[sdiy] [QiX] ToneCore Kits

[nvawter at media.mit.edu]

OKay, not ideal, but...  to get special results, sometimes it's  
necessary to do special things, so I poked around and this looks like  
the cheapest place to get windows xp, 32-bit edition:
http://www.productquest.net/microsoft-window-xp-pro-student.html
I just ordered a copy.  I have an extra hard drive I can install it  
on.  It's a small price to pay for the ability to use the Tone Core  
HW.  It really is a completely solid pedal hardware and I already have  
three of the modules.
I'll give an update when it arrives.

-Noah!


Quoting Thx1138 <thx1138 at earthlink.net>:

> Doggone autocorrect
>
> I meant winXP 32 bit mode.
>
> Terry
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 2, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Thx1138 <thx1138 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> The symphony studio was not tested on 64 bit is or beyond wince.
>>
>> Sorry but new eclipse support updates either.
>>
>> It is what it is.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 2, 2013, at 1:36 PM, nvawter at media.mit.edu wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Heya Terry,
>>>
>>> I'd be interested in 1 or 2 more ToneCores, but I'm really having  
>>> trouble with the tools.  I got a few errors installing Symphony  
>>> Studio on Windows 7 64-bit.  I tried to run it anyway and it won't  
>>> start up...  It leaves a log file in  
>>> C:\symphony-studio\eclipse\configuration\ (huge number).log.
>>>
>>> The log file is mainly java messages.  I think the relevant one is:
>>> org.osgi.framework.BundleException: The bundle could not be  
>>> resolved. Reason: Missing Constraint:  
>>> Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: CDC-1.0/Foundation-1.0,J2SE-1.3
>>>
>>> iiuc, CDC is part of the USB communication.   Anyway, if you or  
>>> anyone else knows how to run this on Windows 7, it would be groovy  
>>> and I would love to get into the Tone Core development.  I have  
>>> one already at home, but had these same errors about 18 months ago  
>>> when I first tried it...   Since then I've been working with FV-1  
>>> from Spin Semi and my own system, the Aristocrat (which is based  
>>> on STM32F1 from leaflabs and the AudioCodecShield from Open Music  
>>> Labs).
>>> http://diydsp.com/livesite/pages/Aristocrat
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Terry Shultz <thx1138 at earthlink.net>:
>>>
>>>> HiPaul and copied folks,
>>>>
>>>> I visited Marcus Ryle , owner of Line 6 yesterday, and he  
>>>> indicated the the Tone Core pedal is still in production, but the  
>>>> Developer version, is not going forward past the inventory on  
>>>> hand of 123 units and 488 UI modules.
>>>>
>>>> Marcus indicated that he would be willing to work out a pretty  
>>>> favorable deal if I wanted to take some or all of this inventory  
>>>> of Developer Tone Core products off of their hands.
>>>>
>>>> Either way, there is inventory that is looking for a home to  
>>>> hackers of Audio and MCU.
>>>>
>>>> Paul may have comments he would like to list in regards to the  
>>>> Audio Weaver support tool chain. I will let him speak for himself  
>>>> on DSP Concepts matters.
>>>>
>>>> best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Terry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 8:51 AM, Terry Shultz <thx1138 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Paul and copied list,
>>>>>
>>>>> Freescale put the DSP56364 on a End of life notice is my guess ,  
>>>>> as it was used mostly by Line 6 these days.
>>>>>
>>>>> The need for a replacement to the DSP56364 is still there, as it  
>>>>> was a 100 MHz / 100 mips processor with a 9S08JM64 mcu   
>>>>> controlling the DSP.
>>>>>
>>>>> A 100 to 150 MHz Cortex M4 should be able to handle most simple  
>>>>> Guitar effects as long as somebody cares for simpler DSP  
>>>>> performance on an ARM based design.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Terry Shultz
>>>>> thx1138 at earthlink.net
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 30, 2013, at 10:15 PM, Paul Maddox <yo at vacoloco.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Seems a shame but inevitable I guess.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1 May 2013 01:35, Terry Shultz <thx1138 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Guys,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here is the reply I got from Marcus at Line 6:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "As for the ToneCore developer kits, we have 123 left in stock,  
>>>>>> with no plans to build any more.
>>>>>> We also have an additional 488 programmable modules (the UI  
>>>>>> section, of which one is also included with each developer kit).
>>>>>> If you'd like to purchase any or all of them, make us an offer  
>>>>>> and I'll see what I can do."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Terry Shultz
>>>>>> thx1138 at earthlink.net
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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