Update #33 - status update and important information Hello there, After we announced that the next HVSC Update, Update #33, would contain SID files that would require Sidplay2 or a real C64 to run them correctly (and would crash older SID emulators) concern was expressed at the fact that the crashes with older SID emulators would not be appreciated by the users, despite the fact that in most cases there'd be a PSID equivalent rip. After some discussion, it has been decided that the best way to include real C64 sample rips (or any other rip that requires such things as real-time non-interrupt based playback) is to make a slight change and introduce a modified PSIDv2NG file format for these - which will be known as RSID. RSID is bascially the same specification as PSIDv2NG except for the following: * - The header will say RSID instead of PSID. This will be enough for older SID emulators (for example, anything based on Sidplay1-type emulation) to safely reject these SID files without crashing them. * - Certain fields, namely load, play, speed, and the PSID-specific flag, will be reserved and set to 0. What this will mean also is that anything using Sidplay2-based emulation will also operate a strict C64 environment for these files. Please note that RSID should only be used _if_ the SID file will crash older SID emulators. Sidplay2 is being worked on at the moment to support this format and this is in beta-testing at the moment, similarly the rippers' tool PSIDedit will be known as SIDedit in future, and this tool is also being beta-tested as we speak. There will also be changes to the HVSC Update Tool to accomodate this too. What this will mean is that the scheduled date for the update release will be put back slightly, but I am sure you will agree that the wait will be worth it. To play C64 samples like they were intended to be? This has to be a positive. Kind regards The HVSC Team