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mmhhh... ad advanced design for me... :-) anyway thanks for the info! interesting observation, indeed... i didnt thought by myself!!! ::) the design becomes complicate....

i'm again in the situation in which my SID 8580 don't plays anymore... don't know if its the sid itself or the PCB, but i think that it's the sid and my pcb has definitely something wrong on it... it's the second 8580 i fire... imagine that since last week everything is ok... now you turn on and nothing plays!!! :-( Ok, beside this sad informations......i didnt gave up the SID project, and i'm trying to get more SIDs, now i have 3 6581 and 2 8580 but i dont' know if they if are working or not (maybe someone wants to test them?! ;-) ) my next plan (on a VERY long timetable...) would be to build a 4 sid unit, but this time with at last one fuse before the main power supply... :-) the question: i hear from your comment that 8580 are better then 6581, but i have more 6581... maybe i will combine 2 and 2 (if the 8581 are working...) what about the cooperation between 4x6581 and an DIY anolgue filter (ex. the moog filter that throsten showed in another topic)?? do you think that the analog filter would "fatten up" the sound? the main task would be to connect a CV out from the sid/core to the filter resonance and cutoff control... anyone has experience in this? how does it work?? it would also be nice to implement an analog filter control with, lets say, a simple pot, and build a simple switch to choose from CV control or pot control. once the filter is connected, how it is effectively controlled by MIOS? i see that the CV module has 8 outputs, but i feel that only 2 are necessary, one for cutoff and one for resonance, am i wrong? in this case, only a max IC would be needed... the natural extension to this would be to build both a lowpass and an highpass filter... in this case 4 CV out would be needed... any thoughts on this mad plan?? after the construction of the sequencer i need more wires to be soldered!!! :-D

i think they are some maps form the "Ultima" series of RPG (maybe ultima 7, thorsten? i play that game and it was great!)

i wonder which sid the midibox people prefer to use for their projects.... did anyone combined 8580 with 6581 in the same multisid-midibox? how is the result?

i had the same idea of you. i originally planned to put the sequencer and 2 sids in the same case, sharing the same control surface and LCD. then the sids didnt worked, so for now i have only the seq... my idea was to use a switch with a lot of poles, like to one that was used to switch between to parallel printer (in old computers, usually this "device" was found in some offices). i would have connected the core LCD and the DIN DOUT pins (named Jx) o the switch and from here to the appropriate pin of its module. i'm sure it will work, but i didnt tested. PS: the power from LCD and modules in my project came from a custom "power module" and it wasn't connected to the multipole switch.

i remember i tried both with mkSyx and directly in the editor of the midibox. when i press the button the meta event is correctly displayed, but nothing seems to happen. monitoring the midi traffic with MIDIOX i see that when i call the meta event with the button the midibox output a sysex string, which is the same i find in the mb64e_meta.inc file and i think is related to the an1x. so maybe there is a mistake in the meta event assignment (or you leaved the meta for the an1x in that file! :-) )

i remember i tried both with mkSyx and directly in the editor of the midibox. when i press the button the meta event is correctly displayed, but nothing seems to happen. monitoring the midi traffic with MIDIOX i see that when i call the meta event with the button the midibox output a sysex string, which is the same i find in the mb64e_meta.inc file and i think is related to the an1x. so maybe there is a mistake in the meta event assignment (or you leaved the meta for the an1x in that file! :-) )

maybe this section of the forum is more appropriate... after having learned how to compile MIOS ASM files, i have tried to load the midibox64e application in my new sequencer. things are going fine, but i cannot figure out how to "multipl" the encoders, i.e. using several groups. i will explain better: the 16 encoders are configured to output CC 0-15 and this is good. but, pressing a button, i want to switch the CC to 16-31, 32-47, 48-63 etc.. i tried the meta events (described in midibox64e_sfb_table.txt) FF 01 00 FF 01 01 etc... to switch to groups 1,2,... but nothing happens, the encoder always output the same CC. is there something i miss? how can i configure the midibox16e application in order to use up to 128 CC messages?? i tried to understand how the meta event works, but i only found, in the mb64e_meta.inc file, meta events which relates to thorsten an1x and nothing regarding on how to change groups/bank etc, as described in the midibox64_meta.ini and in the midibox64e_sfb_table.txt files... is there someone who can help me!?

