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hi everyone.. i am about halfway finished with the packing, the chips did not come in tubes, but in a plastic strip (like pills almost).. i have wrapped these strips in antistatic bags, then put this in a 35mm film container.. with foam sometimes.. then in a padded envelope.. i have been very careful, i think this will be fine (as long as there are no really careless customs inspectors).. i am hoping to send the chips by the weekend if you get the wrong amount of chips, please pm me.. if you have too many then it may mean someone else does not have enough.. i think i have got it right though ;-) best wishes adam

thanks d... i'll pm you with the details.. all the best adam

is anybody nearly ready to build their fm? i am supposed to contact the suppliers before feb 27th if the chips are faulty... so really someone needs to check a set.. i can send the chips first to someone who is nearly finished already so that they can test a set.. anyone? all the best adam

thank you sir...

hi everyone.. the chips finally arrived this morning.. there will be a small delay because i had my credit card stolen and i need to get a new one to order anti static bags etc.... i am hoping to send the chips out early next week best wishes adam

hey smash... i'm looking forward to a nice solder masked board for the opl3 module ;-).. should make soldering the smds easier... that said i'm not in a major rush.. but if you make them i'll buy one certainly.. best wishes adam

hi martin i ordered the chips yesterday, they have already been shipped, should be with me in 5-7 days.. i'll send them out after that... i'm planning to build a dual sid and at least one (probably only one) midibox fm.. (i think i'm waiting for one of smashs solder masked boards for that one... should make soldering the smd chips much easier) i've ordered 2 of ken stones steiner vcf boards so i'm planning to have at least one analogue filter in the fm, seems a waste to have that +-12v supply in there only for one board ;-) i'm interested in making sequencers.. i've been making them in pure data (nice and easy that way), i started with random note generators and have progessed to step sequencers, some play from a 16 step sequnce in random order, lately i've made one which has a set of sounds.. e.g 3 kicks 4 snares 4 hats + 5 spaces, which can be shuffled with a button to create new patterns, lots of fun and i think it's teaching me a little about how to program computers with a text language best wishes adam

thanks Thorsten.. and thanks for creating the step b option without the matrix like i asked best wishes adam

hi thorsten.. would you say a little about how you wired up the led matrix? (i looked at the photo but it wasn't totally clear to me from that).. it looks to me like a wire soldered to each led in the row.. is it as simple as that? i had been thinking of other ways to do this since seeing the sid photos.. i wondered about using stripboard (with the anode or cathode poked into each row..) thinking about it now, it seems like this method would need 2 layers of board.. or stripboard cut into very fine strips ;-) best wishes adam

hi everyone... most people have paid for the chips now, there are about 4 or 5 people left to pay... please pay as soon as possible if you haven't yet.. if you are waiting for your salary or whatever this is ok ;-) please pm me and let me know when you will pay if this is the case... best wishes adam

if it is the forum generating most traffic then i guess that everyone can help by keeping forum activity to the minimum over the next few days, maybe just visiting once a day or so to check messages this is not a long term solution but might help keep the site up and running while a new home for it is being found i remember reading on a hosts site that yabb and other forum software does work a server very very hard... maybe someone here works for a big company or university that can host the forum on their servers ;-) (any volunteers? anyone with a basement full of computers and a t1 line?) i like the forum a lot so the alternatives are not very attractive to me (mailing lists, newsgroups etc.) though places like yahoo groups look quite good.. regarding web hosts, yes, some can be very unreliable, i think the main thing is to pay monthly if you can, or at least to avoid paying a lot up front (in case the company and the website disappears, which happens sometimes) best wishes adam

hi, i think i have sent everyone outside the uk a pm about the chips (i'll do the uk folks this weekend.. i'm a bit tired right now) if you haven't had a pm from me then please send me one ;-) and i'm sorry if some of you were sent 2 or 3 messages.. yabb is a bit buggy and it's very late here all the best adam

rasOfir, i have tried to pm you but the system would not allow it, please send me a private message best wishes adam

thank you both.. cutting the tubes is a brilliant suggestion.. the chip order is now closed.. i am about to get the calculator out and work out the costs, i will try and pm everyone tonight (as long as i can pm everyone at once) all the best adam

hi everyone... i have the quote for delivery, i now need to calculate the costs of postage etc. and chase fedex about if they have any exotic hidden fees they wish to land us with once the parcel reaches the uk.. once i have all the info i will pm everyone about how much to pay etc. the order is still open is anyone else wants to join, i will post on the forum (and probably modify the first post) once the order is closed. i'm thinking to send the bigger amounts (3 and 4 sets) in the bug trays the chips come in, for the smaller amounts i am thinking to pack the chips carefully in antistatic bags then put that package inside a 35mm film container.. can anyone see any problems with doing that? best wishes adam

yes then i'll put you down for 2 yacs d2k (be sure to provide plenty of food for them in this cold weather) and yes twin-x 2 sets for you.. best wishes adam

thanks everyone.. we definitely have enough people now.. yes d2k... yacs on their own is ok too.. i'll put you down for one.. i don't have the enthusiasm for transatlantic phone calls right at this moment which means there is still a chance if anyone else wants to take part.. i'll phone the company tomorrow and find out the nature of the shipping costs and federal expresses science fiction style duty charge (if there is one..) i should be in a position to frighten you all to death with the costs within the next couple of days.. ;-) bye for now all the best adam

i think we have enough people for the minimum order now.. so i am making enquiries on tuesday or wednesday.. if you want to join in the order then now would be a good time to tell me ;-) all the best adam

thanks Martin.. 38.. looks hopeful ;-) any more for any more? best wishes adam

yes indeed roger... (and yes i'll make sure the final price is researched fully before we go ahead) 34 it is.. anyone else? i've been plotting to put lots of analog filters in my midibox fm.. maybe 4 different ones.. with bypass switches and input sockets so that external signals can be run through them as well.. also thinking about delay based on the princeton 2399 chip but that might be getting too ambitious.. it accepts cv input so might be fun i've been playing with the software version of the nord g2 (free from the clavia website) which allows delay times and feedback to be modulated via the lfo's etc.. makes for some very strange sounds best wishes adam

yes indeed ..30 it is

http://www.clavia.se/G2/demo/index.htm lots of fun so far.. there are demo patches too best wishes adam

yes, you're in, paypals fine.. current count is 29 ;-) and a yacc adam

hello.. the current count is 27 sets.. is anyone else interested in taking part in the order? best wishes adam

this sounds like an akai headrush to me.. looping is very popular in these parts right now.. people are using a variety of solutions from reel to reel tape through digital delay (danelectro or 2x boss pedals) to laptops running cubase bugbrand has made a dirty sampler http://www.knowledgeofbugs.co.uk/bugbrand/index2.htm www.smallbearelec.com has an assortment of old reverb and delay ic's best wishes adam