Thanks for the encouragement!
Andy Jury has just recently shipped mine completed ready for installation. I figured that it would be better to get it done by a pro.
Great news about the parameter response, this is the first time I've heard a straight answer about it. I've got a Kenton control freak that feeds into my sequencer that should be useful at sending NRPN data. Once I'm set up I'll let you know.
--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "nicholas" <djnmonte@...> wrote:
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> I built one earlier this year. I sourced all the older IC chips from Jaemco. The hardest thing to track down are the dual headers that allow the new midi board to piggyback onto one of the existing boards. i finally found some that would work and ordered free samples.
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> http://www.samtec.com/ProductInformation/TechnicalSpecifications/Overview.aspx?series=BBS
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> you have to do some careful calculations so the standoffs that separate the piggybacked boards are accurate. (taking into consideration the length of the dual headers, etc.)
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> Other than that everything is pretty standard. you'll need a crimping tool to make some of the cables which can be rather expensive if you don't already own one. i found a pretty good used solution on ebay.
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> all the parameters on the polysix will respond to NRPN's. depending on your DAW converting CC to NRPN can be tricky though. i still haven't found a workable solution in Ableton Live.
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> i had the same fear as you--- slaving away for weeks to then power it up only to have it do nothing. sure enough that happened, but with a little persistance and troubleshooting i got everything to work. having Johannes midi board in your P6 is simply amazing. the new Z80 CPU is like going from an apple IIe to a G5. i highly recommend the commitment to getting it done.
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> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "bigpeeet@" <bigpeeet@> wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> > Been lurking around here for a while; first post so here goes!
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> > I'm a long time p6 owner, but am new to the idea of midi on it. My setup needs some pretty spec'd up midi, so I recently bought Johannes' P6M card as a kit, since this gave the most features. Now I'm not the most practised kit guy around, and although I've done some synth modding in the past, am a total newbie on building from (almost) scratch.
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> > I'm wondering whether anyone here is interested in building it for me to install, or whether anyone has built one before and can shed some light on building stories, tips and how to troubleshoot it (I get cold sweat when I imagine spending however many hours building, then getting nothing when I plug it in).
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> > Also, does anyone have one of these installed? I'm a bit unsure whether it will allow me to send realtime contoller changes to the knobs and switches, or whether the best I can hope for is librarian edit and dumping with a few cc's to pitch bend and cutoff etc.
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> > Any stories and advice are much appreciated!
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