Midibox of the week

[The Dong]

punkdISCO wrote:
> Mate - that really is HOT!

You should browse through the first page of Midibox of the week!
The midibox organ made my jaw slip a bit..

http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php/topic,12211.0.html

> It looks quite simple inside..  How long did the electrics take and, was
> much skill required?  I can see the actual housing would have been timely as
> you clearly have gone the extra mile to make it a looker..

It is one of the simplest projects on the site.
The Core and SID modules/PCB's are not really complex at all.
I bought the SID and core kits from Mikes Electronics:

http://www.mikes-elektronikseite.de/

It was hardly worth the saving just buying the PCBs.
Each PCB takes an hour or two to complete on a good day including 
checking over. Helps if your soldering 'just works'.
I made a DINx1 and the button backing, PSU and EL HV PSU on vero board.
Wiring it all together took longest, but I took my time and only made 
one or two small errors in the interconnections that were easy to spot 
and fix.

The housing itself took about six hours spaced over several days, glue 
and filler drying mainly and the brass took some effort to file and 
measure once, twice, three times just in case before cutting/drilling.
I still made a mistake...  ;)

> I don't know that much about the MIDIBox but some guy posted this in AH:
> 
> http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/wilba_mb_6582
> 
> Boy is that a sexy MoPho!

That's the new, improved, midibox SID V2. I made the ver 1.
It wasn't ready when I started, but should be the one to go for.
You should check out the V2 as it has multiple modes of operation 
(bassline/lead etc.) and can support up to 8 SIDs I think. It supersedes 
the V1 in all ways, tho the V1 is still excellent.

> I can not state how much Im in love with my HardSID (not the product really,
> more the SID sound).  Our latest track is 80% SID sounds and it gets me
> moist.. Very moist.. (Leah also likes it..)

Keep moisture away from the gear, huh? :)