MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID (Sound Interface Device)

The MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID (Sound Interface Device) is the built-in Programmable Sound Generator chip of Commodore's CBM-II, Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Commodore MAX Machine home computers. It was one of the first sound chips of its kind to be included in a home computer prior to the digital sound revolution.

Together with the VIC-II graphics chip, the SID was instrumental in making the C64 the best-selling computer in history, and is partly credited for initiating the demoscene.

The SID has U.S. Patent 4,677,890, which was filed on February 27, 1983, and issued on July 7, 1987. The patent expired on July 7, 2004.


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VICE[www.viceteam.org] (Versatile Commodore Emulator)
Emulator for the Commodore 8Bit computer range. The Windows port of VICE is called WinVICE and emulates the C64, the C128, the VIC20, all PET models (except the SuperPET 9000), the PLUS4 and the CBM-II (aka C610).

Commando64[soundcloud.com] [C64] / [Commodore Music Playlist]

HardSID[www.hardsid.com] The SID 6581/8580 hardware synthesizer

Interview with Rob Hubbard and Jeroen Tel
C64 Orchestra approached two of the most experienced C64-users from the 1980s, Rob Hubbard and Jeroen Tel. The current work of these two Commodore 64 musicians intend their compositions to be exploited with the aid of a classical orchestra.


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If you are musician using SID in your productions, share your stuff with us!

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