My second MB-6582 is ready! Sound demo and pics.

[Scifo]

Hey guys!

It's ready!

Stuffed with two 6581s, and also has the option to use 8580s, hence the "SID 6581/8580" on the panel. The 6581/8580 filter caps have sockets for easy replacing. I'm very happy with how the panel turned out, using the old C64 rainbow logo.

I decided from the beginning to exclude the matrix, since I haven't really used it on the first MB we built. It turned out to be a lucky decision, because when we were about to install the OLED display, it was too much sunk into the panel, 

leaving an ugly gap between the display and the panel. So dad moved the OLED to the "matrix-area" and changed the connections, so the OLED display is now really nicely lined up along the panel. I also wanted to the have the display tactile switches on the left side of the display, because I always use my left hand on the box, so when I press those switches, my hand is not blocking the view of the display, which would be the case if they were on the right side.

Again, me and dad would like to thank TK & Co. for all the help. Could never have built this without your help.

 

Sound demo:

https://soundcloud.com/bobengstrand/c64-stereo-synthesizer-demo

 

Some pics:

[TK.]

Awesome!  :hyper:

 

Your tune greatly demonstrates the spirit of SID tunes in combination with MBSID specific features.

Therefore I couldn't resist to publish it in the MIDIbox Blog and the MIDIbox SID entry page! :smile:

 

Best Regards, Thorsten.

 

[Hawkeye]

Great job and an awesome looking synth! Congratulations! :-)

 

Many greets,

Peter

[Antix]

Great job and I love this tune :thumbsup:

 

Antonio

[punkdISCO]

Boy is that sex!!!

 

Nice one..

 

Paul

[Magus517707]

This tune is so damn funky. Great Job! Nice Synth as well, love that OLED screen.

[alchemist]

This is awesome! C64 sounds on a contemporary track, I really like it!

[Altitude]

Are you running the OLED in 4bit Mode?

[TK.]

No, it's running in 8bit mode, see also 

 

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[Altitude]

^

Nice,  missed that thread.

[jojjelito]

This demo - it's awesome! BTW, Newhaven has updated their OLED data sheet so it's now possible to correlate the PCB drawings with the actual OLED PCB too in case you need to patch it...

I need to dig out the old MB-6582 and see if I can re-enable the OLED and get it working :D It's been resting for far too long while I've been diverted to other DIY thingies. Exciting times ahead!

Edited June 2, 2014 by jojjelito

[jab]

Very nice work! Do you have more pictures of the construction?

 

And what other equipment did you use to make the track?

[audiomobster]

Hey Sciifo,

the tune you made with your SID is awesome. Reminds me of "Escape from New York" Filmtrack. Are all Sounds MBSID? (Ok, found the answer on Soundcloud)

Thanks for the tune & regards...

Edited March 1, 2017 by audiomobster