Heartbeat Soundtracker

About

It's the Ultimate Music Workstation for Commodore 64 Ultimate

Key Features

• 8 SIDs — 24 SID channels*
• 7 Ultimate Audio sampler channels with stereo panning
• Load 16-bit 44.100 Hz mono WAVs from microSD/USB
• 15.6 MB** of REU sample memory
• 64 samples & 64 SID instruments per song
• 64 SID instrument presets always in memory
• 64 patterns of 64 steps each
• Linear frequency table with 64 finetune steps/semitone
• Tempo setting from 64 to 319 BPM in 1 BPM steps
• 256-step sequencer with transposing and track mutes
• Live Play: Loop a pattern and control the mute switches
• Live Play: Queue the next pattern or a looping region
• Name your SIDs and Ultimate Audio channels
• Notepad for composing notes or song release info
• Various visualizer modes: Monitor, Sparks, Keyboard, etc.
• Balloon game to drift away during overnight sessions
• High-speed file access via UltimateDOS (10+ MB/s)

Recommendation: Running from the C64U internal microSD is recommended.

* Default configuration uses both UltiSIDs in 1/4 (A7,A8) split mode, for a total of 8 SIDs. Two socketed SIDs can also be used, but they must be configured manually in the C64U settings and Song Settings.

** Each sample loaded allocates at least 64 KB and pads to the next 64 KB boundary, reserving some additional memory.

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