Author: Peter Swimm

8bit today:The Work of Ed and Joe

Another excellent 8bittoday profile, this time on Ed and Joe.

excerpt:

Eddie aka Ed and James aka Joe Svärd are creative 8bit veterans and twins. Responsible for a strong presence in the Commodore 64 demoscene in the name of Wrath Designs by organising and being the core engine of this Swedish team. Yet more importantly; creating a creative soil and surrounding for their group to work with.After joining Wrath Designs, Eddie, James and their team mates managed to put their group next to the mainstream heroes within just a few years, which takes a lot of talent and discipline. Instead of walking the ‘easy path’ of fame, they didn’t take the proven demoscene formulas for granted, but focussed on their own style.That’s where their really interesting work started to surface the demoscene. By this time, their technical skills had grown into professional proportions, giving them that extra bit of freedom to experiment.

via 8bit today: THE WORK OF ED AND JOE.

October 1, 2009
TCTD tweets from 2009-09-30
- New EP from Mosaik, better know to mod freaks as Radix: http://softphase.org/netlabel/releases/sfp08 #
- 2 new chips added to chipsounds! All details here: http://bit.ly/sImcp RT: @chipsounds #
- Goto80's BLOX on DailySid. Yum! http://bit.ly/kNi6o #
- Pretty much the best screen saver ever: tile NES ROM's in demo mode: http://www.ubernes.com/nesscreensaver.html RT: @nocarrier #
- VIC-20 Midi Interface (re?)Appears http://home.ica.net/%7Eleifb/commodore/vicmidi/ #
- A review of the TGS-exclusive Mega Man remix album, Chiptuned Rockman: http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9005680&publicUserId=5379721 RT: @FrankieBit #
September 30, 2009
sammichsid appeared
A new simple Midibox based project is going on sale soon.

Details:
- cheap
- small
- DIY newbie friendly
- minimal control surface
- single “walwart”/AC adapter supply, no C64 PSU brick!
- stereo SID, optimized for 8580/6582A, 6581 optionally supported
- “sandwich-style” stacked PCB design, no wires!
- laser-cut 3mm acrylic case by Ponoko, customization possible
- industry standard 2×20 character LCD with low-power LED backlight, customization possible
- common control surface parts used, customization possible
- To be available as a complete kit, including PCBs, components, case, hardware and (optionally) two 6582A SIDs!
MIDIbox SID Synthesizer V2 features
- One Core module and one stereo SID module, fully integrated on one PCB with power supply.
- Five “BankStick” slots, so you can store 4 banks of 128 patches, plus 128 “Ensembles” (engine and patch configurations)
- Jumpers to configure the power supply, allowing a regulated 12V input to power 6581, or unregulated AC/DC input to power 8580/6582A.
- Minimal control surface with three user-customizable buttons and LED matrix for maximum bling.
- 2×20 character LCD with support for low-power (25mA) or high-power (250mA) LED backlight.
- Potential for future upgrade to MIDIbox SID Synthesizer V3 using add-on board
Wiki

Forum
September 30, 2009
TCTD tweets from 2009-09-29
- Lovely design work for Sinclair from Rick Dickinson: http://bit.ly/18doqt RT: @4mat_scenemusic #
- Pulsewave Live video here: #
- TCTD FMA Posts now updated with the new @freemusicarchive player widget. Looking good! http://tinyurl.com/ydablcs #
- TCTD FMA Posts now updated with the new @freemusicarchiv player widget. Looking good! http://tinyurl.com/ydablcs #
- That fucking Beaterator is out. Wheres the iso? http://bit.ly/1b4QFv #
September 29, 2009
Dollar Billz

I’m sure its posting will inspire a shitstorm, but the pixels are cute, and the music is a earworm. Plus anyone that mentions Draculas in the Brad Neely plural is ok in my book.

via Attract Mode.

September 29, 2009