![]() Last edited by garvalf (7:47 In SID-Wizard, to optimize the rastertime and speed, the pitch is handled on one 'thread', the pitch for the note is set, then if there's slide/vibrato, it modifies it. I'd be also cool if it could remember the start-up menu preference when we save the config. When I activate a chord in an instrument (with 7F), I can no longer use those effects. The only thing I don't understand is whether it's possible to use chords (arpeggios) in conjunction with effect-column such as pitch up or vibrato. DefMon looks powerful, but has almost no documentation. Some I'll probably give positional mapping a try (I thought I couldn't use some other shortcuts with positional, but a quick test on another computer seems to confirm all is working fine).Īnother great thing with SID-Wizard is the complete reference manual and sheetcheat, which make it easy to start with (goattracker's manual is quite complete too, but more obscure on some points). When using symbolic mapping, I can turn off/on channel 1 and 3, but not channel 2. The keyboard shortcuts are very well chosen, yes. ![]() I've only used it briefly on my C64, but I can't save on it (I can only transfer data one-way). GoatTracker is very good too, and I'll probably use it again in the future, but SID-Wizard will probably remain my all-time favourite. The XM and midi conversion (import AND export) is another killer feature I'm often using. The only thing that I could miss is the mouse, sometimes it's quicker to point and click (and with VICE when we click on the window for focusing, there is an annoying menu appearing under the mouse cursor). I've made 6 complete tunes with it, and I have 3 or 4 other W.I.P. I started making SID tunes with GoatTracker, but now SID-Wizard is my favorite: it has a nice looking appearance, it's easier than GT to create instruments with it, it's also great to manipulate tracks and the orderlist (GT is similar for this aspect). SID-Wizard is really a wonderful program, I can confirm it's really convenient to use with the Vice Emulator. For some people on real machine it was solved by setting vertical-size/height on the monitor/TV, however some people reports that it doesn't solve the issue totally, but orderlist can be seen at least. I've replied to this in the other topic, but in a nutshell: In VICE the top/bottom border content is just seen. NTSC: I've heard about NTSC display issues in the past. As I've read at the LSDJ site, it has some extras in the arpeggio-section, I'll check that out, what it could be. I checked DefMon, it seems to be an easy-to-work-with tool. (OSX doesn't have 'insert' key for example.) That means I made good decisions regarding keyboard-layouts, although not every OS has the same key-layout for VICE. Interesting to hear that SID-Wizard in VICE emulator is as usable as GoatTracker for some people. are features that might not be found elsewhere at the moment.) (PWM/Filter keyboard-tracking, note-off pointers, chords, MIDI/XM-conversion, etc. (Play a song on one c64 and it'll lose the bass, play it on another and the filters are too open etc) This has been a common problem since the c64 was created though, hence why Commodore fixed it in the That's really kind of you actually trying and noticing the extra features I put into SID-Wizard. (and it's what most modern musicians use anyway) The filters on the 6581 have a great rumbly sound but sound different depending on what fab of the chip you have in the machine. I've been developing with one of those nightly builds for a few months and it sounds great to me.Įither way if you use the 8580 SID it's going to be closer to what you hear on hardware. Alternatively the very latest Vice builds have replaced some of the SID emulation to make it even more accurate, those are available from here but might be a bit unstable. Make sure under SID settings it's set to reSID-FP for the most accurate playback. If you're going to use an emulator use Vice which has the most accurate emulation. So it really pays to learn the hardware a bit before jumping straight into song writing. The SID is closer to an old analogue synth in the way it triggers sounds, it can depend on what the previous note's volume was, or how closely it's triggered to something else etc. I think it's improved in more recent builds, but I've had people send me their GT songs that "sound weird on hardware" and half the time it's because they've set up some odd gating on the instruments that don't retrigger quite the same way on the machine every time. One thing to look out for is how notes retrigger on the c64. Plus there's a tweak tool on that page you can run on the c64 to fix up instruments in your songs if you need to. Cadaver is still updating it (recently to a new reSID core) so it's always improving. Can't comment on deflemask's emulation, Goat Tracker is fine for the most part and the one I use personally, particularly if you use the 8580 chip.
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