Main differences?

[taximan]

Could someone please tell me the main differences between the Sammich and MB-6582 - MIDIbox SID Synthesizer V2,I find the MB-6582 (Wilbas') looks stunning alongside the sammich but does it have better functionality?

many thanks in advance

Paul

As an afterthought,if you could only have three machines from the range of midibox 'toys' what would you choose?

Edited December 30, 2009 by taximan

[Labelwhore]

MB 6582 can have up to 8 SIDs whereas the Sammich only has a stereo pair, the modular variety MB SID can have anywhere from 1 SID to 8, you choose. Also, with the Sammich, you can't use superpoly mode due to only having 2 SIDs. Then obviously, there is the control surface differences.

For your last question: So far, I only have my sammichSID working but if I could have 3 it'd be the Sammich, my MB 6582 based MB SID, and an MB FM

Edited December 30, 2009 by Labelwhore

[Wilba]

MB-6582: 4 synth engines, 8 SIDs, 15 knobs, lots of LEDs, lots of hunting for parts, medium newbie-friendly, expensive.

sammichSID: 1 synth engine, 2 SIDs, 1 knob, some LEDs, no hunting for parts, high newbie-friendly, cheap (compared to MB-6582, SidStation, HardSID).

modular MIDIbox SID: whatever you want... 1-4 synth engines, 1-8 SIDs, low newbie-friendly, variable cost (but still always cheaper than SidStation, HardSID).