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Cool, I'll search around, thankya.

Thanks man. Updates here when I get this thing going. Updates in 5/4 maybe. :) OH... since you sound knowledgeable Re: MIDI-mapping - is this something I set in MIOS? Ie; I specify a key on my keyboard in MIOS (same keyboard I'm recording with), and when I play that key it sets the keyboard to SEQ "control mode" where I can control different parameters/effects? I'll search the forum for an answer to this when I get a chance, or if you answer sooner I'll read that, or maybe I'll d'l MIOS and mess around w/ it sans hardware, or maybe I'll ask more questions that have probably been asked a billion times, or all of the above...

Nevermind! Got my answers. <-- (forum searching is a good idea)

Thanks Duggle, pretty positive after the informed feedback that I'll head in that direction. Questions, maybe you can help: the SEQV4L is capable of doing odd time signatures, right? I read somewhere that it was limited to 4/4, but that doesn't seem like it would be right. TK also mentions in the main SEQV4L post that it's capable of being controlled with a midi keyboard in lieu of the button/LED/PCB build - is there documentation somewhere that would help explain implementing this possibility?

Gawd man, and there's such a long list of stuff I'd like to spend time on! It seemed like it might not be too difficult, although like I said I'm still wrestling w/ some concepts that are probably pretty basic to midibox-experienced folks. Somewhat off-subject, but just to provide context for my daydreams for the past few months - I've been using Atari ST software and I found my way to UCApps through that with thoughts like "if I could just build hardware that does some of the looping/algorithmic/fill/echo/randomizing stuff that RealTime and M do...

Ah! Correct. Apologies for the omission there, it was purely unintentional. I agree with this 100% and I think your prices are quite reasonable actually. It wouldn't make any sense to build such killer hardware with poor quality parts. Your tour use and kid comments really tugged at me - from what I can tell this hardware is uniquely fantastic and it absolutely makes sense to build it with as much care as possible - and I do have a little boy who will be curious about it someday. :) As low cost as it all is already, I was daydreaming of possibilities for opening up the hardware to even lower cost experimentation. Around $30 for an advanced arpeggiator and/or looper/echo etc. would be an unbelievable deal and wouldn't be a hit to even some of the most modest wallets. Sill considering and wondering about those possibilities, but I've been obsessing about the V4L for at least 2 months now and every day I lean a little closer to it...

Aha, thanks. As blasphemous as it may be, I was considering a "thrift store find" enclosure (a briefcase or some other about-to-be-detritus). Corners would not have been cut on hardware however (buttons, etc.). The goal being: even lower cost and accessible to more people. The CORE8 kit in SmashTV's shop is $29.95. Alternately, the LPC17 parts kit is $27, + $17 for the PCB, and then you need to purchase the LPC Expresso at $26.25 - so using the CORE8 saves over 40 bucks, and depending on your salary that might not be negiligible (a week's worth of groceries). That said, now I'm sounding cheap! Really I just had to ask, and I should say it's not like it's not worth the extra $40. Seems like it might be worthwhile to save the money and use the CORE8 as an advanced programming learning tool, possibly developing some cool new stuff in the process, and it'd be worthwhile to spend the money and build a device as cool as the V4L as well. Anyway, thanks ilmenator.

Silly question maybe, but is it possible to implement the V4 Lite with a pic-based core? I've been reading around ucapps and still don't fully comprehend all the capabilities of the different projects, but I'd love to make a lower cost V4L if doable (as you know - the LPCEXPRESSO in the U.S. tacks on another $25 or so). Thanks in advance for any advice...