Theta_Frost Posted June 6, 2008 Report Posted June 6, 2008 Okay I need to pick to build a Midibox Sid or a Midibox FM. I am pretty young and so I want to start with an easier one and I think the FM is a bit easier/simpler but the Sid I was going to make was a C step with 1 sid. But I think I might like the sid sound a bit more but I've been getting more and more interested in the FM sound after hearing NILS rendition of Grabbag. So which should be my project over the summer? ::) Quote
buhler Posted June 6, 2008 Report Posted June 6, 2008 what does being young have to do with it? are you an experience solderer? the MBFM calls for a little SMD soldering which can be quite intimidating and has been known to fry a few IC's... you may want to stick with the MBSID if it's your first project. Quote
stryd_one Posted June 6, 2008 Report Posted June 6, 2008 Err you might have missed the point though... I'd try a SID emulator VSTi and an FM VSTi (Like NI's FM7) and see which one you like the sound of - they're VERY different animals! Quote
nILS Posted June 6, 2008 Report Posted June 6, 2008 From a module (core, fm/sid, din, dout) it doesn't make much of a difference - they're all equally easy/hard. Those few SMD pins really aren't as much a problem as it is often believed. Go for the one you like the sound of more. Start with the basic version (no CS). If that works out for you and you enjoyed building it - build a CS afterwards. Quote
Theta_Frost Posted June 7, 2008 Author Report Posted June 7, 2008 Allright I think I'm gonna go FM. I like the sound and smd soldering doesn't matter to me much so meh. Also being young means i'm dumb and not as learned as you. Quote
nILS Posted June 7, 2008 Report Posted June 7, 2008 ...but I've been getting more and more interested in the FM sound after hearing NILS rendition of Grabbag.BTW, this demo doesn't do the FM justice. It's only using the default not-all-that-awesome gm-bank. Quote
unrise_lyrical Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 do what I'm young and stupid enough to plan...do them symultaneously! I couldn't choose either... And whilst I have the QuadraSID plug-in, and a more-or-less functioning FM synth i wrote in max/msp...the sexy appeal of actual hardware is relentless :) Quote
Theta_Frost Posted June 13, 2008 Author Report Posted June 13, 2008 Changed my mind lol. I'm going with SID because I'm way more into chiptunes and obsolete hardware and stuff but I'm making FM after it too! This is fun! Quote
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