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Amiga/C64 Retro Radio Station

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the blast-from-the-past dept.

Hot Trout writes "24/7 Streaming Retro Radio bringing to you all those classic game and demo tunes from the 80's and 90's. Mainly C64 and Amiga but also games. This allows DSL users to enjoy their old school fav's in 128 kbps, 44Khz, STEREO. Very very cool ... Check it out at The old Computer @ Retro Radio." I've been reading High Score lately, so retro gaming is great to run through again.

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  1. Kohina by staili · · Score: 5, Informative

    Another good retro radio station is Kohina

  2. Re:128kbps 44KHz stereo by hrm · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If you're not emulating the C64 SID chip, you'll need a fairly high-bit (just as high as for "normal" music) mp3 stream to properly reproduce the audio.

    The SID chip didn't just beep at different pitches, it was a digital/analog synthesizer on a single chip.

    When BYTE magazine compiled a list of the 20 most memorable microchips ever, the SID chip was in there. At the time, it was way ahead of every other sound producing silicon found in home computers. Some considered the Commodore Amiga's fully digital synthesizer chips a step back.

  3. Rob Hubbard a go-go.... by mccalli · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I can't be the only one who doesn't understand why Rob Hubbard was writing computer game music.

    He should have been in a band. A good band. A brilliant band. I would still love to hear One Man and His Droid played by a rock band that knows its stuff...

    Cheers,
    Ian