The Sound Interface Device, SID (MOS 6581 and MOS 8580, depending on version of the machine) is the sound synthetizer chip used in Commodore 64 and 128. SID has a distinct, addictive sound and its sound has - honestly said - magical qualities; No two SID chips sound exactly the same!
The SID, as a music meta-genre, refers to the music produced using these chips (or emulators).
This category contains links to SID tune collections, SID emulator software, SID hardware and remixes of famous SID tunes.
Additional information about HVSC's SID tunes, such as cover information, interesting facts, useless trivia, and comments on the tunes by the composers themselves. www.stil.c64.org
The second in the Sidplay series originally developed by Michael Schwendt. This version is written by Simon White and is cycle accurate for improved sound reproduction, capable of playing all C64 mono and stereo file formats, and supports HardSID. sidplay2.sourceforge.net
Developers of QuadraSID. QuadraSID emulates the Commodore 64 SID chip, enriched with many new functions. It can be controlled by MIDI-controllers. www.refx.net
The top Commodore 64 games music classed according to melodic content, intricacy and general atmosphere. Each C64 tune is dissected, reviewed and available for download. www.skytopia.com/games/c64/c64.html