chipsynth C64 is an emulation of the SID so good, it can replace hardware

Today, Plogue is launching chipsynth C64, an AAX/AU/VST3/CLAP plug-in recreation of the Commodore 64/128 and its legendary 1982 SID chip (and successors). No one else could create an emulation this obsessive. After just a few minutes with it, it feels like encountering an entirely new instrument that fell straight out of a past decade. It’s likely to enchant both nostalgic C64 fans and those discovering chip music for the first time.

The Commodordion: 8-bit instrument made of taped-together C64s and floppies

Eat your heart out, Roland V-Accordion. Meet the Commodordion, an 8-bit chip instrument with bellows made of floppies and gaffer tape – and a surprisingly deep feature set.

Peter Kirn - October 24, 2022

Commodore CBM 4064 with insanely powerful MSSIAH cart and Look Mum No Computer

Look Mum No Computer is denying what is literally written in his artist name and going full compy, with none other than the massive Commodore PET 64 (aka CBM 4064). Best of all, this ’82 beast has a modern, new ensemble of tools for it you can use, too. Yeah, speaking of chip art and […]

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2021

Strange Moog history: a telephone, a table hockey game, more

Peter Kirn - June 3, 2019

Cram Commodore 64 speech synthesis into your rack with this firmware

Peter Kirn - May 24, 2018

Virtuoso Commodore 64 composer Martin Walker is back

Peter Kirn - March 14, 2018

8-bit Remake of Hasselhoff’s True Survivor is the Best Thing We’ve Watched This Week

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2015

SidTracker 64 Puts Retro Chip Music Creation on Your iPad

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2015

Play a Retro-Sounding Commodore 64 Emulation in a Browser with WebSID

- February 28, 2014

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