MOS6581

[tomg]

Excellent Derek! Thank you.

Tom


> Hi All,
> 
> I've also been working (and am almost through w/) a PIC to sid project.  It 
> doesn't store patches or have a cool LCD display like the sid station, but it 
> receives midi note on/off, lets you select waveforms, play w/the filter... 
> the simple stuff.   
> 
> When I'm done I'll post the code for it if anyone's interested... it's 
> written for the Scenix SX.
> 
> Oh, BTW, the C-128 also has the 6581 in it in case you're out commodore 
> scavenging.  Also, there's a different version of the 6581 in later 
> C64s(?)... I can't remember the number right now, but it has slightly 
> different voltage requirements than the 6581.  Oh, and BTW BTW... if anyone's 
> lookin fer some complete (minus the SID) commodore 64s, i've got some for ya. 
>  ;-)
> 
> Derek
> 
> 
>  In a message dated 8/6/2000 10:45:57 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
> efm3 at mediaone.net writes:
> 
> << To:  synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl, patchell at silcom.com (patchell)
>  
>  I have a  midi-2-PIC-2-SID idea in my active project file....So
>  if you ever wanted to play with this chip now would be a good time
>  to start looking for a old "tan-hump" C64 to grab a 6581 out of. If
>  you are serious you might want to get more than one they tend to be
>  a little flaky.  I don't know how long it will be before anything 
>  actually comes of this. It's been active for almost a year now without 
>  a single line of code being written.  I have the instruction-set and
>  application notes and am finally getting the hang of PIC-programming
>  so who knows? I doubt it will be as complicated as the SID Station
>  but I think it could be useful. If I ever get it built, I guess  I'll have to
>  give Jim's SID back so he can play too....;-)
>  
>  Tom
>   >>