Sound devices
I have a special interest in computers and peripherals from the 80`s. I love the distinctive sound from the chips from this era, and the design of the casings. Here is a collection of some of the devices I have built.
Sinclair cases
Nintendo NES, midiNES cart, MIDIbox64 in a ZX Spectrum + 128K case
Yamaha YM2149 synth, MIDIbox64 in a ZX Spectrum + case
MIDIbox SID V2 stereo with MOS 8580 chips and feedback mod in a ZX Spectrum + case
MIDIbox SID V2 stereo with MOS 6581R4AR in a ZX Spectrum + 128K case
EHX V256 and midi-keyboard in a ZX Spectrum + case
Nintendo GameBoy DMG-01 with LCD/sound/button mods in a ZX81 case
KORG MS-20 filter clone in a ZX81 case
Effect pedals in a QL case
IBM laptop, disassembled, modified and rearranged in double QL case
Midi-keyboard in a ZX Spectrum +2 case
Midi-controller with 32 pots in a “Speccy” ZX Spectrum 48K case
SPO256-AL2 Speech chip synth in a ZX Microdrive case
Auduino synth in a ZX Microdrive case
ArduinoBoy in a ZX Power Supply case
Nintendo GameBoy Advance, video circuit, GameBoy Camera in a ZX Spectrum +2 Power Supply case
Distortion effect pedal in a ZX Power Supply case
Atari cases
Yamaha YM2149 chip synth cased in an ATARI mouse. It has stereo out from the RCA plugs, and MIDI through the USB plug. I got the mini synth from Wil Lindsay’s Stray Technologies and fitted it in the mouse I had from an old broke ST.
MIDI-keyboard cased in an old ATARI 1040 STf case. 25 keys, 8 knobs, 10 buttons, 1 slider, pitch bend and modulation. In addition to the 10 assignable buttons, the octave up and down are mapped to the original numeric keyboard on the right. Original LED and on/off switch. Works great with the YM MIDI synth.
