jeez, dont know if I even remember them all:x0xbox #13, MBHP SID v1, MBHP SID V2 (MB-6582), MBHP CV (max525 based), MBHP GM5, PAIA fatman, Introspectiv 9090, Oakley TM3030 x 2. In the finishing stages are a MB808 and a JH triple chorus. My "active" projects are an ASM-2 and a SSM2044 filter upgrade for my SID

some pics are here:
http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=64191&id=772453544

haha, that scope clock is sweet! The midibox sid has really kinda evolved with the evolution the 8 bit PIC. The big one now uses 4 pics connected via CAN and 8 sids but it definitely has been a group effort by a lot of ppl

Hey Todd, thats pretty neat!
Maybe you have also seen the scope clock on here? http://cathodecorner.com/ Kinda similar idea.
Those guys also make a Nixie Tube watch. Nerdy, but cool. Steve Wozniak (of Apple fame) has one and enjoys showing it off..

Altitude.. Im looking into making an x0xb0x soon despite the fact theres no full kits offered any more... But sourcing all the little parts on my own is going to be a huge pain in the ass. I like making stuff, and I don't mind sourcing the occasional part here n there. But not every last part from a multitude of different suppliers :(
btw, I need a facebook account to see the pict you posted.

Paul

Hey Luap - you can get a rare parts goodie bag here: http://www.ableideas.com/x0xb0x/index.php?page=details&prod=75&cat=18&group=9

Using the BOM you can get somewhere on the x0x forum, I found you could build a stock x0x for about $250 or so.

And hawt pr0nz Altitude.

That'd be a Midibox 6582.

Altitude, I appreciate the offer of help, thanks a lot :) Theres a guy on the x0x forum that sells a kit of the rare parts alone, so that looks to be covered. So then all i'd need is all the available x0x bits on the adafruit site (panels/fascia, pcb's and micro controller etc), and the rest I can get from dalbani.co.uk ? Im in the UK, so a UK supplier for parts would be nice.

Paul

Kits relatively few, although I built three x0xb0xes; one for myself (since sold) and two for other people.

Ongoing project is my modular: http://www.casia.org/modular/

Late 80's and early 90's I was mostly extending Z80-based home computers, doing a lot of home design and assembler programming. Picked up building again (and synths this time) around 2003.

glitched: Yes. it is I :P
How did that liquid nail work on the anodized panel?

Altitude (Sorry, i feel im derailing my own thread somewhat!) I have now ordered a set of all the rare parts for my x0xb0x build. But you think that besides the bits that adafruit still sell, I could source everything else right here in the UK? I have an RS account ( http://uk.rs-online.com/web/ ) so im hoping I can get the multitudes of other bits and pieces via them. [EDIT] Looks like i'll need more than RS, but hopefully other UK suppliers will work out.
Im just trying to trim down the amount of suppliers I need to deal with, particularly international ones.

Thanks! Paul

I'm just about finished building an arduino-based monome clone, but I haven't yet made anything that actually makes sound. Super excited to get started on my WTPA when it arrives. Also built a couple of midi interfaces for my speak&spell and speak&learn.

Altitude, amazing finish work on that x0x and sid!

A small x0xb0x update. All parts are ordered now. Some started arriving today (Including some cool metal knobs!). The rest should be here within a couple of weeks. But.. The first thing I ordered was the rare parts, and they are not here yet. Which is a little concerning because, well, they're rare! But then they are being sent from some obscure corner on the other side of the planet, so..

As for building one for $250 or so.. I wish! This one is going to cost me nearly £400 altogether (Roughly $600 in merkin speak). Some of the additional cost comes down to overseas shipping costs plus greedy UK customs charges. On top of that, its costing a little extra due to some modest upgrades. At a pinch im sure I could throw one together for £300 ($450'ish). I could maybe lower it a little more if I sourced more parts from here in the UK (parts would probably cost more here, but there would be lower shipping costs, and no customs bills). But theres so many parts, it seemed like a bit of a chore! If I were to do it again, then maybe.. For now, im doing it the 'easy' way, and even that means dealing with 6 different suppliers!

Paul

My freshly completed x0xb0x!



