Well, it beats the hell out of The Sticky Bits... 🤭
@ianpolpo
9 сағат бұрын
The Stop Bits!
@billirwin3558
8 сағат бұрын
I love it when Veronica releases a video because you just know you are going to learn something. I have made a few PC keyboard overlays out of cardboard and paper before. But of course there are as many PC keyboard types as there are fish in the sea. But that plastic overlay for the C64 is way cool. Great video Veronica.
@full_time_motorhome
11 сағат бұрын
I owned one of these from new in the UK about 1989 approx. They were £99,99 brand new sold in WH Smith stationers who were the main high street retailers for home computers back in the day. Have fun!
@calabi-yau4894
16 сағат бұрын
Just wanted to thank you so much for the superb captions, especially the descriptions of your laughs. much appreciated!
@VeronicaExplains
11 сағат бұрын
You are welcome! They are a critical piece of the infrastructure around here. :)
@new-lviv
14 сағат бұрын
Very entertaining. I wish I would have that skill. Never approached music instruments in my life, unfortunately. Greetings from Ukraine.
@ezedjay
7 сағат бұрын
Wow - I still use older tech than this for funsies - but for some reason....this one got me. I had forgotten, and now I feel old.
@Retroguyuk75
16 сағат бұрын
Amazing video Veronica :)... I too know so many people going through tough times at the moment, I'm not sure what going on in da world but keep strong and keep making such wonderful content. Live long and prosper 🖖
@VeronicaExplains
16 сағат бұрын
Thank you so much! It is appreciated.
@DJTI99
16 сағат бұрын
I remember seeing that being advertised in Compute's Gazette. I wanted that sooooo bad when I was kid in the 80s. The I saw that there was a MIDI interface, and I wanted that, too. Now I have a keytar with a wireless midi interface that would have blown my 15 year old mind.
@SRG-Learn-Code
15 сағат бұрын
We have forgotten how amazing computers are.
@parjf
14 сағат бұрын
This is cool! Only down side is that it reminded why I was often envious of my friends who had a C64 (one of them had a similar musical keyboard overlay), its music capabilities were so much better than my Apple IIe.
@EricsEdgeVideos
17 сағат бұрын
Air Supply - brings back memories. Memories of terrible live concert experiences where I sacrificed my music sensibility for a girlfriend.
@minekey29348
9 сағат бұрын
Thats neat as heck! I knew the Atari ST was popular with musicians but didn't know c64 was too.
@draygosmith
8 сағат бұрын
The SID is one of the top ten triumphs of the 20th century!
@crazycaleb
5 сағат бұрын
I love hyperlinks!
@JarrodCoombes
3 сағат бұрын
Your sponsorship hints made me laugh.
@SimonGreener
14 сағат бұрын
Loving the content. Look forward to the next one!
@ChrisKewl
5 сағат бұрын
You can add a potentiometer onto your IMK and plug it in so you can use that live. I personally like that option a lot.
@Kwstr42
13 сағат бұрын
i had this as a kid but my mother got rid of my fathers commodore stuff when i went into the Army. recently my uncle gave me his so i couldnhave one again, i want to goof around with chip tunes. as a kid that Kawasaki demo was so cool to me lol so many memories. and its a music making software not a game. the demo is just like other music demos, a music video on commodore. the keyboard is not amazing, its incredible :P
@ActionRetro
16 сағат бұрын
Neat!!
@VeronicaExplains
16 сағат бұрын
It really is!
@DanielMReck
4 сағат бұрын
Love it, Veronica. I've always appreciated that you bring your own music to your channel, and can't wait to hear what more you'll do with this. Just noticed your MST3K reference on your end card... Very awesome.
@videobenny3
15 сағат бұрын
I’d attend the Stop Bits as one of the attractions at Veronica’s UBetcha Upper Midwest Retro Hardware Swap and Synth and bait shop
@StephenSE9
16 сағат бұрын
OMG 🤭 "I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME". Very ahem "subtle". Those who are old enough will get this 🤭
@myleft9397
7 сағат бұрын
Two examples of what you could order came in your box. Booklets of sheet music, one type with simpler songs and the letters shown, and one type with just usual sheet music.
@Ruby_Witch
14 сағат бұрын
Awesome, really enjoyed this video! And yeah, I'd love to see one on the MSSIAH if it's anywhere near as interesting as this was. :)
@lukeh9897
18 сағат бұрын
lol love your channel as someone that loves tech but was born to late to enjoy the start of the computer world it is fun to learn where others started thanks
@VeronicaExplains
18 сағат бұрын
Thank YOU for watching!
