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  6. Snap in MIDI jack

    in Parts Questions

    Posted

    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

  15. MB6582 Psu option C, a few questions

    in MIDIbox SID

    Posted

    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

  16. Do I really want SIDS?

    in MIDIbox SID

    Posted

    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

  17. Hey peeps... Building my first MBSid...

    in MIDIbox SID

    Posted

    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

  18. Hey peeps... Building my first MBSid...

    in MIDIbox SID

    Posted

    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

  19. MB808 drum seq standalone

    in MIDIbox SEQ

    Posted

    Mike, I still got no money to do the prototyping of the base PCB, so everything is waiting for some better times. Other that that, everything is ready.

    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

  20. MB808 drum seq standalone

    in MIDIbox SEQ

    Posted

    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

  21. Guitar A/D as pitch source for SID

    in Design Concepts

    Posted

    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

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