Futureman

Frigging Hell! More pics posted here please.

Another picture via my mate, who is loving his new sequencer.. We've just gotta finish the 2nd midi board, and the J5 gate outs, which are wicked for triggering the SH-101, Juno 60 and any other bit of analogue stuff lying around. Regards Mike IMG_0102.JPG IMG_0102.JPG

Needs sides, but fully functional. IMG_0101.JPG IMG_0101.JPG

The word you are searching for with regards to it's shaft is "Splined" Regards Mike

Some people pay for pictures of things like that..

Yep.. and they are bullet proof.

I was eyeing those off too at one stage.. pretty cheap for 50 of them.. (From Partspipe or HKSS I assume) They even sell them in white, which is kinda cool. From my past (And very good) experiences with HKSS, they are pretty good if you ask for custom amounts, so you could ask them for 10 etc. You would prob need to drill a round hole, then file the 2 notches at either end to stop em rotating etc.. (Unless you get your panel lazer cut etc) If you get em, let us know how good they are etc. Regards Mike

Cool! I can't wait! Regards Mike

And not very shiny... Hang on.. aren't they about the same price as the ones I pointed out? At least they come with knobs you can actually use on a MB6582.. :P

hahaha.. I don't want your encoders... or your knobs... or your clicky SID...Seriously.. I do want that 20x4 screen.. Kisses from Sydney. xxx

..... so... When do I get my clicky SID? (Walks away with head held low...)

I dunno about those, but if you want to get em via ebay, use these instead http://cgi.ebay.com.au/12mm-Rotary-Encoder-Switch-Groove-Line-Flat-Top-Knob_W0QQitemZ200330449226QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_B_I_Electrical_Test_Equipment?hash=item200330449226&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 And, although the shaft is splined, they do come with some nice shiny knobs. Thats what I used anyway. Regards Mike

Ummm let me see..... YEA!

Guess which dancer is Stryd_One...

It's long, but trust me... don't skip anything and watch the WHOLE thing.. prob one of the coolest vids i've seen in a while.

Mine was a bit different, as I built mine into a keyboard and had a bit of room inside mine (but not enough for a C64 power supply).. I bought a switchmode power supply that puts out 5vDC & 12vDC (Both regulated) http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MP3108&keywords=switchmode&form=KEYWORD Although that costed a bit, it's pretty special with delayed switch on / off etc + protection, zero heat etc.. The 5vDC went into the 6582 baseboard as is while the 12vDC goes into the 9V regulator and gets converted to 9VDC. It works like a charm. To answer your questions about using two power supplies.... you probably could.. I'm not sure why you would want to? Sooner or later you are going to get a C64 psu right? so why possible risk damaging your SID? A few things worth noting -The 5vDC rail does pull a bit of current .. over 1A. (Search 6582 current) -The 9vDC rail does not pull much.. a few hundred milliamps -A 9V regulator needs a few more volts than 9V to properly work.. so, in order to make it work, feed it about 12V+ -A 5V regulator is the same, so feed it about 8V DC + Regards Mike

I'd kinda agree with you about the average sound demo's.. I suppose some newer ones should be in order.. (I'll get around to it) They don't really show off the true characteristics of the SID chip INHO. The whole 303 thing is about 1/20th of what it can do, and I used it once to check it out, then never again.. I use mine mainly as a chunky stereo polysynth. I own a metric shitload of gear, and I think the SID is a great addition to my studio.. it's rather brash and agressive, but can be all warm, distorted and muted too.. it's got this "Hey! look at me" sort of sonic quality about it. Personally, the less people out there with one is better for me... so, no, don't build one. ;] Regards Mike

8 Sids = 8 x the fun! the MB-6582 can take up to 8 Sids, and can run them all in fancy ways.. you could have 4 stereo monosynths.. or one 4 voice poly synth.. or drums.. or 303 emulators.. ra ra ra.. heaps. I'd seriously consider checking out the MB-6582 PCB's & Kits from Smash.. It's a nice and simple solution IMHO. http://www.avishowtech.com/mbhp/buy.html you could then buy the base board kit, and some SID's off wilba, and then make your own control surface. (Thats what I did) http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php/topic,12413.90.html Again.. read read read... then read some more.. Regards Mike

Welcome! 1 - they are at pretty opposite ends of the construction difficulty spectrum.. you have to choose that one... 2 - You don't 'need' a C64.. the power supply could be handy (Assuming it works) Search for "Wilba 6582 Sale" and behold the goodness that he's offering... be quick tho! 3- There are people here who had never even soldered before taking on a SID project.. so, I recon you are OVER qualified. All the answers are out there, and pretty well documented, you'll just have to take your time reading everything about DOUT's and DIN's and CORES and stuff like that.. Another option is to consider making a MB-6582 which can take up to 8 SID's.. Even tho this sounds rather complicated, the actual construction is pretty easy and well documented, you will need to self source a few (easy to get) parts. The only present headache for most of the MB-6582 builders is waiting on 'cheap' face panels.. Best of Luck! Regards Mike

Sorry to hear Sasha.. ;[ Sorry if I sound like an idiot, but I've had a search (Probably not hard enough), and presently can't find out how the sequencer is wired up etc.. I realise it's a stripped down sequencer, but I'd like to know how the buttons are wired up to the DIN's and how the LED's are wired up to the DOUT's etc.. It's early days, so I'm just mumbling out aloud.. on a lighter note, -I fixed up the Analogue Solutions BD99 Kick drum module that I bought for hardly anything because it was not working.. so now I have a 909 (clone) kick drum.. getting closer to making this happen. -I resurected the eeprom based dynacord snare a few weeks ago. -The clap trap is working ok. -DR PAD is fine I wouldn't mind some HiHats... not sure what schem to use.. I don't think analogue hihats would go with the above. If I get this underway, I'll start up a 'work in progress thread' Regards Mike

Hey all.. just to bump this thread... Sasha, do you have any updates etc? I was looking around my 'junk' pile, and saw that I have a few old drum modules etc (909 kick, Simmons claptrap, Dynacord digital snare, Roland DR Pad etc) and was thinking about hacking them all up, and making my own custom frankenstein drum machine. This sort of sequencer seems like the ticket, and i'd love to see what others have got up to. Regards Mike

There have been a few bit's of kit over the years that have done "pitch to Midi conversion" as this will probably be the way to go.. (As the SID is under digital control) I'd be doing a big google and ebay search for these.. Roland sure has put out a few 1RU bit's of kit that did this.. I think Korg did a few as well. Do note though, unless you get one of those roland modules with the hex pickups for your guitar that can do full polyphonic conversion, you will be limited to monophonic conversion etc. The DIY route for monophonic conversion m i g h t be a possibility, but I recon it'll be a tricky road, as this has always be difficult thing to do accurately. It would be pretty cool to control a SID from your axe, good luck. Regards Mike

Sorry, were you saying something? I wasn't paying attention..I was too busy playing with my SID synth.. ;] Nah, it's all good.. it's documented... honest... would i lie to you? http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php/topic,12092.0.html http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php/topic,12413.90.html http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php/topic,11688.0.html Regards Mike

Then I made my face out of a piece of found aluminium and painted it black. Final face 2.JPG Final - Night shot.JPG Final face 2.JPG Final - Night shot.JPG

For my first sequencer, the case was not a priority either.. just a bit of thin MDF so I could play with it and check out it's layout. Regards Mike 0- Prototype 2.JPG 1- Early sizing 1.JPG 3- Proto face 3.JPG 0- Prototype 2.JPG 1- Early sizing 1.JPG 3- Proto face 3.JPG