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Lorcan

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  1. Thanks for the tip Stryd, I just bought two 2x40 lcds with backlight for my upcoming Midibox LC Much cheaper than online shops who sell them for circa 40€ each ... Let's hope they don't get lost in the mail and that the seller is honest . Last time I bought parts from ebay i never got them, and I finally got a refund from paypal after about 10 emails and 3 months. Maybe the prices were too attractive to be true FYI the store is http://myworld.ebay.com/fcb_electronics/ It's strange he seems to get good reviews (I'm quite new at ebay)
  2. Ah .. Schaeffer, nice but a little bit pricey. I wonder how much more it would add to get text legends for all the buttons ... I'll do a sim and check for myself As for the meters I think it's a limitation of the Mackie protocol which goes through MIDI, they limited refresh rate in order to leave some bandwidth for the faders and controls. Maybe we'll see some improvements with MIOS32 and ethernet. Theoretically one could program a Eucon emulation layer, but the problem is Euphonix charge money (not cheap I believe) for a license. Even a rough indication of level should suffice for my needs anyway. Thanks !
  3. Wow, there are some very inventive minds over here ;) cinhcet, so how did you cut the panel ? With a router, a cutter, schaeffer ?? When you say the meters are too slow, you're tlaking about the refresh rate and/or the lantency with respect to the audio signal ? I would have thought even if there is a delay you still get to see if a track is hot or not, if there is signal clipping. It would be nice for me when I'm tracking as I already have my fingers busy playing the instrument and adjusting gain, so these would save me clicking back and forth to get the meters to show in the sequencer / mixer application. Thanks for your tips. As for the panel I plan to do a hybrid one: almost horizontal main aluminium panel : faders, vpots + ledrings and switches mounted on custom designed PCB underneath the panel. Holes drilled by me and fader slots cut with a jigsaw (not sure if its the right term) slanted plexiglas panel/window, no holes drilled, underneath which i'll mount one or several pcb holding the LCDs, the meters and the LTC display + rude solo light. I need to find some tinted plexi for this and paint the inside black, otherwise it might look a bit strange What do you think about this ?
  4. Sorry, I can't see the assembly in detail on your last pic.. or maybe I need glasses :P So you glue the led on the side of the switch ? As for very nice switch i saw these http://fr.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=fr/508907.xml too (even more expensive :o)
  5. Hi, thanks for the info. So if I understand correctly you bought the microswitch and the leds separately, not the MEC switch with integrated led ? Is this the switch http://www.reichelt.de/?;ACTION=3;LA=2;GROUPID=3278;ARTICLE=79697;SID=31WeCsUKwQAR8AADAgCkM89538fcad00fb53b6e784dc370194411 ? The switches with integrated leds are quite expensive (>2€), when looking for a cheaper alternative I have found this: http://fr.farnell.com/multicomp/tll-62bg/interrupteur-tact-vert-led/dp/9472010 Strangely red leds seem more expensive than red atm, it used to be the other way round a few years ago :o
  6. Nice work :) I do have a few questions, as I'm planning to make my own too, as soon as possible Where did you get the buttons with the leds incorporated ? Did you get your panel drilled at schaeffer or did you make all those clean cuts yourself, especially the fader slots ? I see you implemented the meters too, that must look very cool, and I think it's useful to get a quick glance of what's in the mix. Cheers, Lorcan
  7. Hi Alexander, I'm interested in extending the capabilities of my BCF too ;) Btw, there's someone looking to do the same over at bc2000 yahoo groups (maybe you in fact) The BCF is a good solution for me as it is quite cheap, especially considering buying faders and making a decent panel for them does not seem so easy if you don't have the right tools. But it also has some limitations: I find there aren't enough buttons to control various Cubase functions, nojog wheel, and of course no display, which makes using the vpots for anything else than pan a little less than straightforward. So I'm thinking of building a stripped-down Midibox LC with a display + buttons (solo, mute, transport functions and others) and maybe a few encoders (jog wheel) to compensate for the lack of those on the BCF. I'm currently at the planning stage, I'll keep you informed on my progress .. if I can find enough time for this, that is :P Cheers, Lorcan
  8. Et un autre frenchie :) A bientôt ici même ! Lorcan
  9. Thanks a lot Thorsten & Paralax, this looks much better & slicker. Cheers,
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