CSDb release pages: Soundmonitor V1.0 (1986) and Shades (1986)
The database entries for the program and the tune, useful for downloads, dating and the scene's own view of them.
Key claims#
- Soundmonitor V1.0 — released by Chris Huelsbeck, October 1986, type "C64 Tool", AKA "Sound Monitor 1.0"; download
sound_monitor_v1.0.t64.gz(2 208 downloads). Steppe: "Sound-Monitor is by Huelsbeck, not JCH … It was released in issue 10/86 of the german commercial magazine 64'er as a type-in listing. Does that disqualify it for CSDb? I'd appreciate keeping it due to its massive impact on the scene"; Rough: "Agreed about the massive impact, but it's not a scene release at all." Six/tlr: yes, rockmonitor was a modified version of it. Magnar: "This is the reason why I started composing music with computers. Thanks, Chris! :)" Flex: "Not that user friendly for a 12 year old noob like me back then." - Shades — released by Chris Huelsbeck, 1986, at the "64'er Music Competition", achievement "#1"; SID
/MUSICIANS/H/Huelsbeck_Chris/Shades.sid; downloadchris_huelsbeck_-_shades.d64.gz(1 237 downloads); user rating 9.4/10 (19 votes); comments "One of the best SID's ever!!!", "Masterpiece!", "truly a piece of history".
Relevance to the wiki#
Download pointers and dates for soundmonitor and shades; the scene's verdict ("massive impact", "not a scene release") for tracker-scene-history.
Pages touched#
soundmonitor · shades · rockmonitor · chris-huelsbeck · tracker-scene-history