DaShad0w Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 damn! can't wait! nice pictures :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 I have 4 green rectangular capacitors (I think) in my kit that are not listed in the parts list. What are these for? They are an extra set of 22nF capacitors for the SIDs. Only batch #1 received them. Details were in the "ORDER POSTED" email I sent. Also, would it be a hassle to post a picture of the finished boards with all chips, and jumpers installed in default settings, just so I can have a visual reference, and feel a little more confident with my build before powering on. Thanks! This is the 2nd prototype PCB, the only differences are some labels, but for the purposes of showing default jumper settings, it's adequate: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 i'm on led soldering stage and i would like to know the sens of led blinking. Is it left to right for the 2 blocks ? And what's exactly the purpose of them ? The purpose is for looking cool in TK's demo video! ...people might think that's a joke but I'm serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroutshev Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Ok Wilba for the purpose, i have understood and to be sure that i don't miss me, the leds are blinking in function of sound for each sid ? They blink left to the right ? I ask you that because i see that for the right leds block but for the left one it's not very clear !! It's just to be sure to do not make error when i solder them ... It's a vu-meter, isn't it ? Thanks. K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Yes, for now they show the gate on/off state in multi engine, or the pitch of each oscillator in lead engine. As long as they are all aligned the same way and matching the PCB outline of the LED (flat edge to the right) then you won't have any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labelwhore Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Do not eat this sammich! I just finished, time for some pics :) Also; I've been searching, but can't seem to find patch banks to download. Where are they hiding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00dawg Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Ooh that red looks nice for the Sammich! Patches are in the MB-SID download (off ucapps.de). Note that Wilba sent out specific firmware for that sammichSID, but you can still get the patches from the standard MB-SID package. TK's also asked for help creating an Arp-centric patch-set, which you can check out here: Though it still needs more user submissions, it might have some workable patches. And, of course, you can submit your own :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labelwhore Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 (edited) Oh, I'm definately gonna make my own arps and other patches, but I'm looking for some immediate gratification :) I've got the same red on the back panel too. It's actually a little darker than I would like but it's growing on me. Edited December 8, 2009 by Labelwhore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 m00dawg's sammichSID woes have been split into a new topic: http://midibox.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=13535 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Batch #2 was posted today. I have also updated the build guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaShad0w Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Batch #2 was posted today. I have also updated the build guide. Great news :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modius13 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hey, first post. I cracked open a weird box marked Mindseye 3000 or something like that yesterday and found two 6582As inside. And today I found the sammichSID. Talk about aligning stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultra Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 what is this sammich thing i keep hearing about????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Is it making your ears ring as well? :ike: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Raw SID sound through Sony MDR-7506 headphones makes my ears ring. :ike: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v4 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) I finally got my sammich working yesterday morning. It's really more amazing than I had anticipated. Dripping with character. It seems to not want to trigger Lead sounds via midi unless I go into drum mode first and start to edit a drum voice. Then it will trigger Leads. MIDI sync and patch dumping from the sammich works fine so I don't think it's a hardware issue. It all seems to be working fine however I did get one strange error last night. Error: "SID1 not available (CAN Bus Errors)". Even after this error I was able to go use the bassline mode on both SIDs so I'm pretty sure it wasn't anything fatal on the hardware end of things. These are both Wilba-supplied 6582a. Thanks Thorsten and Wilba! I'm floored by this synth. The backing paper is still on until the glow in the dark red acrylic paint arrives. :) Edited December 15, 2009 by v4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 It seems to not want to trigger Lead sounds via midi unless I go into drum mode first and start to edit a drum voice. Then it will trigger Leads. MIDI sync and patch dumping from the sammich works fine so I don't think it's a hardware issue. I have no idea what's wrong there... have you got the preset patches installed