Documenting the Making of a MIDIBox SID

[Alexrumb]

I HAVE one c62 now

=DDD and  i gonna kill it =)

[Alexrumb]

NICE!!!

[hustletv]

BOSS

[EminoMeneko]

Destroying a C64 ! That idea makes me sick. I hope you did it with a secondary computer. 8S

Anyway that sound rocks both the SID sounds and what you achieved to do with. ;)

[jetie147]

yeahaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

thatz fu..ing hot! man

[dmartinez1982]

damn u should produce these Id buy 1!

[iggyds89]

best midibox vid on youtube !! and a very nice groove !

[DeafCoustics]

Sweeeeet as! love that old gritty commy sound too, awesome :)

[GrandKruega]

2:36 on is fat as hell bro!!

[atxbigballer1]

where did u get the LCD like that at?

also did the sid and core kit come pre made?

thanks

BTW i got 2 sid chips all ready! :)

[johneymute]

as far as a know midi consists of a network of computers wich shares different digitized instruments,sound effects,bleeps etc,,, and can control or comuinicate with other pc,s or even other systems trough emulation.

the main idea is to make music on a economicle way,like

you can cheaply make orchestrial music,without the need of  musicans,instruments a required expansive room etc,,,

[hankeys]

could you make one more guide for super dumb newbies at this stuff? ;) list what to order and where to order....fallowing instruction and other thing one by one....i really want to make this one...but at midibox site...its pretty hard to understand if its even not ure lang + ure 100% lame at this....thanks for vid anyway :) waiting replay.

[mcmickey625]

In the words of Choncy ( my sister Jessi) "your a nerd" Lol Much love Nate. Your off the hook with this

[kapyrauhanen]

nice job mate, wicked tune! I really love that old SID sound.

[EvaLasta]

Luv your dreads man! How old r they? Mine are at 4 months. Good job on the midibox aswell.

[xxxogchris]

old gritty sounds?hold it right there!the SID synth is as much as any analog synth IMO!Dont forget that the foundeer of Ensoniq built the SID chip and it synths.

[0xFFender]

...he's not using the analog filters. The waveforms are digital, (i think...) and they do have a nice 8-bit...er...punch to them. Also alot of Ensoniq is digital... 6581 FTW! Good Job building the MIDIBOX, mate!

[xxxogchris]

I know now!I listened carefuly to the video and Mr.Spastic said that he could only use one patch from the SID which was the one sung on the keyboard.The bass and other effects are not sid.

[PimpMyFahrrad]

Nope... they are digitally controlled analog oscillators.

There is nothing 8-bit about it, because there is no sampling envolved... it does remind you of an old computer, I wonder why :D

[0xFFender]

Ah. Awesome. Nevermind... Anyway, the SID was originally controlled via an 8bit interface in the Commodore 64, and that may give you the sort of 8bit stereotype, even though it isnt. I have built a MIDIBOX SID and now I feel embarrased that I couldn't tell it was analog...but I knew the oscillators were 'better' somehow ;). And the filter kicks ass, but you already knew that (IMO, no matter what you bassline junkies say, even the 6581 filter rocks). I also have a 6582 but haven't installed yet.

[MarcS4R]

oh man i wish i was capable of building one myself...this is great.

[ProvokedMusic]

genius

[gamorbab]

The drums are not SID, are they?

[natemccoy]

nope, they are from the DR-202.

[mamduzejaja]

You are totally wicked man! This song in 2:30 is one of most fucking great lead and bass part I have EVER heart!

[beatmasterVideo]

Hello, very good job!

Where are these can buy those printed circuit boards?

[natemccoy]

look under info, avishowtech

[residentevilrulz]

ahh man this is so awesome!

[baronvonsauna]

Mr. Spastic, I have one of your albums and i love it, its the one with the long alpha numeric name.

[natemccoy]

th4t5 teh ULNB! thanks!

[royaltythemc]

How much did u spend on all of this? because .... i want one....

[natemccoy]

less then 100$. Maybe about 60 for me because i had the tools already and i made the most minimal setup possible. check the ucapps site link and look at the "walkthrough" for more information on what it involves and what you need. also check the avishowtech link for prices of kits.

[beaker808]

Very cool. Thanks for posting! Did you ever get a working C64 power supply?

[natemccoy]

i guess i didnt explain that, I found another C64 PS from a thrift store and it was busted, then goto80 traded me one but it was european 240v so i just gave up. not to mention i had problems with implimenting it. i just ended up using a regulated 13.5v AC/DC adapter from radio shack.

[herrprof]

yay mt spastic!