Elektron SidStation

The SidStation is a MIDI - controllable Synthesizer based on the sound chip of the Commodore 64, the MOS6581 (SID). With the SidStation the well-known original sound of the C64 can be used in their own compositions, without owning or can operate a C64. The SidStation was produced in 1990 by the Swedish company Elektron.

The characteristic of old video games sound of Kernkraft 400 Zombie Nation helped to be a resounding success. The intensive use of SidStation is the special mark of the metal band Machinae Supremacy, which also plays a lot of remixes of old C -64 games -Tunes in a hard rock version. Other pop stars who rely on the SidStation to produce their C -64 sound, include Madonna, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, Timbaland, Daft Punk, The Prodigy, Depeche Mode, Linkin Park, Robyn and David Guetta.