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  1. I've got both available for sale, already built and ready to rock. Make me an offer I can't refuse! I'm located in Atlanta, Georgia USA

  2. Hey guys, thanks for the encouragement!! I agree, I also like having the chips 'out' just like valve amps. I'll have to check on the lcd for you. It was a leftover lcd that was lying around that I had originally purchased for my MB-6582 build, but it was too Big!! It was a classic smack-the-forehead moment to say the least. :)
  3. The second SID board is forthcoming. In the meantime I should win the award the UGLIEST p.o.s. looking SID build ever...on the planet!! I would like to thank being cheap, being impatient, and having almost no time or good tools to work on it as my primary inspirations. But you know what? It works perfectly and sounds Amazing!! Besides, all it was ever supposed to do was test SID's (as can be seen by the funky ZIF socket).
  4. Ah! Excellent!!! Thank you so much for your insights and for steering me in the right direction! After some more digging, I found a pdf in the wiki that details the interconnections. Thanks so much! I originally started building it thinking it would be a simple mono SID tester. I used a ZIF socket for the SID for quick loading and unloading. But as I use it and add on to it, I want to grow it more!
  5. Please excuse the rookie noob question, but, I've successfully built a 'mono' minimal control surface MBSID with Core8 and have started adding buttons/encoders. Tons of fun! But that got me thinking about making it stereo like a sammichSID. My question is, how/where do I interface the second SID board? I looked through this site (and others) and couldn't figure it out. And will I need to change anything else in my existing setup to make it perform in stereo (other than adding a stereo out jack from the combined outputs?) Thanks! Ben
  6. bsilverberg

    SOLD

    And if anyone needs the paste-over 'canvas' front panel layout for that board (or the rev 2 board), I've got an extra with the adhesive backing still intact. Also, I'd like to add that the MB-808 is a totally doable project. Doug's site is slowly coming back online and there's enough info on there now to complete it if you take it slow and pay attention. One of the best and most rewarding projects I've ever built. Thanks! Ben
  7. Awesome!! You look like you're programming in zero gravity. :)
  8. You can see one implementation here: http://www.mulletronic.com/diy/mr9090/ (I've built this so I can tell you the circuit is good)
  9. Here you go! I'm hoping that the site being down means he's working on getting the forum back up. MB-808_Manual_Beta.pdf
  10. Matrix mode seems to correspond to the SID Engine selected, but Meter mode only responds to SID Engine 1. Is this by design or is there something wrong with my setup? Thanks! Ben
  11. bsilverberg

    Bsilverberg MB6582

    Just finished it! Thanks to all of you who helped me along the way.
  12. Fully stuffed MB6582. Julian did a terrific job on the front and back panels.
  13. I just finished the CS of my MB6582 and everything appears to be working properly. LED test passes fine. Matrix mode, I guess is ok, since I'm not 100% what I should be looking for as light patterns do change with patch changes. But, I assumed that the Meter Mode would resemble the sammichSID whereas what I played would modify what I see. But on the MB6582, regardless of whether I'm playing notes or not, it lights the same set of LED's, some solid, some flickering. It's that way for quite a few of the patches. On other patches, just one or two LED's light up when I play. I will say, the Poly patches do look exactly like the sammichSID in how they light up. I assumed Meter Mode would resemble a VU meter or organized patterns depending on where I play on the Keyboard just like the sammichSID. Am I doing something wrong? Can someone weigh in on this? Is there a YouTube video or something that shows what the Matrix in Meter Mode should look like when played? Any help is much appreciated! And, yes, this thing ROCKS!! Thank you so much, Ben
  14. Send them all out, eh? Well, I will say this about the 'swapping solution' - many of those SID had been sitting dormant for years and had built up some oxidation (or what have you) on the leads. It's possible that the mere exercise in pulling in and re-inserting was enough to "clean" the SID leads off for better contact. I know that wounds 'weak', but as long as it works, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Seriously, if there is something more specific for me to check, please let me know. I'd hate to get to the finish line only to have to revisit this issue. Thanks!
  15. You ARE a Midibox HERO! I pulled all the SIDS, mixed them up and put them back (randomly swapping two with two other spares I had) and wouldn't you know it? IT WORKED! Not really sure why, but everything now plays as it should without any noise problems! Thank you so much! Now on to build the control surface... Thanks, Ben
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