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Yep, an external vcf is on my todo list. But I will design something discrete, I think the CEM chips are kinda hard to get.. and in 10 years when I need replacement maybe... then it is suddenly become unobtanium - not silicium :P. I use some analog vsti synths, for example sylenth1, and I just LOVE the filter. 24db/oct lowpass on a "fifth" style saw, slightly detuned and resonance added to the point of it almost sounding like harsh feedback... makes a lot of nice overtones that I just love. sounds very dreamish...! Kinda off topic :P. I have also never tried a real hardware filter of that sort, so it would be nice if I build a filter that sounds like that :D mmmm. Are u saying there already have been "built" a FPGA-SID?

FPGA? Im not exactly sure what it is, but are you talking about actually logically "building" a sid from scratch? Would be extremely cool. Would be more like a modern clone than firmware emulation... It's been a while since I had a look at swinsid, but the thing that annoyed me then was the lack of audio in for filtering... I guess this is because of firmware complexity, cost, and hardware limitations?

I took a quick peek around to get a hint on how this is supposed to work. Now I'm not a programmer at all, and this is likely to be rubbish, but somewhere on the kvr forum there was a posting about just this thing - a guy wanting a vst plugin as a midi cs for his waldorf blofeld. And there was some talk about the vst host expecting to receive audio from the plugin, and that you couldnt use the vst platform for a pure midi cs of external gear... As I said, may be complete rubbish... Of course u could probably work around that issue, if it really is so... Hehe. Well, not very contributing posting... But I must say, a vst cs for the mb sid would be vert nice, would be cool to control everythi g in the studio from the vst host. So this is really interesting. But it is up to the developers to make this, not me, as I would be totally clueless. But it is dedinetly on my wishlist too!

Hehe, i know the feeling of getting greedy. I started out with my mb6582 and planned for only 4 sids. Then I came across a couple of not so bad deals on 4 more fully tested. Then flemming here on the forum said to me he thought I would be a person that had at least one modular based sid synth, and I thought well, I kinda am, so I went on holliday to Denmark last summer with some friends and family, so I sat down in my car and drove across denmark to Copenhagen one of the days we were in Denmark, up to Flemming's place, and bought one of his stereosid setups. Just need to get it in a box now, and get myself a control surface for it. So that trip to Copenhagen cost me more than what I got hehe, but it was a nice trip, and nice to be out on flem's balcony having ourselves some smoke while talking about all the weirdos in here hehe, joking of course. So well worth it. Because I got greedy I went from Norway to Copenhagen to visit flem and pick it up myself hehe, beat that. Let us know how stuff work out for ya, hang out in the irc channel, a lot of us is messing around there every day, talking shop and harras each other, very nice hehe.

Hello! For a stereo sid setup you need of course one core8 with the right pic. I don't think the previous usual pic18f452 will work here. And you need 2 sid modules. All the info needed on how to connect them modules together will be found in the midibox.org wiki and on ucapps.de. Not having finished my own stereosid build quite yet, I can't tell u too much firmware wise. I guess there is a stereosid application that can be loaded onboard, but not sure wich, or what the differences are. And again, all info will be found on ucapps. Though it seems like a rather simple site on top, there is tons of information when you dig deep. The studying will be good for you also, since it makes u learn a lot about the platform. Good luck, and have fun with the sid. I'm off planning a case for my mb6582. When I'm done I will have 10 sids in my arsenal hehe. They have its own mixing console hehe. As for the Jacks, you can use either two mono jacks or a stereo jack. All depends on how u wanna connect it. If u have loads of channels like my 10 sids it makes sense to use a sterojack and save the mono inputs on your console for things that need preamp. And yeah, u interface the second board to a connector to the same connector on the core. In other words, they are wired parallel. Except for 1 wire. From the second SID module, you extract one wire from the loom and connect it to its own onepin connector on the core, can't remember what its name is right now. So... All cables run from connector on core to connector on first sid. Then you cut on wire off at that point, and run the rest of them to sid2. Then one wire goes from core directly to sid2, in the place of the same one you didn't bring with you from sid1. Sorry, a lot of confusing explaining here, but I believe the schem is on ucapps.de somewhere... Don't remember what to look for atm... And yeah, u interface the second board to a connector to the same connector on the core. In other words, they are wired parallel. Except for 1 wire. From the second SID module, you extract one wire from the loom and connect it to its own onepin connector on the core, can't remember what its name is right now. So... All cables run from connector on core to connector on first sid. Then you cut on wire off at that point, and run the rest of them to sid2. Then one wire goes from core directly to sid2, in the place of the same one you didn't bring with you from sid1. Sorry, a lot of confusing explaining here, but I believe the schem is on ucapps.de somewhere... Don't remember what to look for atm...