maybe this section of the forum is more appropriate... after having learned how to compile MIOS ASM files, i have tried to load the midibox64e application in my new sequencer. things are going fine, but i cannot figure out how to "multipl" the encoders, i.e. using several groups. i will explain better: the 16 encoders are configured to output CC 0-15 and this is good. but, pressing a button, i want to switch the CC to 16-31, 32-47, 48-63 etc.. i tried the meta events (described in midibox64e_sfb_table.txt) FF 01 00 FF 01 01 etc... to switch to groups 1,2,... but nothing happens, the encoder always output the same CC. is there something i miss? how can i configure the midibox16e application in order to use up to 128 CC messages?? i tried to understand how the meta event works, but i only found, in the mb64e_meta.inc file, meta events which relates to thorsten an1x and nothing regarding on how to change groups/bank etc, as described in the midibox64_meta.ini and in the midibox64e_sfb_table.txt files... is there someone who can help me!?

after having learned how to compile MIOS ASM files, i have tried to load the midibox64e application in my new sequencer. things are going fine, but i cannot figure out how to "multipl" the encoders, i.e. using several groups. i will explain better: the 16 encoders are configured to output CC 0-15 and this is good. but, pressing a button, i want to switch the CC to 16-31, 32-47, 48-63 etc.. i tried the meta events (described in midibox64e_sfb_table.txt) FF 01 00 FF 01 01 etc... to switch to groups 1,2,... but nothing happens, the encoder always output the same CC. is there something i miss? how can i configure the midibox16e application in order to use up to 128 CC messages?? i tried to understand how the meta event works, but i only found, in the mb64e_meta.inc file, meta events which relates to thorsten an1x and nothing regarding on how to change groups/bank etc, as described in the midibox64_meta.ini and in the midibox64e_sfb_table.txt files... is there someone who can help me!?

after having learned how to compile MIOS ASM files, i have tried to load the midibox64e application in my new sequencer. things are going fine, but i cannot figure out how to "multipl" the encoders, i.e. using several groups. i will explain better: the 16 encoders are configured to output CC 0-15 and this is good. but, pressing a button, i want to switch the CC to 16-31, 32-47, 48-63 etc.. i tried the meta events (described in midibox64e_sfb_table.txt) FF 01 00 FF 01 01 etc... to switch to groups 1,2,... but nothing happens, the encoder always output the same CC. is there something i miss? how can i configure the midibox16e application in order to use up to 128 CC messages?? i tried to understand how the meta event works, but i only found, in the mb64e_meta.inc file, meta events which relates to thorsten an1x and nothing regarding on how to change groups/bank etc, as described in the midibox64_meta.ini and in the midibox64e_sfb_table.txt files... is there someone who can help me!?

Thanks for the interest in my "artistic" activities! :-) i hope you enjoyed the video and the music!! :-P best regards, matteo

Thanks for the interest in my "artistic" activities! :-) i hope you enjoyed the video and the music!! :-P best regards, matteo

everything is OK, it just that i haven't access to the "song" menu :-|

everything is OK, it just that i haven't access to the "song" menu :-|

there are one 7805, one 7809 and one max555. the first and the last are for the core and for the two LCD display which needs -5 V to be powered on. the 7809 is there because originally in the rack i would like to place also two sids module, but i had unknown problems and so they are still outside...

there are one 7805, one 7809 and one max555. the first and the last are for the core and for the two LCD display which needs -5 V to be powered on. the 7809 is there because originally in the rack i would like to place also two sids module, but i had unknown problems and so they are still outside...

Hi to all, i probably found why i dont' have access to the song saving in my new sequencer. looking at the main.asm and to setup_mbseq_v2.asm file i found the following: ; Address of BankStick which stores the patterns ; use 0-7 to select the CS address ; or use -1 to deactivate the BankStick (in this case only one internal pattern is available) #define DEFAULT_BANKSTICK_PATTERN_CS 0 ; ; Address of BankStick which stores the song ; use 0-7 to select the CS address ; if the same address is used like for the patterns, a 64k EEPROM has to be used (24LC512) ; use -1 to deactivate the BankStick (in this case the song mode doesn't work) #define DEFAULT_BANKSTICK_SONG_CS 0 i think that the DEFAULT_BANKSTICK_SONG_CS should be set to a differrent adress, since i have 4 bankstick.... for other reason, i'd like to have the main.asm file compiled with the following strings: #define DEFAULT_BANKSTICK_PATTERN_CS 0 #define DEFAULT_BANKSTICK_SONG_CS 1 since i'm not still able to compile MIOS applications (i don't ever have the programs required still...)... is there some smart person who can make the main.hex and the setup_mbseq_v2.hex files for me and privately mail them to matteo at alchemystudio DOT it ?? thank you very much! :-) (by the way... what is the difference between setup_mbseq_v2.asm and main.asm??)

