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[1] :
16. Oct 2007 02:15  
Aaarrhhh! Im blind!!! Could you make it a little less red, pretty please, CreamD?
For the rest, great announcement as always =)
_V_
[2] :
16. Oct 2007 02:16  
^ Also, woohoo, my first first post ever! =)
_V_
[3] :
16. Oct 2007 02:58  
Yippee, its this time of year! Finally!
a compo fan
[4] :
16. Oct 2007 03:39  
yes, its this time of the year. the time of coldness, flu, school, work, depression, dark evenings, wasting your time on feeding the chip with values. finally! ;)
_R_
[5] :
16. Oct 2007 08:12  
;-) Im glad that I dont have to start this discussion myself (as usual ;-))))
creamd@c64.sk
[6] :
16. Oct 2007 10:30  
...a D64 with excetutabetablalaWHAT?
milingo
[7] :
16. Oct 2007 11:58  
;-))) corrected.
creamd@c64.sk
[8] :
16. Oct 2007 14:08  
Excellent. Got a week off work soon so I will try to participate.
Some idiot
[9] :
17. Oct 2007 03:04  
what, no tunes yet? not even richards one? is the world slowly going to an end?
goof daddy
[10] :
17. Oct 2007 08:03  
[9] Good point ;-) If I remember right, Richard apologised about month ago that probably his tune will be delayed.
creamd@c64.sk
[11] :
18. Oct 2007 03:24  
@CreaMD: Where is the votingsystem?
@everyone: Why there are no tunes submitted, did the musicians become such a lazy bunch?
Smut Jazz
[12] :
18. Oct 2007 07:59  
[11] It seems we are waiting for R. to start the compo. Anyway I know at least about one great musician doing the music for the compo. (already listened to preview.)
creamd@c64.sk
[13] :
18. Oct 2007 10:09  
[12] You talking about yourself in third person has now clearly gone out of control ;)
a compo fan
[14] :
18. Oct 2007 10:15  
(not that you werent a great musician, but...)
a compo fan
[15] :
18. Oct 2007 10:22  
Heheh.. I rather meant, we - the other composers - are waiting ;-)
Creamoniques
[16] :
18. Oct 2007 23:32  
First tune arrived. I will put it up during the weekend.
CreAMD
[17] :
19. Oct 2007 05:43  
bah and still no covers allowed.
i should punish you for that and actually compose something myself =P
gpz
[18] :
20. Oct 2007 15:34  
I dont really understand the rules. If a tune is appropriate, it wont get accepted? Please specify how to produce a tune thats inappropriate enough.
[19] :
20. Oct 2007 15:50  
[18] That is concerning the tunes using samples. Inapporpriate tunes can be the tune that is using samples in such an extent that it is far from 3 channels + sample for some effects and is closer to complete sampled stuff. Something like that.
[20] :
21. Oct 2007 20:05  
... and no Timbaland rips either :)
Richard
[21] :
21. Oct 2007 20:28  
Its about time to put a tune or two online, innit? :)
_L_
[22] :
22. Oct 2007 01:00  
yeah yeah yeah.. ;-)
[23] :
22. Oct 2007 08:16  
this evening.. Ive got still one tune so far (and one is in works) so the urge to do anything (and ignore family completely), lets hope everyone else is composing. the e-mailbox is silent.
[24] :
22. Oct 2007 17:06  
still working on something :) another 2-3 days and tune should be ready ;)
mad sidfucker
[25] :
22. Oct 2007 17:21  
goood! gimmemooor. ;-)
[26] :
23. Oct 2007 23:35  
I will send the crap in tonight, I think
Sascha Gottschalk
[27] :
24. Oct 2007 02:59  
Just as I thought, youve got mail.
Sascha Gottschalk
[28] :
24. Oct 2007 10:48  
still no tunes online ? is this gonna be the same like last year, announcing... delaying... delaaaaying... delaaaaaaaaaying... :-(
[29] :
24. Oct 2007 17:23  
29 comments with no tunes, not bad
i mask my excitement with a veener of detachment
[30] :
24. Oct 2007 18:12  
something is wrong. we need some tunes to breath the sidcompo atmosphere.
yar
[31] :
24. Oct 2007 18:59  
2 tunes in mailbox so far, [28] last year had good flow you must have all these seven years mixed up ;-)
[32] :
24. Oct 2007 19:56  
Roman, if you have 2 musics why dont you put them on the web?
The waiter
[33] :
24. Oct 2007 20:11  
Yes, put them online please.
_L_
[34] :
24. Oct 2007 22:15  
Nata youre such a nag :-)
Silent Partner
[35] :
25. Oct 2007 08:21  
helloes to all ... once a year the comment section gets interesting :)
[36] :
25. Oct 2007 23:28  
Roman, put the tunes and votingsystem online, please. I know that you actually have a real life, but the time has come to do what a mans gotta do.
Johnny Bravo
[37] :
26. Oct 2007 00:09  
totally senseless. no compo atmosphere will ever arise without any music. you already can extend the deadline for a more successful competition. just a suggestion. ;)
Fanta
[38] :
26. Oct 2007 00:20  
[37] wouldnt verbalize it better myself.
Randall
[39] :
26. Oct 2007 06:43  
I second Fanta and Randall.
Linus
[40] :
26. Oct 2007 11:55  
i second fanta, randall and linus.
dyslexzy
[41] :
26. Oct 2007 12:40  
I second Fanta, randall, Linus, Dalezy, Ratzinger, Lenin, Machiavelli, ChunLi from StreetFighter, my left foot.
The Seconder
[42] :
26. Oct 2007 13:04  
Hmm, it is right time to call Roman. I cant understand what is wrong. I will let you know.
Orcan
[43] :
26. Oct 2007 18:01  
His mobile is still inaccessible.
Orcan
[44] :
26. Oct 2007 20:54  
kurwa. im worried now
r
[45] :
26. Oct 2007 20:58  
ok, just checked my email and there is, fortunately, a message from Roman. hes got temporary health problems, hell be back in business soon.
r
[46] :
28. Oct 2007 23:44  
Its coming!
[47] :
29. Oct 2007 01:05  
Ok. First thing first. The deadline is moved one more week far. There are three reasons for that.
1st I?ve been awarded by a hemorrhoid of gigantic proportions on my ass (yes I really did, I?m not joking). That caused my motivation to sit over my hobby during spare time to go extremely low.
Second I?ve changed my mind about the system and made it as simple as possible. Do you remember all that leftclick, rightclick, middleclick horror that I?ve introduced last year? That?s over. You just drag a row with the tune and put it on any place you wish. The rest is counted automatically. On first submit, you will receive the e-mail with links to your voter account so you can update your rank anytime a new tune appears.
Third reason for extending of the deadline is because there is too short time for testing of the voting system and gaining enough tunes and enough voters. I need to see how it works and 1 week is just not enough for this compo to grow into the reasonable "weight".
And by the way. The tune "Sorry For The Delay" wasn?t composed by me. However, it has really fitting name. I'm also sorry for the delay. Thanx to first 3 musicians that bravely sent their tunes for giving me a bit of motivation to continue with this ungrateful job. The same goes for Orcan and Randall. Thanx guys.
And now... You know what to do! ;-)
[48] :
29. Oct 2007 11:35  
"sorry for the delay" behaves somewhat weird after the tune loops. seems like there was different pattern loops concurring on top of each other. was that intended? :)
cmdr. questionmark
[49] :
29. Oct 2007 11:36  
"different pattern lenghts", that is.
cmdr. questionmark
[50] :
29. Oct 2007 11:38  
Yes According to authors comment, it is intentional.
[51] :
29. Oct 2007 22:24  
Hey Roman, cool drag&drop feature
trtl
[52] :
30. Oct 2007 00:08  
[51] Thanx goes to JQuery ;-) Really flexible and enjoyable javascript framework.
CreaMD
[53] :
30. Oct 2007 09:07  
4th tune arrived. Cant run psid64.exe (dont know why) so prg later..
CreaMD
[54] :
30. Oct 2007 11:41  
IDs starting from 36. - inspired by The Roots records or Always magazine? ;)
Sascha Gottschalk
[55] :
30. Oct 2007 12:09  
because the db table contains also tunes from last year. (for historical reasons).
CreaMD
[56] :
30. Oct 2007 13:34  
+2 tunes coming up in the evening
CreaMD
[57] :
30. Oct 2007 14:10  
voting beforehand doesnt seem to make sense once the cookies are gone
cookiemonster
[58] :
30. Oct 2007 14:14  
you will get appropriate edit link on your e-mail :P
jammer
[59] :
30. Oct 2007 15:01  
[57] no I havent used cookies although that might be really comfortable. you will receive acces link to your e-mail (if you provided a correct one, that is).
CreaMD
[60] :
30. Oct 2007 15:04  
not a jazz somehow reminds me of 90s rnb, Missy Elliott style. beautiful handclaps, too
r
[61] :
30. Oct 2007 16:23  
"not a jazz" somehow reminds me of the better sounding side of sid. :D
p
[62] :
30. Oct 2007 16:35  
(true, theres some get ur freak on feel going on. nifty!)
p
[63] :
30. Oct 2007 21:03  
fugh... Ive got some trojan and also psid64.exe stopped to work, I will need help with that. if you find tune without PRG version please make one and send it to my mailbox or upload it somewhere and gimme link. (put message here here so more people wont do the same thing.) a volunteer (until I find solution for this hell) would be ok too.. anyone?
CreaMD
[64] :
30. Oct 2007 21:35  
print all your crap - quite an easy guess as to who did it. welcome back
r
[65] :
30. Oct 2007 21:55  
still working on my entry - freaking hell!!
PSH
[66] :
30. Oct 2007 22:04  
;-D
CreaMD
[67] :
30. Oct 2007 22:05  
?print all your crap? - hmm, it is really heavy crap
Orcan
[68] :
30. Oct 2007 22:06  
[67] Dont be so nasty, its pure DATA. It has its audience Im sure ;-)
CreaMD
[69] :
30. Oct 2007 22:24  
maybe it does but those intensified high bleeps make my ears bleed :D
jammer
[70] :
30. Oct 2007 22:28  
well, it sounds like a printer, mission accomplished. :)
cmdr. printermark
[71] :
30. Oct 2007 22:41  
tune #7 arrived
CreaMD
[72] :
30. Oct 2007 22:42  
I mean.. arrived and up..
CreaMD
[73] :
30. Oct 2007 23:16  
8th tune arrived. Enjoy.
