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Thank you for the information, I will have to reread the documentation you have listed. I also seem to be confused about the difference between v1 and v2. I thought it was a reference to the MIOS. From the limited information i have read within the last day, i see what i will have to do now. I will finish up adding the second core and if i still have problems i will post my questions. Thank you.

philetaylor, But in this configuration I would have both SIDs playing the SAME sound at the SAME time correct? Or is the MIOS capable of distributing the multiple MIDI notes across both SID modules? I would like to utilize the full 6 note polyphony if possible. Also, it seems this option is only available for synthesizers running MIOS 2.0 I am running MIOS 1.9. I am assuming I would have to upgrade. Is this true?

Hello, I would like to know about the options I have in implementing multiple SIDs. My ultimate goal: to use my two SID chips to get a maximum polyphony of 6 simultaneous notes. My question is this: Is there a way to use two SID chips in parallel by using only one core module to get the result I am looking for, or would I have to buy a second core to achieve my goal? Thanks in advance. //The reason I am asking this question is because I bought another SID module thinking //the CORE module could control two SID modules independently so I could achieve //my goal of having a maximum polyphony of 6 simultaneous notes

oh man im sorry, i dont use this forum a lot and didnt know where it would be best suited to place this. i already sold it so i wanted to delete this post. can you delete this whole thread? it says i have to ask a moderator to do it anyhow. ok thanks! ;D

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I made a really simple quick and dirty video of the making of my MBSID. I was looking for videos on making a MBSID when i first started and couldn't find much of anything, so i decided to make my own video along the way in hope that it would explain the process to those who are interested and have no idea where to start, like i was! It is nowhere near "finished" i would say, but "functional" and i have been using it for new music which you see in the video. it is a very very minimal setup for a MBSID. i hope it helps someone and enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0xPzbNRR5Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0xPzbNRR5Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0xPzbNRR5Q ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

i made a simple quick and dirty video of making my MBSID if anyone is interested. take a look here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0xPzbNRR5Q :) ;) :D ;D >:( :( :o 8) ??? ::) :P :-[ :-X :-\ :-* :'(

Actually i was wrong. the patch does stay in memory on power off but the name of the patch does not. it reverts back to the default name which is <new patch> or something like that... here is the code from "cs_menu_bank.inc" of "midibox_sid_v1_7303c" ;; -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;; Restore channel and patch numbers from BankStick ;; (called after startup and BankStick exchange) ;; -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CS_MENU_BANK_RestoreCfg movlw 0x05 movwf CS_MENU_SID_M_CHN return clrf CS_MENU_SID CS_MENU_BANK_RestoreCfg_Loop BRA_IFCLR SID_BANKSTICK_STATUS, 0, ACCESS, CS_MENU_BANK_RestoreCfg_LoopNoBS ;; select first BankStick, verify off movlw 0x80 call MIOS_BANKSTICK_CtrlSet ;; rest of original code etc etc etc... even if the patch name doesnt stay i dont really care. just as long as it works on midi channel 6 or higher by default. so this is great! i got exactly what i needed. ive been making some new sounds and am really happy with the results. thanks everyone! :) ;) :D ;D :) ;) :D ;D

i went over the syntax again and realized it was just missing one letter. i uploaded the new file and viola! it is on midi channel 6 by default. the problem now is when i write a patch to the internal memory it does not stay in memory. when i write a patch i works until i turn it off again. is this due to the syntax of the sysex being sent? do i have to change the patch so that it encompasses the midi channel as well? thanks, i am so close i can taste it! i really really am grateful!

Ok i tried to do this exactly as you said. I think this is the best idea because it is permanent and i am not worried about changing it again. but i ran into some problems... i changed the cs_menu_bank.inc file to say this exactly as you specified i read the tutorial on http://www.ucapps.de/howto_tools_gpasm.html i followed the instructions here is the way the change looked in the "inc" file. CS_MENU_BANK_RestoreCfg movlw 0x05 ;; for channel 6 movwf CS_MENU_SID_M_CHN ;; used as SID master MIDI channel return but when i try to compile the code i get this error via command prompt. "cs_menu_bank.inc:164:Error [113] Symbol not previously defined (CS_MENU_BANK_)." is there a place where i have not defined it? what should i do? i am no programmer but i am quite capable if lead in the right direction. is the syntax incorrect? i used tab once in the spots with the spaces. thank you very much.