Hi to all, i probably found why i dont' have access to the song saving in my new sequencer. looking at the main.asm and to setup_mbseq_v2.asm file i found the following: ; Address of BankStick which stores the patterns ; use 0-7 to select the CS address ; or use -1 to deactivate the BankStick (in this case only one internal pattern is available) #define DEFAULT_BANKSTICK_PATTERN_CS 0 ; ; Address of BankStick which stores the song ; use 0-7 to select the CS address ; if the same address is used like for the patterns, a 64k EEPROM has to be used (24LC512) ; use -1 to deactivate the BankStick (in this case the song mode doesn't work) #define DEFAULT_BANKSTICK_SONG_CS 0 i think that the DEFAULT_BANKSTICK_SONG_CS should be set to a differrent adress, since i have 4 bankstick.... for other reason, i'd like to have the main.asm file compiled with the following strings: #define DEFAULT_BANKSTICK_PATTERN_CS 0 #define DEFAULT_BANKSTICK_SONG_CS 1 since i'm not still able to compile MIOS applications (i don't ever have the programs required still...)... is there some smart person who can make the main.hex and the setup_mbseq_v2.hex files for me and privately mail them to matteo at alchemystudio DOT it ?? thank you very much! :-) (by the way... what is the difference between setup_mbseq_v2.asm and main.asm??)

some photo of the new born sequencer!! http://www.alchemystudio.it/strumenti/sequencer/sequencer.html

some photo of the new born sequencer!! http://www.alchemystudio.it/strumenti/sequencer/sequencer.html

i have just finished my sequencert, which is up and running. however, i think i have a problem with banksticks... i mounted four bankstick, following the direction of the drawing where 8 bankstick are connected (but i had four, so i connected only four...) i feel the bankstick is OK, because when i turn on the seq. it compares a writing which says "loading configuration from bankstick). BUT, when i select the menu "song" the seq. says: "no bankstick for song"... why??? i checked all the connections for the 4 banksticks and they seems OK... (mios 1.7 with mod, seq 2.1) should i modify something in the programming? did i miss something?? thanks!

i have just finished my sequencert, which is up and running. however, i think i have a problem with banksticks... i mounted four bankstick, following the direction of the drawing where 8 bankstick are connected (but i had four, so i connected only four...) i feel the bankstick is OK, because when i turn on the seq. it compares a writing which says "loading configuration from bankstick). BUT, when i select the menu "song" the seq. says: "no bankstick for song"... why??? i checked all the connections for the 4 banksticks and they seems OK... (mios 1.7 with mod, seq 2.1) should i modify something in the programming? did i miss something?? thanks!

while i was working around my new sequencer, i was thinking about the idea of upgrading my old midibox 16 with the old pic to the new MIOS system with pic 18f. the old midibox 16 is nearly perfectly functional: I have the "case" already there, with 16 pots, 8 buttons, the LCD, the buttons for navigating thru the LCD and the 4 switch for selecting the different banks. the "nearly functional" refers to the fact that sometimes i have major jitters with 2 or 3 pots, i.e. they ouput random CC with no apparent reason. if i tweak them a little the problem disappears, but it's becoming annoying. maybe some "cold-solder" contact? anyway, while looking at the schematcis for upgrading to the mios (core module+din+ain modules) some major questions arose: 1) i have 8 buttons for triggers and 4 for the LCD: can i use them in the same way with the new firmware? 2) the swithces for the bank the bank-change in midibox 16. i don't see anything similar in new midibox MIOS hardware. how can i "multiply" the 16 pots i have in order to have access to all the 128 midi CC? (they work in binary code, so i have access to 16 banks) is there any use for these switches?

while i was working around my new sequencer, i was thinking about the idea of upgrading my old midibox 16 with the old pic to the new MIOS system with pic 18f. the old midibox 16 is nearly perfectly functional: I have the "case" already there, with 16 pots, 8 buttons, the LCD, the buttons for navigating thru the LCD and the 4 switch for selecting the different banks. the "nearly functional" refers to the fact that sometimes i have major jitters with 2 or 3 pots, i.e. they ouput random CC with no apparent reason. if i tweak them a little the problem disappears, but it's becoming annoying. maybe some "cold-solder" contact? anyway, while looking at the schematcis for upgrading to the mios (core module+din+ain modules) some major questions arose: 1) i have 8 buttons for triggers and 4 for the LCD: can i use them in the same way with the new firmware? 2) the swithces for the bank the bank-change in midibox 16. i don't see anything similar in new midibox MIOS hardware. how can i "multiply" the 16 pots i have in order to have access to all the 128 midi CC? (they work in binary code, so i have access to 16 banks) is there any use for these switches?