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General Category => Amstrad CPC hardware => Topic started by: LambdaMikel on 16:42, 16 October 19

Title: Affordable and available SID alternative?
Post by: LambdaMikel on 16:42, 16 October 19
So, I am using nano SwinSID... however, I already ran into its limitations, for example, you cannot read the value of OSC 3, and hence, certain programs / functionalities such as vibrato

http://www.devili.iki.fi/Computers/Commodore/C64/Programmers_Reference/Chapter_4/page_203.html (http://www.devili.iki.fi/Computers/Commodore/C64/Programmers_Reference/Chapter_4/page_203.html)

don't work with it (line 120 PEEK s+27 always returns 255...)

Any ideas for an affordable, AVAILABLE alternative? I understand that Ultimate SwinSID is supporting OSC3 Reads, but it is not available...


Title: Re: Affordable and available SID alternative?
Post by: villain on 19:31, 16 October 19
I really know nothing about SIDs, only that I always loved their sound. But maybe this is an option:

http://www.fpgasid.de/

The guy behind it (Andi6510) is active in different forums and you surely can contact him.

Title: Re: Affordable and available SID alternative?
Post by: Captain Past on 21:21, 16 October 19
There is also Armsid. It's a little more affordable and seems to be a pretty good alternative.
https://www.retrocomp.cz/produkt?id=2
Title: Re: Affordable and available SID alternative?
Post by: LambdaMikel on 00:08, 17 October 19
Quote from: villain on 19:31, 16 October 19
I really know nothing about SIDs, only that I always loved their sound. But maybe this is an option:

http://www.fpgasid.de/ (http://www.fpgasid.de/)

The guy behind it (Andi6510) is active in different forums and you surely can contact him.


Great project but too big and bulky, and not a drop in replacement for the SID chip because it requires extra space...
Title: Re: Affordable and available SID alternative?
Post by: LambdaMikel on 00:08, 17 October 19
Quote from: Captain Past on 21:21, 16 October 19
There is also Armsid. It's a little more affordable and seems to be a pretty good alternative.
https://www.retrocomp.cz/produkt?id=2 (https://www.retrocomp.cz/produkt?id=2)


Great, thanks. Ordered 2 of these - it supports OSC3 reads!
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