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TCTD Links for 2011-04-14

By Peter Swimm, on April 14th, 2011

Concert review: Making cool noise with Nintendo Game Boys http://ht.ly/4zNvL #
Atari 2600 Music Tool screenshot, coming soon http://ht.ly/4A1Ju #
RT @goto80: This arcade game manual GIF http://is.gd/Ke4HQp synchronizes to this Psilodump MP3 http://is.gd/YOIDqY. #
Phase One | My Traxx http://ht.ly/4A28E #
“I Miss The Way You Felt In My Hands And The Way… http://ht.ly/4A2ci #
RT @goto80: [chipflip] Spectrum Babez (But no Men?) http://is.gd/h22Chd #
RT @gw3m: If you want a preview of what is to come: http://youtu.be/MMNPa9FRw1Q #
Digital Folklore: A conversation with Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied http://ht.ly/4AdWT #
What tempo do most people use for Famitracker/LSDJ? http://ht.ly/4AmcI #
De:Bug Musiktechnik » My Setup: Candie Hank http://ht.ly/4Amsx #
You want to see them, be them or bed them, they are your nomination for Artist of the Year! http://bit.ly/tctd10 #tctd10 #
RT @brambonius: And now for one of my own more extreme songs called ‘consumers delight’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2pgtcVTEUc #
MATRIXSYNTH: sammichSID & sammichFM Assembly http://ht.ly/4AtX0 #
NES Audio Tools by Neil Baldwin launched http://ht.ly/4AAdB #
lsdj : updated to v4.1.2 http://ht.ly/4AAg7 Better keyboard mode! #
RT @pulsewaveSF: Bay Area: We will be presenting a chiptune showcase at @makerfaire in San Mateo (May 21st/22nd). More info soon! #

By Peter Swimm, on September 30th, 2009

A new simple Midibox based project is going on sale soon.

Details:

cheap
small
DIY newbie friendly
minimal control surface
single “walwart”/AC adapter supply, no C64 PSU brick!
stereo SID, optimized for 8580/6582A, 6581 optionally supported
“sandwich-style” stacked PCB design, no wires!
laser-cut 3mm acrylic case by Ponoko, customization possible
industry standard 2×20 character LCD with low-power LED backlight, customization possible
common control surface parts used, customization possible
To be available as a complete kit, including PCBs, components, case, hardware and (optionally) two 6582A SIDs!

MIDIbox SID Synthesizer V2 features

One Core module and one stereo SID module, fully integrated on one PCB with power supply.
Five “BankStick” slots, so you can store 4 banks of 128 patches, plus 128 “Ensembles” (engine and patch configurations)
Jumpers to configure the power supply, allowing a regulated 12V input to power 6581, or unregulated AC/DC input to power 8580/6582A.
Minimal control surface with three user-customizable buttons and LED matrix for maximum bling.
2×20 character LCD with support for low-power (25mA) or high-power (250mA) LED backlight.
Potential for future upgrade to MIDIbox SID Synthesizer V3 using add-on board

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