spazmatron

I really like the feel of the wooden pitch stick on some of the Nord synths. They can be purchased for $75. From what I understand, it's a metal strip, with some kind of pressure sensor mounted on each side. I couldn't find that anyone has used one of these in their midibox from searching the forum. Perhaps do to the cost? I think I would be willing to pay if I could make it work. Does anyone have any more info on this? I'm no pro, but I was thinking it could be implemented with an ain module? I guess it depends on the specs of the sensors. I don't want to drop $75 if it won't work. Thanks for your opinions.

I did ask this on the ableton forum as well, but lets face it, you guys are the masters when it comes to this stuff!

I've been planning a midibox ableton foot controller for a while now. Nothing fancy, basically just a clip matrix for my feet using midi notes mapped to clips. My question is: can I have both a foot (or any midi controller) and an apc40 triggering the same clips? For example: The 1st button on the apc triggers track 1, clip 1. The 1st button on my midibox triggers the same clip. The reason I ask, is that if I try this with 2 regular midi controllers, when I map a button, it overides the previous mapping. Not to be confused with mapping one controller to multiple destinations. I mean: multiple controllers mapped to the same destination. I'm hoping that perhaps the apc will keep its mapping even if another controller is mapped the same destinations. Or perhaps this is already a simple problem that I just haven't figured out the solution to? Let me know if this a retarded question. Thanks

Sorry, I forgot that many of the people here are not in the U.S. I'm close to Dallas Texas. I have no idea what the shipping over seas would be, probably alot. As far as the voltage, the back panel says "AC 117v~" (It works in U.S. outlets). What does Gebrauchtwert mean? Please feel free to ask anymore questions.

I know this isn't exactly the kind of thing this section is meant for, but I thought I would give you guys a chance before I try Ebay. I have a ROLAND SH-07 vintage synth I'm thinking about selling. I'm looking to replace it with a Nord Lead 2x, or perhaps a couple of less expensive synths. It's not in mint condition, more like "good" condition, but definitely working. Just google it and you can find out all you need to know. If anyone is interested, I can post some images or video, and answer any questions you might have. Even if you're not interested, any advice before I sell it would be great. As always, Thanks

Thanks man. Thats perfect. It's a joy to participate in such an awesome community!

I didn't realize how many wire connections a project like this required untill just recently. I planned on trying really hard to keep it neat. I have failed miserably. I guess we have to make a few ugly boxes before we learn how to make that really pretty one. Anyway, I was wondering if there are instructions somewhere for how to use the ain64_din128_dout128_v2_0.zip app. to figure out my SR and Pin numbers? I swear I saw it somewhere just the other day, and now I can't find it. I have the first 16 pins hooked up so far, and I get a number with an * after it for these buttons. For example "5*" or "15*". Thanks :)

Thanks for the compliments!! It means alot coming from pros like you guys. I only hope my son likes it as much. As of right now he really has no idea what its supposed to do. (I still have much wiring to do!) I'm still hoping someone can help me out with the dedicated bpm encoder. I'm sure what T.K. said is the solution, since he wrote the code in the first place. If anyone can help me put that into place that would be great! I am also in need of an inexpensive sound module. If anyone has an old one lying around that they would like to donate, or sell cheap, please let me know. Even some suggestions that I can search on ebay would help. I found an Alesis Nanopiano at a local pawn shop, but it can only receive 1 channel at a time. I was hoping to have each of the 4 tracks set to a different sound. For now I can always just run it into some softsynths, but I really want it eventually to be an all-in-one box (SEQ, sound source, small amp). I don't want to have to set up my software everytime my 3 year old wants to jam! I'll post some more pics when I get the enclosure completed.

...and with a backlight:

Here's a couple of pics of my progress:

Thanks for all of the help. Is the voltage for each DOUT pin 5V? If so, then it sounds like the parallel method would be better. Is there anything I need to measure/watch for so that I don't damage my SR? As far as the BPM encoder, I'm afraid that's a bit over my head. I don't know how to reuse the MB808 variant of seq_enc.inc. Also I don't think I really know what the additional code in the main.inc would be either. I'm sure this is probably easy stuff for most of you guys. I would love to have a better understanding of how to manipulate the code to do what I need. I would greatly appreciate any more help working through this. Thanks for your time!

Well, its coming along o.k. but I do have a few questions: 1. Can I connect more than 1 led in series to each DOUT pin? Not like an led ring, I just want 2 or 3 leds for each GP button.(it will make since when you see it) 2. Is there a standard type of led to use? (size or rating or whatever, I don't really know much about them) 3. How do I make a dedicated BPM encoder? (add or change something in the asm file?) thanks, I'll have some pics soon

I was planning on having the lcd and menu buttons hidden under a panel or inside the enclosure so that I can access the menus if I need to. But as far as all of the other buttons, I will just not connect them at all. So this is great. It sounds like I can just install the buttons I need, load the app, and I'm done. Is it really that easy, or am I missing something? -Thanks Shane

Thanks. I'll give him a shout.

I've looked at the code for the SEQ and also the clockbox, but its a bit over my head. I'm actually a computer science major at the University of North Texas. Unfortunatley the simple things I've learned so far don't really help me much here. To clarify a previous question: If I load the SEQv3 app, but just don't connect the buttons I don't need, will it work? Or do some modifications need to be made in the code, and also the hardware (din I guess?) I remember reading a post a while back from a guy in Denton TX that was building a SEQ. Does anyone know who that was, I also live in Denton. Perhaps we could hook up and talk Midibox, or make some music. -Thanks Shane