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I have read articles about how computers (usually at some major lab or uni) can breakdown songs and compare them to a database of hits song structures. That being said, I don’t know if this is the same thing.
People want commercial success so you can roll like this:
I just tried out this hit computer site Uplaya to see what it would rate my music. It's free to try it with2 songs. The idea is that they have "Hit Song Science™ software that provides immediate feedback on your song´s potential for commercial success and instant legitimization in the market for high-scoring music."
http://uplaya.com/about_hss/hsstech
Anyone else try this or something like it? If so what did you get? I think the site likely says everyone is some sort of hit so they will sign up for their press/promotion service.
Email me and I'll send you one. 
My dream 64 --> http://blog.re-64.com/?p=45
What a great album, Good job OxygenStar! What all did you use to make it?
Btw, I dont know if you all are aware, but the Apple II doesn't have a sound chip! Apple Exploits a glitch on the board that creates a tonal buzz. This software takes the glitch 1 step further by playing 1 bit samples though the glitch in pitch.
2. Is it running on DOS 3.3 or Prodos 8? If Prodos 8 then that's awesome because I can put it on my hard drive.
"Yes, it's ProDOS, and can be installed on a hard drive--I have it installed on mine!"
3. If I, say, am a fairly skilled Apple II user and wanted to hack sounds in... would information on how to do this ever be provided even if no tutorial is ever written? I honestly don't care how hard it is, knowing me I'd try it just because, but I'd need technical info probably.
"For a fairly skilled Apple II user, it is certainly possble to create new voices.
I can provide a description of the voice data structures and a few Applesoft programs
that will help in transforming a sampled sound into a usable voice. It will take me
a week or so to get the "tutorial" together to make this more likely. ;-)
It's a moderately steep learning curve with some trial and error, but it can certainly
be done. ;-)"
HI arfink - Sure drives are $20, but shipping is another $10+ minimum. Our software is $19.95 with shipping included! 
I will ask Mike (our programmer) your questions.
He made a version of this under the name rtsynth. Most of the same code, but this one is streamlined for live performance. You no longer need a monitor and the software boots up to a live playable mode. On rtsynth, you had to boot it up and then load the voice packs then run the program. Lots of commands to do that require a monitor.
The disk is not copy protected, I do know that much.
Can we change the sounds? No offense, but the default selection sounds lame and it would be much more rewarding to be able to use yoru own stuff.
More tools for the II should be made!
We discussed this option with our programmer many times:
"This would work fine for percussive (play-only) sounds, but tonal voices are
quite different--SOUND.EDITOR can be used to "prep" a .wav sample sound,
but a lot of post-processing is required to create a voice file.
There are a lot of restrictions on what can be a voice and how it can be created.
For example, the pitch of a voice cannot be variable during a "note", or at least
it won't be played back as variable.
Currently, my tools do not permit "previewing" a voice during creation, nor do
they permit interactive "tweaks", so the process is pretty cumbersome and
prone to disappointment, with frequent need to repeat 100 steps with a slight
change to see if it will fix an audible problem...
I don't find it particularly pleasurable or easy. ;-("
The process is too hard for people to make their own samples for this software. Besides, presets never hurt anyone!
We teamed up with the renowned M.J. Mahon to create a revolutionary performance synth for the Apple II computer:
Introducing the Digital Music Synthesizer for Apple II personal computers! The DMS is the only wavetable synthesizer for the Apple //e, IIc, and IIc+ computers that is suitable for performance use. It supports up to 8 voices, which can be selected from the 10 on disk, and played (monophonically) from the Apple II keyboard. It can be used to record performance for later playback as well. Also, the DMS doesn’t require a monitor! Just turn on your Apple II and when the drive light goes off. Then hit the space bar you’re ready to play live~! One less bulky monitor to drag to the gig anymore~!
Requirements: A2.DMS requires an Apple //e, IIc, IIc+, or IIgs computer with 80-column capability, at least one 5.25” floppy disk drive. Use with a monitor is optional.
Get your 5.25" floppy disk copy of the D.M.S. for just $14.95!
Sounds on disk are: Acoustic Piano, Vibraphone, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Bass, Trumpet, Clarinet, square wave, sawtooth wave, sine wave, and (for Bud Melvin)... Banjo!
Here is a mp3 demo*: DMS Demo
* Sounds EQ'd with some noise filtering.
For more info please visit here:
www.8bitweapon.com/store.htm
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so here are my SIDs ... am I correct in thinking I can use the 2 from 1983 together for sid2sid? That would be great since on machine is broken
You may wanna source a couple of 6581r4's they are the best of the 6581 series. The ones you show have the WORST filters of the bunch (like almost no filtering!)
Here is a guide to SID chip versions:
http://sid.kubarth.com/sid_revisions.html
Someone may have mentioned this to you but you can only use a 6581 model chip in your c64s, you cant use 8580 or 6582.
Bards tale Rules~!
"This computer does not use a SID 6581 music chip at all! This program was designed, tested, and refined on a real life fully working stock Commodore PET 4032 computer, and the sound is heard coming out of the built-in piezoelectric on the PET 4032 . It does not involve hacking the computer in any way, or adding any extra sound cards. It does not involve taking sound from the tape port. It also does not implement a DAC to create sounds. "
DEMO TUNE: http://petsynth.org/music/petsynth_demo_1.mp3
WEBSITE: http://petsynth.org/
Please post pix & Vids!
Actually i would guess that if the price is right.. any c64 music (on these forums... perhaps 8bitweapon) would want this.
And I do! My SIDstation is fucked from a drunk swiss guy smashing it at a gig, so it cant run sid files like when it was new. I have sent it back 3 times for various problems and its still not right. 
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