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Well, Z80 :) Any speccy user here? :D Moebius

Illogik: No probs, man ;D Grrr.. I'm still interested where did you get those uh, let's say "chaotic noise makers".. ;) After a lazy and uninspired summer, I'm sorta back in the DIY stuff. pheww.. thinking of implementing the ideas of CGS Super Psycho Modulation source (http://www.cgs.synth.net/modules/cgs21_super_psycho.html) with René Schmitz's 4069 VCO (http://www.uni-bonn.de/~uzs159/vco4069.html) Done some PCB designing already.. Yeah, and I should get around implementing Voltage controlled Sawtooth<->Triangle waveshaper. >:( Bye, Moebius

Today Paul Maddox of Modulus-music announced at SDIY mailing list that all the files needed to build his Monowave synth will be available to public. http://www.modulus-music.com/products/monowave/downloads/ Bye, Moebius p.s. After Oakley Sound (partner) decided to quit modular business Paul has also made PolyDAC midi->CV unit files available, also worth checking out: http://www.modulus-music.com/products/modular/documents/

"the preview URL"? Lemme laugh.. anyone got any *NIX accounts? Homepages? any ~-stuff? That's where forum is located. If it's unmetered, lemme laugh again ;) I DO understand and will be switching on using IP again Bye, Moebius

Uh, Sorry-- I don't understand.. I'm posting this on forum.midibox.org as I typed or http://69.56.171.55/~midibox/forum/ as the url field says.. How come using an IP address can stress a DNS server? I just thought It would take a load out of it. Bye, Moebius

Huh ;D

Uh, With a such rock solid filesystem as WinME has, I wouldn't worry so much about harddisk corruption.. You know, my 98SE only loses the data it's writing to disk when the crash comes. ;D Bye, Moebius

Ok, They introduced that Feb. 2005, used up the available supply of SN76477's - not for the better use and the thing is damn ugly. I think they are bad guys allright. ;) Bye, Moebius

Hi, You might be more interested in using Digipots directly controlled by PIC. Captain Hastings Did this with Analog Devices AD5204 chip and modified AOUT driver, check: http://69.56.171.55/~midibox/forum/index.php?topic=2556.msg17995#msg17995 Bye, Moebius

Hi, pay_c! I hope You'll find a Good Job and this Comeback is for real! :D You shouldn't be sorry at all for taking time for the stuff you really have to do - You've given this community great contributions. Bye, Moebius

Hi, It's SmashTV's Shop, allright: http://avi.dezines.com/mbhp/buy.html Those Alpha pots with "D" shaft, product 19a. Bye, Samppa

How much are You willing to pay for a used SID? Bye, Moebius

Ok, If the metal part of the regulator is facing towards PIC, it's ok.. Then it's probably short circuit somewhere. Do a visual inspection of the solderside.. Bye, Moebius

Could it be, that you have placed the regulator "backwards"? Bye, Moebius

gheth - Happy anniversary! Take a day off - and show us what, You can do! Bye, Moebius

Hi, Please study "META events", these enable sending a SysEx messages from the midibox. Bye, Moebius

Hi, Wet sponge is ok. Just keep the tip "tinned", even if that means adding more solder and then rubbing it to the sponge. Don't leave excess of solder to the tip, anyway. Use the sponge to get rid of the solder.. Well, that's normal for that Iron, then. Bye, Moebius

You'll learn to solder with that one, it's ok. ;D Next time use the tip shown in "mbcore054lt.jpg" - keep the tip "tinned" (always have some solder on the surface) and clean it up occasionally with the sponge. Good luck, Moebius

Hi, Non-temperature soldering iron should be around 25W one.. I'd say. That will keep the soldering temperature ok. Try heating the pin AND the PCB pad together for few seconds and then apply solder to the joint. Once you have enough solder in the joint (less is more here - you can add more, if needed) - remove the solder and heat the joint for another 0,5sec ->1,5sec, remove the soldering iron tip and hope to see a beautiful shining solderjoint to form. Bye, Moebius

Another possibility is to use mbhp_4xsid_c64_psu_optimized.pdf schematic and connect +5VDC directly to J2 (remember to remove the regulator and add wire between pins 1<->3).. check the schematics and be careful! (additional bypass-caps are not needed for just testing purposes with one core) Well.. it's not the most beautiful soldering I've seen - but rather good for a beginner!! There might be some cold solder joints, but it might work anyway. Bye, Moebius

Hi kokoon. What.. +/-5v from C64 PSU?!? No way! ;) Check your connections. The voltages you measure could indicate, that you have connected PSU Ground and +5VDC to J1.. it won't work: The rectifier takes voltage down by diode drops and the regulator needs some additional voltage to work properly. (Polarity of the voltages connected to J1 doesn't matter - rectifier takes care of that). See C64 PSU schematic options for the answers. Bye, Moebius

Hi, Do you have a datasheet for that display? This sounds like you have made a mistake in the wiring - swapped some datalines. Bye, Moebius p.s. amppari sounds like Finnish to me.. ;)

Hi, I'd say MBSID is better for you at this point. It's more like an analogue synth. I think your K5 covers much of the same "metallic" sounding territory as MBFM does. Multi SID setups use 1 core per SID. Bye, Moebius

I'd suggest everybody to read "Impressum" and Q&A from the midibox wiki. M