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  1. Good ..... but it's possible see your project? I'm courious specially regarding your solution noise of nec card.

    Thanks, Mike

    I'm just finishing a box with the XG60 (NEC clone) based on the MistralXG project (with PIC18F2550, USB). My mods:

    - The audio output from the card is quite noisy, so I bypass the original DAC on the XG board. I connected the PCM data lines to a small board with PCM1754 DAC with very good result.

    - Audio input with opamp buffers to the XG60

    - Modified Midi routing circuit

    - SW mod for the PIC (routing, flash for patches, mode selection, instrument selection etc.)

    Current state:

    HW is almost ready and working. SW is under dev.

  2. Mike

    Thanks for the explanation! I've already ordered 6N138, now waiting for it. And, another question - R3 and R4, 220 Ohm both, why not to use just one, e.g. 440 Ohm?

    BTW, what current does MIDI current loop use, 20 mA or 10 mA?

    reboot

    good job! Sounds nice.

    I don't understand your question, R3 and R4 are not on the same pin (R3 on pin4 is supply and R4 on pin5 is signal).

    Consider that X3 is a Midi Thru port, is not necessary to play, it's for another Midi apparate that use the same played Midi Input.

    Current of midi loop I've never measured, but as i mentioned in last post midi signal is elaborate to ZERO Volt; important is frequency of signal, but for technical detail I suggest you a google search.

    If you make a search on the web, there are three similar project named:

    -Popp Meyer MIDImal (german) 1997

    -Elektor 1997

    -MistralXG (the best-with USB port and not only) 2009 .......... many thanks to Steve that helped and stimolate me!!

    P.S. I've tried CN17 and different 6NXXX and for my basic project are all good, the only difference it's speed of commutation - CN it's more slow, but we are speaking of microseconds so don't worry about this.

    Mike.

  3. Hello, Mike! a small question regarding your schema: what is the purpose of R5 and C17?

    Sorry, i was on holiday until today ..... hope you have resolved

    C17 it's a capacitor mounted very near to every supply of active components to avoid change of voltage.

    R17 is used to have quick response to signal (that is ZERO volt).

    ... I've made a little modification/text explanation to my scheme in last post (renamed "Wave_SA_Schema") but core it's the same.

    However, for midi input, the same result you can have with other components/scheme

    See samples attached

    Sorry for my english, i'm italian. And sorry for my explanation, i'm beginner too.

    Mike.

    6N135.pdf

    6N138.pdf

    CN17.pdf

  4. Does your line-in work as expected?

    At this time no, but in these days there it's over 33°C and I don't wish solder so much ...

    ... meanwhile I've read a lot of Sysex command for enable a/d, and i've made tests for see if instruments are like good (and i like it)

    It's born a question: I change correctly instruments by midi-ox thru "instruments panel" that give the command

    TIMESTAMP IN PORT STATUS DATA1 DATA2 CHAN NOTE EVENT

    0001852F MOX 7 B0 00 00 1 --- CC: Bank MSB

    0001852F MOX 7 B0 20 00 1 --- CC: Bank LSB

    0001852F MOX 7 C0 38 -- 1 --- PC: 57 Trumpet

    .... but not thru XG-Wizard (or XG-Edit) that for the same instrument (trumpet) give the command

    TIMESTAMP IN PORT STATUS DATA1 DATA2 CHAN NOTE EVENT

    0004F953 1 7 F0 Buffer: 9 Bytes System Exclusive

    SYSX: F0 43 10 4C 08 00 07 00 F7

    0004F955 1 7 F0 Buffer: 9 Bytes System Exclusive

    SYSX: F0 43 10 4C 08 00 01 00 F7

    0004F957 1 7 F0 Buffer: 9 Bytes System Exclusive

    SYSX: F0 43 10 4C 08 00 02 00 F7

    0004F959 1 7 F0 Buffer: 9 Bytes System Exclusive

    SYSX: F0 43 10 4C 08 00 03 38 F7

    Now i'm a little confused in fact if sysex don't work how i can do command for a/d?

  5. Ok,

    Thanks

    I am already sure for the pinning of the connector but not for the compatibility of the

    application with this board.

    You have cleared me.

    So the creative is the worst of the DBoard :hmm: anyway it is a pity put her in waste

    as I own and works well. :thumbsup:

    Is there a minimum of schematic for connecting to a core?

    I am searching on the forum in this discussion but i found only code file of app.

    Effectively it is a MB64 whith midi out connected to midi in of daughter

    but if exist a little schematic will be better.

    Thanks for any information

    best regards

    Antix

    That's my scheme. It's without usb connection because i use a usb-midi (2.0) cable avcailable on web for 10€

    The pins 12 and 16 are used only for 60xg that have line input, so you don't connect (for that I've done a little aggiuntive board connect to SV5 for supply and to SV4 for Input line)

    SV3 is a connector to a potentiometer for volume control

    At last increase R8 and R9 at 10K to have minor ampli if you want. (for me it's good like scheme but depends from daughter board, with Roland board was too low volume)

    I hope is useful for you, good work

    Mike

    Wave_SA_Schema.pdf

  6. Hi,

    I have a WAVE BLASTER CT1900 with E_mu engine doughterboard.

    Can be the same or the application is only for DB50?

    regards

    Antix

    At my knowledge all daughter board like wave blaster have the same connection

    In past I had a Creative WaveBlasterI and after a Roland SoundCanvas; now I play with a Nec Xr385

    (sound of waveblaster were worst of other)

    ROLAND SDBB-55 (SCD-15)

    YAMAHA DB50XG / DB60XG

    NEC XR385

    KORG AG-10

    Creative WAVEBLASTER

    The difference are the struments and effects.

    Mike

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  7. Hi, I have made an adapter board to use Nec XR385 (db60xg clone) as standalone and agter some attempts I could ear good sound from this daughter board.

    Reading on the web and looking at card i've seen that there is an A/D converter on it (AK4510) and pin 12 - 16 are used by circuit.

    I've tried to connect directly an audio input to these pin and to enable A/D chip by sysex command F0 43 10 49 01 00 00 01 F7 (enable) and F0 43 10 4C 10 01 0B 64 F7 (volume up) but don't works.

    After I've found a scheme of an old commercial adapter that use an op-amp (icl7621) like scheme in enclose pdf, it's right?

    Is there anyone that have connected - and eared a Line/Mic input from that card?

    Thanks at all, Mike.

    Line_In_DB60XG_Schema.pdf

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