John Hetmond

thanks BUTTONS i've bought here : http://www.tme.pl/ <-- languages supported: PL EN IT SP DE FR RU and more! Plenty of buttons and really good quality electronic parts you cand find there =]

Well thank you very much ! I'm really glad that i can help "Midibox Guru" who have "Posts: 1026"!!! = ] I hope we will meet some day at one stage = P All toogether... heeheh ... TK should think about "MB party" !

MAYA 44 USB - after some time of using it ... i can say thats quite good sound card for things like that. Without any problems in the clubs. And i was whinking about Fire Wire becouse i thought i would decrease CPU Usage. But problem was in Ableton 6 = P (in Ableton 7 this bug was fixed!) not in sound card. About the buttons - yes , they are illuminated all the time thats really good solution for clubs! You always see what you have where. You just have to practise at home mixing with that and you dont have a problems like " well which track am i using now? and which button should i press now?? oh 4th channel 5th scene so! one, two, three... " hehehe after 4 - 6 weeks of training every day you dont care is it ilouminating or not =] Sliders - one ofo the best things in SISQ are there sliders ! It's really kickin ass option ! So dont think too long about it =] I found mu sliders here http://www.mouser.com/home.aspx . Try it meaby you will find something for you .

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thanks guys ! = ] I've mounted there MAYA 44 USB ... but i should use something with Fire Wire. All connections at the back are connections from the card - two stereo inputs and two stereo outpust and at the front headphones output =] . About missing keys from k-board - there was th one reason - that during playing on Aleton i didn't wanted to push wrong button - thats why buttons like SLEEP POWER and thrd one are out = ] . "Windows buttons" were useless for me... Better resoultion pics will be soon. Movie i think i will record this night and it will be on YOUTube but i will give you here link = ]

----------------HI RES PICS--------------- of SISQ : http://picasaweb.google.com/johnhetmond/SISQ'>http://picasaweb.google.com/johnhetmond/SISQ SISQ in action : http://picasaweb.google.com/johnhetmond/ ------------------------------------------ Hi guys ! Text and pictures you'll find here : www.johnhetmond.com/sisq.htm Thank you all for helping me during bulding this project ! =] See you some time somewhere ! =] Christopher - John Hetmond

hello ! I have problem with my 8 encoders. This part of my controler is based on MB64e. Im my "mios_tables.inc" code i have : ... ;; encoder entry structure ENC_ENTRY MACRO sr, din_0, mode dw (mode << 8) | (din_0 + 8*(sr-1)) ENDM ENC_EOT MACRO dw 0xffff ENDM MIOS_ENC_PIN_TABLE ;; encoders 1-16 ;; SR Pin Mode ENC_ENTRY 1, 0, MIOS_ENC_MODE_DETENTED ENC_ENTRY 1, 2, MIOS_ENC_MODE_DETENTED ENC_ENTRY 1, 4, MIOS_ENC_MODE_DETENTED ENC_ENTRY 1, 6, MIOS_ENC_MODE_DETENTED ENC_ENTRY 2, 0, MIOS_ENC_MODE_DETENTED ENC_ENTRY 2, 2, MIOS_ENC_MODE_DETENTED ENC_ENTRY 2, 4, MIOS_ENC_MODE_DETENTED ENC_ENTRY 2, 6, MIOS_ENC_MODE_DETENTED ENC_EOT ENC_EOT ENC_EOT ENC_EOT ... And after that i'm saving it in notepad, opening main.asm in MPLAB IDE , Building the main file into main.hex and... uploading it to my core using Mios Studio... and still my 8 encoders are working from 1 to 127 = / I would like to have function inc/dec! I tried to change it in 10 pr 20 diferent ways and i dont know what to do...and where is something wrong?

Well... that's the thing i'm asking you = ] . I'll check it soon. Where to search for it ? In Button INC ?

Hi all ! My Incredible Midi Machine called SISQ is working now ! Yeah ! BUT! There is one problem left to solve. In this machine i have two cores - one with MB64 application and second with something based on MB64e. The MB64e is last core so it have Midi Merger ON and here is the problem. In this I have 96 Buttons, 8 Encders and 48 Pots. The problem is with bottons - Becouse of 48 buttons connected to each core - they have the same "marks" - same MIDI signals from other buttons. How to solve this problem? I know that i can change in the DIN tables number of shift registers. If i will have in first core SR: 1 2 3 4-5 6 7 8 (two DINX4) and in second i will change to [9 10] 11 12 - 13 14 15 16 ("[ ]"-two SR reserved for encoders/also two DINX4 ). In this situation cores will send diferent signals of buttons? Oh ! And if i want to have INC/DEC encoders i have to change in code the Datawheel to 1 ? I will be very pleased if somebody can help me with this problems. Chris

