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I don't see how anyone but she will be able to answer that question, you know?

Chalk that up to the musicthing effect - http://musicthing.blogspot.com :)

I've seen some software that helps you maximize output based on speaker size, frequency, and then design of enclosure. No idea where to find it unfortunately :/ (and feel free to make a new thread so people see the question you're asking, you'll get a better response ;) )

He's great at communicating, but gets a HUGE amount of mail a day, and has a family and fulltime job (that involves travelling iirc). If your message was relevant to business with him he'll definitely get back to you soon enough. If your message was something like "I want to build a mb sid what parts should I buy?" then please post it in the forum instead of bugging one of our scene's greatest resources.

well.. I'll let you know when I have a set ready that would be capable of doing it, and I'd consider travelling to Toronto for it, cuz that would be fun :).

Apparently (via Google), #2 was on the 21st of June.. so I guess you're looking for people for #3?

Sorry Phatline.. when it came out I was interested and started the download.. 50 megs is just big :).. downloading now in either case.

When is it? I'm in Ottawa, but I need a couple months to finish a couple projects and get a set together..

My guy's actually from the wingding font. I've used him for a logo for awhile.. yet to make a proper square version so he's not all distortedly fat.

Got my SID today.. I haven't tested it yet (.. now where did I put that 9v regulator...), but thanks Slorrin! Note that I'm only a 5h drive from him so yours might still take days or however long..

No Twin-X thank you for keeping it going regardless of people helping out or not :) And since I didn't chime in yet, Thank you TK for such an awesome project.. it's monopolized the last 6 months or so of my free time and is going to continue to do so for a long time coming :)

Hey Smash, thanks for mentioning this. When put into words it's much more provocative than a standard-issue paypal image in the top corner :).

Nicely explained stryd_one :)

You.. you do all this before putting the SIDs in the tube, right? :D

Hi Michael, The values you want to send are the ASCII bytes for the number, not the number itself, so for the phrase "\0 1J 2500N X" the code would be: IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte('\'); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte('0'); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte(' '); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte('1'); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte('J'); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte(' '); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte('2'); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte('5'); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte('0'); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte('0'); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte('N'); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte(' '); IIC_SPEAKJET_TransmitByte('X'); Or at least, something similiar :). Cheers, Tom

I've had good luck looking at junk shops for old electronic gear. My SID (photos soon, it's almost done) is in a Cable TV channel changer case (which is annoying as hell, dremeling metal = bad). For my next projects I found two SEGA Master units that are going to rock, they have a very neat sloped case design that's perfect for a desktop synth unit.

Humpty Dumpty

That's the approach I've taken with my MB SID - I have 7 dedicated encoders for changing whatever I determine to be important 'live' variables, and otherwise have to program via PC/ CS step A. Pics soon as I'm about to paint it and get a new SID chip (mine's filter's busted)

access database.. isn't that an oxymoron? :)

:o

Sounds like, between the M0, M1, and RESET pins on the speakjet, something is amiss - I can't remember at the moment what the right configuration is, but it sounds like you are in DEMO mode and you want to be in normal operational mode. Check the SpeakJet datasheet (or maybe someone else knows quicker than I)

You already gave me a shipping quote. I gave you my shipping address in the first email we exchanged - my email address is tom dot i dot burns at gmail dot com

Parallel port. It involves next to no programming or electronics skills. All you need are the encoders, something to mount them on, and a printer cable (often findable for free if you look at the right places). You do not need a PIC unless you want a larger solution. It's by far the simplest option. Cheers, Tom

Slorrin: I just need to know which email address to paypal the money to, and you will have your cash. I'll include my shipping address in the paypal message. I'll email you again right now so you can see the thread in your email. Cheers, Tom

This is how I currently have mine set up to play around with. A way you can double-check that your MAX232 circuit is correct is by shorting the TTL Rx/Tx pins, open the serial port in a terminal application, and enter some data - if it's running properly, the short will act as a loopback and you will see the bytes you've entered being received on the serial port.