CHUCK ROCK Amiga intro music performed on Commodore-based instruments
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This is a cover of the original Amiga version of the Chuck Rock theme, composed by Matthew Simmonds (4-mat). Find more of his music here: https://4mat.bandcamp.com/
This song was very fun to work with! I like how the technical limitations of the software used to compose it are shining through. Patterns are reused, but not always in the same order, and not always paired up with the same material in the other channels. And the same upbeat is reused with several different outcomes. I think it's all very cleverly put together!
As for my cover, I'm using a number of original instruments that I built out of Commodore hardware (C64, 1541, A600).
On the two lead C=tars, the upper rod is a pitch bend, the lower rod is a volume control, and space triggers a glide effect. Read more about the C=tar here: https://www.linusakesson.net/music/glyptodont-live/index.php
On the bass C=tar, the lower rod controls the cutoff frequency of the resonant low-pass filter in the SID chip, while space repeats the most recently played note.
The drums are played on the Paulimba, which has been extended with drum samples on some of the modifier keys. Check out the Paulimba here: https://www.linusakesson.net/music/paulimba/index.php
And you can read about my floppy-drive instrument here: https://www.linusakesson.net/music/partita-prelude/index.php