The team behind the SIDBlaster-USB TicTac has recently posted some new information suggesting updates have been made to the SIDBlaster-USB TicTac. The following notice has appeared on their site Crazy-MIDI.de.
The SIDBlaster TicTac comprises premium “open-source” hardware for using a genuine “SID” sound chip for C64 emulation, playback of SID tunes and music production as a little box on the USB port of a personal computer.
Hardware
SIDBlaster TicTac is based upon “SIDBlaster-USB“, and is 100% compatible with it.
The following improvements were made:
- Good value universal current supply 9V or 12V
- Original C64-audio wiring
- Optional connection facility for two Paddles.
- Switchable filter capacitors
- Switchable capacitors for Paddle
- Precisely fitting printed circuit board for assembly into a TicTac candy box
- Audio-In
- Professional 6,3mm mono audio jack sockets
- Cozy blue power LED
- (Rev.1.2:) red TX/RX-LED
Software
hardsid.dll
Is the “driver” of the SIDBlaster, so to say. It comprises a reprogrammed DLL of the Hardsid, thus, software programmed for the Hardsid becomes compatible for the SIDBlaster. The source code is available on request.
Vice64
The famous C64 emulator supports up to 3 SIDBlasters. In the simplest case, you now have a C64 with original sound. But you can also use the SIDBlaster with Vice64 as a MIDI expander, by activating the MIDI emulation, and load a synthesizer program like Station64.
Acid64
Best SIDBlaster support, if you have several devices you can even play stereo and 3SID tunes.
SidPlay2
Good SID player; suitable as a jukebox because of playlists
Goatracker
Tracker. Support still not perfect
AIASS
A Max/MSP-extension to make a SID synthesizer available in Max/MSP or Max4Live. A VST is also available.
Cloando‘s C64 Forever
Also compatible. Just copy the hardsid.dll in the file of Vice. Then, enter”-sidenginemodel hardsid” in the option „custom parameters“.
JSIDPlay2 4.0
Full SIDBlaster support.