CreaMD
[74] :
31. Oct 2007 02:10  
darkening, oh how do i love good pop music. this being no exception; love, come to me, come to me.
r
[75] :
31. Oct 2007 03:01  
agree
j
[76] :
31. Oct 2007 07:49  
[74] Same here ;-) My favourite so far ;-)
CreaMD
[77] :
31. Oct 2007 08:02  
prg versions added, thanx goes to R
CreaMD
[78] :
31. Oct 2007 11:38  
did you upload a new version of print all your crap? the one i had yesterday was just 8 seconds long, or is it inges sidplay-hack that makes anything after 8 seconds inaudible? im using the actual sidplay2 without his hack at this place, so everythings possible :)
different-sidplay-versions-using-person
[79] :
31. Oct 2007 11:39  
umnelievable.. greedy spamming bots are now trying to spam voting form too. Whoever coded that crap should be spanked eternally.
CreaMD
[80] :
31. Oct 2007 11:40  
[78] havent changed the file.
CreaMD
[81] :
31. Oct 2007 12:45  
right, then its the sidplay-hack that mutes anything after 8sec :) for anyone who didnt try it out yet >> http://noname.c64.org/csdb/forums/?roomid=14&topicid=37076
different-sidplay-versions-using-person
[82] :
31. Oct 2007 20:23  
Gee, looks like there is still not a single C64 musician whos able to produce at least "basic" theme. Well, well, well... maybe thats the reason why most of the C64 SID admirers/lovers cant recall more than 1-2 "contemporary" compositions. But then again, how could they? Askem for "classic" and see for yourself. Work harder, pals!
POKESEt
[83] :
31. Oct 2007 21:22  
[82] you are right, its quite hard to remember tunes from last years but lets try what I can recall (and humm at least partially) from head .. electric jesus (intensity 2006, place #8), lemmie eat the rastertime (booker! 2005, place #8 - I recall intro and part similar to deel 3 by JT ;-) its fantastic tune by the way! ;-)), Le Tartar And Pretzelism (Pater Pi 2003 place #22) Textuality (noxs 2001), I can remember the intro "jumping chords".
After starting few tunes I can recall parts quite easily but that would be cheating if I claimed I could remember just from name ;-). Anyway this selection isnt the complete selection of the tunes I remmeber most and also its far from complete selection of tunes I loved. Still, Leemie eat the rastertime is probably the most played tune (at my place) from all 6 years ;-). Its proably because its so close to Deel3 which is one of my most favourite tunes ever.
CreaMD
[84] :
31. Oct 2007 21:31  
you know, everyone from our environment grew up with classics. as you know, children learn faster :P theres even something like cph - critical period hypothesis that tells us about age limits within which we learn certain things more efficiently :P
j
[85] :
31. Oct 2007 21:33  
[82] the grass was greener, the light was brighter, the snow whiter. time to die. so?
r
[86] :
31. Oct 2007 21:35  
[84] the fact also is, that we dont experience the effect of "surprises" and emotions we had on our first parties, we no longer listen to tunes repeatedly.. we just check them and go away most of the times.. we no longer collect the best stuff we collect everything and there is not much time to eat everything that we get server.. the themes cant crawl into our heads slowly, coz they dont have enough time for that ;-))
CreaMD
[87] :
31. Oct 2007 21:41  
[85] True true ;-))
CreaMD
[88] :
31. Oct 2007 21:59  
Im a sid lover, and I can recall alot...alottt from last compos. From outstanding tunes by Vic, Drax, Jeff, GH, abd, and ...and ... alotttt :))
Also some very nice tunes (already) in this compo! With "basis" theme (whatever that means..)..
So sorry, I dont agree :))
No-XS
[89] :
31. Oct 2007 22:44  
[82] Classic? Come on, you italian/austrian guys can come up with better flames than that :-D
Graciano
[90] :
31. Oct 2007 23:05  
[82} Ah.. I checked the IP now I know who wrote that. But thats top secret! ;-)))
CreaMD
[91] :
01. Nov 2007 08:43  
Ad. [90] Yeah, yeah, yeah... But you should try to "decipher me" without IP hunt ;-)
Ad. [89] What flame(s) are you talking bout? Think twice.
Ad. [88] Good for you, I dont. Main theme = melody, got the picture?
Ad. [83-87] Only 5 tunes within that long period of time? Now try to recall some tunes from pre-2001 era. How much have you got?
And no, my point was not about "grass was greener". It was more like "you can do much more better guys, dont walk in circles".
POKESEt
[92] :
01. Nov 2007 10:16  
Main theme isnt a melody per se, might as well be the underlying idea of the tune. Though I understand your point. Then again, a main theme (melody) could also be a cheesy one, and Im not sure if thats always interesting. Often the complicated stuff is more interesting to listen to, because it requires the listener to pay attention and listen to the tune again to comprehend. I must admit, I havent listened to this years entries yet, so maybe I agree with you when I have. Im going to wait till all tunes have arrived.
Hein
[93] :
01. Nov 2007 10:28  
Ad. [92] Right you are! I was just trying to explain (though very roughly, cause I was surprised by the fact that some ppl dont know it) what main theme is about. And I do agree with the rest of your post; as a matter of fact, Im the last one who would praise for the cheesy ones ;-)
POKESEt
[94] :
01. Nov 2007 11:21  
[92] Hein you can wait, ok, but I think it would be better to listen as they come and evaluate them.. taking the big gulp at once isnt very good idea.
CreaMD
[95] :
01. Nov 2007 13:24  
agree with hein but i think there should be a balance between catchiness and degree of sophistication :P
j
[96] :
01. Nov 2007 15:00  
Catchyness my arse.
L
[97] :
01. Nov 2007 15:09  
nyaharharhar! :D
j
[98] :
01. Nov 2007 15:15  
pre-2001 better than post-2001, pre-1991 better than post-1991 etc. and in the final conclusion nothing beats Frogger. the theme! the melody! UNFORGETTABLE.
i mask my excitement with a veener of detachment
[99] :
01. Nov 2007 15:19  
...because i dont care that much about classic sids. contemporary composing is much more interesting to me, and it doesnt lack anything. following POKESEts thinking pattern, there should be no songwriting after Lennon/McCartney, Wilson and Gibb.
i mask my excitement with a veener of detachment
[100] :
01. Nov 2007 16:30  
lennon/mcwhat?
whatever floats someone elses boat, i like my tunage fresh and less predictable, even though i tried to swim along the easy listening/popmusic stream for quite some time as well.
paisleys sick because of focusing too much on food after the midnight run
[101] :
01. Nov 2007 17:24  
Darkening rules at the moment for me,great job ........ !!! Good to hear something new from you dude :)
PSH
[102] :
01. Nov 2007 20:26  
Another entry added. Enjoy!
CreaMD
[103] :
01. Nov 2007 21:50  
The Second tune rules so far, followed by tune eight. However, the tune ?print all your crap? sounds erm well... How should I say it? ... Odd. I bet Timbaland would love to use that :D
RB
[104] :
01. Nov 2007 22:14  
chances are that not much people got the idea behind print all your crap yet. :-) :-)
sigmund fraud
[105] :
01. Nov 2007 23:57  
+1 tune!
[106] :
02. Nov 2007 01:52  
[104] I got the idea that sounds crap, this is not music.
unpoliticallycorrect
[107] :
02. Nov 2007 10:20  
I got the idea that it actually *is* a very nice and well executed idea. I still wont bother to listen to it again tho :)
he who
[108] :
02. Nov 2007 11:41  
Woowee!! Im back. I love the SIDCompo time of the year :D
Still playing the "guess who made it while listening it" game...
[109] :
02. Nov 2007 11:49  
How is the "comments" system working this year? Are they public and anonymous (or not) or just for some sort of internal useage? Cant happen to remember previous years comments useage. YES I am getting old, next subject? :P
[110] :
02. Nov 2007 11:51  
[104] If you happened to be here in the last 3 or so compos, I guess you can pretty much realize what the idea is, and I can contribute to the cause ;)
[111] :
02. Nov 2007 11:56  
[109] Your comments will be published in the end (as every year). Just check the links to preview compos (they are at the bottom of the news post)
CreaMD
[112] :
02. Nov 2007 12:04  
Cool sorry, Ill check!
Right now the system is very much to my liking, I am using the comments space to make annotations for me on each tune ;) Just what I did before, only it was on a .txt! Kick ass system CreaMD.
[113] :
02. Nov 2007 12:52  
[113] Thnx ;-)
CreaMD
[114] :
02. Nov 2007 13:17  
[113] Nice one at thanking yourself xD
[115] :
02. Nov 2007 20:18  
+1 Tune. Good, but a bit short. ;-(
CreaMD
[116] :
03. Nov 2007 05:01  
aint that a treat when you realize that the story with such a good title and such a neat beginning is itself half a page long. as kevin kline once put it, m disappointed
r
[117] :
03. Nov 2007 15:44  
aaaaaaahhh... +12th entry. Im getting multiple orgasms and thats still just beginning, Im sure ;-)
CreaMD
[118] :
03. Nov 2007 16:44  
oh fuckin gosh! what a bass sound!
j
[119] :
03. Nov 2007 17:22  
i go crazy when i hear the bass sound
vanilla ijs
[120] :
03. Nov 2007 18:49  
Not just the bass but whole music is cool. Very good flow and progress from funky through pop to something with trance modulation samples. Hmmm
Orcan
[121] :
03. Nov 2007 19:09  
print all your crap is the best so far. btw, dont we have mp3s/oggs this year? would be a pity.
Fanta
[122] :
03. Nov 2007 20:13  
[121] Oggs were made/hosted by external supporter of the compo (was it Alih?) and it seems he wasnt interested to do it this and last yr. There is place of OGG/MP3 in the database fields but no such stuff around. If anyone is interested to provide those versions I dont mind. Btw. Fanta please get on icq sometimes, I dont see you araound and I have question(s).
CreaMD
[123] :
03. Nov 2007 22:04  
Ive been thinking of providing mp3s. Just got my data transfer cables working today. I also have necessary audio cables plus noise removing input grounding trick possibility. But first I gotta try to send some noise ;)
just somebody
[124] :
04. Nov 2007 02:31  
[121] it was Alih indeed, and i wouldnt say its a matter of interest, but probably a mere matter of time and privileges.
on behalf of whoever liked his suppport during the last sidcompos, id like to thank alih for providing the nice ogg-recordings during the previous years.
a silent sidcompo-supporter
[125] :
04. Nov 2007 09:49  
[124] Yeah Im also thankul for any support. So thanx Alih.
CreaMD
[126] :
04. Nov 2007 14:05  
Fuck it, Im outta here. Ill be back once you get an RSS feed, and stop pasting the fucking SID compo all over the page. Im here for NEWS not to participate in a damn music compo.
