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  1. AH! Iv'e got the hang of it now! Oh boy....i feel silly :) Np. Type-o's, read-o's.... I certainly make mistakes all the time. Nobody is perfect....though.....the Mb platform is close enough. [glow=red,2,300]I think im in love[/glow] :-*
  2. Ok, but since im only building a minimal control surface then i would only need 1 DINx4 board, stuffed with..2 registers and remap the buttons if i understand you correctly? Either way it doesen't sound bad at all. I love that MB projects are completely of a modular design. Makes it easier to "tailor" a device. I though that "with buttons" meant there is a "push button" incorporated into the encoder. So, it actually means "detented"? Language failed me there :) Thanx for the info. Please correct me if iv'e stated anything "false" above. Again your help is much appreiciated!
  3. ..well...after joining this fine forum, i might soon be in need of a psychologist myself ;)
  4. hmm..im getting a bit confused here so i'll just ask. When reading the MbSIDv2 schematics. Regarding the use of 2x40 LCD. And a quote from ucapps: "This option requires 10 select buttons instead of 5, accordingly 16 pins will be allocated by one rotary encoder and 14 buttons" On the schematic i can only see connections for 5 select buttons. Where do i connect the remaining 5 select buttons? The last 4 buttons, would these be; SHIFT, UP/CC, DOWN/EDIT and MENU? Also i purchased both options of the encoders (with button and without) from SmashTV. Im not shure wich one i am supposed to use here.. Then there is the boards in the schematic. I see two complete DIN boards, im wondering about the third one. Is there something special with it or is it just partially drawn?
  5. Iv'e read through this post and it seems that this forum seriously needs a psychologist. :)
  6. Those where the answers i was hoping for. Thanx guys! EDIT> Do you guys use linear or logarithmic pots?
  7. Thanx Cimo! :D Well i had time to stop it and i got a refund. Thank you SmashTV for your incredible fast reply! regarding my "tag"... Thats why it's so embarrassing :-[ EDIT-ADD- Regarding the buttons. Would these do the job? Here are the specs
  8. ah this one: http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_sid_cs/mbsid_v2_din_default.pdf thank you :D
  9. Since im going to use a 2x40 LCD i was looking schematics showing button connection. I found this schematic under MIDIbox SIDv1 Control Surface section. http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_sid_cs/2x40_enc.pdf I am building a Mb SIDv2, so is this schematic still aplicable?
  10. ...well..when i ordered the parts for the MB SID v2 i read everything on this page: http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_sid_manual_fp.html I added a DIN module for that order.. "It consists of a 2x20 LCD, 9 buttons and one rotary encoder, accordingly 11 digital inputs of a MBHP_DIN module are required. You can either etch a DINX2 module by yourself (2 shift registers provide 16 inputs), you can build the circuit on a veroboard (e.g. the same one on which the parts are mounted), or you can buy a premade DINX4 board, where you only need to stuff the two first shift registers." Bur reading your posts....and reading the quote i inserted here.... i now understand that these DIN modules are for the buttons.. I feel like such an ass...geez.. :-[ :-[ :-[ and the really sad thing is....i had just enough time to order a another DIN module from SmashTV before i saw your posts... :'( aw maaan...just looking at the picture I linked to above... How could i miss all of this information?!?!
  11. Im having huge problems finding slide potentiometers (calling them faders for future reference). We do have 1 dealer in Sweden that can supply me with faders, but not the ones i want. The only faders i can get from them are either expensive ALPS or some cheap (still expensive) 58mm faders. Im gonna need a quantity 64 faders, 100mm's, and price is an issue. I can settle for 60mm faders but i really don't want to :P. Also any brand will do. So i need names of dealers (willing to ship to Sweden), links etc. I never thought faders would be soo hard to find. Iv'e tried Ebay and all i find is private sellers with second hand faders. Very dissapointing Ebay... :P edit- How low can i go on regarding the power rating? Would 0.1W be sufficient? Just to be shure, the pots should be Linear right?
