orange_hand Posted November 2, 2011 Report Posted November 2, 2011 Hi Guys, there is another query I have got related to the sequencer of the MB6582. I was wondering if it is possible to use the MB6582 sequencer in order to control other MIDI devices / synths (e.g. to send sequences to an external MIDI device / synth) ? I haven't come across any menue setup so far. Cheers orange Quote
m00dawg Posted November 2, 2011 Report Posted November 2, 2011 You can control CVs (commonly used for analog synths) but I don't think you can directly control other MIDI gear via the sequencer. I /think/ you can use the knobs for external output but I'm not 100% certain on that. Either way, what you are wanting is more like the MBSEQ. Quote
orange_hand Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Posted November 2, 2011 Either way, what you are wanting is more like the MBSEQ. Yes, that's what I realized a couple of days ago. I thought I would not need a hardware sequencer, but I guess I was wrong. If I could just get a bloody enclosure ... I missed various bulk orders :-( ... Cheers orange Quote
m00dawg Posted November 2, 2011 Report Posted November 2, 2011 Can't offer much help there since I haven't tackled that project yet. But there's plenty of information and ideas available and I hear MBSEQv4 is amazing. The basic control surface is fairly common I would say so you could probably get some things going pretty easily. Missing on bulk orders sucks but just means you'll likely have to pay a bit more for things like front panels (a rather large expense by itself unfortunately). Quote
Hawkeye Posted November 2, 2011 Report Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) +1 - build it and never look back... you can control everything from the seq, e.g. you can just enter bassline mode on the mb6582, disable the sequencer there and play back at least two, but maybe even six independent basslines per sid pair from the seq (you can assign the different SID "bassline" oscillators to different MIDI channels)... note, that you have only one sid filter per chip, so two basslines per sid pair is probably the way to go... Edited November 2, 2011 by Hawkeye Quote
m00dawg Posted November 2, 2011 Report Posted November 2, 2011 Haha dude that's a lot of basslines? Sounds like someone is asking for a challenge? ;) Quote
Hawkeye Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) yo dude, just did a test yesterday, it was soo much acid, the headphones crumpled off my ears :nuke: :phone: (no, really, four to six independent sid basslines are very nice for the kind of stuff orange likes to do :-)) Edited November 3, 2011 by Hawkeye Quote
m00dawg Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) That's just gotta be crazy-go-nuts! I will say, though, that the bassline engine is wildly good! Trying to do something like that using a DAW is an exercise in pain. EDIT: I have no idea if MBSEQ can do that type of stuff, though :) Just that trying to do it in, say, Live, isn't particularly exciting or at least fast, nor have I been able to get "that sound" other than by using the bassline sequencer. Edited November 3, 2011 by m00dawg Quote
orange_hand Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Posted November 3, 2011 yo dude, just did a test yesterday, it was soo much acid, the headphones crumpled off my ears (no, really, four to six independent sid basslines are very nice for the kind of stuff orange likes to do :-)) That's the real thing... I want to hit myself that I missed the bulk orders for the enclosures.... cheers orange Quote
m00dawg Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 Ah well look at it this way, if you do your own enclosure, you can make it 100% your own design. Yes, it's more expensive (one reason I haven't finished my rackmount SID yet) but it will be unique and can fit your preferences. On the other hand, doing a custom enclosure for something you haven't used yet might be a tall order :) but still, it's an option! Otherwise, you can just build most of the control surface on protoboards and things and just play around with it until you decide how you want to proceed. Quote
orange_hand Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Posted November 3, 2011 The problem here is, at least from what I understood, that the manufacturer doesn't take small orders. So they wouldn't produce just a single case. Minimum Quantity is 10 pieces ... And I am happy with the design. I know that it takes a hell lot of time to come up with such a design, as well as to define various panels .... Quote
m00dawg Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 Front Panel Express is available here in the States for one-off runs. They have a cousin company in Germany that does the same thing, though the name escapes me. It's not cheap, but you can order as few as one (which is still cheaper than having to order 10 I would think). Pokono also makes laser-cut plastic things which you could use as a front panel (check out the sammichFM and sammichSID for some ideas there). Quote
orange_hand Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Posted November 3, 2011 I agree, the panels are not the issue here ... But the enclosure is :-) Quote
m00dawg Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 I bought mine from Jameco. Perhaps you can use it for this as well, although bulk ordered front panels may not work perfectly in that case. And that only applies if you're going Rackmount, of course. If you're not doing a rack, you could just build a wooden case or something similar. Quote
Hawkeye Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) you can always start with the cs pcb, then add the panel and run it as is... it may not look as nice, but it is functional until you can get hold of an appropriate enclosure. Greets, Peter Edited November 3, 2011 by Hawkeye Quote
orange_hand Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Posted November 3, 2011 yes, Peter, that's what I will do ... Quote
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