Rowan

Hi LO is right, Cubase SX is very different to Cubase 5. I've been using Cubase since the days to the Atari ST and Logic for the last couple of years. I still prefer cubase. Logic does not have "System Link". This is by far Cubase SX most powerful feature. Rowan

Hi again I don't think thre is a power supply i/p for the JMD. I don't want to sound like a nagging woman, but cheack the circuit again. It is very easy to miss small errors. Try to forget about it all for a day or two, then come back with a fresh head (A bit like having a good break before you mix a tune) :) :) :) Rowan

Hi Set your power supply to 9V if that does not work try 12V. The 7805 voltage regulator will reduce the voltage to +5V. Your power supply must be able to deliver 500mA, LCD displays and LED's are very current hungry. Give that a blast. Rowan

Hi cjlargear First thing I would check is the diode polarity is correct. If I remember correctly from lectures at uni about zener diodes is that a forward biased zener will drop between 0.7 to 0.9 volts across it (zeners are designed to be run in revese bias). Next cheack that the polarity of the eletro cap is correct. I made this mistake. Check and recheck the circuit. Are you using a desktop or laptop? I've seen post on the forum where people can not get a high enough voltage from a laptop serial port. Fingers crossed these suggestions fix the problem. I really think it is hardwear problem. Rowan

Hi Steve, I think pay_c is right. There is not enough panel space for a inferface. As Nomical pointed out it would be great for a SID that will be controlled extrenally. I've been looking in to the possibility of using a rack case for Core moduals with a short muiltcore cabe to connect to a desktop case for the controls. I've got to invesagate this further because of EMI issues. I do belive it wll work so long everything is screened correctly. Besides the MBHP operates at TTL levels (+5 volts)which are rather robust due to the reletivly high voltage. Anyway, just a thought. Rowan

Thank for the reasurance Steve. I'm going to give it a go this weekend. Hey, I've got this far. As you say it it can be that hard. I'm sure it will not frustrate anymore than getting ic-prog to work. You mention that the PC should be powered down before the PIC is plugged into the programmer. I did not do this. Will I have damaged the chip? Now that you bring this to my attention to the it make perfect sense. My girlfriend thought I had gone crazy when I started to dance about the room when the PIC verified for the first time. My MIDIbox has become known as "The Mistress" in my house. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Rowan :) :) :)

Sounds great Ian, I'm thinking i'll need 24 without button's and 4 with button's Cheers Rowan

After a quick search I couldn't find any thing. I'm sure it's out there somewhere. If you find it post the link and i'll have look. I'm sure it could be done. Rowan

Hay Dan I'll try to find a manual for your card on the net and get back to you. Rowan

Hi I'm using a cheap soundcard based in the C-Media 8738 chip. Don't laugh. Here is the trick. It has S/PDIF I/O on co-ax and optical. I have connected the co-ax I/O to my old Roland S-770 samples which happens to have Apogee ADC and DAC. This way I've got top quality conversion for less than $60 NZ (I picked up the sampler for $250 NZ a couple of years ago, this machine was brought by the original owner for $15 000 NZ !!!!!!!! in 1989). I think this is a good option for those of us who have been in the game long enough to have a sampler or the like taking up rack space and not getting used. Only problem is latency, I've got it down to 20mS with Direct X 9 and ASIO > Direct X driver within Cubase SX.

All it takes is a look around Ian. I did end up using the 877. I'll get that up and running before I move on to MIOS. How are the encoders coming along? Cheers Rowan

Me Again Just plugged the PIC into the core and it worked!!!! I'm a happy man. Next step: Build the case, let the fun begin. Rowan

