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Re: The sidstation is fucking weak -- a detailed explanation.

2001-12-09 by xonox

Wel, i think the sid is running off a 68hc11, or something like that at 2mhz, i think it has been
said in this list like one year ago by Daniel who wrote the 20000 lines of asm code.  I remember
reading that the hardware was already being pushed close to the limit.  Maybe i'm all wrong on that,
it's what i can recall, Elektron correct me if i'm wrong...

To prevent further disapointment when you buy gear, at least take a peek at the downloadable
manual.  The sidstation manual explains pretty much all the features...

For my part, i think that 4 lfos that can xmod each others + midi-syncable wavetable programming are
enhanced features that weren't in the original sid chip...  I really like to code small sequences
with the wavetable... much easier for me than trying to send the proper midi data on time...

That's it, that's what i think about the whole thing for now... Perhaps you could post a website
with C64 demos that i could check out in a C64 emulator, so i too can know that 63x 50hz refresh is
awesome 'cause for now i have no idea how it sounds...

xonox
www.quikphix.org

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