On Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 10:06:00šPM UTC-7, kjh...@wavecable.com wrote:
> On Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 4:23:17 PM UTC-7, Terry Raymond wrote: 
> > Hi all, 
> > 
> > I have been working on a Commodore project for the scene to improve on 
> > a rework on the original Compute Gazette Sid collection CGSC Peter Weighill worked very hard with this 
> > but renamed to long filenames exceeding the 8-bit C64 16-character limit. 
> > I'm in no way putting Peter down for his work is efforts he rescued tons of Sid music files. 
> > 
> > The renaming process is now finished so after while will be available for downloading the following 
> > the same as Peter Weighil's collection: 
> > CGSC Sid files (Standard) packed into .zip archive 
> > CGSC Sid files in .d81 images 
> > CGSC C64/C128 Sid Players (not sure about Editors) 
> > CGSC Sid Fest's shows in .d64 images 
> > To unpack the sidfiles in zip format on a real C64'S/128:UNZIP64V214 
> > You may need a 1581 or larger drives and UIEC2SD. 
> > 
> > When this is all online I will make this announcement. 
> > Thanks goes to Peter Weighill he has plenty of server space for a devoted website 
> > NOT available yet! Please don't bother Mr Weighill this website will not take very long. 
> > 
> > I also tested all Sid files mainly the 
> > .MUS 
> > .STR 
> > .WDS 
> > extensions on my UIEC2SD using the stereoplayerv10.3 since these files are mixed with 
> > mono and Enhanced stereo Sid files. 
> > The Stereo player will work on the UIEC2SD 
> > On the UIEC2SD set the device number to device 8 or 9 
> > In stereo files DELETE STEREO.CONFIG (player in drive configuration) 
> > Boot stereoplayerv10.3 or earlier 
> > Note: boot stereo player 
> > DONT try to load a song YET! 
> > Press C= logo key 
> > Halfway down is F (fastload) 
> > Pressing F enables ir disables FASTLOAD (fastload is not compatible with UIEC2SD) 
> > Disarm fastload, now press the left back arrow key to save current config. 
> > From there you can enjoy loading and playing Sid music, if you disable fastload, some may know about 
> > this but for those who don't they have a right to know. 
> > 
> > I will announce when this is online. 
> > 
> > I wanted to do something to help the Commodore scene and when I discovered these issues I jumped on this 
> > because of need to have more Sid music and a lot if this BTW us from Q-Link 
> > Peter Weighill rescued corrupted and bad files, the best he could. 
> > 
> > Till then.
> Did it ever go online?

Yes Peter has a link on his website but the files are on a different server now.  I finished my work in around 2018.  I wasnt trying to put Mr Weighill down in anyway but hes only supporing modern PC, Tablet and Cell phone players with Sid play,  Mr 
Weighill just forgot how a real C64 works with a limit of 16 characters and that is why some of his work wouldnt show up in the older C=64  Sid player and Stereo Player,  so my work here I shortened the song names to a minimum of 12 characters, that is 
mentioned in the older Sid Editor before you save the song.  I tested all of this on my UIEC2SD on my real C64C to make sure all file extensions will load, I would edit one Sid artist at a time, but in 5 years I did finish, I rather enjoyed this work, 
but happy its done for all to now enjoy *more* of this older collection of great Sid Artists.  The whole collection is in a .ZIP archive so you will need to use a PC to unzip everything, then if you own a UIEC2SD you can copy the whole collection to that.
  I would advise to make seperate directories for each Sid artist the player seems to not like regular directories and some really unpredictable results can take place.  BTW I put everything in .D81 images.  Some of this is kind of clunky but if you copy 
the .d81 images to wherever this should work.  BTW I always included the later Stereo player V10.3 on every image so youre all ready to play Sid music.  Just follow my instructions if using a UIEC2SD that device does not support the older Fastload, if 
you do not disarm that the player will lockup.  I do hope more will hopefully enjoy playing this older collection, that was my intention, and I really enjoy it as well,  Enjoy!

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