zetaSID // audio demos
zetaSID spotted on the web
SID sorceress made this fantastic track using four instances of zetaSID as her only sound generators. It goes to show how versatile zetaSID can be as a foundation for a full production. Whether you're after that unmistakable C64 character or want to push things in directions the original hardware never imagined, there's a lot of sonic territory to explore:
SID sorceress made this fantastic track using four instances of zetaSID as her only sound generators. It goes to show how versatile zetaSID can be as a foundation for a full production. Whether you're after that unmistakable C64 character or want to push things in directions the original hardware never imagined, there's a lot of sonic territory to explore:
zetaSID patch demos
below you can listen to a selection of sounds from zetaSID's ROM patchbank. The factory presets span a broad palette, from the chiptune sounds we all know and love to surprisingly rich textures you wouldn't necessarily associate with a SID chip. The sound engine that gave the Commodore 64 its unmistakable voice and left its mark on an entire generation of musicians is far from done. Those three oscillators that first came to life in a home computer over forty years ago still have a quality that stands on its own:
below you can listen to a selection of sounds from zetaSID's ROM patchbank. The factory presets span a broad palette, from the chiptune sounds we all know and love to surprisingly rich textures you wouldn't necessarily associate with a SID chip. The sound engine that gave the Commodore 64 its unmistakable voice and left its mark on an entire generation of musicians is far from done. Those three oscillators that first came to life in a home computer over forty years ago still have a quality that stands on its own:
ARPSEQ Four
wave/note sequence
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
Power Glove ARP
arpeggiator
single zetaSID in mono engine mode
CV/gate note control
no external audio effects
single zetaSID in mono engine mode
CV/gate note control
no external audio effects
Nice Lead
quad mono polyphony
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
Frogger Kit
lo-fi multi-drum engine (16 programmable SID drums)
stereo mode
2x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-B
no external audio effects
stereo mode
2x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-B
no external audio effects
Deep Bass 9
lowpass filter, high resonance
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
Vib Synth
LFO, filter, oscillator release
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
Slussen
lowpass and bandpass filters
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
Poly Sunrise
arpeggiator
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
Gotland
bandpass filter, LFO
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
Accomp1
two-voice stereo
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
Techno PWM
LFO, filter routing
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
Mustache On / League
single zetaSID in mono engine mode
CV/gate note control
no external audio effects
CV/gate note control
no external audio effects
Acid Blob
arpeggiator octaves
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
TV Piraterna
filter oscillator routing
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
NT Bass
polyphony modes: mono, stereo, unison
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
Relax in Space
filter, oscillator release
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
2x zetaSID controlled via CV/gate
CV/gate spliced from A to B
using external audio effects
C64 Bass
4-voice unison detune
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
Curveball
filter, LFO, oscillator release
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
Warm Bass
lowpass filter
single zetaSID in mono engine mode
CV/gate note control
no external audio effects
single zetaSID in mono engine mode
CV/gate note control
no external audio effects
Stereo Asteroids
sample and hold LFO
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
The Loader
filter, LFO, oscillator release
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects
4x zetaSID, nexusMIDI
MIDI spliced to A-D
using external audio effects