Hi everyone!
Over the past few months, I’ve completed the engineering of a brand-new MB6582-inspired synthesizer , designed entirely from the ground up. While fully compatible with the classic Midibox Midibox SIDV2 architecture, this new design focuses on modern manufacturing, clean layout, and improved reliability.
The name - " PHL8580"
What’s New?
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Premium factory-made ENIG front panel PCB
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4 PIC cores inside, maintaining MB6582-style operation
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All PCBs, including the front panel, PCB ** factory manufactured**
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Support for ArmSID , Kung Fu SID , and original 6581 / 6582 / 8580 chips
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Clean, modern internal design with easy assembly
Due to licensing, production and sales is currently limited to 10 units , therefore I will be offering 9 units for sale (I’ll save one for myself).
I am offering it here. The price is well below other available MB6582 assemblies on the market, without the SIDs its only 420 EUR, delivery from the EU :
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Actually, I want to ask the founders and core developers to broaden the production. What am I offering?
As I see no major updates over few years, I want to add new fresh air to the development and so -
If I receive permission to manufacture these synthesizers without listed limitations, I will:
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Developing and improving the software/electronics side of the project free of charge
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Donating financially wherever the original authors request
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Releasing the PCB sources for the new-engineered MB6582-compatible synths, as well as for my sammichSID and sammichFM clones , so anyone can build these legendary projects themselves. I will release everything including frontpanels, CAD files and so on - so everyone can assemble the devices at home.
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Creating a next-generation MB6582 on MIOS32 , running on an STM32 core - a modern evolution of the classic design
I will try to record some videos and publish on YouTube soon.
Photos (also take a look at the fleamarket thread):
