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Thanks, Tim! Here is the SoundCloud link: Many greets! Peter

Thanks J + Shuriken! :clover: The keyboard stand is a Jaspers 2D-120B aluminum stand, which you can get from thomann music - it does its job :) Many greetings! Peter

Thanks for your great work, Thorsten! Me would like to re-request that "clear" does not reset the track-length to 16 :) Hope everything is well and many greetings! Peter

Back from holidays, time for some oldschool live track :) The MB6582 is soooo nice!!! Thanks TK and Wilba! :-) Also, the 8580/6582 low-pass filter haz to be loved - it is not perfect, but haz style :) Thanks for listening and any feedback (even hate feedback because of the obvious track cheesiness :-))! Peter

Maybe the frontpanel photo tutorial will help you - it has a complete list of used components: The rest comes in Tims/SmashTVs mighty fine Baseboard Parts package. Greets, Peter

Hi there, glad you like it - you have to convert your bitmap to vector format, and then export it in a format that can be read by the FPE/Schaeffer Frontpanel Designer (i think it was HPGL). I used a corel draw 30days testversion for that job, and it worked fine :) Greets, Peter

Had a nice talk with Wilba about that last year - you can reconfigure/bridge the MB6582 baseboard to allow 8-bit display connectivity - then (he said) the OLED might work right out of the box - how it is done, he must explain to you (would be nice to document it somewhere :). Many greets! Peter

Congratulations! It is always very nice to finalize a long-running project! Vinyl pressing of chipsounds does sound nice! Many greetings! Peter

Ok, just tried it on the little phatty... (which is not an xbase, but i am quite sure that the xbase also sends midi ccs, when you turn a knob) --- Set up the track: Choose the track you want to record MIDI CCs on Go to MENU->Event Set Track type to CC (e.g. 128 steps and 8 parameter layers - you can then record up 8 different automations on that track) Don´t forget to initialize track! Important! Before initialization, choose the right parameter layers on the right screen. E.g. parameter layer A is by default "MOD Wheel" - you need to find the right CC type, which you want to control. The "Controller Number" in your datasheet above corresponds to the CC number. ---- Record: Go to record page, Set correct MIDI IN port and MIDI channel Set Record mode "live", Astart "off" (for me) Press play and record buttons to arm the bomb :) Now, when the MIDI device sends any CCs, its values are stored on the currently active parameter layer of the currently recorded step. Try turning any knob, you should see live values recorded on the track edit screen. --- Playback: You will need another track to actually gate the synthesizer, e.g. play a bassline or trigger your drums. Or be lazy as me and just hold the "gate" pedal of the synth, which just plays the last keyboard note. Nice automation going :) By the way, the CC steps need to be lit (gated on the "GATE trigger layer") for CC playback to occur. Greets, Peter Edit: just reached post #1.000 :frantics: which is probably a sign of severe MIDIbox addiction :)

Hi John, the LPC17 MIOS32 programming stuff is all quite straightforward and not alien technology, why not give it a try yourself? It is tremdendous fun and there are very nice tutorials to get you started: http://ucapps.de/mios32_c.html Also, the other coders around here are really helpful, if you have a specific question, you will get help! :-) Greets, Peter

Well done + thanks for documenting it :) Edit: just for reference, here is a link to photos of its moar hot-blooded and far less power efficient brother, a linear-only version with overvoltage protection, using the same case, same transformer, same plugs: Greets, Peter

Nice, looking good! When the summer is back, you can have outdoor music fun :)

Hmm both the farnell docu and the tech datasheets are of dubious precision: Farnell: Input Voltage VAC: 1V AC to 110V AC Great range, can i haz circuit diagram for this? Datasheet pdf: AD-12100R 12 100 (ma output current) F By their naming convention one would assume it is 1000ma (instead of 100ma, cause that would be the AD1210R) regulated and linear as advertised in the datasheet title, but no guarantees :) Greets, Peter

Congratulations on getting your hands on a MB6582 - it will be a synth, that goes down in history! :-) You could use a standard C64 PSU - you may find some in the american market... but... they are error prone and in the worst case will fry your SIDs... So, you could search for newly-built C64 replacement PSUs, use two external PSUs connected at the plug to build your own, or go the full path and build your own linear (best audio quality) PSU with overvoltage protection... Here is a good (long) thread with lots of discussion, supplier links etc: Greets, Peter

Welcome! I´d suggest you read as much on ucapps.de as you can :) Also, if you start with a new MIDI controller project, the new LPC17 based MIDIO128 V3 may be of interest for you - this project allows you to build a powerful MIDI controller without programming C or even old PIC assembler! http://ucapps.de/midio128.html Greets and have lots of fun! Peter

Hehe, yes, mad world :-) The whole chinese step-up-converter including case, switch, battery holder and shipping from china was cheaper than the step-up-converter chip from Reichelt (of course excluding shipping), which I sucessfully toasted :) Greets, Peter

Hi there, me recently got an "emergency usb charger" from china, for the price of less than 2 Euros including shipping! Just look in the ´bay for similar offers... It contains a small step-up voltage converter, that creates 5V from the 2.4V of the 2 rechargable AAs - it is listed as 500ma max USB current, but that may be chinese overstatement :-) It is totally sufficient for a Seq V4 lite, though :) You can "hack" the case open and put it directly below the ´lite control surface PCB, so it is all in one box, which i have not done yet... Edit: The battery runtime on 2x AA with 2000mAh is about 2.5 hours, enough for a quick session :-) Enjoy! Greets, Peter

Very nice! Impressive sound quality!

Thanks a lot for your feedback, highly appreciated! :-) Greets, Peter

Thanks flip! :flowers: