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  1. Yeah I'd thought that might be a possibility but as you say it seems a touch clunky, thanks for the explanation of how I would do it though - its a consideration but I have my fingers crossed there may be a more simple way. do you happen to know if the mb 808 seq functions as a full midi controller as well as from the on board sounds? I havent yet got access to their forum and cant quite work it out yet cheers
  2. Hi All, I am planning to build a controller to enable me to sequence and control drum racks/ VSTS off ableton but sequencing and controlling from the hardware and not through piano roll. I can see the mb 808 sequencer can be built standalone. I also want to have pots in strips so I have controls for each sound, such as volume tone etc. For this i am guessing I need a straight forward midibox 64 affair with plenty of pots. How do I go about combining the two of these into one machine with one midi out, is that going to be possible. I cant work out whether for the hassle of working all this out I shouldnt just buy one of Doug's kits for the full Mb 808, although I must say I dont think I would use the 808 sounds much so potentially i would just use it as a midisequencer. (thats not that I dont lovbe 808s! its just a darn site easier to use vsts and samples as the post production and automation is on a different level) thanks Toby
  3. Thats great, it sounds like you want to do a very similar thing to me. Unfortunately I couldnt follow that link, didnt seem to work - interested to know which buttons you're talking about. But I think the first method you talk about is what I should do, power the LEDS from a DOUT. I would really appreciate it if you'd let me know about the code, if you are going to write it etc. I want to get started soon so I might go ahead and start presuming the method is good and then hope that people can help me through the code side once I get there. thanks
  4. Thanks for the quick reply Roger The reason I didnt want DOUTs really is cos last time I set them up but never got the programming knowledge to get feedback from Ableton. for my first build I put in two LEDS for each of my 8 channels, I hoped to get these to display whether an Ableton tracks was playing or not, however after all the time it took me to get the controller up and running I fell short on the programming so have just settled for the fact they look nice! I am really limited in programming knowledge so want to stick to using Serges program if possible, so really that was why - not laziness, just knowing my limits! If it is unrealistic as you say then I would happily take advice, mechanics I can do, but programming is a new area for me. If you could give me a brief run down I woudl appreciate it (i have done much reading but am missing the basics I think) Layers I think. I was thinking of having 4 main sections of pots, two banks of 4 and two banks of 2, so in an ideal world I think I would have 1 button that changes the function of pots 1-4 , 1 that change 5-9, 1 for 10 & 11 and 1 for 12 & 13. Is this easy, doable? In fact if it is and I work out how to do the ableton feedback then I could really jazz up my current controller. Thanks Toby
  5. Hi All, I have previously built a midibox 64, most of which still works, I have learnt from my mistakes and plenty about the midibox setup but have a couple of queries regarding a new mini controller I want to build: (fyi ots going to be a basic little controller, aluminium front, wood sides, to be used live to control bass synths, predominantly the 303 vst emuliation phoscyon, whilst playing out live) 1, I only want 16 pots so is it possible, and if so how, to have a button that when pressed forces pots to send out midi on a different channel, thereby giving me the possibility of doubling up on pots as many grooveboxes do? ( I am no programmer so do please explain in newbie terms) For instance to have a FX1 controlled by 2 pots and when depressed the pots will cnahge parameters on FX2 leaving one untouched. 2, I dont want to use any DOUTs, but if I have buttons I would hope to use the buttons to give me visual feedback (ie via LED) as to whether something is ON/OFF, or simply if the button is down or up. For example If I have the FX1 & FX2 units and the answer to the above question of is yes (i.e. I can double up on pot functions), then I would want my button to be lit if it was pressed in and therefore in mode number 2. My thought on this was to use some sort of SPST Latching switch (is that right?) with an inbuilt LED (presuming they exist) when the actual mechanics of the button cause it to become lit and don't rely on any processing. Is this a sensible way to go, if so what kind of button am I after? Thanks in advance for your help as ever. (i have searched and read widely but didnt find the posts that could help me out) Cheers toby
  6. Hi All, Here's another project of mine, Duologue. We are a 2 piece electronic band from London who use guitars, programming, drum machines & vsts etc and have just finished recording our demo album on ableton. We also perform live with ableton running using controllers including a midibox 64 as a midi mixing desk that Ive made this year. we use that live too, I'm just finishing off my how build page on my website. Please have a listen to our tracks at www.duologuemusic.co.uk and let me know what you think. Its fairly varied and was what has driven me through all the hours of soldering! If you use it also do find us on myspace at www.myspace.com/duologuemusic. Thanks Toby
  7. And the quest goes on! I have rewired and tested connections and have been going mad. All seems to be fine and voltage is getting to the chips and responding to the pots correctly however I haven't been getting a signal on midi ox for lots of my pots. I then (after about 5 days) have realised that the pots start to work if I turn them all the way to +va and then to - ve, or at least most do. Can anybody tell me why this might be the case? Its exciting because things are staring to work, but very odd? thanks toby
  8. Hi, I am still having issues with my AINS and I dont know what is going on. I am getting lots of erroneous signals. I know why this might be the case however shouldnt this stop completely if I link all of J5A and J5B's A0...A7 pins to Vs? WOuldnt that ground them all meaning I should get no output from my AINS at all? For some reason that is not happening. Also I have a query re Smash's AINS and wiring. To provide the +5V and ground for my pots should I use the Vs and Vd from eachs 4051 section or do I use J7? I had thought that the Vs and Vd pins on each section were the way to go but I have read something elsae that has confused me on this? Its irritating cos I'm almost there, all boards are built and soldered however when I boot up I am getting loads of extra midi signals from somewhere? Am i right in saying I don thave to ground the DINS to stop erroneous signals thanks for your help toby
  9. Awesome, will try this out tonight. Hoping its the solution to my issues, got to say I hadn't realised that was the case at all. thanks for your help all toby
  10. The reason I am asking is because I have connected my core and I am getting loads of signals coming out. I was aware I had to ground all unused AIN inputs and have done - thats to Vs right? The problem is I started planning to wire one way and finished another. The result is I have 8 pots wired as below to a Vs & Vd, however they are not necessarily grounded the the same Vs & Vd as the middle wire goes back to. (Sorry I dont know how to explain it more clearly, the 2 diagrams below should make it more simple). sooooo... So overall my wiring is definitely wrong according to the schematic, I was just kind of hoping the way this worked meant that Vs and Vd were a constant and thus it doesnt really matter which one any row of pots are wired to? Thanks Toby Ps. I know I should have done it right the first time!
  11. Hi, a newbie wiring question. When wiring up pots onto my AINS I know I have to link each to ground and +ve as well as to an input pin, however is it essential that each pot is linked to the Vs & Vd corresponding to where on the AIN it is wired to or can you use Vs & Vd freely. I.e can I ground and wire to +ve a whole load of pots in series from one Vs and Vd? Hope this makes sense. The reason I ask is due to lengths of wires in my box etc. Thanks Toby
  12. HI, Hoping someone can help I am wiring 2 AINS to my core using J5a & J5B using Smash Tvs instructions, I know I also have to connect my AINS to J6 however as there is only one J6 on the core can I chain the AIns and link my second AIN with the J6 pins on my first AIn or do I have to link both AINs directly to the core J6. Alternatively as I am not using J7 could I wire my second AIn to this? Thanks toby
  13. Hi, A few newbie electrical queries for a Midibox 64, just want to check before I order parts. If you could quickly doublecheck the below for me that would be great LCD Just wanted to check if anyone new if this LCD unit was compatible with the Midibox 64? http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/46972.pdf I have checked the data sheet, but would appreciate if you could take a quick look and tell me if I am right in thinking this should be okay. LED If I am using 5mm LED's attaching to one of Smash's DOUT's, then do I have to put a resistor after each LED, if so how do I work out what resistor to use? The LED's I was thinking of using are these - http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/Optoelectronics/LEDs/CML+INNOVATIVE+TECHNOLOGIES/CMD5752/displayProduct.jsp?sku=1139565, are they alright? I can't find what spec i should use but there are soo many LEDs to choose from. thanks for your help toby
  14. Sorry, might be wrong but I'm pretty certain a fully stuffed core can only have 2 AINx4, 2 DINx4, 2 DOUTX4? Toby
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