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Hi there! Just a question about that anounced big update (1.11). What do you want us to send you? Just everything we want to (PCBs, schematics, Howtos, documentations, photos like hell), or just "reasonable" stuff? Just asking, cause I really dont know what to send you... might be interesting not only for me... btw: I have made some jpgs of the PCBs on MBHP. Theyre b&w so you can print them and use them for photo etching right away. Is that something for u? Also I have TONS of photos of my MB64... ::) Greets! And good work, guys!!!!!!!

DIY!  ;D Jepp, so schwer sind die nüsch zu machen und du kannst dein eigenes Design anwenden (siehe meine MB64 auf der Page - Desktop- und 19 Zoll-kompatibel). A weng aufwendig zwar (hab selber ca. 8 Stunden insgesamt gebraucht - ohne Frontplatte), aber halt billig wie Seuche (Preis: aus Holz (plus Schrauben und Schaniere) ca. 5 Eu oder eher weniger) für ein *mehr oder weniger - jedem selbst überlassen* geiles Design. /edit: carleone... wo arbeitest du eigentlich? ;D ;)

Hmmmm, as a nearly finished Physical Technician ( ;D ) I just have to mention that: That little blockade (thin plastic or so?) will definitely start to swing around like wild. It will not go to a certain point and stay there. You´ll have something like a trumpet. ;) Workaround: Use a lowpass filter (about 20 Hz or less) which will have a bad effect on the reaction time of that thing (although not to bad I think). But anyhow a good looking idea!!! :o Good luck!

You could just take that MIDI LEDs. They're working as hardware and so have nothing to do with software probs. If something comes into the coupler (anything), the MIDI In LED comes up.

Hmmm, as TK said, I think a hardware solution isn't useful anymore. Especially if you take a look at the Midibox Roadmap. Those 8 banks are OK, and much more easy to implement....

Yeah, alreadz did that. But I think its also just overspeaking from the other PCBs (I have a rather compact design). I'll now try to put grounded material (that alu-paper - dont know what its called) between every PCB layer I have. I think this is gonna kill a lot of that humming (also I'll go for shielded cables now - especially the big power cable).

Och, nojo... ich machs immer so, das ich in Cubase den MTC laufen lasse (die Beats) und auf dem Mon den Timecode... ist ganz praktisch. Weiß nicht, ob es das wirklich so bringt...

Uiuiui, wir haben einen Chemiker in unsere Reihen aufgenommen! Cool... ;) ;D

How many pins does it have? If 14: compatible, but no backlight If 16: Yeah, with BL and compatible (good chances) Anyway I would try the normal Displaytech configuration. Worked for me (on Hitachi LCDs). The inverter is normaly implemented. If you´re still not sure, just google for a datasheet (but I do think lm402 just means 40x2 characters, doesn´t it?). Greets

The same as d2k for me: I use 4x6581 and those filters are very different to each other (especially the different revisions). Also the humming is kinda loud (I do not use TK´s PSU up to now). I´ll change to 8580 and so hopefully get a better filter and better (meaning less) humming.

Yeah, you should be fine with all those settings... have fun!

That "Morph" Function really sounds funny! Looks like its time to get all that PICs and Cores out of that box again and upgrade it... :) Anyhow a question: The MIOS version of the MB doesn´t look like it will be compatible to Serge´s VirtualMidibox, will it?

Nojo, bei UCApps geht es ja auch nicht in erster Linie um billig.... Und: 250 (ca.) für so ein Gerät ist denke ich eigentlich schon ein Schnäppchen, oder irre ich mich? Kosten die Dinger nicht normalerweise über 1000 (Mackie Control z.B.)?

Jau!

