With Flash Party 2023 over, it was time to post my contribution to their Commodore 64 music competition, which finished second thanks to the public vote.
It is worth clarifying that I was on the verge of not doing it due to lack of time. The last few weeks before the Flash Party were super busy and I was pretty sure I wouldn't make it. However, and also to my own surprise, a final sprint of only 4 days would be enough to learn how to use SID Wizard v1.92 and understand the minimum necessary of how the Commodore 64 SID chip works to finish this new song.
Maybe only I notice its rough edges due to the rush, but I have to say that I am happy with the result. Especially since I had never made "real" chiptunes. I say this because I do not strictly consider Amiga or PC tracked music "chiptunes", since they used sampled sounds. And in this case you have to program a sound chip with very limited synthesis capabilities.
And also, in a sense, it was a relief to do so. Because I had been looping this song in my head for MONTHS and it was time to take it out. Maybe now is the time to expel the OTHER chiptune that is still looping inside my skull.
This song was recorded from my own Commodore 64-C PAL-B with its excellent SID 8580 sound chip, so I'm going to take the opportunity to show it off because it's absolutely gorgeous.
Until the next song!