[is it just me, or is the FORUM going OFFLINE alot ?]

Can anybody tell me what's so bad about IRC?

I'm already in several IRC channels and adding just another channel would be easier for me than running a separate chat thingie.

I know IRC isn't perfect but it works and there are several clients out there so at least you can choose the one you like best.

[Midibox vs. Notron vs. P3 etc?]

Any other special sequencers I should look at?

The Jazzmutant Lemur http://www.jazzmutant.com/lemur_overview.php is a very cool sequencer.

It's also in the offensive amount of money pricerange though.

[Need help removing a SID chip]

But using a specialised tool is almost like cheating  :P.

Actually I knew about chip-pullers but it never occurred to me that they're cheap and easily available  ::) (I put one on my shopping list now).

[Need help removing a SID chip]

Put a small flathead screwdriver under one of the short edges of the chip and lift it just a millimeter or so. Do the  same thing from the other side. Keep slightly lifting each side until the chip is out of the socket.

At least that's how I usually remove DIP packaged chips from sockets. Just be careful and you'll be OK.

Slightly bent legs can usually just be bent back without any problems (just in case you're a bit heavy handed with the screwdriver).

[MBSID Build Log]

Wow, using the monome keypad in an midibox is an awesome idea.

Yet another idea to add to my "to steal" list  ;D.

Just lurking in these forums is really inspirational. Just you wait, in ten years time I will build the greatest MB SID ever  ;).

[MIDIbox of the Week (Wilba's MIDIbox SID V2, aka. MB-6582)]

OK, found the blog (and read it too). This JB-weld looks like interesting stuff.

Personally I was toying with the idea of having something threaded welded to the back of the front panel but I have some serious doubts whether that'd actually work (you'd have to use the same metals, it mustn't show on the front side, I don't know jack about welding, ...). This seems like a much easier solution.

[MIDIbox of the Week (Wilba's MIDIbox SID V2, aka. MB-6582)]

Hey Wilba, very nicely done indeed.

How did you attach the CS PCB to the CS? I can see the screws on the PCB side but I don't see any screws poking through the CS  :P.

So what did you screw them into?

[8xSID MB-SID PCB (aka. MB-6582) - request for comments]

I'd like one base PCB if I'm not too late, that is.