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Thankyou Shuriken, I just wanted to make sure before I ordered parts. Paul

Hiya, I am going to build a mbfm while I wait for seq v4 and sammich kits to be made available,during researching the mbfm parts I came across a slight difference and wondered if it matters or not? In the ucapps list it states 15 x polarised Cap 10µF / 35 Volt In mikes shop list it states 15 x polarised Cap 10µF / 25 Volt So my question is does the voltage matter or is it some kind of error? (opl3 module) many thanks Paul

Wanted 2x yac512 and 1x ymf262 mbfm project. Please reply using the email in my profile thankyou. Paul as an afterthought....paid for of course Parts obtained,thanks for looking...Paul

I can remember as a kid using sharpened up matchsticks to paint the rivets on aeroplane models....very fiddly and needs a steady hand though.

Could someone please tell me the main differences between the Sammich and MB-6582 - MIDIbox SID Synthesizer V2,I find the MB-6582 (Wilbas') looks stunning alongside the sammich but does it have better functionality? many thanks in advance Paul As an afterthought,if you could only have three machines from the range of midibox 'toys' what would you choose?

Thanks for the encouragement guys....much appreciated. My plan of action for now (subject to change)is to carry on 'swotting up' until the kit for the v4 seq becomes available....seems like a sensible course of action I reckon. Meanwhile I now have my akai mpd24 talking to a set of yamaha dd55 drums.....best sounding grand piano I ever heard...lol. When this midi stuff gets a hold on you everything else seems to go out of the window.....very addictive. Cheers Paul

Speechless...jaw hits floor.

Okay...looks like I have to get deep down 'n' dirty...lol. So my next shortcut would be can I get all the pieces I need as a kit? I know,I know...all the answers are in here somewhere...lord knows I have spent hours trying to work it all out....(rubs sore eyes yet again). I think the thing that is throwing me a little is the fact that there seems to be a lot of alternatives,as in...you can use this or that component which without total understanding of the units functions causes me a little info overload. So...do we have the ultimate parts list/kit? many many thanks in advance Paul

Hello, I am new to midi music but have been totally sucked in by it and have recently bought an akai mpd 24 but would like to progress to something along the lines of the midibox seq v4. I could build a unit if I had all the pieces and instructions but I would be doing it without really having the knowledge of what does what and why (like making a jigsaw puzzle)which seems to be against the spirit of the midibox project. I do not wish to offend anyone but could you please let me know if there is a commercially available version of the v4? Something as near as possible would be okay as would a software type alternative. Many thanks for reading. Paul

Easily find resistor values http://www.the12volt...s/resistors.asp MBHP parts kits and boards http://www.mikes-elektronikseite.de/ MBHP parts kits and boards http://www.avishowtech.com/mbhp/ Useful Information http://www.discovercircuits.com Wide selection of parts http://www.voti.nl Good place for tactile switches and other parts http://www.awatronic.co.uk Parts (low UK postage) http://www.toby.co.uk Synth restoration and parts http://www.technologytransplant.biz

From now on the blog is going to be used as a project expenses and build log Up to date purchases for the MBFM project. 2 x sets of Yamaha chip sets 15.00 euros from Roger in Germany (Thanks Roger) (spare set of three in case I overheat any smd's) 1 x opl 3 kit 17.80 euros from Mikes 1 x core v3 12.99 euros from Mikes 4 x bankstick eproms 18.00 euros from Mikes 1 x bankstick pcb 2.50 euros from Mikes 1 x pic 18f452 10.70 euros from Mikes postage 15.00 euros from Mikes c64 psu 20.51 euros from ebay (dear postage because of weight) pay pal fees 2.97 euros Total so far 115.38 euros £101.21 gbp