Im very pleased with it :) It all worked first time too! Apart from the rotary encoder for tempo control doesn't work as well as it should. And through no fault of mine, so I may have to replace that. That and a little fine tuning is all it needs.
Sounds great though!

Paul

sealion,

I was intruiged by the dronelab as well - but this kit was WAY to expensive imo. Looks and sounds cool though

Yeah, that's pretty expensive. Though it does seem cool.

its a arduino wavetable oscillator with envelope generation and DAC outputs. the arduino can generate 3 waveforms which can be detuned, as well as 2 envelopes which are output to the DAC reference voltage and filter frequency. the filter is an ebay bought (from evil hong kong mafia apparently) SSM2044.

the 3 oscs each can have a different waveform, osc 2 is mixed with osc 1 and can be detuned for unison, osc 3 is currently reserved for the accent. currently i have 9 wavetables, but i will add ore near the end, otherwise it takes too long to upload them to the arduino every time i change the program. the ISR(interrupt service routine) that generates the wavetables uses about 1/2 of the processing power now, and i dont want to go much higher.

In the video all the controls are via direct connected pots but now i am sending a lot of the controls Via MIDI(eventually all of them) there will be a seperate arduino which just does MIDI control and presets etc. and merges it with the incoming MIDI notes. (and sequencer LFO etc)

now i have a "accent" which can trigger a seperate envelope which can go to the filter cutoff and/or osc 3 level. another vid will come soon.

eventually i will make an arduino shield for the seeedstudio mega which will have the DACs and a filter (not the SSM, it has to wotk on 5 volts, and its a bit expensive) MIDI in and audio out
it will also have a header to put an http://www.oct-distribution.com/ effect board on which can also be controlled by arduino

hey luap, i'm getting it together to build a xoxbox as well. i just received the rare parts kit from gaetano over on the lady ada board. looks good.

how did you find the build?

Paul,
Also look into the extend range and over drive mods, I had both on mine and they were very cool.

sealion, i have a dronelab kit on my desk right now. it is still waiting to be unboxed, but next week is building week :D

you still like yours?

Thanks Altitude, I'll look into those. Im not especially bothered about the res mod, but i'll likely try the bass boost one. There was another mod i'd like to try too, which keeps the levels a bit more consistent when operating the filter/res controls.

sealion, Yes thats the plan. One stock and near as dammit authentic x0xb0x. And another modded to the hilt!

cd.. /thrush, Look for a user on the x0xb0x forums called SubStyler. He's very helpful and speaks perfect English. He has a website www.x0xsh0p.de But so far it has no translation from German. So you are better of sending him a PM. Kit price is €299 which is pretty good I think. But you'll need to supply a 9v ac power brick. And also consider paying the extra €20 for the presoldered surface mount USB chip. I can't be arsed to risk soldering one of those on myself! (I wimped out and did the same for the ram chip on my WTPA too)
I think shipping is another €15 or so, depending where you are. And no additional taxes to pay if you are anywhere within Europe.
[EDIT] Seems his website now has some English translation!

Cheers, Paul

Blue_Lu: Re dronelab, yupe, I made up two of them, they can be locked together or go stereo and use each one as a mixer for say a buddha box or weevil, and you can mix them in pre-the dual filters, which i quite like. that gives me two outs and four sound units with no wall warts, which i like, cleaner setup being all battery powered to boot.

At first I found the low pass a bit bland, being x0xb0x hi-Q spoiled, but the more I use it the more useful it seemed for smoothing. The quircky part is it really snarls if the vcos are low, say 2 of 10 for volume and the distortion is rolled back to say 6. The quieter you work with it the more punk industrial it gets, which is backwards to how you instinctively want to go emotionally which is crank it up. i do find the tremelo more a pulse modulator than a 50's surf tremelo, which is what I think of when I hear that word. I also found it tunes in nicely so that you can then work on that slow detune drone phase stuff. if I was doing a mod it might be some light modulators for it, oddly enough its one unit that I'm not sure I'd want to cv IN, tonal modulators is the better way to go.

But i'd say the dronmatrix by eric archer is the big #1 nasty in my kit, but needs a wallwart. I'd like to have a second one to go with the dronelabs. Did this: