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I used kinda many programms for managing this. Everyone here has his own favourites I think. Just one thing: A screen capture Prog is always a good thing. This way you can copy stuff from one app into another, although they´re not compatible (e.g. ever tried to export a Schaeffer file to a .jpg? ;D ). So I used a mixture of: Schaeffer front panel designer (to make it 2,54 mm compatible) Frontplattendesigner (google for it) - for making pot markings/rings Adobe Photoshop Other people more do like Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw or what the heck. It´s not so much a question of how dedicated some prog is, it´s more a question of how convenient you´re with it already. (At least I think so... ::) ) Greetz!

Yupp, I think I used these here: FOLIE 2500 Very good stuff! :)

There are different ways, but I always do it like that (you need a mixer for that). I play some sound on the SID (any sound at max volume - saw or whatever) and level it out until it´s @ 0 dB appr. Then you stop playing it. Now you go up with the gain (remember how much you go up) let´s say with 50 dB. There should be a signal now. Let´s say it´s -10 dB loud. So now you know, that you SNR is about (ABOUT!) 50+10=60dB loud. Normally you would have to go up with the gain until the noise signal is also @ 0 dB, but most mixers don´t have so high gains. btw: 0 dB + 0 dB = 3 dB (hehe...) Greetz

There are self-adhesive foils available for Ink-Jets and Laserjets. I used them recently and have to say, that they do their job pretty well (see my MBSeq e.g.)!!! If you put a transparent laquer over it for conservation, it will last forever! They are available @ Reichelt and similar. Just look for transparency films, adhesive and so on. I´ll check the part number at Reichelt if you don´t find anything. Greetz!

I built mine into a plastic housing (not Plexiglass but some similar Polymer). The frontplate is aluminium. I tried it without any shielding and the noise was a little higher than TK stated (it was about -60 dB noise to signal ratio). So I shielded it with alu on paper (the same stuff as found in the C64s) and it got a little better (-65 dB snr). I don´t know if a complete alu housing would make that much better, but I guess so. I have to say that alu is in every case the best stuff for housing & frontplates (I tried plastic and wood also). But you can make one side of your housing with plexiglass, that´s cool, too (check out my MBSeq - the housing and frontplate is out of alu, but the downside of the housing is made of plexiglass). Greetz! :D

The problem with one wallwart is that you introduce ground loops if you´re not very aware of what you´re doing and that the high current stuff will modulate your supply voltage for the SIDs (e.g. the LCD and more important the Midi Lines and LEDs in the Modmatrix). You get much noise this way. I also tried both ways (wallwart and PSU). With my setup (using 8580s SIDs) the wallwart had a signal to noise ratio about -40 dB at best case, the PSU (with TK´s schematic) about -65 dB!!! Muuuuuuch better!

Dann sind es die gleichen Revs. ;) (zwar keine Ahnung welche, aber ist ja auch ... nö?)

Very interesting, thnx for the links! (also I don´t agree that this is better than dope... ;D :P ;D) ::)

Cool, thnx! Will try that one!

Errr, I don´t know where you looked, but here are the links to some sounds (mp3s mostly): http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_seq.html http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_seq_tutorial1.html http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_seq_tutorial2.html There is all the stuff...

Hi there! So: The MB64: You can use up to 64 buttons and LEDs *and* up to 64 pots/sliders. MB64E: Nearly same as above, but instead of Pots/Sliders you use Encoders. So you don´t have to worry about these "jump" effects with pots (If your pot is at maximum while your value in let´s say Reaktor is at minimum and you move your pot the value in Reaktor jumps to the next pot value). But there are some settings in the MB64 to prevent those effects. Anyhow with some Encs you have the big advantage that you *always* have an increment/decrement like behaviour. for the seq: Logic Audio is naturally MUCH more better and for making complete songs. The MBSeq is "just" a 16 Step Sequencer for making cool bass sequences/rythm lines and so on and other stuff. To understand, what I mean, just listen to all those example files TK has put up. Also for Morph Sequencing - listen to the examples/tutorials. For the LC I can´t tell you to much, but: It is a "Logic Control Clone" - so it can do absolutely the same as the Logic Control - mainly it´s for automating mixing stuff (volume/pan/send effect - all that stuff mainly). Modular: Errrrrrrr .... errrrr ... yeah, theoretically yeah .... not really. Especially at the beginning, stick to the stuff which is stated on the page. After building the first thing, you will understand, what´s it all about and can make up your mind about really trying that (e.g.: the MB64 is already capable of being a MBSeq - with a little changed Control Surface - on the other side: You can not use a MB 64 as a LC - motorfaders / encs are not pots, you know...) Hope I could help and everythings right! Greetz! :D

