okay...
I've been having problems with MIDI IN for a bit now and only got the 'transfer message to lcd' to work once after many checks over soldering, jumpers, etc.
So somehow when I fired everything up today I got an idea and decided to delete and then download MIOS Studio again, and for some reason I was able to get the hex file working and format the banksticks (I worked as fast as I could to get this going just in case MIDI stopped working again). All the buttons and knob work...and then MIDI stopped again when I tried to upload the presets. It got to '002 Techno PWM' and then stopped recieving. So MIDI IN does seem to have some issue, but it appears to initially work on first power up if the synth is left out overnight without power. Also, I took a reading at J2 and I get 5.14. At J20 and the SIDs IC socket I'm getting 19.22. What do you think's going on?
btw, I have not installed the SIDs yet.
my config is-
2x6582s
12v.5A regulated wart
Vista
using elektron tm-1 usb midi device