  12. Ok so i went for the full setup anyway.. Though i noticed something... When ordering the parts for the MB64 i looked at this schematic: I just realized i forgott to order a third DIN kit.. It's not included in the schematic, but you still need one for the LCD right? I didn't even think of because of this picture. cr*p... :P
  13. UPDATE: 08-05-08 Title has been updated from "Want t make a Midibox 64, need guidance.", to "The Dub Master MIDIbox 64 -work in progress- New post showing some pics of my progress. ------------------------- Hello again people! As im waiting for my MIDIbox SID parts, im looking at the ucapps site. Iv'e decided that the MIDIbox 64 is the right midi controller for me. Im reading: "It is extremely expandable, you can use it as low-cost controller without display or buttons with just 8 or 16 pots (see here), or you can build a full-featured controller with LCD, 64 pots/faders, 64 buttons, 64 LEDs, a lot of BankSticks for using external banks" Are these the only options? All i need and want is 64 control elements (faders) together with full bankstick configuration, LTC for midi activity and midi thru option, and a LCD display. In this case i would only need a LCD, a Core with a PIC18F452, two AIN's and a LTC. Would this configuration work? Also, for the banksticks. 24LC256 or 24LC512?
  14. Included SR's? NICE!!! Thank you SmashTV! I placed my order yesterday. Though i did accidently order two rotary encoders. One with switch and one without. They weren't too expensive so i can live with it. Though im still not shure wich one i need regarding the Harware setup iv'e chosen.. I used the PIC ID calculator that cimo hotlinked for me, before i placed my order.. And now im not shure i did the right choises. (my PIC ID 0000 0000 0000 0000) My thought's are on the IIc MIDI addresses. I chose "none", was i wrong in this decision? Im also wondering a bit about the banksticks.. Im quoting from ucapps: "you should consider to buy at least one, otherwise you are not able to store more than one sound patch. Up to 8 24LC512 can be stuffed, one of them (selected with CS#=7) is used to store ensemble " When only using one bankstick. Will the ensembles be stored on that stick together with the presets/patches, or do you need a full 8-bankstick configuration? Also have im getting a bit confused in this area of saving patches/sound presets.. Is this right or wrong? 1 bankstick gives 1 bank for 128 pathes/sound presets?
  15. Tack jag mår bra ;) iv'e started a new thread in the MidiboxSID topic. new thread
  16. UPDATE: 24-04-2008 My MbSIDv2 is now finished! Goto this page for some pics and sountrack. ------------ I moved this post to a new thread here in the Midibox SID forum. okay.. I have now decided that im going to start with building a "minimal SIDv2" with Minimum Control Surface for Multiple SIDs. Two 6581 SID's, for stereo operation with minimal front panel. It will have a 2x40 LCD, because big is cool :P And i would like a maximum bankstick configuration. This is the parts list i came up with, and please point out if i have forgotten something. Also if there's anything on the list i don't need.. From smashTV: 1 Core PIC18F4685 kit 2 SID kit 1 Din kit 1 Dout kit 8 24LC512 1 Rotary Encoder (with or without switch?) Other stuff: Buttons and knob 2 74HC595 DOUT shift registers 2 74HC165 DIN shift registers Rest of the stuff is allready in my possession. I have a few original C64 PSU's. Im going to use one of these to power the unit. Alot of questions, but it feels like it's soo close, i can almost hear the filters whispering tender joy into my brain.... *Message has been edited* Some of my originally posted qiz's was answered by cimo. (Thank you!!!)
  17. okay.. I have now decided that im going to start with building a "minimal SIDv2" with Minimum Control Surface for Multiple SIDs. Two 6581 SID's, for stereo operation with minimal front panel. It will have a 2x40 LCD, because big is cool :P And i would like a maximum bankstick configuration. This is the parts list i came up with, and please point out if i have forgotten something. Also if there's anything on the list i don't need.. From smashTV: 1 Core PIC18F4685 kit 2 SID kit 1 Din kit 1 Dout kit 8 24LC512 1 Rotary Encoder (with or without switch?) Other stuff: Buttons and knob 2 74HC595 DOUT shift registers 2 74HC165 DIN shift registers Rest of the stuff is allready in my possession. I have a few original C64 PSU's. Im going to use one of these to power the unit. Then again... Im sitting here zeroed in on SmashTV's shop. ...I realized that i dont fully understand the "pic header coding". what i doo understand is when using more than one core module, the pic's have to be numbered. Does it matter how you number them? Like.. 0000 0000 0000 0001 0000 0000 0000 0002 etc.. Or can you number them like this: 0001 0000 0000 0000 0002 0000 0000 0000 etc.. Well you get my point. What if you only build the minimal SIDv2 (one core), do you have to give the pic a specific number at all? (like leaving it with original header: 0000 0000 0000 0000) I know there are more "coding options" that will, enable you to do more..stuff....sorry if im being too blunt :P Is this something i have to think about when building a "minimal SID configuration" Alot of questions, but it feels like it's soo close, i can almost hear the filters whispering tender joy into my brain....
