{"id":550,"date":"2008-05-26T16:38:18","date_gmt":"2008-05-27T00:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modd3d.com\/articles\/?p=550"},"modified":"2011-07-14T16:42:27","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T00:42:27","slug":"cynthcart-commodore-64-synthesizer-cartridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.modd3d.com\/articles\/item\/cynthcart-commodore-64-synthesizer-cartridge","title":{"rendered":"Cynthcart- Commodore 64 Synthesizer Cartridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Slocum has released a new version of his Commodore 64 synth cartridge, called <a href=\"http:\/\/qotile.net\/cynthcart.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cynthcart<\/a>. If you have an old C64 lying around this would be a cheap and easy way to make SID music.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few features of the cartridge:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Note Polyphony<\/li>\n<li>Works with the common C64 piano keyboard overlay<\/li>\n<li>No latency<\/li>\n<li>Adjustable vibrato<\/li>\n<li>Portamento effect (sliding notes)<\/li>\n<li>Can change patches and settings while playing<\/li>\n<li>Support for 2nd SID chip (stereo chorus effects)<\/li>\n<li>Filter, pulse width, vibrato, and pitch via paddle controllers<\/li>\n<li>Whammy (space) bar<\/li>\n<li>Control of attack, release, and many other sound parameters<\/li>\n<li>Tuning adjustment<\/li>\n<li>Psychedelic rave color patterns<\/li>\n<li>On-screen help<\/li>\n<li>SID hex editor for advanced users<\/li>\n<li>Can turn off video chip to reduce noise<\/li>\n<li>PAL and NTSC tuning tables with automatic selection<\/li>\n<li>Designed to be used easily without a TV\/monitor<\/li>\n<li>Copies itself to RAM (cartridge can be removed after loading)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Don&#8217;t stare at the background on Paul&#8217;s web site too long; It will make you dizzy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-551\" title=\"Cynthcart with keyboard overlay\" src=\"http:\/\/www.modd3d.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cynthcart-keyboard.jpg\" alt=\"Cynthcart with keyboard overlay\" width=\"368\" height=\"224\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Slocum has released a new version of his Commodore 64 synth cartridge, called Cynthcart. If you have an old C64 lying around this would be a cheap and easy way to make SID music. Here are a few features of the cartridge: 3 Note Polyphony Works with the common C64 piano keyboard overlay No [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-synthesizers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scott\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.modd3d.com\/articles\/item\/cynthcart-commodore-64-synthesizer-cartridge\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Modd3d | Voiding warranties since 1903.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta 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