[torontocbm] Re: The Sidplayer Channel on YouTube

  • From: Dan Gahlinger <dgahling@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: torontocbm <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:43:33 -0500

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
>
>
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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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