Re: Dreamblaster X1 - Waveblaster compatible board with 32 mbyte flash - Pre Order Thread

Posted on 2015-06-28, 10:43

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@jwt27 unassembled DIY kits : I don't intend to : the SAM2655 is hard to solder without stencil : a 128pin LQFP with 0.4mm pitch That's why I asked... I like challenges :) Yeah it really be a challenge, you'd also need to program the NOR flash directly, or build a dream programmer, including …

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Re: Dreamblaster X1 - Waveblaster compatible board with 32 mbyte flash - Pre Order Thread

Posted on 2015-06-28, 10:11

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I might be late to the party to ask this, but are you using the full 32MB of that flash chip? If its just 8MB+8MB, you might be able to create a deluxe version of the board in which, instead of connecting WA22 directly to the flash chip you could, instead, use two jumpers (and add pulldown …

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Re: Dreamblaster X1 - Waveblaster compatible board with 32 mbyte flash - Pre Order Thread

Posted on 2015-06-27, 13:11

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some update : I've been comparing my X1 to the yamaha based XR385. My X1 firmware now is quite dry, I had some comments on that. The XR385 sounds much more 'wet' in effects. I will be working on a firmware which is more 'wet', 'fatter' effects, will post some new demo's when it is ready. Maybe I …

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Re: Dreamblaster X1 - Waveblaster compatible board with 32 mbyte flash - Pre Order Thread

Posted on 2015-06-23, 18:16

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@jwt27 unassembled DIY kits : I don't intend to : the SAM2655 is hard to solder without stencil : a 128pin LQFP with 0.4mm pitch I will have all boards assembled in a high end factory here in Belgium. (not China!). 7 pin header : no standard pinout, it is for the SAM proprietary programmer. The …

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Re: Dreamblaster X1 - Waveblaster compatible board with 32 mbyte flash - Pre Order Thread

Posted on 2015-06-23, 17:45

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@easyjohn - thanks, you can preorder on my webshop : http://www.serdashop.com/DreamblasterX1 make sure you use the promotion codes at the start of this thread to save some money as vogon user. - I never had a separate blog . i do have this hackaday page : https://hackaday.io/serge , and Chiel was …

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Re: Dreamblaster X1 - Waveblaster compatible board with 32 mbyte flash - Pre Order Thread

Posted on 2015-06-22, 19:18

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Hi thanks for your support. Besides general midi, there are now also some high end piano banks that can be preloaded as an option : 3 possible 8 mbyte banks (only 1 can be combined with the general midi bank) : Traditional Piano : https://youtu.be/aqSG-MOGOfI Concert Piano : https://youtu.be/ …

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-06-22, 19:14

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Finally, here are a few more X1 demo's, from your requests : X1 playing Duke Nukem 3D : Aliens say your prayers : https://youtu.be/97EXW8kEWxU X1 playing Tie Fighter : Title Theme : https://youtu.be/oDZW5bVJ_gc X1 playing Tie Fighter : Bridge : https://youtu.be/3kHzlSH05zY X1 seems to work great, I …

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Dreamblaster X1 - Waveblaster compatible board with 32 mbyte flash - Pre Order Thread

Posted on 2015-06-21, 15:01

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Hi all, starting today, I am now taking preorders now for my Dreamblaster X1 retro project : A waveblaster compatible board, pre-loaded with a high end 8mbyte general midi soundbank. You can pre order at http://www.serdashop.com/DreamblasterX1 but make sure you read the text below about promotional …

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-29, 16:59

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Okay, the last X1 board is going to CHiLL72 !! I'm out of X1 prototypes now. Amibay ? I'll check it out (thought it was amiga only). Maybe kickstarter would be a good idea, but it's not available for Belgian projects. Anyone experience with launching a kickstarter campaign ?

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-28, 19:04

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1 X1 'limited edition' reserved for sunaiac only 1 left now.

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-27, 19:30

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I still have 2 X1's left to go right now (see photo attached, they have the 'limited edition wing'). especially if you like to provide feedback to me, test compatibility with soundcards and games, do video reviews or promote it online, stuff like that... Dont worry if you miss those first 2 : I …

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Re: Roland MT-32, CM-32L + General MIDI for $50" Building a MIDI box

Posted on 2015-05-27, 18:58

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nice!

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-26, 17:39

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X1 playing Transport Tycoon - Aliens Ate My Railways : https://youtu.be/OKHUEAVuBLw X1 playing Sam and Max Hit The Road : Celebrity Vegetable Museum : https://youtu.be/jh6JldqhIV4

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-26, 17:09

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@hard1k : - unfortunately not compatible with .94B files, these are compiled for a different chip. No conversion tool. - not possible to load or convert .sf2 @keropi : - Yes, actually I have a basic LCD interface on my board. I did not test it yet. Maybe to become a standalone module, i should …

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-26, 06:33

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Here's X1 playing descent 1 level 1 midi : https://youtu.be/SVb30W9kOdI

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-26, 05:29

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@moturimi1 : yes it is the GMBK9764 bank I am using right now. http://www.dream.fr/pdf/Serie2000/Soundbanks/GMBK9764.pdf

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-25, 20:27

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Here's another video : X1 playing Descent 1 Soundtrack (d1.mid) : https://youtu.be/_nKmbL2aFe0

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-25, 19:10

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Unfortunately, it is not possible now to develop soundbanks for this chip unless you have the sound development hardware and software from dream. I bought the sound development kit : http://www.dream.fr/pdf/Serie2000/Short_Forms/2000-SDK_short.pdf and also the compiler/development kit (under NDA!) …

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-25, 18:41

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Yes, the 32 mbyte can be used. The 8mbyte soundbank is the highest size general midi set provided by dream for this chip --> this is cleanwave64. I tested using the cleanwave64 general midi bank + 8mbyte for high end piano sound (patch nr 0 and 1), that is 16 mbyte in total, it sounds good. It is …

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Re: New WaveBlaster Header Compatible Daughterboard, The DreamBlaster Synth S1

Posted on 2015-05-25, 17:53

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X1 playing doom E1M1 https://youtu.be/MkpNZH0fLrQ S1 playing doom E1M1 https://youtu.be/5MHevpAEtvI oh well youtube complained about copyright issues for these 2 uploads, I have disputed this as 'fair use'.

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