MagerValp
[127] :
04. Nov 2007 14:28  
[126] You could have mailed me but no, you try everything else. See you later ;-)
CreaMD
[128] :
04. Nov 2007 14:29  
bad day?
shit
[129] :
04. Nov 2007 14:31  
[126] Anyway, how about making possibility to individually move the spoltight news to 4th position (instead of top one) by one click? Would that be enough?
CreaMD
[130] :
04. Nov 2007 14:55  
The possibility to move spotlight to 4th/1st position is up (in the first red info block on bottom right)
CreaMD
[131] :
04. Nov 2007 17:05  
+1 tune for your enjoynment.
CreaMD
[132] :
04. Nov 2007 17:56  
...ok, in order to make prg versions restarting windows in safe-mode helps. then psid64.exe works flawlessly.
CreaMD
[133] :
04. Nov 2007 20:27  
13th tune, second part - truly awe-inspiring combination of notes
r
[134] :
04. Nov 2007 21:33  
The extended deadline came well in handy this year (as always). I have started on something for the competition and hope to be able to participate in a few days. Expect something in downtempo.
That guy
[135] :
05. Nov 2007 04:13  
Finished and delivered.
That guy
[136] :
05. Nov 2007 06:34  
That guy: You had to have nice night as I see :-)
Orcan
[137] :
05. Nov 2007 08:57  
I guess you will hear later today what my night was like. :)
That guy
[138] :
05. Nov 2007 09:24  
Update now now now! cant have just 13 tunes, its bad luck (not superstitious, just wanting to listen this new tune right now ;)
[139] :
05. Nov 2007 10:21  
[138] Im at work right now so I cant listen to the tune and check etc. no tools either ;-) so soonest time possible is 17:00 PM today.
[140] :
05. Nov 2007 16:50  
+14. Enjoy. (Im enjoying int for 12 minutes already ;-)
CreaMD
[141] :
05. Nov 2007 17:12  
Will listen to it tonight - but man, ~6 minutes seems promising!
conrad
[142] :
05. Nov 2007 22:03  
jammed with arpeggios!
Mars
[143] :
05. Nov 2007 22:08  
16th tune added. This time it seems to be a shot-em up action story! ;-)
CreaMD
[144] :
05. Nov 2007 22:17  
16th tune is cool. Sounds like classic DMC disco stuff in the mid-late 1990s :) Obviously wasnt composed in DMC V4 as I used the Advanced Music Search program to find out what editor was used :)
Richard
[145] :
06. Nov 2007 06:43  
"Unforgivable" is marked as "old", CreaMD.
Lets listen! 3 new tunes yay!
[146] :
06. Nov 2007 07:34  
[145] Akira, that is sid chip version. I have to fix the table column head widths to make it more apparaen.t Anyway gotta add tune #16 in few minutes.
CreaMD
[147] :
06. Nov 2007 08:03  
17th tune added to rock da place! So get on da dancefloor and move yo fat ass to the bass! ;-)
CreaMD
[148] :
06. Nov 2007 08:44  
Shame on me, thought it was if the tune was old or new xP
17th tune is Kavinsky-alicious!!!!!!!!
[149] :
06. Nov 2007 11:26  
right, the quality level finally raised a bit again.
that other guy
[150] :
06. Nov 2007 12:07  
wow, toms in munich sound like old amiga st-xx samples :D besides it sounds like msk on speed :D
j
[151] :
06. Nov 2007 12:34  
Yeah 17th is one of the best so far! Great tune and not every SID-tune have drumming like that :)
a compo fan
[152] :
06. Nov 2007 13:23  
Why this competition isnt called GoatTracker compo?
10 of 17 (06/11/2007) songs were made with this tool.
The overall quality of the songs is quite average. I would say it is the usual SID compo stuff. There is actually no song that tweaks the SID to its limits or introduces new sounds. Especially If we come in multispeed it seems that people tend to copy.
bunny
[153] :
06. Nov 2007 13:29  
bunny honey, why wont you show me what it means and how to do it (because i actually hear new sound concepts, e.g. not in jazz, and tweaking to limits, e.g. danger zone). and dont use the evil goat tracker.
r
[154] :
06. Nov 2007 13:44  
well, its a simple wavetable sound x 2 or x 4. doesnt tweak the sid in a new way.
bunny
[155] :
06. Nov 2007 13:58  
[152] and [154] MUSIC is important. Whatever you call "new way of SID tweaking" is for sound wankers. Goat Tracker is just tool, its not THE THING which gives anyone an advantage. Its not doing music on itself. Same goes for X speed musics. Making music X-speed doesnt automatically mean that audience will love your tune. What makes them to go to "knees" is the "stench", "drive" and all that stuff which you *seem* to deliberately ignore...
[156] :
06. Nov 2007 14:05  
And yes the "overall quality" of songs i average, I can agree with that.I would call it a law of avergeness. Others would call it the gaussian curve. Whatever is it, its perfectly natural. Im sure that from all that averageness there is one, maybe two tunes that are the least average and stand out ;-)))
[157] :
06. Nov 2007 14:13  
Of course it gives advantages. It does not make music itself, yes, but it has several features that you dont have on a real C64. On the other hand it isnt that much different than common c64 msx-editors. It follows more or less the playroutine *STANDARDS*, therefore you cant produce something else. Coders are only focused on optimizing the player instead of introducing new kinds of players.
bunny
[158] :
06. Nov 2007 14:15  
[154] one more reason to consider myself a lonely failure. because i wouldnt be able to reproduce that simple wavetable sound even if i wanted to. bunny, go the fuck away, you make me depressed.
r
[159] :
06. Nov 2007 14:23  
bah, wavetables are easy. but yes, producing something *NEW* that doesnt sound like a SID is hard. :)
bunny
[160] :
06. Nov 2007 14:26  
Unforgivable - done by ..... ;) I think last year was much better my friend ;) Still great piece of music.
his fan
[161] :
06. Nov 2007 14:31  
Munich 983 reminds me little bit of MSK style. Great soundwise! I think its big .... - definitely :)
sid shagger
[162] :
06. Nov 2007 14:33  
Gee, now thats what I call a flaming row ;-) Btw, yes there are some above-the-average tunes in this compo (at last). Dont get too excited by the quality of sounds, though... Is it the music compo, instrument{s) compo, or what? Gimme the clue ;-)
POKESEt
[163] :
06. Nov 2007 14:36  
[157] Bunny, believe me I tried! It didnt give *me* any advantage over C64 composing. I (myself) did two musics in goat that would sound much better if I did them with my tool of prefference. Why? Because the tool really doesnt matter, what matters is how you use it. For me, doing music on PC editor simply didnt feel right. I didnt feel enough freedom, I felt a sort of pressure on my shoulder being in the windowed application. Yeah I like how Cadaver did it. Thats why Ive promoted it so hard. I felt that GT is very good tool for anyone who would like to compose c64 music on PC. Thanx to many skilled musicians that started to use it, it proved itself worthy. However, its not the tool alone that proved its greatness. The musicians did. But I dont care. I'm using my favourite editor for composing and I love to use it. I *know* that I can kick some serious butt with it and I dont need any new great shmoat tracker to assure myself of being worthy.
[164] :
06. Nov 2007 14:37  
[160][161] I agree with both of you ;-)
[165] :
06. Nov 2007 14:49  
Well, well... something other: Many 8580 songs lacks of weak filters (compared to the old SID). Composers or playroutines fault? :)
bunny
[166] :
06. Nov 2007 14:59  
[165] Depends on point of view. I like how deep 8580 filter can go. You will never get so deep with 6581 because it?s slope curve (or how to call it) is about 4 times less sharp. But yeah, you can hear many of those nice bubbly fluffy round smooth filters on 6581 tunes. One can consider it a feature, other (like me) can consider it a virtue heavily influenced by constraints. So I would call the difference a composers prefference, not a fault at all.
[167] :
06. Nov 2007 15:01  
+1 tune in my mailbox, will be added when I get home.
[168] :
06. Nov 2007 17:25  
I had no idea this was a purely technical compo ie tweaking the SID. In that case I wont be bothered to participate ever again, cause I find it more of a challenge to produce lasting melodies. Hasta la vista.
Dane
[169] :
06. Nov 2007 17:44  
Okay I think its time to announce something now. ;-) 1st time ever C64.sks FREESTYLE COVER COMPO begins on 1st of January 2008. Duration 3 weeks.
CreaMD
[170] :
06. Nov 2007 17:46  
freestyler cover compo? a case for dr. agemixer.
that other guy
[171] :
06. Nov 2007 17:50  
btw. +1 tune added.
CreaMD
[172] :
06. Nov 2007 18:30  
[168] unbreak my heart and tell me that youre joking.
i mask my something with something
[173] :
06. Nov 2007 20:23  
Hmm, I accidentaly run #17 on old SID and bass sounds deeper and more interesting than on new one. Hmmm
Orcan
[174] :
06. Nov 2007 20:34  
[173&174] 6581 has the filter tuned lower. I think both chips have the full spectrum available tho. I guess you knew that :)
a compo fan
[175] :
06. Nov 2007 20:34  
[172] What exactly is your problem with that? You can tell it to my E-mail or even in the icq, you can skype-me anytime or even msn-me and if you really wish you can csdb-pm-me..
CreaMD
[176] :
06. Nov 2007 20:36  
[174] Nooo waaay! ;-) There is a major and undisputable difference ;-). The 6581 is a karateka who might go on a long spiritual quest, then acquire a superior power, while 8580 could proceed to flip out and cut heads right off ;) (Cadaver)
CreaMD
[177] :
06. Nov 2007 20:47  
Well done on the MSK-sounding tune, censored by creamd - no public guessing please. (I guess)
Im brutally honest when it comes to my feelings for this competition, which is why I didnt feel the need to hide behind an anonymous nick.
The reason I compose is purely for my own pleasure, because its damn nice to have an idea or a theme in your head and then later end up with a finished tune.
I can understand why many musicians for example use multispeed (or even digis) for a competition like this, because really - why be limited? - but if the audience only wants gimmicks and something "new" disregarding melody and song structure Im out of here.
Dane
[178] :
06. Nov 2007 20:53  
[177] Like one or two persons said something like that. They propably dont represent every single person. I personally dig GOOD tunes, no matter what tricks or "trickslessness" was used to create it.
a compo fan
[179] :
06. Nov 2007 20:55  
[176] Haha! OK! Theres the tuning difference + what you mentioned ;) Anyways, its a gift we have not only one major SID type but two... Both kick ass ;)
a compo fan
[180] :
06. Nov 2007 21:04  
[177] The only one wanting gimmicks seems to be Bunny whos behaviour heavily reminds me on a certain babbling musician. Dont feed the trolls and stay where you are (although I myself asked CreamD to exclude you from the compo this time to raise my chances, hah!) ;))
_L_
[181] :
06. Nov 2007 21:30  
Ah, he said I was banned but I thought it was the usual JCH-editor racism. :D
Dane
[182] :
06. Nov 2007 21:30  
Whats a freestyle cover?
