[LAU] "discovery" on db50xg clones (NEC XR385); example/demos w/ analog modification

[Gordon JC Pearce]

On Fri, 2010-07-02 at 19:10 -0700, Niels Mayer wrote:
> I've discovered something interesting about the db50xg clones from
> ebay  (NEC XR-385
> http://cgi.ebay.com/XR385-YAMAHA-DB60XG-DB50XG-MIDI-Synth-Daughter-Board-/270601246241
> ). You know, the rock-solid $10-$20.00 XG synths that work great with
> http://qtractor.sourceforge.net/  

Hang on a minute, these just take power and TTL-shifted MIDI to drive?
And they're about ten quid shipped to the UK?

Why have I not found out about these before?  I'm sure I had some old
IBM cards with a daughtercard like that - must have a poke about in the
shed...

Gordon MM0YEQ