[TK.]

I've finally released MIDIbox FM - a FM synthesizer based on the famous Yamaha OPL3 chip

6 four-operator voices, 12 additional LFOs, 4 additional EGs, 4 wavetable sequences, 5 percussion instruments plus a complete control surface with 2x40 LCD, 5 rotary encoders, 24 buttons, 34 LEDs are handled by a single PIC18F452! :-)

Infos:

• MIDIbox FM introduction http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_fm.html
  
• MIDIbox FM User Manual http://www.ucapps.de..._fm_manual.html
  
• MBHP_OPL3 module http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp_opl3.html
  
• new MP3 which demonstrates some random sounds: http://69.56.171.55/...dom_patches.mp3 (7.3 MB)
  
• new MP3 which demonstrates the possibilities given by a CV controlled Moog filter: http://69.56.171.55/.../mbfm_demo6.mp3 (2.5 MB)

Have fun! :)

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[illogik]

;D, with each new mp3 of the mbfm i'm more amazed!

the sound of this beautiful synth is perfect for the music i'm into, and together with the mbsid i've made, there are a lot of new possibilities for me in making sound/music. Thanks TK!

[Julian]

yeeeeehaaaaa!

TK did it again :)
now i know what to do with my hollidays ;)

very very happy julian :)

[moebius]

Demos leave me speechless..

Incredible stuff, Thorsten!!

Moebius

[nILS]

Can't comment on this one. Moebius said it all ;)

Thanks, TK

[d2k]

Great work T! - looking n sounding mighty mighty... :)

[Skunk]

Hi Thorsten,

demo 6 is hot, especially the second half! Brilliant what you got out of these three tiny Yamaha chips! Other synth freaks need a big rack synth to get this sound...

Cheers,
Skunk

[AndrewMartens]

Congrats on hitting the v1.0, TK!  Those new samples really go to show the amazing power of the OPL3 - who knew that chip could actually make some cool sounds when programmed properly.

I hope that in a month or three SmashTV will have an MBHP_OPL3 kit ready.  By that time I might actually be finished with wedding plans (ARGH!) and unpacking (STILL!) from the move, and I'll finally have time to finish off my SID and build one. :-)

[Twin-X]

Jiles the sounds are just amazing. I can't wait to get my hands on this synth!.
Thumbs up TK!  ;D

[TK.]

Thank you! :)

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[TL]

Great work, Thorsten!  ;D

And just in time the new MidiBox Patch Manager 0.7 with support for MidiBox SID and FM is available, too.  :)

[paranoyaxc]

The YMF-262/YAC-512 can also be found on this card:

Mozart, ISA, ca 1995

OTI601 "Mozart", 9501
AD1848KP "SoundPort", DAC/ADC, Mixer etc, PLCC68, 9402
YMF262 OPL-3, 9351
YAC512 DAC
AN1324 Quad-OpAmps (2)
TC4053 DigitalSwitch
KA558D2 Timer
TDA1517 2x6W Amp

[Artesia]

INCREADIBLE !  :D

Knew these chips were good back in the mid ninetys; though this is sounding way better than i rember ...good one TK ! :)

Finally placed a order in for some pcbs for midibox seq v2, 4x mbsid, & the mbfm :)
...got all the other parts (except encoders).
Jus kept on putting off getting the PCB processing bits for an eternity...
So keep a eye about - i'll have somthing to show soon for all the banter :)

If there's another order going in for these chips - i'll probably want to grab a bunch; to save looking around for yet more old soundcards...

[paranoyaxc]

Just  got  some more old soundcards..
One Aztech card did not have a YAC512 but a LS-215 412GH.
I think this is also a DAC, but there are no datasheets.
Will check pin connections to the YMF..

ISA-Sound Aztech Sound Galaxy Washington 16 (?)

CS4231A-KL
YMF262
YAC512-M
AZT 2316-S
AZT 816 (8051?)
KA558B
TL074 Op-Amps (SMD)
No Amp (No Speaker Out)

ISA-Soundkarte Aztech AZT2316-S

CS4231A-KL
AZT 2316-S
AZT 816 (8051?)
YMF262
YAC512
C407G Op-Amps (SMD)
TDA1517

ISA-Soundkarte Aztech Sound Galaxy Nova 16 (?)

CS4248-KL
AZT 1605 (9411)
AZT 805 (8051?)
NE558N
YMF262
LS-215 (DAC?)
TDA1517

[MMorph]

Well, I'll post this here this time instead of spamming TK's mail  ;)

I did happen to find one more card that no one seems to have listed yet: Creative's Vibra 16 (code CT2260). And it includes both the DAC and FM chip, one of each o'course.

Regards, Petri

Edit: I still seem not to be able to spell properly  :-[

[TK.]

thank you! I've added this card to the list

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[quaxel]

Quote

Just  got  some more old soundcards..
One Aztech card did not have a YAC512 but a LS-215 412GH.
I think this is also a DAC, but there are no datasheets.
Will check pin connections to the YMF..

Hi, any news on this?
I found the Ls-215 on a Mediamagic ISP-16.

Quaxel

[kc]

hi there,

found some more sources for the yfm/yac couple:
- Soundblaster vibra16 / CT2810
- Soundblaster vibra16 sPnP / CT2890
both ISA

and
- the onboard sound of some stone-age siemens socket5 motherboard with intel FX66 chipset; out of a siemens Pentium120 workstation
It's too late to determine the PC type now, sorry...

regards      kc

[TK.]

thanks kc, I've added the two cards to the list (I haven't added the motherboard to avoid confusion...)

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[timofonic]

What about MIDIbox FM 2.0 with OPL4? Since OPL4 has all OPL3 "inside", it's like having OPL3 with extra stuff (wavetable and all that...)