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!
New States Of Consciousness
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.
inSIDiots unite
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.
La Mer
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
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.
My Life
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
Could be Cool
Released at Revision 2018 Party, Saarbrücken
Oldschool Music Competition
for Censor Design / MultiStyle Labs
Skypeople
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.
Monofail
Here's my contribution for the Nonstandard Time Signature Competition 2018
held at CSDb.
Mellowhouse
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.
$11 Heaven
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 (Amiga Mod)
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
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
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
Age We Aceeed
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 & Honey
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
A little housy track for Christmas. 😊
Runs on a standard Commodore 64.
Composed & released 2015 by LMan of MutliStyle Labs
Boombox Alley
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
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 Main Titles
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
SID music, using some new digi tricks. Runs on a standard Commodore 64.
Composed & released 2015 by LMan / MultiStyle Labs
808 Love
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
Funky SID music with funky horns. Runs on a standard Commodore 64.
Composed & released 2015 by LMan
My Club House
Club house style SID music. Runs on a standard Commodore 64.
Composed & released 2015 by LMan
Confusion 2015 Remix
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