1: Jepp! 2:Such dir welche raus! Ziemlich egal, was für welche, Hauptsache sie machen "zu", wenn du sie drückst (also "Schließer"). Billig&gut, aber auch klein: Reichelt (www.reichelt.de) Taster 3301 und folgende 3: Der Bankstick speichert je nach Applikation die Patches. Bei der MB64 sind das die Daten, die jeder Poti&Taster sendet 4: Nojo, das war bei MIDI schon immer so. Abhilfen: Entweder Motorfader verwenden (die empfangen die MIDIdaten und setzen sie um), Rotary Encoder (die inkrementieren/dekrementieren grundsätzlich) oder (bei einigen Anwendungen möglich) Soft Overtake (siehe MB64Seq Beschreibung) 5: Kannst du einstellen. Meistens zeigen sie nur an ob ein Knopf gedrückt ist, aber das kannst du auch ändern. Siehe VirtualMidibox vom Serge. Noch ein Tip: Les dir mal MIOS durch. Ist sehr viel praktischer! Und du kannst die MB auch in Zukunft noch anpassen. Abschließend: Willkommen auf UCApps und gutLot! ;D

Jau, nur auf Anfrage! edit: Und: Ja! Traumhaft günstig!!!

1. Burn Bootstrap Loader with the JDM (directly) 2. Upload actual MIOS with MIDIOX (MIDI) 3a. Change the files of your application so they fit to your needs (its always well documented within the file main.asm - no prob) 3b. Upload application with MIDIOX IF you only use 18Fs (also for the slaves) you will need to change the IDs for every single PIC. *Also* you will have to make different versions of MIOS fitting to those IDs to upload it to the PICs (everything documented). If you use 16Fs as slaves you're out fine. Greets

1: Thats OK. The 78xx needs *about* 2V above its voltage to regulate correctly (and even less if the current is really low). On the SID modules there is no reason to do that. They already have a very low current (appr. 50-100 mA). You only need those things when you have high currents (to prevent to much heat dissipation and to need less current). 2: Got no idea... but the turning method already works really fine (just move the rotenc a little there and back). I rather would use the buttons for replacing the buttons (new very cool design possible!! The LEDs around the rotencs) 3: no idea... always used the hardware solution up to now ::) Greets and have fun!

Yepp, I meant that. Thnx goyou. Sorry for my kinda *impossibletounderstand* sentences. ;) :D

Supi! Die schauen nett aus! Thnx!

Aaaaaargh!!! Total verpeilt!! Ich meinte natuerlich den 8580 Rev4 (Halt den SID Chip). Mein Gott... totale Verpeiltheit, sorry. Also hatl dann so: 4x 8580 Rev4 fuer 10 Eu ::)

OK, it was stupid to ask... ;D ;)

Hey! I already built both and tested it out: With an connected Control Surface. First, the 7805 of the core REALLY gets hot (15 V down to 5 V !!! Thats 1 W pure heat per 100 mA!!!), I recommend an additional 7809 unit before it (so the most heat goes there). On both regulators a heatsink should be attached (should be??? MUST!) And: You need about 800 mA (with a veeery moderate backlight setting) up to about 1A for running both. Anyhow I really do recommend using TK's solution as the 50 Hz humming gets really high if you use one weak power supply. I'm still experimenting and already found kinda solution, but it's still not what I'm looking for. I'll still experiment a little bit. Greets

bmp ? Just dont believe it... OK, lets get all this together: We do have: A TV connected, with whatever animated fonts on it, playing some .wav file ("MBHP ruuuuuuulz"), some flashing LEDs, some moving Motorfaders, flickering LCDs (naturally dozens of those), a few SIDs in that box ............ a yeah, and we control the whole studio over MIDI. ... ... ... 8) gonna be a looooong soldering session.

http://www.heldt-electronic.de/ Habe da mal angefragt: 4x 8580 Rev.4  = 10 Euro (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Weiß allerdings nicht, wieviele die da noch haben. Und noch so nebenbei: 70 Potis, 6mm abgeflachte Achse, Printmontage liegend : 8 Euro Allerdings alles nur per Vorkasse! Wenn ich beides bekomme, schreibe ich nochmal einen Bericht (bin vor allem gespannt auf die Potis... ob die für DEN Preis wirklich was sind? ... ???) Gruß pay_c /edit: Jaaa, klar! 8580 , nich 8051 (die ganzen Zahlen...)