PeacockMediaMIDISID
A SID synthesiser : MIDI in, 2 SIDs, Audio out
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The SID ("Sound Interface Device") was designed for the 1982 Commodore 64 home computer. The designers went way further than they needed to for a home computer of the era and built a 'synthesizer on a chip' with three voices, each with a choice of four waveforms, ADSR, a filter and even ring modulation and waveform sync.
It has a very distinctive sound that is still loved today.
MIDISID uses two such chips (modern recreations - Kung Fu SIDs) to give six voices altogether, that can be combined in different ways. Three modes allow you to compose music in a DAW or standalone sequencer, play in .mid files or plug in a controller such as a MIDI keyboard. You can choose from preset sounds or dive into the parameters to create your own sounds.
Buy one:
A note for US friends: The price you see for postage does include the new import tariff. The parcel bears the PDDP logo to indicate that the charge has been paid upfront and should be waved through customs without delay or further charge.
Includes:
- Fully built and tested
- Fitted with two Kung Fu SIDs
- Custom firmware, written from scratch for this project.
- A good manual which you can view / download here
Latest:
A new hardware version, codename Morpheus, is now ready and available for sale.
It has a larger screen, a revised menu, a new 'duophonic' mode, a physical 'stereo/mono' switch, USB-C socket, capable of acting as a USB host for MIDI-over-USB, now supplied with two Kung Fu SIDs rather than SwinSID nanos.
A video in which I demonstrate the new features is embedded below.
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