Dane
[183] :
06. Nov 2007 21:55  
[177] Dane hey hey! Audience wants AMAZING MELODIES and FANTASTIC SOUND. All that! Yes. Nothing else. I have never seen/experienced a compo that was won by just "great sounds". Have you? Dont get too melodramatic. I's sure I'm not alone who love your tune. Yes I loved last years better, bud this one is definitely one of the top 5. For my own tastes, you are getting more and more from playful ornamental stuff (which I don't dig that much) to something that pleases me (and I hope also general pop loving audience) more ;-). And now I hope there wont be more revealing of competiting names. Thanx for understanding.
CreaMD
[184] :
06. Nov 2007 22:04  
[182] Freestyle cover is a cool name (at least I thoght). In praxe that means you can choose any genre of music and cover it. In past I was thinking about more restriction to the cover compos.. e.g. to make it monothematic (one genre of music per cover compo) but that wouldnt work because best cover anyone does is cover of the tune he loves.
CreaMD
[185] :
06. Nov 2007 22:35  
agree with [177]
PSH
[186] :
06. Nov 2007 22:35  
Nice, I was wondering if it would be themed ie everyone covers the same tune or if it was more of an open field. Now I know. And of course I wont reveal too much. Im sure you would never forgive me!
D
[187] :
06. Nov 2007 23:15  
This conversation about multispeed vs melody is quite remarkable but also very stupid. Why cant composers just compose what they think is acceptable to a competition ? This isnt communism yknow.
conrad
[188] :
06. Nov 2007 23:40  
[177] I do search for new stuff in the tunes, but regarding music, and not technical prowess. The quintessential SID tune bores me but fresh sounding stuff (sounding as in composition, iea, etc.) is what attracts me nowadays, and the SID compo, every year, provides me with some freshness ;)
[189] :
07. Nov 2007 01:35  
[175] i was refering to Danes statement, not yours
i mask my something with something
[190] :
07. Nov 2007 04:21  
beware of unstoppable. it grows on you.
r
[191] :
07. Nov 2007 08:57  
[190] Couldnt agree more. Anyway, how come Not_A_Jazz sounds a bit odd with Vice?
domey of panic
[192] :
07. Nov 2007 11:36  
btw. I have at least one more tune in the mailbox.. but I have got serious attack (al pwd stolen almost all sites I had in the total commander had been infected (learning lesson: never underestimate the security, dont store passwords ;-)) so Im recovering from the mess. Ill put the tune up later today.
[193] :
07. Nov 2007 14:46  
Unstoppable reminds a little of something I have heard before sound wise... Not quite sure what... but I like the tune... there is one chord that I dont like though..
D
[194] :
07. Nov 2007 15:53  
Im really having second thoughts of entering this year: If you all think these are moderate to bad sid tunes, then Im afraid I must be the worst!? I think more then 50% of the tunes already entered are very nice! Hats off to all of you! Ill be sure to vote!
No-XS
[195] :
07. Nov 2007 15:54  
oops... not all thought that way ofcourse..I meant: "if some people with weird nicknames think these sounds arent worthy for a competition in 2007" ... :)
No-XS
[196] :
07. Nov 2007 16:01  
[194] Dont have second thoughts and hand over your "weirdness!" ;-))
[197] :
07. Nov 2007 16:08  
19th piece added. Enjoy da beat!
[198] :
07. Nov 2007 16:31  
[191] in general, goat tracker multispeed tunes tend to have problems with timing sometimes. for example, my tune for this years silesia party, if converted with psid64, sounded strange, but after adding my own player with slightly different timing, was ok.
r
[199] :
07. Nov 2007 16:43  
[191] & [198]
Its Rolands psid64 that causes this. After the file is decrunched, the rasterlines are misplaced at the very beginning (when you hold shift-lock to view rastertime.)
I just stopped the tune and then replayed it, and it played better afterwards. The problem may be related to bit 7 in $d011 not being checked at the start, or depending what cruncher is used for psid (if there is one.)
conrad
[200] :
07. Nov 2007 16:43  
(this effect only happens sometimes btw)
conrad
[201] :
07. Nov 2007 17:42  
[193] - some kind of Matrix on C64 ;)
sid shagger
[202] :
07. Nov 2007 18:00  
[197] right. danceable. like that. (and has no sidmodel flag set)
r
[203] :
07. Nov 2007 20:55  
Rasters need to be stable to play tunes correctly sometimes, esp. multispeed tunes. Ive had this with a one speed tune too once. (attack of 1, iirc)
Hein
[204] :
07. Nov 2007 21:34  
[202] I was updating from work. I had flagged version at home (but was solving completely different problems related to stolen ftp addresses of many sites) ... my machine (where Im siting right now) is lost.. (well I have put firewall up so lets hope no more stuff will be stolen from me). Ive got another music btw. Now I need to find out how to put it on server and not give away the new password ;-))
[205] :
07. Nov 2007 21:54  
Piece no.20! Enjoy.
[206] :
07. Nov 2007 22:23  
creamd, just how did you find out that your tc-passwords where actually stolen? did a certain program search through your windows directory and send the ini-file to someone else while you were watching? =)
clueless person
[207] :
07. Nov 2007 23:08  
I?ve found out the hardest possible way. The php, html, htm files in root directories of portals I?m programming got infected by and ecoded javascript, which was attempting to install the trojan on computers that opened the webpage. We had to disable the access to sites because it was very high probability that anyone with vulnerable IE or unpatched windows could get the virus. The portals have average about 20 thousands visits a day (13-15 uniques). The portal codes were lated restored from backup. At that time I still didn?t know that it was actually my TC ini file that leaked. Only when I was informed about certain attempts to log on parts of sites that were already disabled (server administrator of portals saw that in logs) then I realised that it was actually something to do with ftp password list. But it was too late already. Every site in the list got affected by that (and yes I had a really juicy list of ftp sites (over 40 active sites). So I spent about 5 hours cleaning the files by a script I had to made (which was loading file by file and removing the javascript code that didn?t belong there). This lasted until 2:30 AM today. Then I spent the whole day phoning to various client and hosting services and asking the to change the passwords so the attack won?t repeat.
[208] :
08. Nov 2007 10:36  
"I died defending the mothership" is great. instruments are a little raw but the bouncy composition is catchy.
stainless
[209] :
08. Nov 2007 13:17  
I must say, this year there are very very good entries indeed. This will most certainly be the highlight of 2007. Keep up the great work, guys! No time to lose for more tunes! :)
conrad
[210] :
09. Nov 2007 12:34  
A really great voting system a 10/10 for that, some really nice tunes for a rainy november amusement. Thanx
[211] :
09. Nov 2007 12:40  
[210] Thank you too. Next time you just have to log in to your rank using the LINK you have received in e-mail. The submission phase havent ended yet and I hope that few more tunes will arrive. I also hope that all people who started voting will find time to finish their voting when the first phase stops.
[212] :
09. Nov 2007 13:40  
did it stop yet? :(
!_!
[213] :
09. Nov 2007 14:18  
[212] nope there are few more entries to arrive.
[214] :
09. Nov 2007 16:41  
So how much time is there to vote when the submission phase is over?
a compo fan
[215] :
09. Nov 2007 18:17  
[214] At least one week. I will probably sent notification to voters with incomplete voteshhets before the end of voting phase.
[216] :
09. Nov 2007 18:48  
Yeah... Ill try to finish the mp3-recording process next week ASAP. About half of the current tunes are recorded. Lets hope Im not very busy with other stuff next week. Itd be a bit lame to provide mp3s when theres only a couple of days left for voting :(
a compo fan
[217] :
09. Nov 2007 18:57  
Ill get there at the eleventh hour!
Wait for me!!!
[218] :
09. Nov 2007 19:35  
a compo fan - contact me. youll find my addy @ csdb
randall
[219] :
09. Nov 2007 20:31  
[216] Maybe someone will appreciate having mp3s in their players ;-)
[220] :
10. Nov 2007 08:08  
67 voters, hm, sounds like a lot. How many voters did you have in the last years, CreaMD?
[221] :
10. Nov 2007 09:14  
[220] I think it will be less after cleanup. Number of voters is written in the sidcompo result files / news I think.
[222] :
10. Nov 2007 09:19  
[220] Btw. I cant do cleanup now.Ill do it immediatelyl after deadline. I did mistake that I havent set e-mail addy as unique identifier which cant be entered more times. In future, it will be checked by ajax before sending votesheet and warning message will appear. It seems thatsome peopledidnt realise that next time they are going to vote they have to "log-in" to their votes using url they received in e-mail. Ill improveit for cover compo (1st of jan 2007)
[223] :
10. Nov 2007 13:51  
+1 tune in my mailbox.
CreaMD
[224] :
10. Nov 2007 15:42  
Munich 98,3 contains a cover... I thought covers werent allowed.
Mr. D
[225] :
10. Nov 2007 16:25  
[224] Mr.D provide some clues (like this part from minute:second to minute:second) is taken from that and that tune. (best would be if you also give link to the online version of the tune that you consider to be covered by Munich 98,3. Im not going to do any action unless I have som proofs. And yes some parts of the tune sounds familiar to something that Ive heard before, but I dont remember where and from.
CreaMD
[226] :
10. Nov 2007 16:27  
[224] And btw. thanx for reminding me that I should update the rules with point of taking no responsibility for the emotional damages caused by unspotted covers in the compo because it seems that some people think that Im a walking library and all responsibility is on my shoulders.. daaamn.. I hate this job! ;-)
CreaMD
[227] :
10. Nov 2007 18:07  
I am sorry but I cant really provide you with the clues... I know that the the melody line in the beginning is a clear cut conversion of a hit from the start 90ies but I simply cant remember the name of the song and the group. I am know I am right... Because a friend of mine once converted it... And I remember hearing it in my early teens :D
Mr. D
[228] :
10. Nov 2007 18:42  
I think youre right, it sounds very familiar. Time to listen to a lot of 90s music.
z
[229] :
10. Nov 2007 18:47  
And...? F#cking great tune, though I dont like Munich at all... ***ignoring all forthcoming clues***
uncoverer
[230] :
10. Nov 2007 21:15  
Only the riff is similar? The riff is quite simple. If you start digging, youll find a lot of similarities between all sorts of songs.
a compo fan
[231] :
10. Nov 2007 21:57  
Maybe he meant Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia ?
No-XS
[232] :
10. Nov 2007 23:16  
[231] Naah, suburbias motive is different. And its not alsop Layla, By Eric Clapton. (or how was that song named). I think its rather something r&b style or funky or old dancefloor.
