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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hot.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucretius]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 11:34AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[the doom joke is getting old.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Anstine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 11:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[so i herd u liek milhous]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[JLTate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 11:45AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[doom on this, yea thats pretty possible.............]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrussell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 11:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[The only thing doomed is your sense of humor.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 10th 2008 12:10AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[If you are a musician who has a little DIY skills you should check out the other Midibox projects over at <a href="http://www.uCApps.de/" rel="nofollow">http://www.uCApps.de/</a>.  That is where all of the project schematics are kept. They range from midi controllers to sequencers to even an FM synth based off of the old soundblaster audio cards. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 11:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[video coming anytime soon?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrussell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 11:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Video of the original build (not the one pictured above) here...<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrgdErwTJ5o" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrgdErwTJ5o</a><br><br>On a related note, this rocks!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 12:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[At least it runs Crysis at 0fps. That's as good as my computer.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ahdok]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 11:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Your computer must be terrible then.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[melloncollie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 11:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[apparently as bad as your sense of humor...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PDubNYC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 12:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ahh, PEEKs and POKEs. Reminds me of a programming book I had for my ZX81 called 'PEEK, POKE, BYTE and RAM'. My 5 year old brain didn't know what it meant; but my father found it very amusing. May have got him into computers too.<br><br>I shudder to think what I'd get back if I typed that into Google with the filters off...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 11:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[If they don't already have these, I'd expect Daft Punk to be wiring two of these bad boys up to their pyramid of sound gadgets as I write this.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelportent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 12:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Programming music on the C64 using the SID chip... I remember it well. What is scary, though, is just how long ago (June of '83) I got that machine.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael K Pate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 12:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Poke 53280,0<br>Poke 53281,0<br><br>Set the background and boarder colors to black. First thing I did everytime I turned on the switch. Can't believe I still remember that after 20+ years. Sprites and SID commands are a fit fuzzier.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 12:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[..what about the old stand-by to reboot..<br><br>sys 64738]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 12:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[What was 38364 for?  That's a number I remember poking on my c64 a lot.  Was that cursor color?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stiv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 1:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yes but does it sound like SID, the orbital Space Intruder Detector from "UFO"?  That would make it truly cool.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samurai Jack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 12:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Noise ratio of 12dB no doubt.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wwhat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 1:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Does it record output to the tape drive?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[morte100]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 2:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[I built a Midibox 64 (another DIY project built on the MIdibox platform), and found the community there very helpful and the process fairly easy - even for an electronics never-ever. MIdibox has been around for years, and TK (Thorsten) is the guy that drew up the original code and schematics.<br><br>As for the Noise comment, it's quite good, actually. TK's full time job was (imagine) developing midi hardware for a living, so he knows what he is doing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[don]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 3:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[A work of art.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 7:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Holly crap, that's amazing, i would love to make some loops with that.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2008 10:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on MidiBox SID turns Commodore 64 into 4-voice, 8-bit analog synth]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/midibox-sid-turns-commodore-64-into-4-voice-8-bit-analog-synth/</guid><description><![CDATA[I hope I'm not reading anything wrong:<br><br>"and an additional 8 SID sound chips (for a total of 8)"<br><br>LOAD 49152]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[skulldriveshaft]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 10th 2008 2:55AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
