Managed to bend back the deformed part of my top case (one of the end flanges), and Synthcube are sending me a new keybed, so all good! Haven't had a chance to check the hardware, but I think everything is there. My keyboard cable is short though.

Mine has arrived. Looks great, but sadly USPS/Parcelforce don't seem to have treated it well - keybed and top case damaged, despite good packaging.

All I know is the sequencer has been delayed - my other modules are on the way though. Need to get around to building the cases, and find out just how bad I am at putting on Tolex. In the meantime, I've been building an SSL compressor clone.

They don't exist. Universal AC-DC power supplies are invariably switch mode, but AC-AC types are just a transformer - if you double the input, you'll get double the output, and possibly blow them up in the process. It wouldn't be difficult to build one with dual primaries and a voltage selector swit...

So Synthcube tells me they have 100% of the materials in the shop now and have just been a bit slow to get the kits put together. I'll ask them to post on here too. Hopefully we are really close. Thanks for everyone's patience here! :hail: Thanks again! That’s my exact problem with the chassis lol....

Thanks!

I pre-ordered and paid the balance the day I was invoiced - 22 November... Was hoping to have something to build over Christmas. As for the MME, I've been attempting to design the sheet metal parts in Freecad, but spend more time looking at tutorials than anything else!

Just wondered if anyone who pre ordered the Synthcube kit had got theirs yet? I'm desperate for something to build.... Should finish my MME, but that means wood/metal work so I've been putting it off.

Bukake2Fuzz wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:35 am

Yes , thank you, i was asking for those who pre order back in october like me...

End of this month hopefully. I asked Pharmasonic.

Bukake2Fuzz wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:18 pm

Hello,

Does anybody have news about the sequencer?

It's available for pre order. No idea how long until it's ready though!

Nice! I would love to see pics of your finished project. I added a few 'non-Pharmasonic' modules to my system to round it out a little, but it is otherwise pretty 'pure.' I have a 4MS Row Power 40 powering the case, a Hexinverter Electronique Mutant Brain for MIDI to CV and gate conversion, a 4MS S...

wendallsan wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:40 am

I could NOT pass up the chance to own a System 700, though.

Exactly this. I've ordered PCBs and panels for a near enough block 1 clone. Now looking at rails and designing a case.

Why did I read this thread? I've resisted modular up until now, but the prospect of a System 700 has pushed me down the rabbit hole...

Anyone with an M-EX board in their D-50/D-550 know where to get a replacement battery? It is a CR2450 coin cell, but the opposite polarity to any modern coin cell I've ever seen. Like an old mercury cell, but it is 3V lithium. I've been through a lot of datasheets and found nothing. Googling the thr...

aabbcc wrote:Just bit pre-assembled wires?
https://www.digikey.com/products/en/cab ... -leads/453

Thant too! I'd not seen pre crimped individual wires before, only fully assembled looms.

I would like to stress once again that it is not enough to assemble the PCBs. Then you don't have a Jp8 yet. I can't support you on the subject of housings. In addition, many cables have to be crimped, which is the worst :-( I agree with you there. I despise crimping! Depending on the pitch of the ...

After a a google I found their site - pricey, though they look unique and excellent in construction. What I couldn't find was how you you get wheels as an option except by purchasing 6 tiers. I like this unit - it looks like it doesn't take up much space. I guess it is more designed for studio use(...

(the Jasper's rack), though the JP-6 is out of its flight case for the first time in years I've just resurrected the DX7 - had to replace the muting relay.

Impressed with the rack. I might have to get a second one.

MLaudio wrote:One pic with knobs from CLIFF (FC72601S)

Just got a prebuilt one. Looks and sounds great. Thanks for coming up with this clone!

Not synths, but the Yamaha SPX series are fairly notorious, Early switch modes, but run hot and fail. It's not just the caps that die either - my SPX900 has a dead transformer.

MindMachine wrote:Was looking for something else and this looks pristine - ouch.

Oooh shiny!

Roland D-50. Another box of surprises... The good: https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/userpix2/11553_img_20191113_002502_1.jpg It's got a M.Ex board. The bad: https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/userpix2/11553_img_20191113_002518_1.jpg The bender (which works, but felt a bit loose) is held together wit...

UltraViolet wrote:This is a really interesting project. Z80s are still available, but are mostly pulls from old computers. Has anyone thought about combining the original analog electronics with a modern microcontroller in place of the Z80?

Still available new! Under £5 for a Z80C in DIP from Mouser.

THIS and THIS :hyper: Aww lovely, I want a 68 or 78 so bad, but the prices are silly! Yeah man, incredible. Just got mine on Ebay France for 300 euros, which is way lower than anywhere else, but I think it's still expensive... Nice! Also been after one for years. CR-78s seem to go for about £2k now...

The early models did have a plastic overlay on the front panel. 90s models (D/SX, D/SE) started using a metal front panel. My only guess is that the previous owner just preferred the look of the old panel so they stuck it on there. Still a bit weird. Whatever ICs are in there, the easiest way to fi...