G0DLIKE
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Hey,

i've never tried to write music on the C64, so... i've got some questions about it...

Which trackers can actually run on C64 Systems?

Are there Floppys for it?

What do i need beside a C64 system and a floppy disc drive?

Any chance of modding it?

If there's already a thread about it, link it to me, so i will get the information from that one.
Thank you!

Best,
G0DLIKE

herr_prof
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Damn this is down!

http://digilander.libero.it/ice00/tsid/hvmec.html

but there is:

http://hvmec.hellospace.net/blog/

Last edited by herr_prof (Oct 22, 2010 2:21 pm)

Jellica
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its not a console! tongue

you can get MSSIAH on a cart, but you'll still need floppies to save. its not a tracker though

there are tons of music progs but things like SDI/JCH/DMC/Johnplayer/ are all good - get em here: http://noname.c64.org/csdb/

johnplayer is most simple

you wont really need anything else really other than computer cables diskdrive and a teevee/monitor

tacticalbread
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http://woolyss.com/chipmusic-chiptracke … =Commodore wink

Jellica
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sorry me baad

there are other back up devices other than floppies now agagaaaa. cant think of any off hand though sad

4mat
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I'd recommend before you splash out on hardware try Goat Tracker or doing something through an emulator first.  You'd be surprised how many people don't like the interfaces on c64 stuff in general, coupled with the clunky DOS.  As an alternative you can do the work on emulator and save to tape using PSID64 and WAV-PRG for ultra low-budget conversion.

Couple more recommendations for on-c64 tools:

Music Assembler, easy interface though not tracker.
Aleksi Eeben's Polly Tracker (4 channel digi tracker)
Electrosound.  Old but if you want to try out liveplay stuff/mess with sounds uding synth-style interface.
Aleksi released a really good liveplay tool called Retroskoi.

herr_prof
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retroskoi is awesome.. always like it way better than cynthcart!

neuroflip
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tons.
http://morganleahrecords.com/mooglechar … e.html#c64

G0DLIKE
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thank you all so much! i'll take a look at it after my show tommorow and start something with different progs to try what fits me the best.
greetz!

arfink
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4mat wrote:

I'd recommend before you splash out on hardware try Goat Tracker or doing something through an emulator first.  You'd be surprised how many people don't like the interfaces on c64 stuff in general, coupled with the clunky DOS.  As an alternative you can do the work on emulator and save to tape using PSID64 and WAV-PRG for ultra low-budget conversion.

Ditto on the icky C64 man-machine interface. For me, the big turn offs are: sloppy feeling keyboard that is confusing to use, 1541 series drives that are quite slow and often need maintenance, and the sheer space and weight of keeping the hardware around. Be prepared to put a good amount of time and effort into learning the quirks of the various operating systems, fiddling with hardware and doing repairs, especially to PSUs and drives. Weigh all that and see if the benefit is worth it to you. To me there are a few pleasurable vintage computers to bother with maintaining and using on a regular basis, and C64 isn't one. Just my opinion.

EDIT: If, however, you decide to use original hardware, I have a couple of 1541 disk drives which need a new home. Let me know.

Last edited by arfink (Oct 27, 2010 4:14 pm)

tRasH cAn maN
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Sidetrack: Anyone know of a native sid player with open source?

4mat
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tRasH cAn maN wrote:

Sidetrack: Anyone know of a native sid player with open source?

PSID64

Vytantus
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take your pick G0DLIKE

martin_demsky
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I am learning Sid Duzz It, so i created one nice PDF just for two doubleside A4s, if anyone is interested. Another file about SID waves is also included:

http://www.martindemsky.com/SDI.pdf


BTW, where is that crossplatform Goat Tracker for C64 natively? On SourceForge is OSX and Windows version which seems good (i got some latency, dont know why and i have installed ASIO).

Last edited by martin_demsky (Dec 8, 2011 1:09 pm)

nickmaynard
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Jellica wrote:

you can get MSSIAH on a cart, but you'll still need floppies to save.

can you save with the tape recorder?

ant1
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martin_demsky wrote:

BTW, where is that crossplatform Goat Tracker for C64 natively? On SourceForge is OSX and Windows version which seems good (i got some latency, dont know why and i have installed ASIO).

hrm ninja tracker? it is not the same but... it made by the same people and maybe uses the same engine http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=39374