Hey all, thanks for posting about my PhoenixSID project. I'm working on this project for fun, and I like the fact that others are interested. I recently did a successful live demo in front of a graduate class, at UMass Lowell (the university I recently graduated from). I gave the Robot Design class an intro to music synthesis, an overview of the SID (a few people were already SID fans, and were thrilled), showed a basic synth design from concept to reality on an FPGA, and then gave them a glipmse into the design of PhoenixSID. I also played the demos I have on the website, and showed how they were created. People loved hearing the sounds, with some happily mentioning how it took them back to their childhood days. ;D Of course, those demos I made are basic compared the amazing and magical music SID composers worldwide have been making for years. I'm totally in awe as to what you bright, creative folks can do with the SID (and I want to learn!). I did learn how to make a bass drum from this site, and it was a favorite demo! Where do you think I should go from here with this project? (Right now it's in 3 prototype boards, has much of the SID implemented (but still needs details and cleanup), and is controllable over USB). A better way to control it (besides the python console) would be nice. I have a day job as an engineer, and also play in a band, so I'd like to focus my efforts on things that will give the most bang for the buck. Rock on, George P. www.gammaburst.net