[233] :
11. Nov 2007 00:52  
+1 tune. Enjoy.
[234] :
11. Nov 2007 01:10  
Btw. this year is very rich on epic tunes. ;-)
[235] :
11. Nov 2007 01:15  
Not only epic, but very valuable at all.
Orcan
[236] :
11. Nov 2007 08:48  
The people at work think Im nuts when I walk around and hum my own tune all day.
Stupid
[237] :
11. Nov 2007 10:12  
Voting is really difficult again this year. Is it just me or are all the tunes apart from one or two not so good ones and a couple of medium ones really really good? I mean it feels bad if I have to vote a tune to #12 that I actually like a lot, only there are 11 other tunes which are only slightly better! Argh...
[238] :
11. Nov 2007 11:05  
btw. +1 tune added. [237] I have similar feeling. I was relistening the ones I like better, yesterday and I had problem which ones I should put in the top 5. Pity I cant say names ;-)
[239] :
11. Nov 2007 11:35  
[237] It is just an evidence that music scene is not dead. Yes I know a production after year 2000 is not as huge as years before, but quality stays and even rise I think
Orcan (the optimist :-))
[240] :
11. Nov 2007 11:47  
[237] At least last year it was possible to put several songs on the same position when voting. Maybe thats not the idea in the voting, but if you honestly feel some tunes are equally good, maybe you should vote accordingly.
a compo fan
[241] :
11. Nov 2007 11:52  
BTW about the mp3s: Recording them is one thing, but even more time and effort is needed because each and every recording must be carefully listened before putting them online to make sure they dont clip, havent picked up cell phone interference or dont have hiccups caused by Windows or something stupid like that. I have limited time, so it would be great if Id have a couple of "listeners" to help me. This would really speed up putting the tunes online. Those who are interested, please put your contact info on this comment section. All you would have to do is to listen to some tunes once and tell me if the recordings are OK. I would really appreciate it.
a compo fan
[242] :
11. Nov 2007 13:02  
tune 21 is really nice, albeit a bit too similar to one of 2006 entries for my taste. tune 22, i cant stop listening to. less is more
r
[243] :
11. Nov 2007 15:20  
Added the missing prg for the latest 5 tunes.
[244] :
11. Nov 2007 16:37  
Just realized that i have installed WinXP a bunch ago, an my 1541 software is not running in it :(
Dont wait for me ;(
[245] :
11. Nov 2007 16:42  
[244] eml me. Si I know who are you.
[246] :
11. Nov 2007 16:49  
[244] boot dos from floppy, cant you?
Sascha Gottschalk
[247] :
11. Nov 2007 16:51  
@244: use opencbm+gui, works good in XP.
Katharina Volodkova
[248] :
11. Nov 2007 22:00  
+2 tunes in the list. Enjoy!
[249] :
11. Nov 2007 22:01  
Oh gosh ... youve got the title wrong, pal :)
girls and ghosts
[250] :
11. Nov 2007 22:07  
Soeren Lund, I want your babies.
That guy
[251] :
11. Nov 2007 22:13  
Im sorry.. seems like Ive got disgraphic lately ;)))
[252] :
11. Nov 2007 22:19  
Ok now the sad and a bit embarassing news. I had to disqualify the entry #17. Its a cover of Everybody, Everybody by Black Box (1990 tune). I know background about how this tune was made so I can understand how this could happen. Im really sad about this mistake because it was one of the best sons in the compo. I wont reveal name of the author(s) although Im sure many of you guessed who is it. Anyway Im pretty much sure this wasnt intentional. Sorry everybody, including the author. Lets hope author wont be against releasing it in the cover compo which starts on 1st of january 2008.
[253] :
11. Nov 2007 22:25  
so what I have to do with it? move from my 3rd place to last? :(
unpoliticallycorrect
[254] :
11. Nov 2007 22:28  
[253] Do whavetever you like. It wont be in the results. But out of curiosity I would leave it on third place and well see (well.. I will see at least) what place it could get. I didnt count with situation like this and this (leaving in the rank) is the easiest solution I could come up with right now)
[255] :
11. Nov 2007 22:35  
okidoki, Ill leave where it is
unpoliticallycorrect
[256] :
11. Nov 2007 22:45  
Just playing with a thought, if there could be a sort of guessing compo besides THE compo. The one with the most right answers in who did and what, would win a free banana or something. :D
the emperor of the jungle
[257] :
11. Nov 2007 22:52  
[256] Been there, done that ;-) There was too much info leak with guesssing compo and there were also obvious winners-to-be because some ppl are just more skilled with how to dig out info from players than others.
[258] :
11. Nov 2007 22:57  
to the composer of that sid tune: Its something that happened to me a few times too; worktunes gather dust, changes directory and after a while you think: wow, i did a nice job back then! lets finish that! .. an example of me is this: C:/music/sid/C64Music/MUSICIANS/N/No-XS/Sixpack_of_Cola.sid ...which turns out to be an .it tune by Beek.. just remembered that last month... lol :))
No-XS
[259] :
11. Nov 2007 23:32  
257: If you ever bother to read my comments/babble I put down while listening, I swear I didnt check a single tune in the hex editor or some other tool that would reveal the player. Still great fun to guess the composers, even if its just for my personal pleasure. :-)
[260] :
11. Nov 2007 23:34  
I wonder why dude who provided ME@ME.COM address will change his voting sheet now when he havent received the edit link. Argh.. users... ;-)
[261] :
11. Nov 2007 23:48  
[252] Quite sad to hear tune #17 got disaqualified, it was a very good tune... however I never actually knew it was a slight cover of some old 90s tune, until this Mr.D opened his big mouth. IMO, enjoyment comes first priority, production details come second. But of course, opinions differ to all.
conrad
[262] :
11. Nov 2007 23:54  
...bollocks!! Forget my previous post. I thought the original tune was a SID tune, until I clicked that mp3 link :P I apologise to all!
conrad
[263] :
12. Nov 2007 00:11  
+1 tune! And hey, what?s happening? I never expected having such an awesome selection of songs in this year?s compo. It?s probably the most quality packed sidcompo ever. Only think I?m a bit sad about is, that Asterion missed the compo this year. (it seems ;-(
[262] No problemo really. If I could, I would leave the tune in the compo, but that would be against the rules.
[264] :
12. Nov 2007 00:25  
P?RK?P?L?TT??!1
The requested URL /files/sidcompo7/sid-credited/TheSweetOdourOfJesusChrist.sid was not found on this server.
not so finnish guy
[265] :
12. Nov 2007 00:28  
add a "un" where due, moron!1
unpoliticallycorrect
[266] :
12. Nov 2007 00:28  
ok d00d, done and dled !2
not so finnish guy
[267] :
12. Nov 2007 00:31  
fixed ;-)
CreaMD
[268] :
12. Nov 2007 00:44  
girls'whatever (?????): timothy meets timothy.
r
[269] :
12. Nov 2007 09:23  
&apos prolly = " " ... creamd?
politically uncorrect
[270] :
12. Nov 2007 09:28  
[269]? What creamd? No "Creamd" in the compo.
[271] :
12. Nov 2007 09:59  
24 His Pearls a powerful tune :)
Richard
[272] :
12. Nov 2007 16:47  
I am so sorry that I revealed that cover... It is a smashing good cover... I hope that the tune will be released... I really feel like some kinda naugthy boy for having revealed it...
Mr. D
[273] :
12. Nov 2007 17:31  
Another tune added. This time 6581 (OLD SID) is heavily reccomended. Ive heard this tune with unset flags, was kinda weird. Anyway this is a solid load of data-pop ;-) (I was hoping for more development but still kinda enjoable in its own way).
[274] :
12. Nov 2007 22:38  
+1 tune added. Probably the last one. ?
[275] :
12. Nov 2007 23:39  
and what a nice one it is!
stainless
[276] :
13. Nov 2007 01:26  
[275] Yeah, I agree! BTW, raw WAV recordings of every tune played on the real thing are now done. They will be available for download once they have been verified to not to have any problems.
a compo fan
[277] :
13. Nov 2007 07:56  
[276] cool. Ok gotta change message about voting phase. Ill be online around evening. If you have skype, icq, msn we can communicate through those.
CreaMD
[278] :
13. Nov 2007 11:10  
Woot? 80 Voters ... Tres decent :)
Voter
[279] :
13. Nov 2007 11:32  
[278] Nope Im sure about 20 votes are dupes.
CreaMD
[280] :
13. Nov 2007 11:46  
it seems that theres a new level in overall quality this time, which makes fewer tunes stand out in the end. too bad that munich got kicked. it was my favorite entry, but it isnt exactly hard to pick a new #1 since there is another really good tune in the pool. =)
dalezy
[281] :
13. Nov 2007 15:04  
i am very sorry for the confusing about munich 98,3 fm. i didnt know its a cover and as i am totally against covers in the compo myself, just put it in some trashcan.
shit happens...
Some Author
[282] :
13. Nov 2007 15:33  
[281] Its true that it doesnt belong in this compo but as a tune itself its mega kick-ass. I really dig it.
a compo fan
[283] :
13. Nov 2007 15:49  
just make a single release out of munich 98,3 via csdb i say
someone
[284] :
13. Nov 2007 16:15  
will there be jury voting this year?
juror sruror
[285] :
13. Nov 2007 16:21  
[280] Which one? :)
Another Author
[286] :
13. Nov 2007 16:58  
285, the obvious one. :)
dalezhnikov
[287] :
13. Nov 2007 17:09  
The best pearls are the Belgian ones, obviously.
Dane
[288] :
13. Nov 2007 17:18  
Its dark in Finland, England seems to be dangerous and jazz loses its appeal in Poland. Tssssss.
not Dane
[289] :
13. Nov 2007 17:38  
[287] Ts ts ts... Dane, mister, you promised something! ;-)
[290] :
13. Nov 2007 17:39  
[261] The tune should get into the cover compo, its definitely not a trash at all. It aspired on highest places. So if Ill get your (if you are author) "YES" on that, Ill put it into january cover compo! ;-)
[291] :
13. Nov 2007 18:07  
i thought wed go about all covering the same tune?
mark question
[292] :
13. Nov 2007 18:12  
[291] That would be pretty stupid I think. ;-)
[293] :
13. Nov 2007 18:21  
Roman, it is a natural childish reaction to almost never being anonymous myself. :D
Dane
[294] :
13. Nov 2007 18:44  
[292]: why? same chance for everybody :D
mark question
[295] :
13. Nov 2007 18:45  
A followup to the "Sit In My Underwear, Drinking Pepsi" compo was to be to hold an Airwolf.sid compo, but then make a different tv-tune.. I didnt hold that compo, since it looks like a fuckup for the HVSC (wasnt my primary intention though :)) ... Alot of cover compos can be done.. like tv-tunes, or maybe even the same tune, or known pc-demo-tunes, ehm... anything :) ..Might be fun to restrict the cover compo to something like that.. Ohh, and the telling of the authors made it a bit to obvious now, Dane and not-Dane :))
No-XS
[296] :
13. Nov 2007 18:52  
Sorry for the delay, My little daughter said it was unforgivable that there was not a jazz sid in this big autumn symphony. While I almost died defending the mothership, i told her it was unstoppable. The sexy hardrestart seemed to have 6581 destinations but when she asked me to mix em up, the music seemed to be full of november echoes and jammed with arpeggios.
No-XS
[297] :
13. Nov 2007 18:56  
[293] ;-) As if you didnt know that only "newcomers" can keep some anonymity. But as its seems from your hints even the new ones are quite obvious for some ;-) Btw. as I see from Steppes comments (in his votesheet) even the sid-lover and expert like him dont have chance to identify some musicians if they change their sound-set dramatically ;-)
[298] :
13. Nov 2007 18:59  
[295] I was thinking about restrictions and maybe we can try something like that sometimes, but first we need to check how musicians will react to this one. And I also think (from my own experience) that best covers are made from tunes that we love ;-)
[299] :
13. Nov 2007 19:06  
[296] Ok, I had to "frame" this one ;-))))
[300] :
13. Nov 2007 19:23  
Thats hilarious, No-XS! :D
Dane
[301] :
13. Nov 2007 19:23  
[296]: awesome! ahahahahaha
[302] :
13. Nov 2007 20:36  
Dane: btw. I how about pasage 1:47 - 1:55 ?? ;-)) Isnt it by any chance directly borrowed from Silent Night ;-))
[303] :
13. Nov 2007 20:54  
LOL I didnt realise that, just listened to it. ?ou are so right.
Dane
[304] :
13. Nov 2007 21:04  
No-XS: That certainly brightened my evening! =D
conrad
[305] :
13. Nov 2007 21:30  
Something disturbs me in His pearl at 1:21 - 1:23. It sounds like a bug. Maybe it was an aim...
Orcan
[306] :
13. Nov 2007 21:33  
If you mean the volume effect it seems intentional
That guy
[307] :
13. Nov 2007 21:44  
MP3?s and MP3 PACK ADDED! Thanx to dude who helped with this. I?ll reveal his name when results will be announced. I will clean voting registrations tommorow. I will send notifiactions to people who don?t have finished their voting and also to all musicians (jury voting). MUSICIANS -> If you wish, you can send your top 10 ranks now. You don?t have to wait until my E-mail. But please also try to comment your selection.
[308] :
13. Nov 2007 22:25  
[307] You mean we have until tomorrow to vote???
[309] :
13. Nov 2007 22:32  
[307] I will clean the duplicates and some spambot attempts. I will leave only correct ones (with e-mail addy etc.)
[310] :
14. Nov 2007 10:48  
Following MP3s had minor errors: "Jammed..." (not normalized) and "November..." (small hiccup). Corrected MP3s + new ZIP are up now. Enjoy!
a compo fan
[311] :
14. Nov 2007 11:41  
It seems that many tunes were composed on emulators. Just listen to 6581 Destinations (MP3 vs. SID). Fortunately there are a lot more 8580 entries. :)
Jaws
[312] :
14. Nov 2007 11:50  
[311] It maybe also depends on version of 6581 (OLD SID). Can anyone check on their 6581?
CreaMD
[313] :
14. Nov 2007 11:57  
[312] I think it might have more to do with the difference between each and every 6581 instead of the version. The difference is that the "default cutoff point" is different on every chip. Sounds which have the cutoff on a fixed point have the biggest difference in sound between different 6581s. Its "dangerous" to rely on these kind of sounds on 6581 :) Filter sweeps work much better. This was already noticed by some game musician in the 80s, but I dont remember who it was (his comments are in the STIL file of HVSC). Anyways "6581 destinations" might sound "more correct" on some other C64.
a compo fan
[314] :
14. Nov 2007 12:08  
BTW, "Gold Lux" maybe "suffers" most from my C64 - it propably doesnt sound as intended in the recording. However, many tunes sound just fine with this C64, so I dont think I used a particulary bad one. BTW, 8580s have less differences between each chip, so I strongly suggest using 8580 for those who are worried that their tune might be ruined by "wrongly tuned" filters. But I guess even 8580s arent exactly same... Also there is less difference between emulation and the real thing on 8580, but clear difference between emulation and 6581, so again I strongly suggest that if you use Goattracker or Vice, and want your tune sound similar on the real thing, switch to 8580 mode...
a compo fan
[315] :
14. Nov 2007 12:08  
It probably will sound better on a R2 than on a R4 (which is well known for its strong filters) Which revision did you used?
BaMuNaTiOn
[316] :
14. Nov 2007 12:25  
I opened my C64 (yes I dont have a life:) to check and it seems to be R4AR. However, I really really think this isnt a revision issue but simply "difference between each SID"-issue. Chips from the same manufacturing batch might sound the same but I really do believe there can be differences between chips even if they are the same revision. Its just a bit difficult to explain the idea, but analog synth users understand when I say "the default cutoff frequency is different between every chip".
a compo fan
[317] :
14. Nov 2007 15:23  
I simply have the feeling that c64.sk, csdb, (or something between) isn?t the right place for a serious musician to release his stuff. (nata) ...aaaah. So that?s why I can?t brainwash Reyn O. ;-( to join the compo. Not to mention Jeroen T. And bunch of others who still lurk around the corners of scene galaxy ;-)
CreaMD
[318] :
14. Nov 2007 19:53  
[317] SID compo is probably not that attractive to the majority of people.
nut
[319] :
14. Nov 2007 21:56  
[318] exactly like me. thus, i participate due to empathy
r
[320] :
14. Nov 2007 22:28  
in russia, empathy participates due to you
o
[321] :
14. Nov 2007 22:59  
word
w
[322] :
14. Nov 2007 23:13  
[318] Majority of mankind gives a fck about c64 anyway.
[323] :
15. Nov 2007 02:30  
Just take it easy, guys. After all, we are just a small minority taking part of an even smaller competition. :)
the emperor of the jungle
[324] :
15. Nov 2007 03:48  
no, we are the future of electronica. trouble is that no one recognized us as such yet
i mask my something with something
[325] :
15. Nov 2007 10:07  
Yeah, when are The Knife going to call me?
Dane
[326] :
15. Nov 2007 10:15  
My first reaction about this compo. Lots of fun, even being just a spectator/voter, to listen to all the tunes and to rate them listening to them day by day. Thanks to you all who composed these tunes. Lets keep up this online competition through the years!!! Now it has become an yearly appointment.
[327] :
15. Nov 2007 13:33  
"no, we are the future of electronica. trouble is that no one recognized us as such yet"
bullshit! timbo recognized us :D:D:D
j
[328] :
15. Nov 2007 17:00  
us? he recognized grg and tempest. i bet he doesnt even know that theres more "videogame idiots" out there. =)
d ale tu nudno zy
[329] :
15. Nov 2007 17:52  
sam jestes nudny
der stolze Pole
[330] :
15. Nov 2007 19:19  
[328] ;-)
[331] :
15. Nov 2007 21:49  
Very good quality and variation. I think even if this is a compo, its a very good way for all kind of composers to contribute to the C-64 scene with music, no matter if youre a veteran, newcomer or just making one single song. :)
Xiny6581
[332] :
15. Nov 2007 22:06  
[331] I second that. A compo like this really brings a wide variety of SID talents into one festival... just like the Eurovision Song Contest events, except its less in popularity (disadvantage?) and more limited, which should be kept that way really.
conrad
[333] :
15. Nov 2007 22:07  
What? Reyn and JT didnt join the compo this year? :|
No-XS
[334] :
15. Nov 2007 22:17  
us? he recognized grg and tempest. i bet he doesn’t even know that there’s more "videogame idiots" out there. =)
it was a joke smartass :P
j
[335] :
15. Nov 2007 22:37  
[332] - agree with that. I think this compo its the best thing on C64 scene right now,just behind the X party :)
sid shagger
[336] :
16. Nov 2007 00:00  
[334] seems like i double smartassed you out. :)
dyslexy
[337] :
16. Nov 2007 12:03  
yeah, sure ;)
j
[338] :
16. Nov 2007 15:48  
[333] I doubt that you ever will see here a *real* c64-music-legend.
another legendary guy
[339] :
16. Nov 2007 15:57  
nata, legendary for what? :D
dalezr
[340] :
16. Nov 2007 16:55  
Im proud to announce that next year ONLY *real* SID-legends will participate: Johannes Bjerregaard, Crowther Antony, Charles Deenen, Thomas Detert, Jonathan Dunn, David Dunn, Follin Bros., Martin Galway, Chris Huelsbeck, Baldwin Neil, JCH, Anthony Lees, Barry Leitch, Reyn Ouwehand, Jeroen Kimmel, Jeroen/Michiel Soede, Jeroen Tel, Michael Winterberg AND MANY MORE.. STAY TUNED!!!! :D
another legendary guy
[341] :
16. Nov 2007 17:18  
I sure hope Richard Rinn will be on that list!
Dane
[342] :
16. Nov 2007 17:21  
bah. no hubbard, no cred.
r
[343] :
16. Nov 2007 19:15  
CreaMD, maybe its time to add the attendants to the csdb entry? or do you still want to keep it secret for now ?
popeyes chickens teh shizznit
[344] :
16. Nov 2007 20:51  
Hmm, I assume the idea is to wait until voting phase is over.
a compo fan
[345] :
16. Nov 2007 21:58  
This compo has been a complete breath of fresh air. I am enjoying the music alot - respect to all composers. It lives up to my expectations from last year. Autumn Symphony suits any demo perfectly! The mothership swings! Da Jazz funks! Out of too many good sids error! And yes, put Deek (and Xayne) on that list.
lbp
[346] :
18. Nov 2007 00:11  
ok cleaned the votesheets database. 34 correct sheets 3 need just one touch. 35 needs to be finished (gotta mail the ppl).
[347] :
18. Nov 2007 01:06  
Ok. All requests sent. Participating musicians should receive e-mail with request for jury voting and voters who didnt finish their voting yet will receive the request for completion of their votesheets.
Have a nice rest of the weekend.
[348] :
19. Nov 2007 04:38  
How do you know when a votesheet is complete? I have not made up my mind and whereas I have filled most of the comment boxes, my votesheet is far from complete.
PLease dont close them thinking they are complete, set a specific deadline when voting has to end.
[349] :
19. Nov 2007 08:12  
[348] Complete votesheet is the one which has all 27 tunes ordered. That means. User has edited it after all tunes arrived. Incompleet votesheets are those which were last touched at time when number of musics was less than 27.
CreaMD
[350] :
19. Nov 2007 12:06  
... and what does the winner get? (fame doesnt count ;-))
femme fatal
[351] :
19. Nov 2007 12:16  
[350] What would you suggest?
CreaMD
[352] :
19. Nov 2007 12:48  
A bottle of Stefano Tognons homemade wine, of course.
Dane
[353] :
19. Nov 2007 14:39  
homemade, really?
femme fatal
[354] :
19. Nov 2007 14:51  
[352] Yeah I dont have problem with that. Stefano, what do you say? ;-))
[351]Anyway, Im kinda curious what kind of arsehole one has to be, to ask for prizes in the compo that is organised on a non-profit basis, on a non profit site with voluntary compo participants. Next time you are going to ask this ungrateful question dont forget to ask yourself who will pay me for all the time I wasted with this compo over the years trying to make it as good as possible. I never thought that having prizes in the compo would make it bigger or better, but if you think so, feel free to sponsor the prizes for the last one in the series - C64.sk Sid Compo #8 a.k.a. The Last CompoTM.
CreaMD
[355] :
19. Nov 2007 15:00  
CreaMD - NOOOOOOOOOO - not the last one, You cant be serious!!
sid shagger
[356] :
19. Nov 2007 15:05  
Do you really need a sponsor for a 50 eurocent bottle of wine, or maybe some empty c64 floppy disk? :S
femme fatal
[357] :
19. Nov 2007 15:17  
[355] Im serious. As you could have already noticed there is no point where this compo could move (in some radical way). Every year Im getting more and more anxious feelings about how it will go, if it wont end by a big fiasco and all that crap. Every year I collect tiny bits of negative emotions from here or there and I cant shake it off, its collecting inside me. Its really exhausting and I feel that I cant continue with this for too long. I dont believe that this compo will ever get bigger response than 43 entries in (I dont know which year) and Im a bit scared of the idea that #9 will have less than 20 ;-). If you want to beat your competition, you must differ from it. But how can you "beat" yourself? I know how. And you will learn when the time comes. Dont worry I have something different in the sleeve. ;-))
[356] Do you really think that having cheap prizes in this compo will earn it more respect?
CreaMD
[358] :
19. Nov 2007 15:36  
Roman, if you stop SID Compo, you will never get coffee from here again :D
Intensity
[359] :
19. Nov 2007 15:45  
CreaMD - this year is less tunes than last year but quality is fantastic. I reckon that in 2008 will be even better,maybe not in quantity but quality definitely.
PSH
[360] :
19. Nov 2007 16:01  
[358] ;-) it seems like I will have to reroute the "coffeduct" through austria-and-hungary ;) [359] I dont worry about it. It will be The Last CompoTM everyone will do all their best not to miss it ;-).
CreaMD
[361] :
19. Nov 2007 16:09  
Seriously, if theres Sid-wine involved, the masses will gather. I can attest to the quality of this most exclusive of beverages!
Dane
[362] :
19. Nov 2007 16:43  
is the amount of entrys really that important to make it a good compo? i dont think so... this years breakpoint c64 demo-compo just had 6 entrys, but the overall quality was high (5 of those entrys were very nice)... so i considered it a good compo. so why do you care if its less than 20 entrys if the quality of the - lets say 15 tunes is very high?
yazoo
[363] :
19. Nov 2007 16:45  
CreaMD: change "all the time I wasted" with "all the time I invested". I do not consier the SID compo to be a waste of anyones time, and I think it has been very good throughout the years :)
The Last Compo (ninja? :P) will definitely rock supreme!
[364] :
19. Nov 2007 16:52  
[362] agreed with you yazoo, but perhaps CreaMDs objectives with the SID Compo were different, and thats why he cares about the number. If numbers count, I suppose one of his main goals was to raically expand the scenes activity and perhaps composer-base. I unno, just my speculation ;)
[365] :
19. Nov 2007 17:08  
the last north party, the last sidcompo. we slavs seem to like funerals.
r
[366] :
19. Nov 2007 17:18  
[361] Any bottles left? ;-)
[362] For me it is not, but for some people (doesnt matter if musicians or audience) it is. Some decent quantity is important for the image of the compo to be considered valuable.
One musician asked, me will there be enough musics in the compo? Some people need to have enough entries to consider their participation valuable from broader point of view.
I once came second i a chess tournament ... and I was last at the same time. I once won 3rd place in draughts game (and was second from the end).
Its much better to win compo with 30 participants than to win compo with 10-15 ones. Unless those 10-15 are from musicians from to 20 and the one who won is *you*, of course ;-)) Anyway. Having enough tunes in the compo, thats not the only reason. Its just one of my reasons why I decided like this. IMO Its better to end at the top than quit when you failed to keep up with the expectations.
[367] :
19. Nov 2007 17:30  
[364] That too. And Im really glad that I achieved to get a lot of cool musicians participate in the compo. Sidcompo not only attracts some talented newcomers but also motivated few cool musicians to compose another tune. I dont want to talk about commebacks because (as we say over here...) "one swallow doesnt make a summer".
[365] But its not the funeral. I think Ive kicked serious butt with last 7 years and Im sure #8 is not going to be exception, but I think now its time to kick even bigger butt with something different ;-). After all those years sidcompo doesnt have anything new or innovative to offer to enrich and enliven the scene. Except of the great musics of course ;-)
[368] :
19. Nov 2007 17:37  
CreaMD, dont let the couple of negative comments discourage you, Im sure the vast majority of feedback is/was positive. But I can understand you perfectly, the feedback of the whiners with their always exotic requests who you cant please anyway somehow lasts and causes a bitter aftertaste. Just a matter of time, youre getting used to it! ;-)
[369] :
19. Nov 2007 18:05  
Its your decision, CreamD. If that means there will be a vacuum for online compos I am sure somebody else will attempt to fill it. Its been grand and I promise to take part in the last one (especially if you include a bottle of that fine wine).
Dane
[370] :
19. Nov 2007 18:13  
[368] I always thought I was getting used to it, but it seems that it at the cost of turning to oppresive mizantrophe ;-) Im not discouraged, I have decided to about what to do next sometimes in the middle of this compo.
[371] :
19. Nov 2007 18:56  
[369] Dont worry Im not going to jump over the sadcastles Im rather going to build something other next to them ;-)
[372] :
19. Nov 2007 19:37  
Expect at least one from poland, germany & england in the top 3. The guy from enland wins. No surprise this year.
klaumeister
[373] :
19. Nov 2007 20:04  
[372] ;-D
[374] :
19. Nov 2007 21:17  
Yeah I too must say that this compo has brought lotsa fun to this autumn. Its currently the coolest thing happening around SID-music.
a compo fan
[375] :
19. Nov 2007 22:23  
[372] nah, i guess none of guys from germany will make it this time. you seem to have forgotten a guy from belgium, btw :)
another compo fan
[376] :
19. Nov 2007 22:44  
I think the finns will kick some serious german and british ass this time around. ;-)
And hey, great to hear that you wont tear down all the tents, but instead carry on with something different, CreaMD. Whatever it is, Im looking forward to it!
[377] :
19. Nov 2007 22:58  
[376] It will be pompous, funny, original, innovative, full of pathos and all that crap ;-)
[372][375][376] If I combine all the guesses together .. well guys you are close ;-))))
[378] :
19. Nov 2007 23:52  
i wouldnt underestimate sweden, either.
r
[379] :
20. Nov 2007 00:19  
This has become the predictions for the next world cup? :D
[380] :
20. Nov 2007 11:06  
[354]I still have my homemade wine. The only problem is that sending it require very hard package that need many times to be self build as the travel service is very dangerous :(
But if one pass here in Italy to take it, I could finance lot of sid-wine compo :)
[381] :
20. Nov 2007 13:35  
was there any obviouos entry from a german participant this time? i honestly wouldnt say so. :)
bob the bodybuilder
[382] :
20. Nov 2007 16:59  
[381] Three or four at least :)
he who
[383] :
20. Nov 2007 17:00  
[375]Ach, like the Eurovision Song Contest, Belgiums only in it for fun, and hopefully provide a little entertainment to some. Although, our performer *would* have liked the same 200000 Euros government support which one Kate Ryan received last year for ESC 2006 with "Je tadore" - and she didnt even make it into the finals, dammit. ;)
Well, if SC7 is anything like ESC06, the Fins will win :).
West-Vleeteren 12
[384] :
20. Nov 2007 17:43  
If the Eurovision is anything to go by, the Spanish contestants will dance barefoot. There will be French ballads. And everyone will vote for whoever lives closest to them.
z
[385] :
21. Nov 2007 00:05  
ok, results plz ;-)
someone
[386] :
21. Nov 2007 00:09  
[385] 6+1 jurors havent sent their top 10 yet. One answered my second E-mail. That makex is 5+1 who wont send it because thats against his philosophy.
[387] :
21. Nov 2007 00:12  
think its possible to publish audience results first, and then jury results (when you get the remaining votes)?
steaming pile of shit
[388] :
21. Nov 2007 00:17  
[387] Only if I posted them anonymously ;-). But at any case Ill post results on tommorow evening.
[389] :
21. Nov 2007 00:18  
[387] I mean.. without author names..
[390] :
21. Nov 2007 00:27  
creamd: did you my jury email? just curious if you got it or not.
conrad
[391] :
21. Nov 2007 00:45  
creamd: did you my jury email? just curious if you got it or not.
conrad
[392] :
21. Nov 2007 00:47  
[391] I did. Thanx. If I havent you would get 2 e-mail urgentions already ;-)
[393] :
21. Nov 2007 01:05  
[392] heheh, blame the F5 key :)
conrad
[394] :
21. Nov 2007 13:49  
i enjoy the feedback most, hence i have a QUESTION. when will the comments be released? this question is particularly important in case trompkins sent his reviews too, you know.
r
[395] :
21. Nov 2007 15:06  
[394] ;-))) As soon as possible. ACtually it works on preivous year system so I can generate the comments and results immediately. I just need to put together credited sids too.
CreaMD
[396] :
21. Nov 2007 17:08  
CreaMD, on some years you have also published author comments of their own tunes, but I think you didnt publish them last year, or then Im an idiot and didnt notice (could be!;). Could you please also publish these comments this year?
a compo fan
[397] :
21. Nov 2007 20:20  
[396] I will post them. But if I remember right there isnt many of them.
