TK. Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Here are some pictures of Alkex's (Alex's) extraordinary MIDIbox SID, called "Octopus" - enjoy! :)He wrote:Here are some photos of my latest Midibox sid/keyboard combo. I had a totally computer independant sid synthesizer in mind, so I used this vintage toy piano as a base and hooked the two octaves of keys to a Din module. I thought it could be fun to take a modular approach to this synth, therefore I customized the firmwire so that you can customize your sounds using patch leads from each of the LFOs or ENVELOPPES to any input (Osc pitch, filters, etc) just like on a real modular synth. The Lcd displays wavetables, selected knob values, and preset management functions. The horizontal Vu meter has Biclour leds, blue being a master output vu meter and red indicating "zigzag" lfo movement. Hope you enjoy the pics and thankyou so much Thorsten for making such enjoyable projects a reality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Nice work! I love those customisations!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkex Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Hi!Thanks, I'm thrilled you like my design.One important point I have to clarify as I didn't explain properly to Thorsten:The actual Sid core is 100% original Firmware, the whole control surface is a seperate midibox core with custom Mios application that I programmed in ASM from one of the downloadable examples.I'm sure it would just be a matter of copy/paste if anyone would want the ideas in their box!Best regards,Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Great box man! And again, common question... how did you made panel and from what material? I also bought some old electric harmonica on flea market which i want to convert to MB SID similar to your design but without paching. As there is lot of space I am considering idea to stuck in my old PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 hello!your box is really interesting! could you maybe explain shortly how you recognise which patch cable is plugged where? (i mean in code - the patching is just another form of modulation matrix, right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkex Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Hi!Sasa, I used http://www.schaeffer-ag.de for the frontpanel.They offer a fun piece of software that you use to "draw" your holes with, great fun!Kokoon,I probably didn't go the easiest way for the patch cables, but being a real beginner, I simply used differant voltages for each output and AIN inputs on the other ends.When you plug a cable across the two points, the AIN value acts as an indicator.Suprisingly, this technique has proved very reliable so far :-\Thanks for taking a look at my new baby 8) I'd be delighted to answer any further questions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeb Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Alkex, I'd like to hear your creation if you could provide audio or video, that would be awesome. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Where did you get the keyboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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