[sdiy] Microcontrollers

[Bill Keys]

I'd go with the Motorola Coldfire. Wait. No I wouldn't. I'd use the new 
PICDSP. No... can't get one yet... errr.... I'd just buy an Alesis 
Andromeda. probably cheaper than rolling my own.

I know my Prophet 600 uses an Intel 8048, but all it really does is MIDI and 
A/D capture of the knobs. Maybe keyboard decoding, but the VCOs and Filters 
are chips.... but you might try the tried and true 8031/8051.... I think my 
Korg Poly61 does essentially the same thing, using - maybe - the '51... I 
don't remember

I've toyed around with using Atmel / PICs for subcircuit controllers, but 
never did get to the point where I could choose a master controller. For me, 
with VERY limited time, it would be too brain-racking to study each chip's 
particular version of machine code. I mean, I got the PIC16C84 down and it 
only took a year and a half. I almost decided on using an old 486DX and 
Turbo C++ but didn't want to harden a pc for playing gigs.

Of course, the oopic has some real potential...... http://www.oopic.com

Good luck! And if I had the time, I probably WOULD look into the Coldfire...

Although analog is prettier.


+_+_Yes, honey, I know there are 25 boxes of electronic junk cluttering up 
the attic. They will, one day, magically be transformed into a modular 
synthesizer cluttering up the attic.... www.mp3.com/OriginalSimulacrum _+_+



>From: "Nick Liebrecht" <nick at dreamtheater.zzn.com>
>Reply-To: nick at dreamtheater.zzn.com
>To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>Subject: [sdiy] Microcontrollers
>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 14:13:05 -0500
>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I am in the decision making stage of a huge polysynth project for my
>self.  I was wondering what you guys think would be a good
>mirocontroller to use in this type of undertaking.  I only hve
>experiance with basic stamps and pc programming, so i really need to
>know what chip to study up on.
>
>Thanks,
>Nick Liebrecht
>
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