@leonidd00
10 сағат бұрын
"Even if you not played any music before..." that is a very strong statement 😅😅
@stephenbeecher7545
14 сағат бұрын
At 26:21 as you view the keys from underneath, it looks like that high "B" white key is intentionally designed to strike the two keys on the C64 keyboard. It has an extra little striker on the edge that the other white keys don't.
@willemvandebeek
14 сағат бұрын
You are wonderfully creative! :) And yes, it would be fantastic if you made a video about the MSIAH cartridge as well.
@TheDigitalOne
2 сағат бұрын
Never seen such software and keyboard musical attachment before, cool classic digital gadgets of the near past. It would be cool to see a video with music that you created with such digital device. Thanks for sharing! 😺🥰⭐️💎🎹🎶🎶🎶💃
@LasseHuhtala
17 сағат бұрын
Funny how different we are, I had an Amiga before I had a C64, so I was completely used to playing straight on the qwerty's, and when I got my C64 with one of those overlays and was playing around with Sound Odyssey, more often than not, I would take the overlay off. But then again I'm just a pretend musician who doesn't read music.
@idio-syncrasy
16 сағат бұрын
This looks like an improved version could be 3d printed.
@VeronicaExplains
16 сағат бұрын
I can imagine so. It's simple enough construction. Just need some key tension and a building material that will stand up to that level of flexing (or the patience to reprint broken parts!)
@8_Bit
18 сағат бұрын
I love hyperlinks - thanks for the mention! :)
@VeronicaExplains
18 сағат бұрын
Thank you for mentioning the band in your video, we appreciate you!
@Meik77Ger
14 сағат бұрын
Thank you for this Video. It was pretty interesting and funny. I had to immediately listen to Axel F. Very nostalgic. :)
@ohmrdarcy
11 сағат бұрын
yes! yes! yes! i would LOVE to see more about C64 music related things!
@AddieDirectsTV
Күн бұрын
The real question is… When are The Stop Bits playing 1st Ave? Ok ok. The Entry? Ok fine some person’s sketchy basement?
@mentaldisorderrider6929
15 сағат бұрын
Flash back to the 80s 😊
@thejibsplice
12 минут бұрын
For anyone who doesnt have original hardware, I highly recommend Plogue's C64 plugin. Its not a sample pack or some half baked sound alike. Its a bit accurate emulation with almost fanatical attention to detail. They even emulate different variants of SID chip.
@liquidsonly
11 сағат бұрын
I love hyperlinks
@VeronicaExplains
11 сағат бұрын
Me too! :)
@jojje3000-1
2 минут бұрын
Lovely video, the patreons list with music is a hit. 👍🏼😃
@AddieDirectsTV
Күн бұрын
7:56 New Berlin. That’s suburban Milwaukee. Interestingly, I can’t find anything about that company online. I wonder if I know anyone who worked in tech in Milwaukee in the 80s.
@agdejong
13 сағат бұрын
I have the THEC64 Maxi from Retro Games. And I also have the Incredible keyboard. It fits on it as well and works perfectly with it, and it’s a lot of fun!
@JamsODonnell100
23 минут бұрын
Thought provoking. Lovely to see your enthusiasm. As I’m more interested in music than computers, it encouraged me to look up what alternatives were around, at this time. From 1983 Clavinova (YP40) and, if you must, DX7, were available (both made by Yamaha). If I remember right, the Clavinova had 32 note polyphony (?) And…I have a device that was made 30 years before the Commodore…(3 note polyphony 🙄) It is touch sensitive and has ‘infinite’ polyphony, and looks lovely - an old upright piano!! 🎹 😂😂 I too love hyperlinks👍
@buzman1985
16 сағат бұрын
Yayyyyyyyy! C64!
@ChrisCebelenski
13 сағат бұрын
Oh, I remember when this came out - I think maybe I fooled around with one at one time, but don't remember it well. I did try several times to bring my C64 into my music work, but never really found a great way to do that. I had the Yamaha CX5m with it's full-size keyboard at the time, which was more fun.
@JusticeConstantine
55 минут бұрын
Cool video. I am going to send this video to my older brother who owned a Commodore 64.
@shawnlowe1392
17 сағат бұрын
would love to see a mssiah cartridge video
@chrissimpson1183
16 сағат бұрын
Great video, my cat rates it at one cat nap....
@djsouthpaw3811
18 сағат бұрын
Well, I sent away for the poster in the 80s, still waiting for it lol
@fractalMD
Күн бұрын
So, I hear that you are in a band..... 😊
@TheStopBits
Күн бұрын
BAND
@AddieDirectsTV
Күн бұрын
16:35 that first piano note you played…it reminded me of something but I can’t place it.
@davedavenport8673
4 сағат бұрын
Have you checked out the cynthcart prg? I really like the sounds it comes with and you can modify and save your own. The program is free, but you can also buy a cartridge and once you know how to use the program, you can use it without a monitor, just bring your breadbin with the keyboard overlay and the cartridge and you are ready to rock.