already? What happens if you init the Lead patch? Does pressing F1 button (Play note) trigger a Lead sound when it doesn't work via MIDI? It all seems to be working fine however I did get one strange error last night. Error: "SID1 not available (CAN Bus Errors)". Even after this error I was able to go use the bassline mode on both SIDs so I'm pretty sure it wasn't anything fatal on the hardware end of things. These are both Wilba-supplied 6582a. did you solder R80? did you solder D3? check the joints on these first, and that there are no shorts with adjacent pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djthomaswhite Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Hi all, new to the list but not to diy. Glad to be here! Here is my limited edition white Sammich wrapper. I'm using orange LEDs and amber display. I also got some white button caps from digikey. Should look real nice when finished next to my white Access Virus and Whitewashed Voyager OS.I happen to have a couple extra cases I am willing to part with once I get this built. PM me if interested in a white case. Case is from Ponoko in 3mm White Acrylic. Looks really nice! Thomas www.naturalrhythmmusic.com/diy.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v4 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) I have no idea what's wrong there... have you got the preset patches installed already? What happens if you init the Lead patch? Does pressing F1 button (Play note) trigger a Lead sound when it doesn't work via MIDI? did you solder R80? did you solder D3? check the joints on these first, and that there are no shorts with adjacent pads. thanks Wilba. i resoldered r80 and d3 just to be sure but they looked fine already and don't exhibit any shorts w/ other pads. preset patches are installed and sound correctly. F1 button doesn't seem to trigger any sound for me. initializing the Lead patch doesn't help this. all i see is the "1" in "1***" invert on the display when i hit F1. hitting F1 seems to stop the Bs and Dr sequencers but not start them again. does nothing in Ml or Ld. Just had a realization. All I have to do to "fix" the lack of working F1 or MIDI IN on any of the engines is initialize the Ensemble first. Then it works fine. Thoughts? Edited December 16, 2009 by v4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Interesting... After initializing the Ensemble, save it to E002 Reboot sammichSID. It should reload Ensemble E002 on startup. If the problem now has gone away, then it seems like it's just bad data in the Ensemble "Bankstick". You can perhaps try swapping bank 4 with bank 8, when you reboot it should reinitialize the Ensemble Bankstick (bank 8) and the 4th bank of patches (Bank C internally) and since you probably didn't fill up bank C yet, no difference to you, but possibly a freshly reformatted ensemble bank and no need to initialize every ensemble before use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v4 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Interesting... After initializing the Ensemble, save it to E002 Reboot sammichSID. It should reload Ensemble E002 on startup. If the problem now has gone away, then it seems like it's just bad data in the Ensemble "Bankstick". You can perhaps try swapping bank 4 with bank 8, when you reboot it should reinitialize the Ensemble Bankstick (bank 8) and the 4th bank of patches (Bank C internally) and since you probably didn't fill up bank C yet, no difference to you, but possibly a freshly reformatted ensemble bank and no need to initialize every ensemble before use. Thanks Wilba I will try this as soon as I get home. -nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futureman Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 It all seems to be working fine however I did get one strange error last night. Error: "SID1 not available (CAN Bus Errors)". Even after this error I was able to go use the bassline mode on both SIDs so I'm pretty sure it wasn't anything fatal on the hardware end of things. Kinda sounds ever so similar to what I had when I installed the wrong hex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v4 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Kinda sounds ever so similar to what I had when I installed the wrong hex. yeah this is definitely the hex that was emailed by Wilba so I dont think it's that. similar error however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v4 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 it all works perfectly now. corrupted ensembles which were fixed by flashing blank ones from the sid editor. thanks to lukas412 for the assist, rc34, and barley wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modius13 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hi all, new to the list but not to diy. Glad to be here! Here is my limited edition white Sammich wrapper. I'm using orange LEDs and amber display. I also got some white button caps from digikey. Should look real nice when finished next to my white Access Virus and Whitewashed Voyager OS.I happen to have a couple extra cases I am willing to part with once I get this built. PM me if interested in a white case. Case is from Ponoko in 3mm White Acrylic. Looks really nice! Thomas www.naturalrhythmmusic.com/diy.html That looks awesome Thomas. I was wondering when you'd show up here. I'm pobably going to paint my case the way I painted my laptop when it gets here, but i have to wait until some time in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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