TK. Posted February 13, 2005 Report Posted February 13, 2005 I've finally released MIDIbox FM - a FM synthesizer based on the famous Yamaha OPL3 chip6 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.htmlMIDIbox FM User Manual http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_fm_manual.htmlMBHP_OPL3 module http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp_opl3.htmlnew MP3 which demonstrates some random sounds: http://69.56.171.55/~midibox/midibox_fm/mbfm_demo_random_patches.mp3 (7.3 MB)new MP3 which demonstrates the possibilities given by a CV controlled Moog filter: http://69.56.171.55/~midibox/midibox_fm/mbfm_demo6.mp3 (2.5 MB)Have fun! :)Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote
illogik Posted February 13, 2005 Report Posted February 13, 2005 ;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! Quote
Julian Posted February 13, 2005 Report Posted February 13, 2005 yeeeeehaaaaa!TK did it again :)now i know what to do with my hollidays ;)very very happy julian :) Quote
moebius Posted February 13, 2005 Report Posted February 13, 2005 Demos leave me speechless..Incredible stuff, Thorsten!!Moebius Quote
nILS Posted February 13, 2005 Report Posted February 13, 2005 Can't comment on this one. Moebius said it all ;)Thanks, TK Quote
d2k Posted February 13, 2005 Report Posted February 13, 2005 Great work T! - looking n sounding mighty mighty... :) Quote
Skunk Posted February 13, 2005 Report Posted February 13, 2005 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 Quote
AndrewMartens Posted February 14, 2005 Report Posted February 14, 2005 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. :-) Quote
Twin-X Posted February 15, 2005 Report Posted February 15, 2005 Jiles the sounds are just amazing. I can't wait to get my hands on this synth!.Thumbs up TK! ;D Quote
TK. Posted February 15, 2005 Author Report Posted February 15, 2005 Thank you! :)Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote
TL Posted February 16, 2005 Report Posted February 16, 2005 Great work, Thorsten! ;DAnd just in time the new MidiBox Patch Manager 0.7 with support for MidiBox SID and FM is available, too. :) Quote
paranoyaxc Posted March 28, 2005 Report Posted March 28, 2005 The YMF-262/YAC-512 can also be found on this card:Mozart, ISA, ca 1995OTI601 "Mozart", 9501AD1848KP "SoundPort", DAC/ADC, Mixer etc, PLCC68, 9402YMF262 OPL-3, 9351YAC512 DACAN1324 Quad-OpAmps (2)TC4053 DigitalSwitchKA558D2 TimerTDA1517 2x6W Amp Quote
Artesia Posted March 30, 2005 Report Posted March 30, 2005 INCREADIBLE ! :DKnew 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... Quote
paranoyaxc Posted March 31, 2005 Report Posted March 31, 2005 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-KLYMF262YAC512-MAZT 2316-SAZT 816 (8051?)KA558BTL074 Op-Amps (SMD)No Amp (No Speaker Out)ISA-Soundkarte Aztech AZT2316-SCS4231A-KLAZT 2316-SAZT 816 (8051?)YMF262YAC512C407G Op-Amps (SMD)TDA1517ISA-Soundkarte Aztech Sound Galaxy Nova 16 (?)CS4248-KLAZT 1605 (9411)AZT 805 (8051?)NE558NYMF262LS-215 (DAC?)TDA1517 Quote
MMorph Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 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, PetriEdit: I still seem not to be able to spell properly :-[ Quote
TK. Posted April 14, 2005 Author Report Posted April 14, 2005 thank you! I've added this card to the listBest Regards, Thorsten. Quote
quaxel Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 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 Quote
kc Posted June 23, 2005 Report Posted June 23, 2005 hi there,found some more sources for the yfm/yac couple:- Soundblaster vibra16 / CT2810- Soundblaster vibra16 sPnP / CT2890both ISAand- the onboard sound of some stone-age siemens socket5 motherboard with intel FX66 chipset; out of a siemens Pentium120 workstationIt's too late to determine the PC type now, sorry...regards kc Quote
TK. Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Posted June 25, 2005 thanks kc, I've added the two cards to the list (I haven't added the motherboard to avoid confusion...)Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote
timofonic Posted July 16, 2005 Report Posted July 16, 2005 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...) Quote
TK. Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Posted July 17, 2005 doesn't really make fun (at least from the implementation side...)Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote
timofonic Posted July 17, 2005 Report Posted July 17, 2005 Why all must be fun?I think it can be really easy adapt it to OPL4... I can donate an OPL4 if needed ;) Quote
TK. Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Posted July 17, 2005 No thanks, I'm not interested.To give you an impression: the definition and implementation of the MIDIbox FM software took me ca. 6 months, the statement "can really easy adapt it to OPL4" can only come from somebody who never did something like this by himself.Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote
DragonMaster Posted July 28, 2005 Report Posted July 28, 2005 OPL4 is not the same chip at all, wavetable + integrated OPL3(OPL3 is an extra in this case). An other MIDIbox would be needed, it would play samples and FM. Quote
brother303 Posted December 10, 2007 Report Posted December 10, 2007 Hi TK,wouldn`t it be nice for a mbfm v2 to have tempo(midi)synced lfos like in the sid v2?And what I really like to see is a sequencer-option like in the sid v2.303 bassline with the fm-engine and tr-styled for the drums.Perhaps a double core solution?Only some ideas... ;)Greetz Brother303 Quote
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