Du hast noch keine Anwendung drauf. Die Sysex Nachricht kommt vom Bootloader, der wartet auf eine MIOS-Einspielung und eine Appl! Geh mal auf die UCApps Page und guck da nach MIOS draufspielen und anschließend Anwendung draufspielen. Solange keine Anwendung drauf ist kann der PIC mit dem Pot/Taster nix anfangen. btw: Wenn du nur einen Pot hast, hast du die anderen auf Masse gezogen, richtig? Gruß pay.c! :)

I brought my latency down to about 4 ms (Delta 44). I guess with some driver updates I even would come down to the 2 ms. I also own a Midiman Transit, it´s not firewire but USB, but also a very reliable and good thing - latency @ 2 ms.

I would recommend the MB Midimonitor. This would be the easiest solution. Just build up the Midimon on a core and a DOUT, putting it into a daisy chain with the Midi Out of your Seq, and you have a MTC display. Greetz

Yepp, also having the Delta 44 ... pretty ok... The Soundblaster stuff is normally not the stuff you want to have in a studio... Midiman stuff is OK, and Terratec is said to be pretty good (I just *heard* about that up to now from everyone - no personal experience). Search for those companies.

The funny about switching the polarity of the Midi In is: If its the wrong way, you kill the optocoupler pretty sure! ;D Always have some spare optos @ home... and try to get the polarity right ... ;) So: Get a new optocoupler and try it again with that one... hope it works out. btw hint: Try to get those ICs out with a knife (sliding under it and bending it *smoothly* out of there) - worked out well for me up to now... Greetz

Jupp, die 8580er von denen sind sehr gut! Hab mir 4 Stück geholt... als die noch billiger waren... Die gleichen Revisionen zu benutzen kann für dich nur von Vorteil sein, so hast du einen einheitlichen "Klang" in deinem Synthi.

Normally not, but can be... just put in your connector without the LC and if all is fine (including *all* the voltages), then put in a new 24LC. Greetz.

Bei Cubase SX unter MIDI/Synchronisation (oder Transport/Synchronisation ?) gibts die Einstellung, an welche OUTs die Midiclock geht.

Boah, ist schon ne Zeit her, keine Ahnung. Schreib Ihn einfach mal an. Website hat er leider nicht, war Zufall (über Ebay).

The interconnection to the Bankstick must be faulty. Definetely some short. You´ve kinda sure burnt the 24LC. If you connect ICs, always check the voltages in the adapter first... Greetz

Dochdoch, das geht auch. Es gibt sogenannte fertige "Templates" (zumindest in Cubase - und Logic ist ja besser... ;) ). typisches Beispiel: der LC. Ist ja eigentlich nix anderes, nur das der sein Zeug nicht rein über Controller Daten schickt. Du kannst aber z.B. auch eigene Templates erstellen. Z.B. einfach Controller 1 - 64 deiner Midibox auf Controlchange 1-64 stellen und in Logic dementsprechend ein Generic Device erstellen, in dem du dann einstellst, was welcher Controller macht (Lautstärke, Pan, Cutoff... ).

Errr... you don´t need any official version to open those files from MBHP. They´re all able to run on the demo version of Eagle. So just get the actual demo version of Eagle at their site and everything should be ok... I think ... hope ... ;)

You know what? Germany is some kind of a weird country!! Check out: I went to our local dump and looked around a bit. Computers, TVs, monitors, all that electric crap! I asked if I can have this or that. The guy there tells me that the people have to pay 10 Euros for getting there stuff away (its really like that), so they *must* not give it away to any other guys. They *HAVE* to throw it away properly, although other people perhaps can still use it. They would injure the law by giving it to me or anyone other! ??? Germany is some kinda hell weird place... ::)

You can do step recording like in other sequencers. That´s not like playing it in there, but it´s very handy. There is no quantizing in this *step*-seq. It´s not for recording stuff, it´s for playing it. The editing is very good, especially with those encoders. Notes / gatelengths / velocities are changed/created very fast. Greetz