Going slow and steady, I still havent got my USB-cable, so my photo journal stays in my compact flash card. I finished step B, only searching for datawheel... Does someone have part code for a good one at Voti.nl? My synth is working properly, I will transfer programs to chips later today or tomorrow, I have week off, so I try to start step C and finish casing too. Had some problems with Midi-out, but now my leds are blinking nicely ;) I left the synth on for a hour or so and i noticed that SID-chips got rather hot, i can keep my finger on em, it feels hot, but not burning hot. Still, should I put a heatsink on 'em? How warm are your chips? PICs are more like room temperature. Voltage dropped to exact voltages after I applied chips on boards, so voltage question I made before solved itself. Now I go and buy that USB-cable, It is time to add images to this post. N