[sdiy] Chameleon +studiomix insides

[mikko.a.helin at nokia.com]

I got my Studiomix from Thomann for 99 EUR. I doesn't work very well though, the faders start sometimes sending 'noisy' data (all controls send 14-bit NRPN's). Maybe it's a PSU problem? Because the thing isn't properly supported in Cubase (there's a bug with the handling of 14-bit NRPN's) I'll build a MIDI filter using AT90S2313 for it.
-Mikko

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext xmurz at gmx.de [mailto:xmurz at gmx.de]
> Sent: 09. August 2002 1:01
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Chameleon +studiomix insides
> 
> 
> You find more info, including the complete developement software at:
> http://www.soundart-hot.com/
> The sound of the AD/DA converters is very clean, and what I heard 
> when testing this box at the Musikmesse was superb.
> Esp. the bass was deep and clean, something that you don't find often
> on these VA-synths. Unfortunately I just got my nord modular 
> rack a week ago
> and am not able to afford this box. So I'll do some soldering 
> instead :)
> The good thing about this box is it's _completely user programmable,
> the switches, knobs, menu structure, IRQ/DMA memory access, it
> only takes 19" 1U space and has no fan..
> There was a problem, until recently, that you could not get 
> any good application for it,
> but now there is one pro synth and a 3-block FX box.. so that 
> isn't an issue anymore.
> 
> ----
> If you own/want to buy a peavey studiomix you may want to 
> have a look at it's inside.
> It would be a good idea to mod that midi motor slider box so 
> it sends out cc data...
> haven't done it myself, but I'm pretty confident that it _can 
> be done and this would
> be a good place to post it.
> http://510008582973-0001.bei.t-online.de/studiomix/
> 
> - Hans
> 
> www.komons.de    <gresade music<
> 
> 08.08.02 03:00:51, Jay Vaughan <jv at access-music.de> wrote:
> 
> >If:
> >
> >1. You have a PC.
> >2. You make music.
> >3. You're used to buying stuff for around $600.
> >4. You're interested in programming/hacking your own music device.
> >
> >(A lot of music-bar members fit all 4 points, I know)
> >
> >Then:
> >
> >Buy a Chameleon.  Right now.  I mean it.
> >
> >Timo and I spent the evening last night hacking away at it, and it 
> >really is a very well made product.  The various API's are easy to 
> >get your head around, and there's a *LOT* of instrument 
> functionality 
> >that you can do - real, honest-to-goodness instrument 
> functionality - 
> >that *DOESN'T* require DSP knowledge.
> >
> >All of the control stuff, for example, can be written in plain C or 
> >C++.  This means that you can fully program how you want 
> things to be 
> >controlled - not just the generation side of things (that's 
> all DSP), 
> >but control.
> >
> >Fire up the monosynth DSP program as your simple tone generator, for 
> >example, but control it using monster code you wrote on the host 
> >processor side of things, and I'm pretty sure you can come up with 
> >some seriously interesting new synth designs - or at least, 
> synthesis 
> >control designs.  The monosynth design allows for all kinds of wacky 
> >control and routing flexibility.
> >
> >Want to do your own hardware step sequencer?  Well, the 
> MidiShare API 
> >makes it *easy* to do ... and since you can drive the monosynth with 
> >it...
> >
> >In short, do not let the DSP nature of Chameleon frighten you off. 
> >You can do a lot on the Chameleon, and I mean a lot, without needing 
> >to focus on DSP.
> >
> >And the included monosynth sample is not terribly difficult to 
> >understand - actually, its good.  We added a BitReducer module to it 
> >fairly easily last night, for example, and it'd be really easy to 
> >work on new filters for it, new OSC designs, etc.  It sounds pretty 
> >basic, and it is - but you've got all the code, and it's not 
> >difficult to make changes to it.
> >
> >And also, the way things are designed on the Chameleon, its not so 
> >hard for ... say ... a budding DSP hacker to put together some DSP 
> >code that he then lets someone *else* do all the control (MIDI 
> >implementation, sysex, front panel interface, etc) for ... I could 
> >see this being the case within 3 to 6 months from here.
> >
> >Honestly folks, I wouldn't be saying this if I didn't think 
> this is a 
> >worthwhile product to get behind - after all, check my .sig. 
>  I don't 
> >work for SoundArt.
> >
> >Not to mention that the new Australis synth is pretty damned nice. 
> >If there are 2 other synths like this released for the Chameleon 
> >soon, then it will have been a success...
> >
> >-- 
> >
> >j.
> >--
> >Jay Vaughan
> >jv at access-music.de
> >Access Music Electronics
> >     |>> music technology:synthesizers    http://www.access-music.de/
> 
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