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  3. Sammich SID Questions

    in Design Concepts

    Posted

    Awesome... all put together.

    Passed all tests well.

    Assembled and uploaded "Sammich_SID.hex"

    Boots up fine, but I can't navigate at all.. The only buttons that work (Menu,Shift,up, Down) all seem to bring up a "SID3 not available (CAn bus Errors" message

    I've check the orientation of the resistor arrays (Dots line up with dots on PCB)

    Any Ideas?

    Regards

    Mike

  7. A mix of my stuff

    in Songs & Sounds

    Posted

    cool.

    I'm not sure if the sound (xox slide?) around 4:00 really works with the pads... it's hard to tell, but it doesn't sound even in the right key.

    The Track at 7:00 is cool..

    Same with 10:00.. tho i'm not sure about the sound at 12:00 .. the shuffled beeps.. fine riff, I recon a tougher sound would fit better.

    I dig the bass/riff at 39:00 nice tension.. Could be resolved which would be super. (ie change the riff to one with less tension just for a touch.. then bring it back)

    my 2c any way.

    Regards

    Mike

  11. acrylic front backlighting for Midibox SID V2?

    in MIDIbox SID

    Posted

    EL tape is pretty cheap me thinks... not as bright as a ton of LED's, but a lot easier to apply.

    http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=el+tape&_sacat=See-All-Categories

    You could look at a fibre optic solution, use lots of plastic fibres to bring the light to the areas you want, then at least your light source (Led's or even lamps which are way cooler) can be in one spot.

    Regards

    Mike

  13. MBSEQ4 Mods: Multiple clock outputs

    in MIDIbox SEQ

    Posted

    I have not upgraded to V4 (Waiting on my new core to get here from smash) but in the past, I could generate many different clock outs, via the 8 gate outs.

    Setting all triggers to 16ths, and then playing with the roll function and clock divider I could easily generate up to 48ppq and anything in between out of any / all  of the 8 gate outs.

    Sure, this does take up tracks tho..

    Unfortunately, it seems V3's core is a bit overworked, and this would work until any major editing was done. (Record, move, delete etc)

    After a major edit, it would drop sync a touch.

    Regards

    Mike

  15. MIDIBox Oberheim DX midi upgrade?

    in MIDIfication

    Posted

    I'm not that well versed in the midibox Midi-CV, but essentually that is what you want if you want to control the pitch of the sounds via midi.

    Search around there, and see what the Midi-CV project involves and what it gives you.. (Me, I've built a few sequencers and a Custom SID synth based on Wilbas MB-6582)

    You certainly will be able to use the low cost AOUT kits as resolution will not be that critical.. (No one is going to complain about the tuning of your snare drum if it is out by a few 1/100ths of a semitone)

    After a quick look at the DX user manual, it looks not as straight forward to CV & Gate up as the DMX would be.

    No CV in's (Unlike the DMX), and only one trigger in (Unlike the DMX which has 8 )

    The 6 CV's for the pitch of the 6 groups could be done with a bit of extra circuitry (after all, there a the 6 trimmer pots on the back), as could the 18 trigger pads for the sounds (Piggybacking off the 18 trigger buttons)

    But I recon you will be on your own here.. I don't think many have been down this road before...

    On the plus side, some of the people here who have midi'd up organs etc have done waaaaaay more complicated retrofits and it def is do-able.

    I'm still flying the flag for a Midi -> 24/48/96ppq box and just slaving the DX to midi clock... cheap, and effective.

    I've found from personal experience, that just because you can control a whole lot of features via midi and sequence them, doesn't always make for a better instrument. It's about getting your hands dirty and the magic of the moment.

    Regards

    Mike

  16. MIDIBox Oberheim DX midi upgrade?

    in MIDIfication

    Posted

    I installed the 'electrongate' MIDI kit for my DMX and it rocks.. incredibly robust, and awesome functionality.. Nice helpful guy too... but yep, just for the DMX.

    If you want to be able to trigger your DX via MIDI notes etc for its 24 or so pads, that should bet not soooo hard, but you still will have your work cut out for you.

    If you want to include the CV inputs for tuning, then things will start getting more complicated. (And expensive)

    Personally, I'm of the mindset that drum machines should be treated as a drum machine, and not as a 'sound module'..

    If you hunt around for something that converts MIDI's 24 ppq to 96ppq (I do think the DMX and possibly the DX use 96ppq , not 48ppq) then you can at least 'slave' the DX to your setup, jam along with it & you'll have more fun than using the DX as a sound module..

    Another option, while not as good, is just to sample the DX.. it's an 8 bit drum machine, and while no sampling will perfectly recreate it's punchy and dirty character, it will get very close.

    To me, it seems that for the Price of adding CV & triggers etc to your DX, you could go out and buy a Sequential DrumTraks (Also 8bit and with Midi..)  or a DMX, or even a Sequential TOM (Much more agressive sounding.. great midi specs)

    Best of luck

    Regards

    Mike

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