  18. They did. Thank you very much! Now all i gotta do is wait two more weeks. I wish payday would be everyday ;)
  19. seee! This is what i love with insane DIY artists. "What?!...it's broken?...well if it is broken it works... and if it works...let's brake it some more and it will work better" Im going to use these chips wether the filters are broken or not. And like t_xen's idea. Thats exactly what i was thinking of. Building your own VCF. When you have it done i would wish for some pictures and schematics. I have no problem building a VCF..but when it comes to connecting a circuit like this. This is where i am "n00b". But im learning, and soon enough i'll go from "n00b" to "n0bb". and mabye someday i can transdecend these very normal states to the golden lvl of "n0b"
  20. aaaaw man... I was hoping there's like a curcuit-thingy with an ic slot on it like a pic burner, except that it is made for testing SID chips together with pc based software. So i actually have to build the synthezizer before being able to test it? Then i guess, i'll just have to wait. :( ...at least it gives me time to finish the input/output stages for my HAMMOND spring reverb tanks. Still i am curious.. Is there anyone of you MBSID v1's and 2s running your synthesizers on partially broken SID's? And as of today, i now have a SID 8580 too. Then again this chip has been pulled out of a C64 that was broken in half. (it looked so crocked and sad, i almost cried) I feel this is a bad sign... Either way, chip looks intact..but thats about all i can say about it. Need to hunt for just one more and im pretty set for a 2 x stereo version with new and old soun'.
  21. Thanx dj3nk al. produscher! It feels good just sitting here reading through posts :D Most of you guys are crazy in a very good way! At first i couldn't believe my eyes when reading about the MIDIbox SID. It's a very sick and very needed "stuff-thingy" to have in my studio!!! And as of yesterday i now have two 6581's :D Biggest problem is, i don't even have a way of testing these chips. I have no way of knowing if they even work properly, like filters..i mean they might even be busted in one way or another. I still want a pair of 8580/6582's. They doo sound different, and mixing them would be more than a sh*t load of coolness. My english amazes me. Im really academic...(don't even know if the spelling is correct)
  22. Thanx guys! I was going through some old electronic stuff in my cellar and i found a Commodore 64 old version with the 6581 Thanx. And iv'e just put my self on that list.
  23. Thank you all! (i'll try not to make a long post this time haha :D) Kartoshka: If you really like "oriental blends" in music , then i can inform you im working on a nother Hookah n' Chai album. It will be released after summer in August. Might be sooner but then again i have all these projects lying around :D stryd_one: id love to help you with documentation :D haha t_xen: if the wiring works, then it's just fine, and i doo love the gung-ho wiring on your SoundLab. 8) I have now scanned the wiki and almost the whole Midibox site, and i feel more and more comfortable with the ide'a of starting a project. At the end of this month i'll place an order with SmashTV. Im planning on building a stereo Midibox SID V2 with full panel and either 2x20 or 2x40 charachter LCD (i have both types here at home). So iv'e made a list of what to order. Feel free to leave a "pointer" to stuff i might have missed. 1x CORE Kit with PIC18F4685 1x Din kit 1x Dout kit 2x SID kit 1x 24LC512 1x AIN kit Im wondering a bit about the pots.. wich one of these are a rotary encoder? Is there even one used here? I might have missed some information.. This MIDIbox SID V2 will be housed in a wooden box, as like my other projects of course :) D'amn...just realized i gotta hunt for a pair of SID 8580's
