Nordischsound on 18/10/2021 at 05:42
Hey Deus Ex Lovers,
I'm working on a project to reacreating parts of the deus ex 1 songs in real 8-bit on the commodore 64 SID Chip, I have made 9 songs so far and also got some positive response from the original composers Alexander Brandon and Michiel van den Bos.
Here are the songs that are finished so far:
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https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8qcyXCMqOM3gTeM0Ahmn_JDPyWDJHwj3)
I know, this 8bit stuff is not everyones cup of tea but I'm facinated by the the possibility of a a computer from 1982 to create a deus ex atmosphere :cheeky:.
ZylonBane on 18/10/2021 at 19:36
The main theme hurt my ears. The buzzy WEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEOOOOOO in the UNATCO theme is way too loud compared to its relative volume in the original track. The rest are decent so far. I'd say the VersaLife track is closest to the original.
And #Jesus all the #Hashtags.
Jason Moyer on 19/10/2021 at 00:36
That's cool. Kind of weird/disappointing that it was done in an emulator and not an actual SID.
Nordischsound on 19/10/2021 at 07:21
Quote Posted by Jason Moyer
That's cool. Kind of weird/disappointing that it was done in an emulator and not an actual SID.
actualy most of the songs are recorded on the real hardware with a SID 8580 Chip and not in an emulator, versalife was not recorded on hardware becaus it was one of my very early songs
Thirith on 20/10/2021 at 10:12
As a grizzled old C64 kid I'm enjoying these a lot - thanks for making and sharing them!
heywood on 20/10/2021 at 20:09
Same here, old C64 kid. These were a fun listen. Thanks.
Nordischsound on 22/10/2021 at 13:22
hehe, yes, you guys are my targeted audience, I think to love this sound it's an advantage, when you grow up with that machine from 1982. Just imagine this music had where on your old computer disks in that time ^^
Jason Moyer on 22/10/2021 at 23:56
Quote Posted by Nordischsound
actualy most of the songs are recorded on the real hardware with a SID 8580 Chip and not in an emulator, versalife was not recorded on hardware becaus it was one of my very early songs
Oh, weird, I thought GoatTracker only worked with sid emulators. Were you playing these on a C64/128 or a synth with an 8580 in it?
Nordischsound on 24/10/2021 at 08:29
Quote Posted by Jason Moyer
Oh, weird, I thought GoatTracker only worked with sid emulators. Were you playing these on a C64/128 or a synth with an 8580 in it?
From Goat I export to SID, then I use my own code or PSID to create a PRG file which I load via SD-Card into my real C64, the new model. Then I start the recording with my mixer
Aja on 2/11/2021 at 20:41
I don't know the Deus Ex soundtrack at all, but I love the sound of these, so crunchy.
