The following links were used in the research and helped me realizing the SOASC= project...

Based upon original HVSC #49 release, for MOS6581R3, MOS6581R4 and CSG8580R5 from 2006-2009 and Return Of The SOASC= (ROTS) project (2015-2022) covering HVSC #50-#77 and including CGSC #133-143 collections (MOS6581R2, MOS6581R3, MOS6581R4 and CSG8580R5).

The entire SOASC= project ended 9 July 2022...

Since I had not updated the "Facts of project" since 2019, I wanted to see how much files and data was produced since the start in 2006, a whopping 16 years ago until yesterday when the project was finally over forever...

The following numbers represent from release #50 and up to #77 as created by using my own tools to prepare the releases for recording as MP3 and FLAC automatically...

The intial goal of SOASC= was to process the entire HVSC#45 archive, and then continue to update the archive whenever HVSC released a new pack of fixes/new tunes for a limited period of time. After that, #46, #47, #48 and #49 was recorded and the database updated to reflect the changes and other bugs squeezed...

From start of project to the actual recording loop began, I worked 100% of my available spare time on this project...

Since its release in June 2022, the ROTS successfully completes recording of those tunes that where found to be fixes or new in that release just today!

This will be the last recording to be performed by me...

In progress: MOS6581R4 NTSC - 18 tunes.
In progress: MOS6581R3 NTSC - 18 tunes.
In progress: MOS6581R2 NTSC - 18 tunes.

DONE: MOS6581R2 PAL - 1235 Tunes.
DONE: MOS6581R3 PAL - 1235 Tunes.
DONE: MOS6581R4 PAL - 1235 Tunes.
DONE: CSG8580R5 PAL - 1235 Tunes.

DONE: CSG8580R5 NTSC - 18 tunes.

These tunes seems to be playing fine in any software SID player, and even PSID64 PRG version sometimes gets played fine in emulator, but when it comes to real hardware - they choke or simply don't even play a note, except for the SID INIT clip pop with endless silence...

The following tunes were reported by visitors to the SOASC= site using the M!TE Bug Reporting system available on this website...

In Progress: MOS6581R4 PAL - 1235 Tunes.

In Queue: MOS6581R2 PAL - 1235 Tunes.
In Queue: MOS6581R3 PAL - 1235 Tunes.

DONE: CSG8580R5 PAL - 1234 of 1235 tunes done.


In Queue: MOS6581R4 NTSC - 18 tunes.
In Queue: MOS6581R3 NTSC - 18 tunes.
In Queue: MOS6581R2 NTSC - 18 tunes.
In Queue: CSG8580R5 NTSC - 18 tunes.

The following SID files were ignored (#50 and up) and will be ignored in future recordings too.

The list contains _3SID and _2SID tunes which naturally require two or three SID chips mounted on a PCB card to enable stereo/triple sound. 2SID was introduced in HVSC #55 and 3SID in later releases.

SOASC= is still about real a...

HVSC releases #77 on 25th of June 2022!
Update has been downloaded and processed awaiting recording during today.

This will be the last recording SOASC= will perform, see announcement posted earlier...

On 26th of May I took a decision to start the process of shutting down the SOASC= recording project forever. This comes just in after the SOAMC= ENDGAME also ended its 4 year long journey which occured in January 2022...