On Goattracker, you see this line as green characters on the tracks. There’s a fixed line on the screen (usually made of reverse or colored characters). Each entry on a track may be empty or may contain a note. That is, a maximum number of notes you can enter on it. Since the SID has three channels, there are no more than three tracks.Įach track has a fixed lenght. A track is a sequence of notes played on a single channel. Goattracker is a simple PC program that you can download here. It is a good tool and it comes with an excellent documentation. Still, you can fine-tune your song on the real Commodore 64 by using a special utility, and of course you can listen to your songs on real hardware as much as you want. It has some disadvantages, as SID emulation is not perfect, but it is the most used tool among SID musicians.
I love the real hardware, but I think that using a cross-platform tool such as Goattracker is the easiest way of doing Commodore 64 music. To set speed mode to “2x”, just click on the 1 in the “1x” label that you see the first time you start Goattracker: it will turn into “2x”. Also, be sure to set the speed mode to “2x”. Just click on “6581” on the upper blue bar if needed, it will turn into 8580. Please be sure to set the SID type to 8580. Goattracker required to listen to it ( download). Two examples are offered, including a cover of the famous Castle Master tune I did some years ago. This article covers the basics of Commodore 64 tracking. The SID chip can produce really expressive sounds that are still interesting even today. Commodore 64 music is really fun, and I think composing is a good way to tell others what you feel inside.
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