[encoders from serial mouse]

wow so it works then!!

I have looked at your old posts a few times and have been asking around for old mouse donations (everyone wants an optical mouse so I might have 32 encoders!!!!)........

Keep us posted (no pun intended) about how its working because one of my obsessions is recycling old teknology for fun projects like this ;-)

D

[MIOS development question]

may I just agree with all of you about the net being about escaping the clutches of the massive corporations!!

Tk you generosity has inspired me build controllers which I could never of dreamed of designing or buying....

I cant wait to play with motorised faders, sids and a million ledz ;-))

I'm looking forwrad to the sequencer source.....

Regards to everyone who replied to this post!!!

Dave

[MIOS development question]

Allo stryd,

Well its nice to see that I'm not the only one interested (or is that obsessed!) with slightly off the wall sequencers. I think this is an appropriate palce to discuss sequencer ideas, I've not time to detail my plans today as my net access is limited at the moment.....

But I will try and explain some of my ideas over the weekend and as long as TK and the rest dont mind maybe we can keep the dialogue here on the site so others can join the discussion?

I look forward to bouncing my various weird ideas off you ;-))

Regards

Dave

ps am I correct in assuming the code snippets as mentioned in your mail will let us use a library of mios functions so that I wont have to spend 6 months studying asm code?

[MIOS development question]

Allo TK,

Well first let me give you the olibatory congratulations on MIOS, I've yet to test it but look forward to all those cute new functions....

However as per usual I have a question!!!

I am most interested in a MIOS sequencer and would like to implement some slightly "weird" functions ;-) The MIOS progress bar shows that the sequencer will be open source. What will be the development procedure? I have been trying to learn C++ but have a basic grasp of concepts so i'm happy to learn a new langauge......

Once again a thousand thankyouz for helping us musicians with little money build those professional boxes we all crave :-)))

Dave mK

[PCD or breadboard]

Hi Ian,

Thanks for your encouraging reply, I have quite a bit of breadboard lieing around so I'm off to find parts and "give it a go" soon!

If I get really stuck I know I can rely on this friendly community to give me a hand :-)

Regards

Dave mK

[PCD or breadboard]

Hi Thorsten,

I just re-read my last message, I realised it wasnt very clear - my only excuse is that I have had flu all week ;-)

What I would really like photo's of is the componant layout for circuits of the MBHP on verobaord. I have some experience of electronics but even tho I have tried to understand lodemaster (the veroboarder software) it would great just to download the circuit layout of a pro like yourself so I can copy it on veroboard.

I think this is also what the starter of this topic was thinking.....

Regards

(ill) Dave

[PCD or breadboard]

Hi Thorsten

Now I know that you must be extremely busy (I read the mios progress chart, very impressive!) but I wonder if you coulld at some point post pictures of the mb hardware you have built on veroboard?

It would really help out those of us who are trying to go down this route (and who cant afford pcbs eyt ;0))

Regards

Dave (broke!) mK

[No knobs?!?!]

Hey Mr T,

Well as ever your detailed responses solve all of my dilemmas, thanks i can sleep easier when I know there is someone to answer all my geeky questionz ;-))

I plan to build a unit with the buttons for menu's, the sfb buttons and then 16 buttons (which as I understand it control my sequence steps). I understand the LCD is essential, as a matter of interest I can source very cheap replacement screens for a n0ki@ mobile phone. Would it be difficult to implement support for such a screen within the firmware (I have seen them used in a diy MP3 player projetc on the net...). They are very cheap and easy to come by ;-0

I have looked at serges software, it seems like I should be able to program a sequence from the software and then play it back from my minimal MB64. Is this the case?

And if so then I think I could set my IBK (yes it is a nice toy!) to edit either CC controllers ro even sysex.

Well by the time I work all this out in my head I may even just be able to afford the encoders any hows,  but its an interesting way for me to try and understand the MBseq.

So have fun Torsten and thanks again for such a nice open source project....

D

[No knobs?!?!]

Hello again!

I have been saving up for rotary encoders etc etc. Last night I realised (!!!) that I already have a midi controller with encoders and lcd bars above each knob to give feedback on the value. Its called a 10 control and the details can be found here:

http://members.aol.com/uwekeinki/

So now I am contemplating building a MB64 with sequencer firmware but without any knobs!

Can someone tell me if it is possible to use serge's software editor to setup my patterns in the sequencer?

Then for performance can the MB64 deal with incoming midi controller messages (sent from my current controller) to edit key parameters of the sequence (eg track mutes, overall control of note length etc etc).  

If so then I will be a very happy man as I can start building a cute little box this weekend ;-)

Kind Regards and happy knob twiddling

Dave mK

[Veroboard]

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone has devloped their MB64 on veroboard?

Yes I know PCB's are available but money, as the song goes, it too tight to mention ;-)

I have the lochmaster software and did consider converting the schematics into an uploadable image to help others who may wish to develop on veroboard (or stripboard!).  But I have a feeling from Thorstens image posts about the new MBNG he uses veroboard as well....

So before I embark on reinventing the wheel I was wondering if anyone wanted to upload some images of veroboarded MB circuits?

Regards

Dave

[Gerber files]

Hi all,

I have tried to get a scheme together for building my MB64, I have decided to use the gerber file on the old MB64 page because I presume it has all of the AIN, DIN modules built onto one board.

I did try to download a gerber editor but I am on a slooooow link at the moment so I cant downlaod the Eagle ediotr etc. Could someone who is familiar with gerber files etc confirm that the file uder "Alternative PCB's" on the page http://www.ucapps.de/midibox64.html will get me a PCB made with all the modular parts needed for a MB64seq unit?

Thanks in advance

Dave

[Gerber files]

Hi all,

I have tried to get a scheme together for building my MB64, I have decided to use the gerber file on the old MB64 page because I presume it has all of the AIN, DIN modules built onto one board.

I did try to download a gerber editor but I am on a slooooow link at the moment so I cant downlaod the Eagle ediotr etc. Could someone who is familiar with gerber files etc confirm that the file uder "Alternative PCB's" on the page http://www.ucapps.de/midibox64.html will get me a PCB made with all the modular parts needed for a MB64seq unit?

Thanks in advance

Dave

[rotary encoders and sequencer?]

Glad you liked the idea, I think it will work really well.

What would be important is how well the lcd can display the variables the encoders will be changing because there is obviously no feedback from the physical knob position.

Anyone using the current MBH64 with an lcd care to comment?

Regards

Dave

ps Thorsten do you manage to find time to do all this incredible development and hold down a "regular job"?  ;D

looking forward to MB NG.... where can I find some more details?

[rotary encoders and sequencer?]

hi thorsten, I just noticed today that the mb64 firmware is split into sequencer and controller...

And I was wondering would it be possible to configure the software to use the full sequencer facilities (they sound great!!) but rather than build a 64 pot box just use rotary encoders and a switch to "jump" the encoders between the various sequencer channels??

Just wondering ;-)

regards

Dave mK

[Ultra minimal unit?]

Cool thanks for the quick response!

I know it would be nice to have an LCD but I am saving this for my MBHP construction. For the time being I just need this simple unit and therefore its good to know I dont need another dsiplay.

I will probably be back with more questions soon!!!

Regards

D

[Ultra minimal unit?]

Hi guys,

Well I'm still lurking here keeping an eye on what is going on! A quick question though, I want to build a very compact unit without LCD etc which can take in 8x 5v triggers and turn them into midi notes. I have looked at the older midibox hardware and it seems possible to run the unit without a screen. Can someone just confirm this for me?

Also is it feasible to build the MB16 and progrma it from Serge's editor and therefore not even have to hook up an LCD at all?

Well kind regards

Dave M