Looks very nice.

phew, nice to see it wasn't just me who was wondering about those specs :P

To me, these specs are a bit contradicting... But let me check something... I come back and edit this post :) Edit: I can't verify this as a 12VDC linear regulated psu. However, the specs says it is linear, and the specs says it is 12v output, but the one thing that isn't very clear to me is the input power. You have 230v or so in UK, right? But here's what you need to do - pop into the irc channel, and there will be a couple of folks there who can give u a good answer. I also haven't studied sammichSID too much, since I use the original modular design and also a mb6582. So I cant tell if that's the powersupply for your box. nILS and wilba can answer you much better. In general, switch mode PSUs will be much smaller and lighter than a bulky linear regulated one. And a dead give-away for switchmodes are the input voltage range - typical 110-240vac. A linear's input voltage will be way more specific :).

the booming winner link isn't working :)

I like the patch. Always been a sucker for reverbed saws... reminds me of some of my favourite music from the early 2000s :) Well, I will be following this to see where it ends up! Edit: Where are you guys from?

So what is your price? :-)

Your link to the case about the core2 is broken. I haz my own 6582, so I'm not buying yours. But without knowing any of the previous history of the core2 errors I would just shoot in there, it might be your PSUs fault...

Oh, get it... In that case its no use for me contacting them. I was just airing the idea to see if there was some easy way of doing it, but if it includes new forum licenses and paying for them, ok, then its not worth it hehe. Not that I am cheap and don't want to contribute, hehe, but I won't be the one who demand a new forum licence just because I want pic comments on my phone hehe.

Hi, Aiming this at the forum developers... It's nothing really important, but a nice feature to have. I am quite a lot on the forum on my android phone, and when I browse gallery pictures it would be nice to be able to read the comments on that picture, and also write comments to it. Possible to include this feature? Tbreath

Dont remember the dimensions for the 6582 right now, but its in the wiki section for it, so have a look there. I bought a pack of 100 for virtually nothing on eBay for my control surface, so I know its no problem getting it from there, they are all over the place. I just made sure the critical dimensions was right, and went for it. These buttons are very cheap, so just buy a lot of them if u plan to build something else sometime. They are always good to have around.

Hehe, good luck. Gonna be interesting to see the results! What's the time frame on the project?

Yeah, the 6582 is a pretty tight design... I also has been wanting to try a swinsid, but ill wait some time though, but it is nice to know there exists a diy replacement in case the real deal market is dried up and the sids in my beloved synths stop working hehe.

I'm gonna use motor faders sometime during this year I think, and a group buy initiative is always appreciated. I don't know if u have had any contact with APLS about the price etc. but if you want to set up a group buy and so on, you would probably get more response from potential buyers if you contact alps and get some real prices rather than just hoping to get it cheaper if you order a large amount of faders. If you get some real life prices, folks have something to consider :). I'll be taking 18 faders if the price is right, and the timing is right. Right now, the little amount of money I have available the first half of this year is gonna be put into finishing the SID projects of mine... But experience tells me that bulk orders take a long time :), so I'm definetly interested, but waiting for some more solid info before I consider anything.

Hi TK, I haven't read the thread twice yet, but a couple of questions. I have a lpc core and the mcu at my desk now, but I ain't gonna do much about it for the next six months though, but my plan for the lpc was to build a cs for my daw, atm cubase. Does this design replace the regular ain? And will this be the way to go for future projects like the one I mentioned above? Will it be compatible for a long time like the other ain design has been? If this is the case and the design works good in your opinion, I will be joining a bulk order ;-) Ingebret

Hey Adrian, I think it's sad to see you go, I don't know anything about it, other than random rumors in forum / chat - but whatever the reason for you're leaving us is, it is probably a good reason, and I respect your decision. But no matter what, its hard to see one of the good ones leave. Hope you rejoin sometime :). Good luck, and the best wishes for you.

I'm also in for some knobs more. :). if someone set up a bulk order I'll figure out how much and what type then... but at least 30 knobs comes to mind...