diy GM synth

[Dylan George]

I have an AVM Apex card, which I spent way to much on, and I don't much like
the manuel (the box says you can do this and this and this, but the manuel
doesn't say how), but it would probably be a really good sampler if I could
make an external box for it.  Would a project such as the one below work
with my card, or is there a lot of manufacture-specific stuff that would
need attention.  If no one has heard of the Apex, it is supposed to be fully
soundblaster compatable and uses the Kurtzwell VAST system.

thanks,
Dylan
http://www.edmc.net/~ourob


>If anyone is interested in building an external interface board for a
DB50XG
>(so you can take it out of your PC) I can e-mail you the Protel 98
schematic
>and PCB files for one I built recently. It's similar to the Elektor project
>but I didn't include the audio power amps or the PCB mounted transformer.
>
>There are a couple of minor errors in the PCB I found after building the
>thing, but I can include a list of what these were.




>>>On another tack, I asked some time ago if anyone knew how to make a ckt
to
>use
>>>these cheap wavetable/midi/gm pc soundcards without a computer...
>>>I imagine you could make a PIC operated docking station for them & have a
>whole
>>>lotta fun, or possibly use one as the input/output for a cheapo sampler.



>>I remember an Elektor article using an Yamaha GM/XG soundcard, very few
>components around it, midi in/thru,18 bits dac, DC-Filters, software
editors
>on the web available.
>>It's called.... <processing> ... < processing>...
>>DB50XG! I think you can buy it for about +/- Hfl 300,-, 150 USD?