:) :) :) Hi everyone, This post is aimed at people who like myself have had difficulty programming PIC's with the JMD programmer and IC-Prog. 1/ Do you have "icprog.sys" This is seems to be driver which you need in order to use the "Direct I/O" interface. WinXP does NOT support interface without this driver. If you don't have this file it can be found at: http://www.icprog.com/new/supporto I think this site is in spanish, but you will find the file (second to bottom on the page) 2/ Once you have downloaded this file it must be put in the same directory as "IC-prog.exe" 3/ Next right click on "IC-prog.exe" and select "Properties", select "compatibility". Now check "Run this program in compatibilty mode for:" box In the drop down menu below the check box select "Windows 2000" Click "Apply", then "OK" 4/ Run "IC-prog". Open the "Settings" menu, then click on "Options". Click on the "Misc" tab and check "Enable NT/2000/XP Driver". Click "OK" 5/ Shutdown "IC-prog" and then open it again (This will load the driver) 6/ open the "Settings" menu and click on "Hardware". In the "Hardware settings" click "Direct I/O" Note: After much experimentation I found that an "I/O Delay " of 9 worked on my computer. 7/ Follow ALL the steps on the JMD page on the MIDIbox site. If all goes well you should have a programmed PIC. I've discovered that it is a good idea to put your PIC into a IC socket, then insert the socket that the PIC is plugged into the IC socket into the socket which is soldered on to the PCB. This way you can remove the PIC all you want from the PCB without damaging the pins of the PIC. I hope this info is useful. Had I known this I would have saved 2 days of frustration. Ian, I ended up building a new JMD before I discovered these steps. You can have it back if you want, or we could pass it on to the next poor sod how cann't be bothered building one. Rowan :) :) :)

On the Liux tip. Is anyone using AGNULA???? http://www.agnula.org/ I'm VERY interested in what people think of the distrubiton. I've haven't managed to get all the packages to get it running. Rowan.

I to use XP home. If The OS is tweaked correctly (I recomend Tweak XP pro) and updated It will run like a dream. My XP system is far more stable that the 3 brand new G4's running OS X and Protools 6 at my work. There are still some issues that need correcting with in OS X to improve the stablity. Hey here is another off topic idea : Windows tweaks. Until next time Rowan.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Thanks Ian I'll give you a bell tomorrow night (Wednesday) when I get home from Uni. What a great community!!!! Rowan

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Thanks Ian I'll give you a bell tomorrow night (Wednesday) when I get home from Uni. What a great community!!!! Rowan

Hi I live in New Zealand and was hoping that there is someone who also lives in NZ (I live in Auckland) that would programme 3 x 18F452 I/P PIC’s for me. I’ve been working with electronics for about 10 years now so construction and testing of the PCB has not proved to be a problem, but I am new to the world of PIC micro’s (I’ve worked with Atmel’s AVR range at Uni). Due to my inexperience I would really like to have my PIC’s programmed by someone who done this before (we all know how frustrating troubleshooting can be if you have no previous experience with a device). It would also save me the return postage to Germany for TK to programme them. If anyone out there can help I would be very grateful. Regards Rowan

Hi I live in New Zealand and was hoping that there is someone who also lives in NZ (I live in Auckland) that would programme 3 x 18F452 I/P PIC’s for me. I’ve been working with electronics for about 10 years now so construction and testing of the PCB has not proved to be a problem, but I am new to the world of PIC micro’s (I’ve worked with Atmel’s AVR range at Uni). Due to my inexperience I would really like to have my PIC’s programmed by someone who done this before (we all know how frustrating troubleshooting can be if you have no previous experience with a device). It would also save me the return postage to Germany for TK to programme them. If anyone out there can help I would be very grateful. Regards Rowan

I have also priced parts through PMB. All components for the MIDIbox 64 PCB by Greg McMillan were quoted at less than $100 NZ (At time of writting $1 NZ = $0.58 US). This is by far the best price on parts I have come across in NZ. Pots and Faders can be purchased from Surplustronics www.surplustronics.com I recently got a small number of Alps 100mm faders for $1 NZ each, Yes $1. Unfortunatly, due to the nature of their bussiness (surplus stock) you can never be sure just what they will have in stock. All I can suggest it that you pop in once a week to check for new stock. Besides you never know what deal you will find (once I got 20m of Belden 12 way multicore cable for $20) Rowan