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Tristan Miller wrote on 07. February 2015:
>
> In article , Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>> While this might be convenient, there is also the
>>  archive with almost all SIDs ever created in
>> original format (*.sid, *.mus, probably others). While some media
>> players, including the popular VLC (version 2.0 and thereafter) player,
>> can play these originals.
>
> Actually, the HVSC doesn't contain any Sidplayer music at all,

Yes, just a collection. Like movie or MP3 pages do not offer a player for
their files. Other than Youtube, which kind of includes a limited player,
which only plays some Flash and MP4 formats. Also "HTML5", what ever
player it uses.

> and most modern media players cannot play Sidplayer files.  The only
> modern player I'm aware of that plays Sidplayer music is sidplayfp, but
> even it has problems with about half the tunes I try.

There is VLC I mentioned.

I would assume most everybody has installed by now, because it plays
about every media format available and is open source. Since version 2.0
(that came out in 2012) it also plays SIDs. Even Amiga MODs and other
exotic formats.

There is even an app for Android and iOS (iPad). So you can play your SID
files while on the run.



[...]

> Of course, if you want a more authentic experience, you can fetch tunes 
> from the CGSC and play them on a real Commodore 64 or 128, or on an 
> emulator.  The YouTube channel is really for the convenience of those who 
> lack the time or inclination to get an emulator or real C64 up and running.

Those using the VICE emulator might have vsid (I have it on Linux) as
external sound emulation of the VICE emulator. You can just load SID
files into it.
-- 
Andreas

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