It ’s “ I love the 80s ” time for fans of the musical sound of the Commodore 64 : theHardSIDPCI scorecard repurposes the factual synth bit used in the original C64 ( not new buffalo chip or emulation ) , and move over you full MIDI ascendance on your Windows PC or Mac tower . Why would you want use the catgut of an ancient , obsolete computing gadget ? Aside from fans of C64 biz medicine , the SID has earned a fad following as a surprisingly good analog synth — emulation does n’t do it justice . The C64 ’s creators had in the beginning intended this as an all - aim “ synth on a microchip ” for arcade game . The HardSID identity card have been available in special amount to the European market for some fourth dimension , butcreatedigitalmusic has mystify a reportthat US manufacturing and distribution is coming this summer for around $ 250 retail ( I go into the whole geeky history of the SID microchip there , as well ) . More detail should be available soon , nearer to official distribution .
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