Commodore Remix

Who here has got a Sidstation?

Chris

Chris Abbott wrote:Who here has got a Sidstation?
Chris

I don't think anyone here could have beeen so crazy to waste money in one.

cheers.

I almost said I'm crazy enough to buy anything, but 900 euros!?!?

Who here has got a HardSID?

It's just I need to borrow one for BIT Live Brighton, and I too couldn't justify 900 Euros for a single-use instrument, however good. *sigh*

I've got a Hardsid. I used to have loads, but I gave them away as part of the C64Audio.com "care in the community" scheme...

Chris

Chris Abbott wrote:It's just I need to borrow one for BIT Live Brighton, and I too couldn't justify 900 Euros for a single-use instrument, however good. *sigh*

What is for? Seth's performing live? I don't think anyway it's worth buying one, believe me. It's basically a SID chip with electonics to midize it, a patch memory and few other things.

I've got a Hardsid. I used to have loads, but I gave them away as part of the C64Audio.com "care in the community" scheme...

I have your "ex" hardsid If you want, i can take it with me to Brighton, or send it to you if you need it before.

Anyway, i think QuadraSID does much better.

Cheers.

Seth isn't playing (can't afford to come), but we wanted to have some "hands on" playing of SID by the visitors. Sure, we could use Quadrasid or Hardsid, but nothing else has the knobs of Sidstation. Plus it's something to look at, like an exhibit.

Chris

Quick!!!! - there are only 11 left!

Heh, well I can't ask you for ANOTHER £700 can I?

We might just have to have Quadrasid running instead...

Or maybe a Hardsid PCI, perhaps, but I wanted those damn knobs

Chris

Chris Abbott wrote:Heh, well I can't ask you for ANOTHER £700 can I?
We might just have to have Quadrasid running instead...
Or maybe a Hardsid PCI, perhaps, but I wanted those damn knobs
Chris

Chris,

i think you should try 2 things:

-Look for someone who can rent it, or;
-Contact Elektron and ask if they are interested in send one test unit to u for the event. I know they're slowly stopping supporting the SIDStation (they're gonna to release their new machine), but, since they surely are SID nostalgic too, maybe may agree to support the event somewhat.

http://www.elektron.se/

cheers

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Contact Elektron and ask if they are interested in send one test unit to u for the event. I know they're slowly stopping supporting the SIDStation (they're gonna to release their new machine), but, since they surely are SID nostalgic too, maybe may agree to support the event somewhat.
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You'd think so, wouldn't you? But no. They're not at all interested in anything we're doing, as far as I know. If someone from Elektron
is reading this and disagrees, then I'd be glad to hear from them.

Chris

Chris Abbott wrote:Heh, well I can't ask you for ANOTHER £700 can I?

We might just have to have Quadrasid running instead...

Or maybe a Hardsid PCI, perhaps, but I wanted those damn knobs

Chris

Well, just a thought - if we already have a HardSid then why not get hold a "knobby" MIDI-Controller like the Phat.Boy?

skitz wrote: Well, just a thought - if we already have a HardSid then why not get hold a "knobby" MIDI-Controller like the Phat.Boy?

That could work for an Hardsid, not for Quadrasid (it has no controller assigned, except the ones you can assing through the modulation matrix.

cheers.

Well, I guess. I've actually got a Phatboy, but the controller numbers
aren't programmable: though the Hardsid may be.

Chris

I concur with chris about Electron, i had dealings with them myself and they really are not supportive of the c64 comunity!