Ram Cart Pins

Ram Cartridge by Brian Durocher is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canada License.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at brian.durocher@gmail.com.


This project is currently closed development. If you would like to become part of the development team or make derived works e-mail me. Permissions will be given to individuals interested in producing cartridges for their own personal use. Permission will not be given or implied for any commercial use as per the Creative Commons attribution.

Kits will become available upon creation of a working prototype. Currently development is in its infancy. Please be patient as I still need to find suitable parts to replace the discontinued PROM's, and other required components such as a case.

If you are interested in following the discussion about the ram cartridge please visit Yamaha Forums UK

DX7 RAM Cart Teardown

Teardown of a DX7 RAM cart.

2x X2816AP (2k * 8 PROM)
1x 2.2 16 Cap Polar
2x 16pin SIP (Marked RML S12472J
1x Slide Switch

CSound

I have decided to start experimenting with a program called CSound. The programming code has a structure similar to Cobol programing syntax. This should be interesting. Below are some links to get you started as well.

CSound is a powerful synthesis language which can be used to make your own virtual instruments, oscillators, etc. The sonic potential of this program is only limited by your imagination.






Critical Files for using CSound and Cecilia:

http://tcltkaqua.sourceforge.net/
http://csound.sourceforge.net/

OS X Front End:
http://csounds.com/cecilia/

Resources:
http://www.csounds.com/chapter1/index.html

Windows Front End:

http://myweb.nmu.edu/~benjohns


Related Software:

PureData:
Intel
Pd-0.40.3-extended-rc2 Intel

PPC
Pd-0.40.3-extended-rc2 PPC

Windows
Pd-0.40.3-extended-rc2-windowsxp

Patches
http://mmonoplayer.com/mspexternals.php

Chuck:

http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/

Crazy Keytar Yetti

Megan Whitmarsh, keytar yeti is really amazing.

APC 555 Optical Thermin

So I have cooked up an optical thermin for myself based on the 555 timer and some tweeking of good old Mr. Mims Atari Punk Console design. This project is not for the beginner as it uses surface mount parts but it is fun none the less. So all of my hard work has lead me to offer this as a share alike piece of hardware.




APC 555 Optical Thermin by Brian Durocher is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at brian.durocher@gmail.com.

Chip Tune

Today I was crusing the web and found some great websites.

http://www.escapehawaii.com/
http://www.getlofi.com/
http://www.micromusic.net/
http://c64music.blogspot.com/

Hope you get some enjoyment out of these.

Fritzing.org

Today I downloaded the Fritzing application again to see the progress this application has made in development. It is finally at a usable state for small projects, it is particularly good for the beginner as it accurately reflects the equipment you would be using.

Fritzing.org

Bronome

Sorry about the lack of posting regarding the Bronome, this last leg of university has been hectic to say the least.

However, the LED routine has been smoothed out and here is a current video:



On Friday April 4th, 2008 the Bronome will be on display at Rodman Hall Art Gallery until April 27th.

555 PWM

So I was bored today and started making a 555 PWM for my synth in eagle cad. The final product will use surface mount parts and I will have a breakout board soon.

Musicians Friend

A few days ago I purchased a used Akai MPC500 sampler and decided I would buy the ram module (EXM-128) from Musicians Friend an online music equipment retailer. I have to say this store has gone far beyond my expectations and I would recommend them to anyone looking for musical equipment.

TEMT6000 Light Sensor Breakout

Today I took some time to develop the TEMT6000 break out board for one of my projects using Eagle Cad. Its a small little board which uses surface mount parts 2x 10k Ohm resistors and 2x TEMT6000 light sensors. This breakout board is for a much larger project involving performance and audio.

The file can be found here:
Breakout PDF

I used PDF format for the actual file as its easy to print at the correct sizes for multiple systems.

Enjoy!

Bronome Schematic

I have been working on a schematic for the Bronome in Eagle CAD. It is not completed but right now it accurately reflects the parts I am using. Any suggestions are appreciated.