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If I'm not mistaken, the 2 bottom lines are displayed as if it was a 40x2 display. At least that's what my test LCD did =) So, it should display 5 items in the top 2 lines and 5 in the lower 2 without any code changes.
Wow. Is that true? If so, I would love to do that and put buttons across the top and bottom, like this:
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Can anyone confirm if that is how it works? And..do you have any tips or reasons why my idea wouldn't work?
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Saw it at NAMM. Neat at first glance. Feels like crap. Sounds like crap. No MIDI.
It'd be kewl if they made one velocity sensitive and with MIDI.
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I got that error here too. Don't quite know exactly when, but I saw it too.
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This server rocks..
I'm in Southern CAlifornia, USA.
Believe it or not, I was getting like 450kb - 1meg (but then, I use Flashget, which opens multiple connections)
Incredible.
And BTW, the FM synth sounds AWESOME as well..
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Oh, definately. This is all very useful information. That thing about caps having a life expectancy like that is something I was unaware of. Are all components like that, or just certain ones?
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Thanks, Thorsten! (and Andrew, of course!)
That pretty much answers my questions.
Except for one more i thought of...
Is there other types of encoders, like there are pots?
(Odd ones like photo, infra-red, etc?)
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...bump....
anyone else have any insight?
also, I think I'm realizing now that the system itself has a feature to "link" the SIDs. Can you just link 1 and 2, and link 3 and 4 separately? If linked, will parameter for osc 1 also apply to osc 2? Also, if linked, is there, or is there a way to set up, some sort of PAN setting?
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I have been ravenously going over all the MidiboxSID documents, tutorials, postings, etc. I will defiantely be building one in the somewhat near future. I'm starting to get my head around the concepts (after weeks of reading the same stuff over and over), and I am even going to be taking a basic electronics class this semester to develop some skills before I start. I have a couple of questions...
First of all, my idea for my eventual MidiboxSID is 4 sids, 2*8580 for one voice stereo left/right, and 2*6581 for the second voice left/right. Does that sound fesable? Also...
1. I know that you can salvage to PSU from the C64 for the synth. Will the PSU from both the C64 or C128 both work? Is one preferred (especially considering I plan on having both types of chips onboard)?
2. For the way I outlined the setup for my unit, would I trick the unit by making each pair share a device id, so that they act EXACTLY the same? (IE, both 8580 cores have to same device id, because I want it to act like 1 stereo voice.) Or is there a better way, or a reason not to do that? (please forgive me if I'm overlooking a major design concept of some kind. I'm still learning! :))
3. Are there other parts that can be salvaged form the PCB of the C64 or C128? Resistors, etc...
4. What's the sound variance on SID chips? Like if I had two SIDs, same model, same parameters, would they both sound pretty much EXCATLY the same?, or would the sound vary noticeably? (also for the stereo thing)
5. I notice the POTX and POTY connections on the SID. I know they're for potentiomenters, but what do they do to the sound, if anything?
There was more, but I don't remember right now. Thanks!
AY-3-891x, YM2149, and POKEY synths
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I'd just like to put a vote in for POKEY!
I still haven't made my SID yet (taking my electronics class right now to prepare!), but I do know that were it available, MBPOKEY would be my next project!