So if i do not have a bankstick then this option will not work correct? Because i do not have one. I just want to clarify. i will try this once i have a working bankstick. thank you.

Ok so i tried exactly as specified for the three OSC's. here is the command which i sent. F0 00 00 7E 46 00 0D 02 00 05 F7 F0 00 00 7E 46 00 0D 01 00 05 F7 F0 00 00 7E 46 00 0D 00 00 05 F7 C0 00 it worked great and changed the MIDI channel to #6 just as i wanted but after shutting down the MBSID and restarting, the setting went back to the default of MIDI channel #1. Is there a command to write the changes to the EEPROM? is that possible? i would much rather it work on channel #6 by default, if not, i can do other things to make my setup work correctly. thank you guys so much for all the help.

oh great, thank you. i will try it ;D ok the results... i tried to send the command "F0 00 00 7E 46 00 0D 02 00 05 F7" but it does not change the channel, i assume the default device id is "00" and that "05" is representitive of midi channel 6. when i send this command it just changes the patch sound a little and not the midi channel. is there a different default device ID #? ??? ??? ???

I guess i should be more thorough. ;) I opened midi-ox and navigated to the sysex console. i then proceeded to paste only one line of the specific channel i require which happens to be midi channel number six which corresponds to "F0 00 00 7E 4B 00 06 70 00 10 05 00" if i am not mistaken. i then click send sysex. On the LCD the Chn # is "1" and does not change... I proceeded to try and change it again with any other sysex commands on the list you provided. i choose channel #7 by pasting and sending "F0 00 00 7E 4B 00 06 70 00 10 06 00" the chan # stayed "1" on the LCD. I tried both times after sending the commands to play something on that specific channel with an external midi keyboard controller. they only responeded on channel 1, which seemed the obvious outcome. i can send and recieve sysex correctly from my boss dr-202, is there any other special settings i may need to configure in midi-ox with this purpose? Also, i am running mios v1.9f and using the software from the release "midibox_sid_v1_7303c" if there is any more information i can give that may help i would gladly write it, just let me know. thank you very much.

ive tried pasting and sending multiple commands with MIDI-OX. it does not seem to change the midi channel setting at all. is there any other ideas? thank you very much.

Is there a way to change the MIDIBox SID MIDI channel to something else than the default #1 without a control surface interface? i do not have a control surface but if there was some document that would explain how to change the midi channel by using midi cc or sysex commands that would be great. any help is appreciated. thank you.

thanks a lot. i appreciate it. just needed the midi implementation sheet! ;)

hello, i was wondering, i have not been able to find information about this on the site. is there a way i can use MIDI CC events and SysEx commands to program and control the MIDIbox SID without a control surface? If so how would i go about doing this? I have a doepfer drehbank and would love to program it and have a dedicated controller for tweaking and creating patches but i do not know any of the MIDI commands that the MIDIBox SID requires. Is there a default documentation or explaination on the ucapps site somewhere or can anyone else help me? thank you very much.

i was thinking that as well because the fuse would be for all voltage output, unless they have seperate fuses on each circuit for AC and DC (which would seem excessive and unnecissary), and yes i am only reading 5 volts DC from the power supply and no other voltages neither AC nor DC. I know i must have damaged something, whether it was the transformer itself, as you mentioned, i'm not sure. Well if you have any extra ones i would gladly buy one. do you have any other ideas?

oh no, i was afraid of that. :'( i may have dont just such a thing. yeah its true, the US version of the power supply is full of an epoxy glue like compound so even if i wanted to, its probably impossible to fix it! well thanks for the info and it looks like im going to start the hunt for another c64 PSU. ;D

Hello, I have put together my CORE and SID modules and am getting the correct voltages where required for the CORE but when i test my c64 "black brick" power supply, i seem to get only a 5v DC output from the appropriate pins but the 9v AC output seems dead. I keep testing between the 6 and 7 pins hoping that it is still good but all arrows point to the power supply being broken (yes the multimeter is set to AC). Is this a common problem? I've read it is better to use this power supply for the noise levels of the SID. Does it honestly matter just as long as i use the common ground from one power supply for both the CORE and SID modules? What is so odd is that this power supply worked about 2 weeks ago when i was running Prophet64. So i know the PSU did work and was giving correct voltages to run the Computer and SID chip then. I guess... what do you expect from a PSU that is 20 years old ;D. Any ideas or comments? anyone know where i can get another PSU? preferably within the USA? ???