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midibox sid: c64 transformed into glowing midi synth

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MidiboxSID C64 Synthesizer

The venerable Commodore 64 is well known among the electronic music community as a synthesizer modder’s dream machine thanks to its robust SID audio chipset. But most of the mods I’ve seen end up looking just like an old C64 and all the cool stuff is going on under the hood. So when I came across this mod, all those glowy knobs and buttons got me really excited…

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June 8th, 2008 9 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

circuit bent commodore 64: revenge of the 80s

filed under: computing | hacks-mods | retro

Bent64 Commodore 64 Circuit Bending

One of the most popular computers from the 1980s, the Commodore 64, is having a minor renaissance as an electronic musical instrument. The C64’s audio chip is famous for producing an array of warm, familiar 8-bit beats and blips…

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February 16th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

guitar hero hits the commodore 64

filed under: hacks-mods | retro | video games

Shredz64 Guitar Hero on Commodore 64

If you’ve never bothered to get out of the 80’s and upgrade from that old Commodore 64, it turns out you don’t have to miss out on modern video games. Heck, why shouldn’t you be able to play Guitar Hero on your C64?..

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November 28th, 2007 12 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

strangest media player name of the day

filed under: media players

Commodore Gravel in Pocket Media Player

Commodore, the brand that brought us the Pet, the VIC-20 and the C64 are now bringing us another oddly named device, the Gravel in Pocket.
The personal media player was announced today at the IFA 2006 consumer electronics show in Berlin…

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August 31st, 2006 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob