Driving the SID chip: Assembly language, composition, and sound design for the C64

The MOS6581, more commonly known as the Sound Interface Device, or SID chip, was the sonic heart of the Commodore 64 home computer. By considering the chip’s development, specification, uses and creative abuses by composers and programmers, alongside its continuing legacy, this paper argues that, mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James Newman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ass.ne Culturale Ludica 2017-12-01
Series:G|A|M|E The Italian Journal of Game Studies
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Online Access:http://www.gamejournal.it/?p=3153