Hi All
Being an Avid user of an 800XL since 1986, ive always made comparisons between the 4 channel Pokey and the C64's 3 channel SID. Its probably been discussed before, but i hope some one can summise the differences between the two.
I see the Pokey as crisp and vibrant and the SId as having a more muffled sound range. And in spite of the arguments for the pokey being superior, there are some songs which play better/catchier or something on the SID compared to the Atari. The muffled range i think may cause bass to sound more effective where a sharpness may be too 'chip-like' as well as some of the guitar sounds and effects sounding better with less frequency range (or something like that).
If the theme to Panther from Mastertronic is compared, then the Atari version to my ears is superior, (Both by my favourite - David Whittaker).
Panther (Atari)
Panther (C64) - (Note the lack of drums!)
However the theme to Sanxion on the C64 vs the theme to The Extirpator. The Extirpator seems to lack something (depth, bass or something).. - even though Rob Hubbard did both platforms to the best ability(?).
Sanxion
Extirpator (jump to 9:49)
As being new to this forum, please fogive me if this topic is buried somewhere! A description of whats the deal with these two types would put my mind at rest on this (and previous playground arguments from an eon ago!).
thanks - Richard.
Being an Avid user of an 800XL since 1986, ive always made comparisons between the 4 channel Pokey and the C64's 3 channel SID. Its probably been discussed before, but i hope some one can summise the differences between the two.
I see the Pokey as crisp and vibrant and the SId as having a more muffled sound range. And in spite of the arguments for the pokey being superior, there are some songs which play better/catchier or something on the SID compared to the Atari. The muffled range i think may cause bass to sound more effective where a sharpness may be too 'chip-like' as well as some of the guitar sounds and effects sounding better with less frequency range (or something like that).
If the theme to Panther from Mastertronic is compared, then the Atari version to my ears is superior, (Both by my favourite - David Whittaker).
Panther (Atari)
Panther (C64) - (Note the lack of drums!)
However the theme to Sanxion on the C64 vs the theme to The Extirpator. The Extirpator seems to lack something (depth, bass or something).. - even though Rob Hubbard did both platforms to the best ability(?).
Sanxion
Extirpator (jump to 9:49)
As being new to this forum, please fogive me if this topic is buried somewhere! A description of whats the deal with these two types would put my mind at rest on this (and previous playground arguments from an eon ago!).
thanks - Richard.