Ian_Hurlock

Mmmmmmm,............very shineeee.....got a lot of chrome at your place ;) Nice work Ian

He he he ......ilmenator...........the way it's spelt is worse than the original ;D It did'nt change my post the 2nd time ;) Mmm.........them's real pretty Damien Ian

Hey what's with this site. I wrote assembly not disagree.............mbly ??? ??? ??? ??? :-/ I tried to modify it ???

Man.....let me get hip with what I can have before you get me fussin in that ini / sys nightmare. My assembly abilities are limited to flashing leds with a 16f84 :P I've got my eye on some encoders 32 indent so that's ok I was wondering re the res of the jog encoder. Guess the same 32 would be ok. I like the layout. I will be adding the contents of the XT to that lot as well. Bit of cad to do but nice when it's lasered. + savaloy

Yeah good word on the midi I/O's My dell has two serials by default. I thought of some old cards that I have but often they don't want to play with each other >:( Here are those questions Q I have counted all the buttons on the Logic LC (110 including those built into the encoders )so therefore I should plan my machine based on this number of buttons ? and the same as seen on the XT surface ? Q I have the Panasonic MF so will need the touch switch extension. Does this impact on the number of digital inputs ie now increased to 118 Q I see Axel is using a jog wheel. I presume this can be included now ? Can you suggest a resolution for this encoder ? Last one ;) Q Given that Axel and I both want to include a bunch of extra controls for pan etc. On the XT there are needed 48 digital inputs ( buttons, encoders and encoder push switches ) By my reckoning that leaves another 80 inputs that could be used for encoders for our excessive wants and greediness. Is this ok to do /What are my limits on the XT. Sorry for what must seem blatantly obvious questions but I have one BIG .dxf to draw and don't want to put holes where I should'nt. That should just about do it for questions if you give the right replies ;) ;) ;) Ooops forgot one........How long are those 2 x 40's TK ? Axel..........is it a crime ;D I have been recording some of these acoustic things you speak of..........am I allowed to say this on the midibox forum :o ;) TIA you guys Ian

Bout time ;D ;D ;D good for you D

Word..... It's good to hear from you Axel. You know my last MB64 was the passive type but I had mute / solo / pan and vol faders layed out also transport buttons. It was very good to use but the things I missed were  record arm, jog wheel and motorised faders. Don't like that mouse  >:( I did notice that I was slow to find the right fader when using my old box so I can understand your comment regarding the name and values above each track. Might have to squash those faders right up ;) I too am very adept with key commands and it is possible that I may not get to use all the functions on the LC. "That´s exactly true for me too. It´s most important for getting a good workflow that you don´t have to think about your working procedures" Well this was the crux of my first post. I want 16MF. That's obviously ok if I build the LC and an XT. But as you point out it would be nice to have the pans etc laid out. Looks like the 18f will support 8MF each but not concurrent with extra analog inputs as pots for pan etc. I summise that the best outlook would be to build the LC + XT ( or as many XT as you want ) and then another core + goodies just to run a bunch of extra pots or fader inputs to use as controls for pan / aux /eq etc and drop that into the midi line somewhere. That way you can have all the aux, pans and eq controls you want ;D But still have the funtionality of the LC. Your thoughts ? I'm sure the illustrious "TK The Great" will sort something on the LCD front ;) I guess it will all come down a little retraining :-/ BTW do you or TK have a suggestion for getting 3 seperate midi ins into my machine  :o ??? Cheers Ian

Be still my heart Questions to come......but you knew that ;) Cheers Ian

Yep..........all three of mine get hot. I just banged a heatsink on em. Ian

I capitulate :P

Ok last shot at this from me. Maybe you have either a dry joint or a crappy pot which is sending a trillion inputs during boot up and it can't cope, you know like when you have dirt in a pot and it scratches and stuff. Does the test use all hooked up pots ? getting down to the short straws now Ian

Where are you Dan Do you ever go to sleep

Eeeeek ??? Tried an earlier version ? Not that it should make any diff. I'm running out of ideas. ??? Ian

Hey Dan I just had a look back down the list and someone had a problem with this. Thier crystal was not exactly 20mhz. It came with a kit and was a gnats dick out. The box functioned ok but timed out all the time. Just a suggestion ;) Ian

Are you getting a loop occuring ? Try just midi in to your app / pc and see if it stops. Ian

I will start a new one when the SID control is launched. You know I plugged a 8580 in my one by mistake. Quite different to hear. Only realised after I unplgged it that it was a 8580. :-[ Lucky I did'nt fry it at 12v. :P I had my kids getting them out the old boards and did'nt check :o I also saved those long DIL sockets from the keyboard with all the connections ready made. i have cut them down for other projects like the flooboard thingy. Ian ;D

Hi there TK It's time I used up my motorfaders. I have been reading hard and have a couple of conclusions.................stay with me now ;) The LC 18f Thingy will only support 8 MF. While this is going on there can be no more pot / fader inputs. This troubles me. I would like to build a huge desk like mr T's. I figure I have two choices for my requirements in Logic. I build two of the LC units and string them together to get 16 MF Can this be done like it is with the "bought one". Really I would like to build a desk with all the pans, aux,mute,solo etc buttons just sitting there rather than having to navigate thru a bunch of buttons. But also be able to control 16MF. I don't mind how many cores I have to build to accomplish this. ( Thanks microchip ) 8) Suggestions ? Anyhoo...you have been on the recieving end of your LC for a while now. How do you find it for navigating etc. I saw the " bought one" being driven and was impressed with the speed at which the chap functioned. Your impressions ? Talk me into it !! ;) ;) Thanks for your patience and time TK

If you want some real shiny paper then get some self adhesive paper and remove the sticky sheet. Print onto the shiny side of the backing paper. I got best results by using masking tape over the whole paper when ironing. The softness of the masking tape makes for a nice pressure all over. makes up for any undulations. I let my board cool naturally. When using the self adhesive backing the paper seperates itself from the board. I have never tried to cool the board and paper in water. Laser worked best. try to get one with least amount of turns in ejecting as the toner really comes off the backing easy. I must pay homage to LO for the details he passed to me regarding this process. ;) ;) Regards Ian

Cool..............man it sure can be depressing when you build these things and mostly you know you've only got yourself / ourselves to blame :-[ I got 16 motorfaders burning a big hole here !!!! Ian

Just what are your pots  Dan ? Have you used a meter to check they are hooked up correctly. You should get the stated value, more or less, from the two outside connections and with the rotor at halfway you should get half the stated resistance when connected to the middle or wiper connection and one outside connection. This will tell you if they are linear or not and if you have them hooked up right. Good luck Ian

Hi Out of the 13 SIDS I have demolished I have all sorts of dates and manufacturers. I stuffed them one by one into the socket and listened. Thing is these littles beauties seem to all have a different sound. :o At the end of the day they all worked ok except for a couple which were no go's. Regards Ian

For what it's worth. When I first got logic 3 I had a Roland serial midi thing and had nothin but trouble with it. I too ditched it and had no more probs. Ian

It could help with some of the more mundane stuff and questions...............(no disrespect intended ) Â ;) But mainly it would be good just for swapping stories experiences and talking setups and bullpucky :o :o :o. BTW What is IRC ??? Regards Ian

Good for you TK With fear and trembling I go to the download section :o :o :o BTW The SID is wicked now. love the LCD etc smashing stuff lad...thanks Ian

So why not port the whole lot out thru infra red. Send the midi data to IR receiver at the pc. Ian