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oh, ha ha! I guess I should have been more specific! I believe the bankstick had a bad solder joint. I still was not able to upload patches. But I think that's a problem with the software I'm using, not the midi box. -dave
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Where to obtain a 6581- or 8510-chip in store??? Are there alternatives???
davebot replied to Jan's topic in MIDIbox SID
There's no more new stock of the sid chip. It's really very old. You could use a "broken" c64 though. -
Hello, the 1.7303 seems to work very well. my bankstick however is not working so well. I tried wiring up another bank stick, and it's still not working. I have only one patch memory. I can save, and upon powering up the memory is still OK, the patch is there...... I will have to inspect more closely why the bank stick is not being found. thanks for your help. -dave
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I currently have it set at 750ms. And for the setup files, it seems to work well. When I choose SAV from the menu, it shows this: #B #P do! A 1 Internal Patch It gets hung up on this . I assume pushing the button under do! saves the patch. Is that right? What's #B and #P? There didn't seem to be anything in the tutorial about the save page. -dave
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hello again! I'm having some trouble loading patches. I've downloaded the sysex files. And I'm using snoize's sysex librarian for mac osx (http://www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/) to send the midi. I am able to load the various sid programs with it. But when I send the patch sysex nothing happens... Any ideas? Thanks! davebot
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Hi there, Well if you like the sound of the c64 you would like the midibox sid. It's built around the sound chip (SID) from the c64. However it's a project to build a midi controllable synthesizer. If you have intrest in music making or midi, then it's great! Typically to use the midibox sid, a sequencer is used, either on a computer or hardware, to send midi data (notes and controller data) and the output of the synth is fed into a mixer or recorded into a computer for futher editing. Long story short, this project destroys a c64 in it's "use". Hope that answers your question. -dave
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The case is a little rough, but I was anxious to start using it! Thanks for all the help. I've learned a lot doing this. (Updated by TK: changed subject, and moved to "MIDIbox of the Week" section
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Good News!! I just finished clocking the Sid from the core. Very easy. Then just reheated a few of the connections, and viola! A working, singing Sid!!!! Thank you all so much for help. I will post the finished result when done with my control surface. I already have the panel layout done. I have to recommend ableton live ... with the CC envelope modulations on a loop, whoa dude, as we say on the west coast. thanks again. dave
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OK here's a couple pix... one of the bottom of the sid board, and one of my power circuit, just for fun. What a mess! http://www.davebot.com/images/sidboard.JPG http://www.davebot.com/images/power.JPG I hope that helps! thanks, dave
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I'll try to get that tonight. It's a Smash TV board.
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Yes I actually thought of that, and gave it a dedicated ground wire from the power supply.
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OK. The problem is in the audio out. When audio was applied, there was some output, but it was very quiet, "poppy" , low frequency and heavily distorted. Kind of "farty". When I run midi into it. I can hear the sid reacting and making little audible pops. Could this be the transistor? Thanks good ideas! -dave.
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GREAT IDEA! I'll let you know how it goes. -dave
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Hello, At one point, using my volt meter (I had all chips in the sockets, the unit was plugged in) I had a small electrical arc between my volt meter and one of the legs of the voltage regulator. Is it possible that I could have fried the sid? I'm going to try another sid and see if that fixes it. Thanks for all your help!