What I want, and I think a lot of others want, is the information on getting Dark Star BBS working again ;) its far past time that information got released... On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Leif Bloomquist <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > > -- > Leif Bloomquist | leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | +1 416-737-2328 | Check out > my blog! http://www.jammingsignal.com > > "Every choice, no matter how small, begins a new story." - xkcd > > > 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 > > > > -- > > _ > > _V.-o Tristan Miller >< Space is limited > > / |`-' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- <> In a haiku, so it's hard > > (7_\\ http://www.nothingisreal.com/ >< To finish what you > > > >