[398] :
21. Nov 2007 21:20  
... one hour later ... tipping fingernails on desk ... results? PLEEEEASE? :D
[399] :
21. Nov 2007 21:41  
yup results plzzz ;-) want to know if my favourite tunes are on top or bottom of the results...
yazoo
[400] :
21. Nov 2007 22:02  
;-)
[401] :
21. Nov 2007 22:11  
[402] :
21. Nov 2007 22:20  
thanks! :-)
yazoo
[403] :
21. Nov 2007 22:20  
roman, as far as i know, sidder doesnt share his name with me :D
j
[404] :
21. Nov 2007 22:25  
[403] Argh. I dont know why I come up with that, lets hope I dont fck that up in official sid releases ;-)
[405] :
21. Nov 2007 22:27  
i see theres a little mess in the list in general :D
j
[406] :
21. Nov 2007 22:30  
Anyway. Thanx to everybody who participated in the compo. Congratulations to winners. Special thanx to Uneksija (Antti Pitk?m?ki) for MP3 recording/endcoding and hosting (on his friends server). Also thanx to Orcan and Randall for help with SID2PRG files conversion. Thanx to all authors of the tools like psid64.exe and psidedit.. and to all who voted and listened, etc. I will put thanks in official text too.
[407] :
21. Nov 2007 22:39  
"Sorry for the delay" by who?
Very interesting und surprising results on the whole. A great compo that was!
[408] :
21. Nov 2007 22:47  
[407] By Peter Bergstrand. Fixed. Randals high place is kinda surprising considering the fact that his tune came into the compo so soon. The rest of the results seems quite OK to me. Except maybe of a little bit low place for The sweet odour of Jesus.. but that might depend on tastes. When I first heard Darkening I was quite sure that it will aspire on 1st places ;-) Same goes for Danger Zone and His Pearl. Autumns Symphony is also a kind of surprise. I didnt expect people will recognise it betweens som many other great compositions. Unforgivable or November Echoes were also very good.
[409] :
21. Nov 2007 22:52  
intensitys work is definitely underrated. im quite surprised in general, my list looks kinda different :D
j
[410] :
21. Nov 2007 23:06  
[409] What I see is that except of the "Sweet odour..." you have all top 5 tunes in the top 5 positions.. but in different order ;-) so it seems that audience (as usual) doesnt have that bad taste ;-)
[411] :
21. Nov 2007 23:16  
Dear listeners. Please what did you do with my old heart? Now I have to "enjoy" a heart attack:-)
Orcan
[412] :
21. Nov 2007 23:21  
Seriously: Thank you very much.
Orcan
[413] :
21. Nov 2007 23:54  
is sending the comments obsolete now? i have a half-finished textfile with my top10 comments here, but it feels weird having my guesses in there because i see the pre-results now :( also, its still possible to vote, you might want to fix that =)
dalezr
[414] :
22. Nov 2007 00:19  
[413] Send them by E-mail please. I thought you have finished your votes already btw. So I didnt urge you to send jury votes.
[415] :
22. Nov 2007 00:37  
see dudes, it WAS syndrom who did echoes *smoker*
great tune btw.
r
[416] :
22. Nov 2007 00:41  
...and i am almost sure that all jury votes are belong to conrad. on the other hand, i was sure that he will storm _both_ rankings like dane did last year, so i am 50% wrong already. who cares about results anyway *smoker* *smoker* *smoker again*
r
[417] :
22. Nov 2007 00:48  
[406] I want to say special thanks to my friend Maza for hosting the MP3s and also special thanks to Commodore 64 serial number U.K.2290559 and C64C serial number HB5 074859E for spitting those wonderful sounds for the MP3s ;) Ive owned that C64C since early 90s and it and its SID (that you are hearing) are important reasons why I became the SID music and synth freak I am ;)
compo fan Uneksija
[418] :
22. Nov 2007 09:25  
Incredible, my votesheet ran exactly the opposite of these final results :O
Congratulations to all the composers, big respects to Sidder, Ed and Peter Bergstrand. I hope to join the cover compo or The Last CompoTM to definitely ruin your ears, though I didnt touch an editor in the last 14 months.
Luca/FIRE
[419] :
22. Nov 2007 09:28  
Interesting results, quite different compared to my votes (I was even thinking of adding print all your crap to my top 10). Nevertheless, congrats to Lasse.
Hein
[420] :
22. Nov 2007 09:37  
Congratulations to Cadaver and everyone who participated. Looking forward to the comments!
Dane
[421] :
22. Nov 2007 10:13  
Congratulations to the winner. :) Btw. what kind of music-editor Mr. Ed uses? (rint_All_Your_Crap.sid)
Unterhosen Lady
[422] :
22. Nov 2007 10:36  
[421] dmc with mods
hexeditor
[423] :
22. Nov 2007 10:45  
Its available for public?
Unterhosen Lady
[424] :
22. Nov 2007 10:56  
Congrats cadaver for winning this years competition, and also for your very usefull tool! ;-) same goes to randall and orcan for winning a top place, and ofcourse everyone who took part! This has been a wonderfull event. Will attend the next year hopefully.
conrad
[425] :
22. Nov 2007 11:31  
hail to the winners! :D
j
[426] :
22. Nov 2007 14:23  
creamd, i would have to start over for most, because they include mostly my guess and the guessed placement. =)
also, whats with the weird numbers in front of these 3:
14. Girlsn Ghosts Ate Kleve by Sascha Zeidler (Linus)(2:00) NEW (ID: 59) (887.5 PTS)
5. His pearl by _V_/Role/WOW/Padua/64ever/Viruz (Vincent Merken)(6:47) NEW (ID: 58) (1087.5 PTS)
8. Not_A_Jazz.sid by Jammer/Exon/MSL/Samar(3:32) NEW (ID: 39) (995 PTS)
:(
dalez z z zzzzzbigniew
[427] :
22. Nov 2007 14:24  
My absolute favorite this time was Linus tune!
DRAX
[428] :
22. Nov 2007 14:24  
haha, -mess all over
dalez z z zzzzzbigniew
[429] :
22. Nov 2007 14:24  
lets try it again:
14. Girls?n Ghosts Ate Kleve by Sascha Zeidler (Linus)(2:00) NEW (ID: 59) (887.5 PTS)
5. His pearl by _V_/Role/WOW/Padua/64ever/Viruz (Vincent Merken)(6:47) NEW (ID: 58) (1087.5 PTS)
8. Not_A_Jazz.sid by Jammer/Exon/MSL/Samar(3:32) NEW (ID: 39) (995 PTS)
dalez z z zzzzzbigniew
[430] :
22. Nov 2007 14:28  
drax, word. i think this has been the disappointment of the year, in reality that tunes nowhere near 14, but somewhere near 1. i mean, seriously. =)
dalez z z zzzzzbigniew
[431] :
22. Nov 2007 14:32  
indeed, Linus tune is at a ridiculous place. Should of been much higher imo
conrad
[432] :
22. Nov 2007 14:33  
btw... CreaMD! where are you? are you going to show comments and put the tunes on csdb or what? :)
conrad
[433] :
22. Nov 2007 14:37  
it will be fun to see if votes on csdb differ much from the results here.
someone
[434] :
22. Nov 2007 14:56  
if anyones interested, there is antique toy (speccy music & graphic online compo) 2007 votepack available since yesterday. sometimes real gems appear there, such as 2004 (iirc) winner, konami by c-jeff. antiquetoy.untergrund.net is the label
r
[435] :
22. Nov 2007 15:43  
Thank for your support guys, but hell ... it *is* controverse music to say the least :)
Linus
[436] :
22. Nov 2007 15:46  
please release the comments and final rankings!
stainless
[437] :
22. Nov 2007 16:32  
[424] Thank you and read my comment to your music
Orcan
[438] :
22. Nov 2007 20:59  
[432] Where am I? Spending quality time with my little daughter and my wife.
[439] :
22. Nov 2007 21:43  
noo thats forbidden all must serve the c64
stainless
[440] :
22. Nov 2007 22:16  
...doing teh creditedz versions.
[441] :
22. Nov 2007 22:53  
so who made the munich-tune ?
syndrom
[442] :
22. Nov 2007 23:01  
Faaaaanta (and mitch)
That guy
[443] :
22. Nov 2007 23:11  
That guy: dont forget msk
someone
[444] :
23. Nov 2007 01:59  
Well well, kick ass!
I only guesed two names :P Randalls tune (those drums man, those drums :D) And Eds.
Autumn Symphony was my surprise tune of the compo. Each time I gave it a listen it jumped up on my charts. Keep it up Orcan!!!
Looking forward to SC8!!!!!!
[445] :
23. Nov 2007 02:04  
Cant forget to congratulate Vip, Conrad, Jammer, Hein, Linus, Peace, Sidder and Cadaver, all in my Top 10 ;) Kickass tunes!
[446] :
23. Nov 2007 08:47  
Credited packs online. Let me know if something is wrong.
[447] :
23. Nov 2007 08:57  
This year had 15 tunes that would fit my top10.. Some who didnt make my top15 were also quite nice. Tunes like Unstoppable (strong beginning), I Died Defending the Mothership (kinda funny tune :)), , 6581_Destinations, etc.. are not bad at all.. Congratulations to all !~
No-XS
[448] :
23. Nov 2007 13:53  
Linus sid has "ghosts" misspelled again (ghots) in filename.
hexeditor
[449] :
23. Nov 2007 14:49  
Yep, seems like that title is coursed :)
_L_
[450] :
23. Nov 2007 14:59  
since there are no comments or jury results yet... here is the reference for future generations to come - my own jury voting! cannons, balloons, fireworks, bottles of moet, weapons of self destruction
1. darkening
2. danger zone
3. not a jazz
4. unsophisticated
5. saturday laid back weirdness
6. november echoes
7. jesus christ
8. autumn symphony
9. unstoppable
10. print all your crap
(11. girls n ghosts
12. sexy hardrestart
13. volcanoes of passion)
r
[451] :
23. Nov 2007 19:02  
Story about F Sharp: About should be uppercase
Immoral Coil: All lowercase (as far as I know dalezy, hes a lowercase fetishist). ;-)
There was a light: MultiStyle Labs (at least thats how we have it spelt in HVSC and thats how you wrote it in Volcanoes of Passion too)
The Nitpicker
[452] :
23. Nov 2007 19:11  
[451] I think Im not going to correct that in tens of versions of the info that got already spreaded. Ill leave the corrections of this kind of HVSC maintainers.
[453] :
23. Nov 2007 19:31  
Fine with me, just thought Id mention it.
[454] :
23. Nov 2007 19:35  
[453] Thanx for understanding. Today at csdb started really shockingly... ;-)
[455] :
23. Nov 2007 20:21  
Yeah, people got a bit trigger happy uploading the releases. It almost ended up in a big mess. ;-)
[456] :
23. Nov 2007 20:26  
[455] Not only that, the one who did put up the prgs and screenshots straight away were the uncredited. Too much excitement by instinct for sure.
conrad
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