SIDPLAY is a Commodore 64 music player. It emulates the sound chip and other internals of the Commodore 64 home computer to play back music that was originally written on it. The sound chip was called the “Sound Interface Device” or SID, and therefore this music is known as SID music. The SID chip is basically a three voice synthesizer on a chip. The unusual combination of digital and analogue circuitry is the reason for its distinctive sound.
What’s new:
Version 4.0:
• Completely new user interface
• Rewrote all functionality using the Cocoa framework
• Taking advantage of modern features found in Mac OS X Leopard
• Collections and playlists are now managed in an iTunes-like source list
• Playback is using Antti Lankila’s distortion patch
• Allows control over emulation quality options
• Collection updates are now performed using synchronization with a server
• STIL can be viewed and also searched using the dedicated STIL browser
• Paths in STIL browser are clickable links into the collection
• It’s now possible to create smart playlists
• Spotlight search results can be saved as smart playlists
• New export file formats (AAC and Apple Lossless) have been added
• Multiple files can be exported simultaneously (taking advantage of multi-core CPUs)
• SIDPLAY will optionally check for new versions automatically
• Playback is now using CoreAudio
• Added mini player window like in iTunes
• Playlists can be exported in M3U format
• Playlist items can have a repeat count assigned
• Playlist items can be edited in the browser directly
• Improved user guidance during first startup
• CPU usage overload is now detected and music paused (previously caused unresponsiveness of application)
• Info window is now using HUD-style appearance
• Added option to jump to currently playing tune
• Browser state is saved when switching to playlist and restored when switching back
• Many other improvements
