tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post4291026829629069993..comments2024-03-12T07:22:27.476-07:00Comments on Plogue R&D: The one page BASIC SID Benchmark.plgDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-71010266667938828952021-12-20T21:25:52.619-08:002021-12-20T21:25:52.619-08:00Hmm... This locked up my newly acquired C=64, and...Hmm... This locked up my newly acquired C=64, and I checked my entry. I did get some sounds from another program, but it wasn't enough to validate that the SID is fully operational.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-63761068826856933732021-07-25T07:00:48.119-07:002021-07-25T07:00:48.119-07:00Crash the system? Its just a basic program, of cou...Crash the system? Its just a basic program, of course a voice that is playing will not stop if you hit run-stop. It will iirc if you run-stop restore however.plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-24508281313953987162021-07-24T13:46:33.902-07:002021-07-24T13:46:33.902-07:00Warning when the program is running, do not break ...Warning when the program is running, do not break the program otherwise it will crash the system whilst it's running the first set of pitches otherwise it will crash the system and it will reboot, found that out the hard way. (PAL C64 with a '84 mobo)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-74819028682580379572021-05-12T08:09:38.142-07:002021-05-12T08:09:38.142-07:00I look forward to it!I look forward to it!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442611553248286518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-73461288921424897062021-05-12T06:31:25.770-07:002021-05-12T06:31:25.770-07:00Awesome! Saw you added some print statements nice....Awesome! Saw you added some print statements nice. A much better SID test is in the pipes. can't say more.plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-29065993734555996572021-05-12T05:56:26.350-07:002021-05-12T05:56:26.350-07:00Thank's Plogue! I used your SID test last nig...Thank's Plogue! I used your SID test last night to diagnose a faulty SID in a C64 that has video, swapping out with a dead video C64's SID and voila!<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygQnze0JfBYUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442611553248286518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-75924175595836376832020-06-02T06:21:26.387-07:002020-06-02T06:21:26.387-07:00Not a fault, it varies across the board. combined ...Not a fault, it varies across the board. combined waveform are really just a miracle to begin with. More tech details later when I release an update test (yes its been worked on)plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-12908567199932457772020-05-31T08:02:54.179-07:002020-05-31T08:02:54.179-07:00The _PS_ test seems to trip up the most chips by f...The _PS_ test seems to trip up the most chips by far - I've heard loads of crackling from a couple of mine (R3 and R4AR) and a couple have this odd digital 'ping' noise at the end exactly as in your R3 example. Should this be considered a fault? I've got two R3s here which both do it, one on voice 3, the other on voices 1 & 3. I have several R4ARs and an R2 that don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-67724124121587158862019-04-28T08:43:34.838-07:002019-04-28T08:43:34.838-07:00The combined waveforms were really badly implement...The combined waveforms were really badly implemented on silicon and can't really work the way they were layered out (that part is analog). I think the simplest way to think about it is a bunch of bits fighting in a tug of war contest, and very often the zero side wins, but the actual results are non deterministic more than the 6bit out of 12 (ish rough ballpark)plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-43841855642037028972019-04-28T02:07:49.637-07:002019-04-28T02:07:49.637-07:00Hi David, thank you for this useful BASIC tool goo...Hi David, thank you for this useful BASIC tool good to test our SID chips! I tested my 6581R3 and, like your good 6581 chips, some combined waveforms are nearly inaudible. It seems strange to me that this is a correct result... why? Can you explain this?Lucanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-79118405851837300262017-06-07T13:37:22.354-07:002017-06-07T13:37:22.354-07:00If you need to run this after running something el...If you need to run this after running something else, or you're running it multiple times for some reason, add this to reset the filter:<br /><br />125 poke54295,0 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319399529734436782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-18083934388558217972017-06-07T13:36:10.142-07:002017-06-07T13:36:10.142-07:00Add this to disable the filter if you're runni...Add this to disable the filter if you're running this after something else (if you need to do that, for whatever reason.)<br /><br />125 poke54295,0Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319399529734436782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-19357270363035540372016-05-23T18:04:37.973-07:002016-05-23T18:04:37.973-07:00More tests! (Just saw this)
