SIDKick Pico Amazing SID Alternative For Commodore 64

SIDKick pico - SID replacement by Frenetic based on a Raspberry Pi Pico combined with a PCB to simulate 6581 and 8580 Commodore 64 SID chip with dual SID support via reSID 0.16.
Intro 00:00
Assembly 04:23
Dual SID Option 09:48
Pico Firmware 14:51
Configuring SIDKick 20:20
Functioning Demo 23:40
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[@vanhetgoor]

If you add Bluetooth to the Raspberry Pico then you could use wireless paddles, if wireless paddles were being produced that is. Maybe an idea to ask Hong Kong to start up some old machines and stamp out a few paddle housings, add a battery compartment, and make place for a antenna. Then possible at the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Commodore 64 Pong could be played wireless.

[@revivingretro]

I like your out-of-the-box thinking :)

[@MagnusWedmark]

Thanks for the walk-through. I find it a little bit unclear in your video, the difference between dual-SID and Stereo output. You don't need a DAC-board to use DUAL-SID's! These are two different use-cases. You need the 1-2 extra jump-wires to connect to the extra address bits on the bus to be able to control the second SID. Both SID's can be output to PWM, thus you will hear all the 6 (3*2) glourious channels in mono. THEN, if you also want to be able to mix these two differently in Stereo-space AND get better sound by using a real D/A converter then you need the DAC-board. With the correct firmware(PWM+DAC versions) both can sound at the same time, with a little bit less quality overall, according to frenetic. Hope that clears these issues.

[@revivingretro]

Thank you - you are certainly correct in your points. I should have been more clear about my use case. Thank you for taking the time to post the clarity!

[@donaldblakley6796]

Very nice, and very inexpensive. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@OTuit]

Nice build. Thanks!

[@richyl6849]

God I’m so thick. Looks superb mate congrats

[@revivingretro]

agree on the size - but you don't see it with the cover on LOL :)

[@Rick_Todd]

This is the best thing to happen for a long time . Please can you show us some more popular game music so we can have a really good comparison. Good health to you.

[@revivingretro]

Here's a nice video from a creator giving you some extra music :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4ikl56ofZpsoMk

[@jeroentaverne8232]

Is the actual code for the sys command also located in the SIDKick firmware? I guess this is not possible right?

[@MagnusWedmark]

You configure ONLY by running the SYS command. Otherwise you need to actually change the source code. The whole C64-binary for the menu is included in the SIDkick-firmware as a binary array of values. It is "presented" to the C64-CPU when it visits specific addresses (like 54333/54303)

[@borayurt66]

Although the ArmSID is a great product (I have been using one for some time), this will be the end of it.

[@revivingretro]

The SIDKick Pico is definitely a great alternative for sure, but the ARMSID has a few more configuration features such as modifying waveforms, etc.. I also like the BackSID. Then there's the build time. For folks like me that go through a lot of repairs (I've replaced no les than several dozen SIDS in the past year) that's meaningful. :)