChrisKuhn (CC-BY license)

Demoparty McFly

16 May 2019

Made in OpenMPT / Impulse Tracker format for Revision 2019 tracked music competition. Enjoy!


The DeLorean artwork was done by me for RETURN magazine in 2021.


DeLorean based on a model by ChrisKuhn (CC-BY license)

My Life

My Life

7 November 2018

X'2018, the definitive c64 only demoparty in the world. Our song My Life scored #3 at the music competition.

Runs on an unmodified Commodore 64 with 8580 soundchip. Composed by LMan, Vocals by Sunflower, Code by THCM

LMan feat. Sunflower - Summer of Love (Studio Mix)

Summer of Love (Studio Mix)

21 August 2018

A faithful studio recreation of the Amiga version from 2016. Enjoy 😊

Vocals by Natascha Klein aka Sunflower ❤️

LMan - Could Be Cool

Could be Cool

31 March 2018

Released at Revision 2018 Party, Saarbrücken

Oldschool Music Competition

for Censor Design / MultiStyle Labs

Skypeople

Skypeople

9 March 2018

Another coop for the $11 triangle wave music competition between Jeroen Tel and me. The idea was to compose a song around the famous Skype ringtone.

LMan - Monofail

Monofail

7 March 2018

Here's my contribution for the Nonstandard Time Signature Competition 2018 held at CSDb.

Mellowhouse

Mellowhouse

5 March 2018

Here's my personal entry for the $11 wave music competition. Apart from the usual limitations of doing music on the c64, the rules of this competition state that only the triangle waveform may be used for the song. The triangle waveform is a very soft sound, so it was challenging to create punchy and treble instruments with it.

Jeroen Tel and LMan - $11 Heaven

$11 Heaven

2 March 2018

My first co production with legendary composer Jeroen Tel, and at the same time my first Maniacs of Noise release.

This was our contribution to the $11 wave competition held at CSDb in February 2018.

Mad Scientist

Mad Scientist (Amiga Mod)

13 October 2017

This is not a c64, but an Amiga tune for a change. It's a ProTracker mod, made completely out of unmodified sounds from the ST-01 sound disk, that was shipped with the original Soundtracker in 1987.

Giana Sisters DS by Rapture and LMan

Giana Sisters DS

29 March 2017

Remake of the title tune of Giana Sisters for the Nintendo DS, released 2009. The tune was composed and arranged by Fabian del Priore aka Rapture, and is itself a cover of Chris Hülsbeck's original Giana Sisters Title Theme. The screen was hand-pixelled by me, based on Alex Pikomi Pierschel's original artwork.

Runs on a factory Commodore 64 with the 8580 SID chip.

Arranged & released 2017 by Raputre & LMan

Rastaline Dub

Rastaline Dub

31 October 2016

Loud up di ting an bill bak, zeen?

#1 at X'2016 music competition!

Runs on a factory Commodore 64 with the 8580 SID chip.

Composed & released 2016 by LMan of MutliStyle Labs

LMan feat. Sunflower - Summer Of Love (Aperol Mix)

Summer of Love (Amiga MOD)

13 August 2016

Here's some summer house music for you! This track was made using the Amiga .mod format. It is a Protracker compatible tune, only 368 kb in size. Released at Evoke demoparty 2016.

The sunny track is dedicated to my wife Natascha, aka Sunflower, who provided the vocals for the song, and who is also the girl on the cover. 😊

The picture is a colored pencil drawing I've made in 2014. Check my channel to see how it was made.

Age We Aceeed

Age We Aceeed

2 July 2016

SID does TB-303. Here's a little creaking acid house for you.

Runs on a factory Commodore 64 with the 8580 SID chip.

Composed 2016 by LMan of MutliStyle Labs / Oxyron for the HVSC Anniversary Collection. First released at Nordlicht 2016 Party in Bremen.

Milk And Honey Screenshot

Milk & Honey

4 March 2016

An experimental chillouty track for laid back sunday mornings.

Runs on a factory Commodore 64 with the 8580 SID chip.

Composed & released 2016 by LMan of MutliStyle Labs for the Nonstandard Time Signature Compo at CSDb.

Wowzer

Wowzer

26 December 2015

A little housy track for Christmas. 😊

Runs on a standard Commodore 64.

Composed & released 2015 by LMan of MutliStyle Labs

Boomtown Alley

Boombox Alley

18 September 2015

Yo B-Girls and B-Boys, here's another SID tune with funky horns. Runs on a standard Commodore 64.

Composed & released 2015 by LMan of MutliStyle Labs

Vortex

Vortex

20 June 2015

Electronic ambient breaks SID music with digis. Runs on a standard Commodore 64.

Composed by LMan / MultiStyle Labs. Released at Nordlicht Demoparty 2015

Blade Runner

Blade Runner Main Titles

21 May 2015

c64 stereo SID music for Project Sidologie.

This is a commissioned cover of Vangelis' famous intro music for Blade Runner, made to run on a Commodore 64 with a 2nd SID chip installed.

Released 2015 by LMan / MultiStyle Labs

Hi Fi Sky

Hi Fi Sky

23 April 2015

SID music, using some new digi tricks. Runs on a standard Commodore 64.

Composed & released 2015 by LMan / MultiStyle Labs

808 Love

808 Love

3 April 2015

SID music, trying to emulate the characteristic sound of a Roland 808 drum machine.

Runs on a standard Commodore 64.

Composed & released 2015 by LMan / MultiStyle Labs

Hell Yeah

Hell Yeah

28 March 2015

Funky SID music with funky horns. Runs on a standard Commodore 64.

Composed & released 2015 by LMan

My Club House

My Club House

12 March 2015

Club house style SID music. Runs on a standard Commodore 64.

Composed & released 2015 by LMan

Confusion

Confusion 2015 Remix

5 March 2015

SID music, a cover of the famous remix of New Order's Confusion by The Pump Panel, made popular by the bloodbath scene in the movie Blade.

Sounds very much like the original, but runs on a standard Commodore 64.

Released 2015 by LMan / MultiStyle Labs

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