http://www.6581-8580....More tests! (Just saw this) <br />http://www.6581-8580.com/post.php?id=000001092015181007plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-33389340321341735072015-05-14T06:34:27.369-07:002015-05-14T06:34:27.369-07:00Forgot to tell you about the video I made last nig...Forgot to tell you about the video I made last night while trying to diagnose the sid chip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glj5IJ4KIi4bwackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153777244806743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-864374854442636512015-05-14T06:32:29.938-07:002015-05-14T06:32:29.938-07:00Thanks for this piece of software. First I thought...Thanks for this piece of software. First I thought one of the channels were gone, but with SIDBench it was the filter that seems fubar (6581R4AR 1988). Today I picked up a breadbin. Filters work but in the sweeps the filter opens too quickly.. "You are a nerd that does SID research, collect SIDs like Pokemons and compare each of them with scopes and frequency analyzers?" haha. I did bwackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153777244806743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-90974317066355179392015-02-22T07:17:54.467-08:002015-02-22T07:17:54.467-08:00
赤帯 Takashi Kawano made me aware of a cool site wh...<br />赤帯 Takashi Kawano made me aware of a cool site which has lots of SIDBench recordings of various chips.<br /><br />http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/ian_stuff/sid_chips.htmplgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-85936928261176539812014-12-22T17:06:30.637-08:002014-12-22T17:06:30.637-08:00The test are really "basic", and should ...The test are really "basic", and should work the same on a 128 in 64 mode. I suspect the SID is faulty (a bit), if you could make a recording I would tell you for sure.plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-44852450469167711852014-12-22T15:35:16.708-08:002014-12-22T15:35:16.708-08:00Hi, thank you so much for this neat program. I ha...Hi, thank you so much for this neat program. I have tested my 3 c64c's and they seem great. I just recently bought a brand new never used in the box C128 and I ran this program in c64 mode. It mostly worked but one of the tests seemed to break up a bit but the rest sounded fine. Not sure which one it was testing. Should this work the same on a c128 in c64 mode? I know some software Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650006699284965138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-64645338820492390722014-01-13T07:05:49.013-08:002014-01-13T07:05:49.013-08:00I seem to recall an app that does semi automatic c...I seem to recall an app that does semi automatic conversions from a basic program to a .sid file. would need lots of googling.plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-5726378206914209252014-01-13T02:52:47.522-08:002014-01-13T02:52:47.522-08:00Is there any way to get .sid with this test? A don...Is there any way to get .sid with this test? A don't have C64, only assembled midibox 1- and 8-chips versions and want to test them in sidplayer mode.esherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324508422967098803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-32485001976053462432012-12-18T19:42:09.320-08:002012-12-18T19:42:09.320-08:00Exact! Thanks for the precision. Added note.Exact! Thanks for the precision. Added note.plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-57617200617607618192012-12-18T17:29:07.868-08:002012-12-18T17:29:07.868-08:00Gotta mention this: saved examples of "good c...Gotta mention this: saved examples of "good chips" are corresponding to NTSC machines I guess? The frequency my PAL machine reaches on the higher end is lower than that shown here. Would be good to have it clarified so people don't think their chips have a sub-normal frequency response.Akirahttp://8gb.kikencorp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-79748702213678341112012-02-06T06:04:44.022-08:002012-02-06T06:04:44.022-08:00Could be plenty of things. First:
1)How is the au...Could be plenty of things. First:<br /><br />1)How is the audio coming out of the c64? (rf, RCA, etc)<br />2)which model is it C64(brown), C64C(white)?plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-62191999545671103032012-02-05T17:15:06.097-08:002012-02-05T17:15:06.097-08:00Hello, many thanks for the program! After connecti...Hello, many thanks for the program! After connecting some cables with the power ON I had no sound in my 64. So, I typed this program just to check, and still no sound :-( Does that mean my SID-chips is gone or can it be something else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668226949459652274.post-2923704029858801342011-07-05T07:43:10.730-07:002011-07-05T07:43:10.730-07:00Thanks Marcos! Very happy for the first feedback o...Thanks Marcos! Very happy for the first feedback of someone actually trying it! :)plgDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861444119468585310noreply@blogger.com