Hi!
First, let me introduce myself. I'm Thomas, sound engineer, I'm working mostly in audio post but have a small home studio where i record small bands.
It's been a long time since i started thinking about making a midibox NG, but other projects kept me busy (I built a few preamps for my home studio as well as other audio gears)
But now, i finally have time and hopefully make it a reality.
I will try to keep this thread updated with my progress and experiments.
So first, i'll expose what i'm aiming for:
My goal is to build myself a Midi controller that is basically a Mackie Control with a few more features to control Nuendo.
I really want it to be as ergonomic as possible, and today, no controller on the market would fit my needs completely. (maybe Nuage systems, but that's a bit expensive)
Midi-wise, i will use 3 ports as Mackie Control and one as a Generic midi. (feature that you can set as you wish in Nuendo)
I want:
-25 faders: 24 using MAckie Control and MC expanders + one using Generic Midi to control selected channel in DAW
-Each fader will have 4 buttons, an encoder with led ring and an oled display on top (just as any MCU)
-transport buttons
-various array of buttons with MC features as well as window management, automation features, some edit functions...
-a Jog wheel
-a surround panner
-one bank of encoders to control selected channel EQ
-another bank of encoders to control Selected channel Dynamics
-Control-room commands.
I think that's it for wanted features. Now for things i will need:
As i understand i'll need:
-2 STM32F4 Core module (1 main and 1 for MF_NG modules)
-4 MF_NG modules
-a bunch of DIO matrices for buttons and LEDs.
-and probably an AINSER8 module.
I already own a STM32F4disco and i made my own version of the core module. I went through the tutorials, and i've been playing a bit with a beaboarded Din / Dout.
Joined is a block diagram of the way i think My different modules will fit together. Hopefully i got this right...
I still have alot to do / learn, but feeling really excited about it right now!
And i'd like to thank Thorsten and everybody involved in the midibox project for all they have accomplished. This is great!
Cheers,
Thomas
Block diagram.pdf
