Solid State Music SB1
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Solid State Music SB1 Music Synthesizer Board
From the SSM SB1 manual: "The Synthesizer Board (SB1) is a waveform generator card designed to interface with any computer that supports the S-100 bus and its signals."
I have six of these SB1 cards two (2) of them working to specification.
Wanted to buy I'd like to have a full set of eight (8) SB1 boards. Most of the .MUS music files I have utilize up to the full compliment of eight boards to play all channels in real time.. Please use the contact form to communicate with me if you have any SB1 cards you're willing to part with.
Histoical press
"Computer music is real with the new SB1 music board" New Product Announcment see 3rd page (originally 86). The 'mystery' SSM 2000 propriety chip is mentioned. I suspect (or hope) it is a repackaged op amp. "The SB1 music board incorporates a proprietary synthesizer IC, SSM-2000, developed by Solid State Music."
Restoration history
- Score someMore! Yet another working to specification for a total of 4 out of 6 (7/6/2015)
- Score! I got one more for a total of three working to specifications. (6/14/2015)
Manual
Schematic
It's not pretty (yet) but this schematic is legible. <guilt> I uploaded a better image, still imperfect but better. </guilt> Might want to ask some questions, a one page schematic will be easier to read.
Repairs
Wanted to make some proper connector cables for the boards. With the help of some folks on the N8VEM-S100 google groups I was able to find some likely candidates for the connectors and order them up from Digi-Key.
