SIDOU in 77 seconds 77 s
SIDOU in a minute: GoatTracker 2 songs written on the FM-1, STEP with locks, a song on one SID while you play the other, SPREAD putting the two chips left and right, the chip's character, chord arpeggios, RED MOON RITE
SIDOU in a minute: GoatTracker 2 songs written on the FM-1, STEP with locks, a song on one SID while you play the other, SPREAD putting the two chips left and right, the chip's character, chord arpeggios, RED MOON RITE
The release's highlights: a steady MIDI clock, REC over a loop, the tracker pages, STEP, character you can hear, SPREAD, chord arpeggios, the soft limiter, help on HOME, songs over SysEx
Switch on and play: a key sounds at once, LIVE, three voices, OCT+
K1 closes and opens the filter, K2 adds resonance, PRESETS picks another sound
ARP on LIVE: a held chord as one voice stepping through its notes, ARP + K1, K2 and K3 for rate, order and span
SCL picks the FX slot, ENV its algorithm (DELAY, REVERB), EDIT + K1/K4 its amount and mix
CHIP: AGE, DAC, THUMP and BLEED, each heard on a riff
A song on chip A, the keys on chip B, SETTINGS, SPREAD to 100% and 50%: the two SIDs left and right
A new song, a drum lane on STEP, kicks, snares and hats on four pages, PLAY, a cutoff lock
After the beat: TRACKER, REC with the song stopped, a bassline note by note (Am F C G)
After the bassline: REC while it plays, a four-bar lead recorded in time
TRACKER, PLAY, REC and play a melody over SIDOU LOOP in time
PLAY the built-in loop, GLO + a key mutes or solos a voice
Load NEON HIGHWAY, play it on chip A, jam on chip B, K1, DELAY, a mute, REC the jam
Load PAPER LANTERNS, change it in STEP, a new instrument, a mute, SAVE AS PAPER LANTERNS 2
SAVE AS with a name (BEAT 1), NEW, then LOAD it back
SAVE + K1 opens MIDI LEARN; a controller's CC 21 then turns the cutoff
Recorded from the firmware itself in fm1-emu, with its own sound. Also attached to the latest release.