[torontocbm] Re: The Sidplayer Channel on YouTube
- From: Leif Bloomquist <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:36:29 -0500
That's cool, I didn't know where was a YouTube Channel.
There is a lot of SIDplayer music in the TPUG Library, though I
haven't looked (listened) through them in detail. The entire (C)S
series of disks is music, including SIDplayer. Check out the
catalogue starting on page 41:
http://www.tpug.ca/tpug-media/catalogs/C64%20Catalog%20300dpi.pdf
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On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 4:57 AM, Tristan Miller
<psychonaut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Greetings, all.
>
> I wanted to let my fellow Commodore enthusiasts know about the launch of
> The Sidplayer Channel, an archive of Sidplayer music videos on YouTube.
> Sidplayer was a popular music system for the Commodore 64 and 128, authored
> by Craig Chamberlain and Harry Bratt and published by COMPUTE! Books. In
> the 1980 and 1990s, over 13,000 Sidplayer tunes were produced and freely
> distributed on BBSes and online services such as Quantum Link.
>
> The Sidplayer Channel presents high-definition videos of Sidplayer music
> recorded with Mark A. Dickenson's Stereo Player on an (emulated) C64. Many
> of the tunes are in stereo (via a second SID chip), and many feature
> original PETSCII-art animations or sing-along lyrics. It's my hope that
> this archive rekindles some interest in Sidplayer music, and introduces it
> to a new generation of music lovers who lack the know-how or inclination to
> get a real C64 or an emulator up and running.
>
> The Sidplayer Channel is available at the following URL:
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC09nk830-OZlmrMJaMuNXKQ
>
> There are currently a few hundred videos available, organized into
> playlists according to the arranger and subject matter. If you're new to
> Sidplayer music, try starting with the "Best of Sidplayer" or "Sidplayer
> extended words" playlists:
> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWbcROwcNW69JudYY-4PTDyVjaAbSTP1Y
> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWbcROwcNW68VFRC5A2Jt3bhL-R1pM4cV
>
> Further videos will be uploaded as they're produced; be sure to subscribe
> to the channel if you want to be notified of new releases. (You can also
> subscribe on Twitter <https://twitter.com/Sidplayer> or Facebook
> <https://www.facebook.com/SidplayerChannel>.) And of course, feel free to
> leave me a message here or on the channel itself with requests for which
> Sidplayer tunes or artists you'd like to see added next.
>
> By the way, does anyone know if the TPUG library includes any Sidplayer
> music?
>
> Regards,
> Tristan Miller
>
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