  24. Hello everyone here at the Midibox.org forum! I thought i might introduce myself. (i hope my spelling wont bee too bad, and if it is im sorry for it) I am a 28 year old male called Foona (also called Jngaelin), and have during 4 months gotten into electronic DIY projects for music. Analog stuff. I am a musician and producer and have been working with computerized music since my first ATARI ST together with cubase. I got that beautyfull machine at the age of ten. I have since then converted to PC based D.A.W systems and are now currently on a three cards CreamWare platform system, still using Cubase. I am a member of a "artist crew" called P.T.C-Crew wich i started about ten ago. We have been as many as twenty crew members at one given time, working in all kinds of genres. Now we are six strong members. Iv'e gotten a bit tired of this digital era, so u though i would get into analog curcuits, and learn how to implement it into my studio. So far my only finished project is a Ray Wilson SoundLab Check it out at the MFOS site: [Ray Wilson MFOS http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/analogsynth/SOUNDLABMINISYNTH/soundlab.html] It's analog and very simple construction. After reading through the ucapps site i feel the SoundLab is a not as complex as a Midibox SID synthesiser. Kinda scary really ;) My biggest issue with all of this is the programming part... I sit here reading about burning pic's etc... I have no knowledge about this stuff, no pic burner, and even if i did, i wouldn't know how to use it. And if i would want one i wouldn't know what to look for. Now, the actuall building part is no problem for me. The soldering iron fits perfectly in my both my hands and i have a pair of really good eyes. That must count for something. :D But, i dont dare purchasing any PCB's or parts yet, especially SID'chips. I need to know there is a possibility i can overcome the programming and burning part. I did see there is a ready to use software for programming and i can understand the simple layout, ands i also understand some of the opions there. Im used to midicontrollers but not that hardcore at the codes. Biggest issue is the pic buring "thingy". One more thing, I have never ever done project whith LCD-displays so im a big zero in that area. But then again i didn't think i could get my "SoundLab Dubwision" together either. Darn thing even works so there is hope. Here's some pics of my work with the SoundLab: Ive used oak tree and stained it with Mohagany brown stain. Panel picture with external link. Picture is big (1024x768) http://www.ptc-crew.com/assets/DIY/sldb_mb_pics/soundlab_panel_rev002_foona_2_2.jpg This is the first synth iv'e built so far. I have lots of other projects in the loop like spring reverbs, analog delays, chorus, flangers etc.. And the list keeps getting longer :D I learn relatively fast, but as iv'e stated erlier, im real worried about the pic burning and programming, and the ude of LCD's. I hardly even undertsnad what im reading, though i am trying. So I hope that you will have patience with me as a n00b in this area. When it comes to my music production iv'e been working with all kinds of genres, from Rock n Roll to regular electronic "blip blops". One of these genres is Chip-tunes, and without a SID synthesizer in my arsenal everything feels boring :( Right now im working with a Reggae/Dub album wich i have chosen to name "Duirty Corners". For those of you that like this kind of music, here is a link to my MySpace page and listen to three demo/teasers iv'e put up. Link: http://www.myspace.com/foonah These are half finished songs, and there is alot of work left to do. Vocals, guitars and much more will be added. everything will go through my "analog stuffies owen", before final master. When mixing Dub you need access to all mixer channels at once, wich i do not have at this time, and here is where a 64 chanal midi controll would be nice. I feel wery strongly for these projects, and i hope for the future that i myself can overcome my own limts, to become a part of this big information net that you more advanced elektronik maniacs rule ;) So i hope for a pleasing cooperation with you all here at midibox.org. Heres a few links to other PTC-Crew members MySpace sites: go dub, hiphop, triphop på myspace. Flim http://www.myspace.com/flimone PTC-Crew official http://www.myspace.com/ptccrewcom Macke (good friend to the PTC-Crew) http://www.myspace.com/marcosido More will come, other members sites under construction. Also here is a link to one of my free albums. http://www.ptc-crew.com/ptccevents16_hnc.html Just right-cklick the song names and choose "save as". You can even download complete high quality prints for both jewel-cd case and plastic cd sleve. Info about songs order and pauses between tracks when burning CD's are also provided. All songs are copywrited to PTC-Crew, and album is free for non commercial use only. You may spread the music in any way you want, to whomever that wants it s long as no profit is being made. sh*t this became a long post.. sorry about that. /Foona [P.T.C-Crew]
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