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GM5: Least-cost USB-MIDI Interface Chip for 4.50 EUR
elemental replied to TK.'s topic in Bulk Orders
Hi I'm interested in a couple of these ! Maybe even 4. Thanks Adam -
Very interesting! Hmm might have to look into this. Need to find where to source things like that in the UK. Nice 1!
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Because: It would be too big, I dont use all the functions of all the controllers, and I dont like all the switching and channel selection I need to do. I spend most of my set navigating clips with the faderfox. I want to be able to select a scene and have all 16 clip triggers/stops, mutes, fx sends etc available at once.
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Just want to add - This will be an ableton live controller, as I currently use 2xFaderfox LV1, a Faderfox LX1 and a Behringer BCR-2000 - need an all in one box, to control up to 16 channels of audio in ableton. Needs to be durable and safely transportable. I've also considered building it into a carry case, not sure how easy this is tho ...
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Hello again I'm about to start ordering parts, the one thing I feel I havent seen enough of tho are cases... i'm going for a Hammond sloping case atm, as it seems quite solid and cheap. However, wondering what others know of that might be better? Would be good to have a case which can have a flat front plate for easy cutting and replacing if needed. I have considered building an enclosure out of strong plywood and screwing a metal faceplate onto that. Cheap and easily customiseable! I have done a fair bit of searching here but not found all that much on this topic. Thanks!
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Hello peeps i've seen this discussed before, so forgive me if i'm flogging a dead horse (or whatever) But, I am currently designing an Ableton Live controller, 16 channel mixer style with around 5 pots per channel for fx sends + hi and low cut filters. My reason for going for pots is simplicity: I'm fed up of doing switching during performances (I currently use 2xFaderfox LV-1 and a BCR-2000) .... Also encoders need LED rings so u can see what the value is, which seems a little compliacted for me. I want it to be as simple to build as possible. However, i've seen others praise encoders as always worth doing over pots. The advantage is I could control many more parameters via switching.. even though i'm trying to avoid this, its ok to do it for rare occasions, like an fx send which is only used a few times in the set. If anyone has experience with this I'd really like to hear about it. BTW big thanks to Thorsten and everyone who contributes here, I am getting quite excited about this project!!
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I am now thinking of taking the panel mount route... looks like it can save a lot of time, maybe just keep the buttons mounted on veroboard screwed to the panel. It means I just need to solder the modules, cut the panel, wire up the components, and secure the circuit boards. Any opinions on this much appreciated!! Thanks Adam.
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Thanks for the tips :) I think i'll make a prototype panel out of thick card or something, and then get a properly cut panel from Schaeffer. I'm looking at one of the nice 10 degree sloped aluminium cases from Hammond for the final piece.
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Think I will go with the Veroboard path, as then I can play with the arrangement a bit before I commit to a front panel layout. And it makes arranging parts nice and neat.
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I've been looking at using Vero board for this project ... any one got experience with this? Thanks
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Wicked stuff. The live box looks really good, digging the send faders too ... got me thinking about my design, although I'm going for between 12-16 channels at the moment so might just stick to fader pots. Thanks for the contribution!
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Thanks for the detailed info!! Its starting to sound a little daunting... but I wanna do this properly. I have an engineer friend who's really up for helping with this and he's saying its not too hard. But preparing PCB's seems complicated!! I will get onto eBay ... !
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Hi I am still in research+design mode for my project. I am not sure whether to buy parts listed as surface/panel mount or PCB mount. I was going to go for panel mount, so that all parts are secured to the front panel and wires are connected to the PIC circuit. BUT after looking inside a couple of commercial controllers and thinking about it... I think PCB mount may be easier and definitly neater. Esp as a lot of push-switches and other parts can just click into a breadboard. So i guess the way to do it is arrange all the parts on a breadboard, and then solder everything to the appropriate modules connected to the core... Then screw the front panel on top of that with all the parts sticking out of pre-prepared holes. Am I on the right track?? Thanks Adam.
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Hi I am back on a mission to build a controller. After having played with 2x Faderfox LV-1 and a BCR-2000 with Ableton Live I have a clearer idea of what i want. Anyway - I am looking for full control, with little or no bank switching. So .. I am now looking at building a MIDIbox64 based project. However, in my ideal design I would have 16 faders, and 4-5 pots per channel - thats already well over 64!! So I wonder, is possible to have 2 core modules in one box and have the MIDI flow from one to the other? I assume so, since some of the designs i've seen look like they've got a couple of MIDIbox's in one.
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Hey people, i've come back to the idea if building my own controller, mainly for use with Ableton Live. I did a bit of electronics at school, so I know how to solder but thats about all I remember! I want to use the MIDIbox64 ... i think that would give me enough options. My 1st main question is where to get parts and PCBs etc, I live in the UK. Seen the german on-line shop Mikes-Elektronikseite which looks like a good place to start but couldnt see a MIDIbox64 kit... I would also like to have some form of MIDI clock control, like on the Grex MFX8 controller, with course and fine tuning of BPM. Would this need the SEQ module? I also see some people have put in a circle of LED indicators around rotary encoders - is this difficult to implement? Also, is it possible to assign multiple MIDI controllers to one control? Thanks for any advice, and excuse my ignorance!! A. :)