Comments on: BPB 64 Is A FREE Commodore 64 Synthesizer VST Plugin

By: michel perez

michel perez — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 01:59:44 +0000

I can not install it on mac, I copied the vst3 file on the vst3 folder, I do not know where to copy the .instruments, I do not see the plugin on ableton

By: Bastiaan de Jong

Bastiaan de Jong — Thu, 25 May 2023 21:27:26 +0000

I grew up with the c64 and love to listen to those tunes. I was looking into the specifications and also watched a few video’s using TherapSID which is very helpful. After that I started searching for software synthesizers which can sync an oscillator with another oscillator. Most have softsync and hardsync without being controlled by another source. This is very interesting on the SID, especially because another oscillator can change all the time during a song.

I’d like to achieve something as the main lead of ‘Aufwiedersehen monty’. It’s a PWM sound which sounds dirtyer when they turn on sync. They keep turning it on and off in this track (listen from 3:15). I did something similar using Phase modulation from another osc which is available on several softsynths. I’d love to hear about any (free) softsynth which has the possibility to sync with another oscillator.

By: Starling Maleno

Starling Maleno — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:29:57 +0000

Esta súper bacanal este vst

By: Bthelick

Bthelick — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:06:02 +0000

In reply to Mike. was just about to type that. And the whole point of the SID was the pulse width modulation. With a simple sampled approach like this it can never sound like one (or certainly move like one) anyway.

By: Bthelick

Bthelick — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:03:38 +0000

In reply to Tomislav Zlatic. oooooh its sampled?. that's why you can't do pulse width. that was the whole point of the c64 surely. Samples are never gonna do a SID justice sorry, I think that was a bad decision.

By: Bthelick

Bthelick — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:01:27 +0000

The whole unique vibe of the SID was because it had pulse width modulation. This doesn’t! It misses the entire reason you would use it! its just baked into the presets statically. And the C64 certainly didn’t have delay etc. Anyone can add those later if they wanted, those knobs could have been used to give more accurate control over the sound like a real C64.
I might as well just use square or saw in vital, at least I would have the same variable control over PWM the sound as an actual SID.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 07:24:54 +0000

The SID chip isn’t monophonic – it’s 3-voice polyphonic…

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 05:57:16 +0000

Is anyone else having trouble getting FL Studio to recognize the .vst3?

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 17:24:02 +0000

In reply to Phil. Great workaround! The current limitations are due to the platform we are using for development (Maize Sampler). Hopefully this will be fixed in future updates.

By: Numanoid

Numanoid — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 19:16:52 +0000

In reply to Leif. I think it is an issue with the Maize sampler format, that parameters can't easily be MIDI learnt. I hope that is something the Maize sampler developer think about updating.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 18:46:56 +0000

In reply to Leif.

‘Solved it’ by running two parallel track – one with glide and one without, then switching the volume between them. Bit fiddly, but I’m OK with the result: https://soundcloud.com/kraftkabel/snow-storm :)

By: Leif

Leif — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 17:03:37 +0000

In reply to Phil. Agreed, would be great to automate the knobs! Doesn't work in FL Studio either. Would also be nice to connect them to external MIDI controllers.