@coryengel
12 сағат бұрын
How to play your C64 live via MIDI controller so people can see it (theoretically): Ultimate 64 + transparent 64C case + internal LED strip + MSSIAH & MIDI controller. The Ultimate 64 settings control the RGB LED strip to provide SID visualization. Prop up the C64 so it’s visible to the audience. Disclaimer: I have all of these components but haven’t actually tried it yet. This might be possible with the Incredible Music Keyboard also, but only if you find a translucent breadbin case and the overlay doesn’t obscure the LEDs too much.
@Tall_Order
16 сағат бұрын
The farmer and the dell. The farmer and the dell. He types and types and types and types, on the dell all day.
@LeftoverBeefcake
16 сағат бұрын
Will you be soldering in a second SID sometime soon? IIRC the makers of the Messiah cartridge also sell a dual SID board. Also, there's a device out there called the MidiSID from PeacockMedia (the creator runs the MIDI IN channel here on KZitem) that may unleash some more 8-bit musical possibilities, though to be honest it's a bit on the pricey side.
@coryengel
12 сағат бұрын
I’m definitely interested in a MSSIAH video. I own one and can’t figure out it out (doesn’t help that I have no modern tracker experience), and none of the existing videos on KZitem are any good.
@IsaacKuo
17 сағат бұрын
I wish I had picked up one of these back in the day, before our breadbin died. (We replaced it with a C128, which wouldn't fit the incredible keyboard.) I never got the hang of playing the normal keyboard directly.
@MaxAmiga
6 сағат бұрын
Yes, please do a video on the MSSIAH cartridge!
@IragmanI
10 сағат бұрын
I wanted one of those as a kid but couldn't afford it. Instead I reworked the code to map each octave on 3 cols X 4 rows of keys to not only get an extra octave compared to the the piano keyboard but just random key pressing sounded far more musical! I think perhaps it mapped out the scales in a more accessible manner, IDK I'm not a muso. 🙂
@AddieDirectsTV
Күн бұрын
21:56 of course I want to see a video on that cartridge!
@aquinamedia4508
11 сағат бұрын
I'll plug my fav modern production SID song, look up: Ninja 9000 - Commander Moira (Beware of the bass that kicks in at 1.20 mark)
@EverythingIsBrokenGarage
12 сағат бұрын
So Veronica when will you be building a C64 into a keytar? Great video as always keep up the good work!!
@dc9662
16 сағат бұрын
Have you checked out the Therapsid? It's pretty rad!
@a90steen
17 сағат бұрын
I would definitely like to know how to connect a midi keyboard to a c64c and try and make music with it. It’s a pity the keyboard overlay wasn’t made for the c64c, especially since music maker used to be bundled with the c64c
@yuzukirules
15 сағат бұрын
pls mssiah cartridge video!
@wembleyford
9 сағат бұрын
Oh, yeah, I had one of those - who needs midi, anyway... Though fairly sure mine was a commodore branded device...
@FilterSelect
8 сағат бұрын
Yes please on a Mssiah vid!!
@MickOhrberg
14 сағат бұрын
Interestingly enough, Ryo Kawasaki has some pedigree! Per Wikipedia [1], he "was a Japanese jazz fusion guitarist, composer and band leader, best known as one of the first musicians to develop and popularize the fusion genre and for helping to develop the guitar synthesizer in collaboration with Roland Corporation and Korg." Alas! he passed beyond The Rim in 2020. [1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryo_Kawasaki#1979%E2%80%931990_(as_inventor_and_programmer)
@AddieDirectsTV
Күн бұрын
19:08 I had to double check that it wasn’t the first Wednesday of the month at 1pm lol
@ehørnchenontour6305
19 сағат бұрын
Awwww I loved 😍
@tirsek
18 сағат бұрын
I love hyperlinks 😂
@AddieDirectsTV
Күн бұрын
14:38 hmm I wonder if those two are still around.
@Seneca_Williams
8 сағат бұрын
1/2 your audience is gonna be like. . . What's air supply?
@garycroftsmicroscopy
11 сағат бұрын
Why not pick 3001 space odyssey now I’ll never know the homage to my favourite film
@brslade
5 сағат бұрын
Are you married to the action retro guy? I saw you two playing music. I follow you both on youtube.
@JonoPenn
13 сағат бұрын
Play some Kraftwerk!!!
@misjavanlaatum
17 сағат бұрын
So are you team 6581 or team 8580?
@VeronicaExplains
17 сағат бұрын
I only have one real 8580, so I have less experience with it. I have a few 6581s so that tends to sound more "correct" to me.
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