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MidiBox SID Synthesizer

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After hearing many praises about the Commodore 64 SID Synthesizers, I thought I would build one for myself. I decided to build it in a compact 1U rackmount case.  This project was built in 2006 and is still in my rack and working to this day!

MIDIBox Technical Description: (from ucapps.de)

MIDIbox SID is a non-commercial & “DIY-only” project. Beside of the common SID functions (three oscillators, triangle/saw/pulse/noise and mixed waveforms, independent envelope generators for the amplitudes, sync & ring modulation, 12db multistate low/band/highpass/notch filter) it features:

  • 2 additional envelopes with optional non-linear curve which can be assigned to Pitch, Pulsewidth and Filters
  • 6 additional LFO’s with different waveforms which can be assigned to Pitch, Pulsewidth and Filters
  • Fine Tuning
  • Pitch Bender
  • Portamento/Glide function
  • Delays
  • optional Oscillator Synchronization
  • Arpeggiator (a SID *must* have an arpeggiator 😉
  • Poly, Mono and Legato Mode
  • separate keyboard zones for each voice (key splitting) allows to play voices separately
  • Free controller assignments to Modulation Wheel, Velocity and Aftertouch
  • wave and CC sequences which allow more percussive sounds (Wavetables)
  • the wavetable sequencer can be combined with the arpeggiator in order to realize complex textures
  • LFOs, Envelopes, Wavetables, Arpeggios optionally syncable via external MIDI clock
  • LFOs can be combined for Sample&Hold effect
  • up to 6 CV ins with 8 bit resolution which are forwarded to the LFOs (6th waveform) and can control the OSC frequency, pulsewidth and filter
  • up to 8 CV outs with 12 bit resolution – MBHP_AOUT_LC and MBHP_AOUT are supported
  • OS independent SysEx editor based on JSynthLib
  • BankStick support (128 sound patches per stick, up to 8 can be connected)
  • Bassline (303) Mode
  • optional filter CutOff frequency interpolation
  • optional “Constant Time Slide”
  • can be used as .sid file player
  • optional minimal control unit
  • the possibility to control up to 4 SIDs
  • a complete control surface
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