mikeb

How is the function of a midi fader and pot affected as it wears out (I know pots last longer)? I know from my djing experience that audio faders get dirty, bleed signals, so you clean them and eventually they'll need replacement. And I know from having owned Gemini mixers that the cheaper the fader, the quicker it wears out because it has no "rails" to support the shaft mechanism. I've had faders that were good for one day! On newer mixers with Alps or Penny & Giles faders this isn't much of an issue and certainly no issue with optical faders. How often do you guys have to clean midi faders if ever? What's the telltale sign a midi fader or pot needing cleaning or replacement? Thanks.

As I start to think about how I want to design my MB the more atracted I am to round buttons, like that royal blue number up there in the upper right. Simply because if I make my own panel making a round hole is quite straight forward. :P

Thanks Smash!

Sasha do you mean a compound miter saw like this?

Hey jdutcher thanks! I just downloaded Eagle, so as soon as I get some time to learn my way around it, I'll see about getting measurements, at least L x W, from other boards and post up here. Smash board dimensions: Core board = 3cm tall (including solder mounds on bottom) x 8.2cm x 6.4cm. Din board = 1.3cm tall (including solder mounds on bottom) x 10cm x 4.5cm (height may vary depending on how you're connecting to the jumpers....headers, etc. measurements may also apply to Dout boards.)

I'm wondering what the measurements (dimensions) are for the various modules Smash sells? Can anyone provide this info? I'm gonna start designing for my MB64 using FPD and would like to know what my limitations, or lack there of, might be as far as panel length and widths and maybe stacked module heights because I also want to start thinking about the enclosure and keeping the thickness minimal. Thanks.

very nice hallucinogen!

I'm in the same boat as well. Then again I'm still trying to figure out how midi-yoke should be configure between Vmidibox and Reason.

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jupiter

I'm trying my best to come to this site as often as possible. Sometimes multiple times in a day and read as much information as I can. There's something, some kinda ether, that remains elusive to me. I'm not sure what it is, other than sometimes I read something on the forum that puts a little additional doubt in my quest to build a midibox. Sometimes it's a fear of buying the wrong parts, or getting an incorrect module, encountering a problem that I won't be able to explain to you guys to get an solution. I'm not sure what it is. It's not keeping me from moving ahead, but the result of some of this doubt is that I've decided to build a smaller project first and not a blown out MB64. I just wanted to ask if any plans have been made, or if it's been discussed to have Heico's apparently VERY informative "Hardware Tutorial für XB111" traslated into English? It looks like a well documented tutorial to follow along for a first project if we just want to get our feet wet. I certainly cannot be the only one who would benefit greatly from a translated text! A mere read, I suppose, would also serve the purpose of providing concepts which we can take to a full blown MB64 or other builds. It would just benefit newbies greatly. BTW, it looks like http://www.avishowtech.com/midibox/wiki has had a bunch of garbage URL's added.

Thanks for the reply. I'm definitely in the process of gathering all the info I can! One of the things I recently downloaded is Vmidibox64 18F. I'm wondering if with that application I should be able to control Reason as if it were an actual MB64 or midi controller? Also, is the purpose of it to create a virtual design and save data which will then allow me to simplify the programming of the MB project I build?

Where does one start? This is all so overwhelming! I want to build a controller for Reason so basically my question is how do I go about designing it? My design would be a variation of what is found here:http://www.midibox.org/users/tor_arne/midibox64_walkthrough/index.html or i should say of: Is the design process something like this: -decide how many faders -decide how many pots -decide how many buttons -define fader, pot, and button functions -come up with panel layout and get panel layout cut -design pcboard and have it made -get parts -assemble -use the MIDIbox Operating System and configure and troubleshoot it (this i see is the most difficult aspect!) -hopefully enjoy midi controller :D I don't mean for that list to be oversimplified, i know it's a tremendous amount of work. I think I need advice as to how to approach a project like this having never made anything this extensive. Does anyone have video clips of their controllers?