-->patstormont Hi ! When you were pushing buttons and there was no MIDI signal - what next have you done ? You've unconnect all the DINX's and you connected them again - one by one when the core was on ? Or you've done that in some other way? Have you also solved the problem with pots ? I have this same problem! I have also problem with Midi Studio when i'm turning on the core with MB64 application. The core should send rubbish all the time!(what i observe earlier-and that was correct). But now it starts and after few signals everything stop and i have to close Midi Studio besouse it's not working and no-button can be touched... What's going on ? What can i do ? Bst Rgrds Chris

good question! = ] I am thinking - is ableton sending midi out ?

well .. i'm tryin to learn how to change all the codes to make it all working but i dont understand much. I think that meaby at the beggining i'll use existing applications with two cores in chain - couse ai the moment when i'm trying to change something in the code is something like trying to run thru the forest with closed eyes ... Would be a good idea to have two cores : - one with MB64 Application ( for 48 pots - 2 AINX4 /+/ 64 buttons - 2 DINX4 ) - second with MB64E Application ( for 8 encoders + 32 buttons - 2 DINX4 ) And now questions of newbie = / : 1. which core should be slave and which master ? ( in which file i have to change "device numer" or smth like that ?? ) [ or meaby i only have to have merger enabled in master and he will transmit all the bits from the slave ? ] 2. do i have to change anything in the codes when i want to use all the buttons only as note on / off ? 3. if i will delete all the lines about the LED's in the MB64e codes - the latency will be lower ? [ i think it doesnt matter ? there will be just "blank messages" sending from PIC to no-where ? ] I know these are silly questions but i don't have enought knowledge to do that... at Warsaw Technical University we are learning how to write programs in C# but ... at the beginning these programs ale simple and easy ... not like here = / --------- Meaby the way that TK suggested in much easier ? - just to change few lines of MB64 code with some "Copy-Paste Sections"? Is it ? Thanks for any answer. Next week i would like to "close" my MB and start programming - so i want to know how to connect the modules - to use one core and 4 dinx4 in chain and 2 ainx4 in chain or other solutions ... I want to prevent situation in which i will resolder parts 5 times . John .

no-one can help me ? i'm sure most of you know what will be the best solution.

Meaby it should be better do programme two COREs by MB64E Applications And chain it toogether ? In first will be 64 buttons and 56 pots In second last 32 buttons and 8 encoders Won't it be better ale easier solution ?

DINX4 = 32 digital inputs When i have 8 encorders - i need 16 digital inputs = DINX2 Am i wrong ? All 96 buttons will send statically assigned MIDI events =] (I'm creating my monster especially for ableton live - so there's no matter what button should control - it must send on/off signal .) So i will be glad if you will tell me what have to be inserted to use all 96 buttons.

Hi all I have a small ( or meaby big ! ) problem . I'm creating my MIDIBOX based on 1 CORE, 2 AINX4 , 3 DINX4 and 1 DINX2 . I designed my panel to connect 48 pots , 96 buttons and 8 encorders. Is it possible to put it all thru one CORE module ? Everywhere i can only find od MIdibox64 or MidiBox64E there is no mix of both... so i'm thinking is it possible. I think it is - i will connect my 3 DINX4 (96 buttons) and 1 DINX2 (8 encorders) in chain module and only define in MIOS right amount of every pot, button, etc Am i right ? or it's necessairly to connect encoders to other CORE module and then chain 2 COREs ?

hi ! I have a simple question. The fader and pots which are on the maximum should have 0 rezistance ? And when the faders and pots are on the minimum should have 10 K Ohm rezistance ? It's quite important couse i don't want to create a panel where my faders will be running upside-down Thanks for all answers. J.Hetmond = ]

I have a problem... i want to buy 100mm and 45mm (10k Ohm , linear) faders for my midi controller. Without motor.I can't find it anywhere! In one shop in Poland they want for one 100mm pot more than 15 Euro! Meaby you know where i can ask for pot's with these parameters? best regards for all midi-maniacs = ] Chris J.H.

oh! that's the way it goes ! I thought that i will be everything programmed ready to work that's why i thought it's all after step with MIOS. And i really thank you for telling me what is what = ] . Sometimes everybody needs a little push to move! Thanks once again !

Thanks ! I've already upload "update_without_installed_mios.hex" and now everything is fine i think... But when i press the button in the connected DINX module - there is no signal found by teh MIOS Studio or Ableton... What more i have to do to see that my Core is sending signals when i move pots or push the buttons? I've read this forum and uccaps and i can't find the answer .

Hi. I've bought all parts at Mike's Shop and already put all things together but ... there is some problem. I'm testing connection with computer and i can see (using the MIOS studio) 00000000713225 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 00000000715117 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 00000000717009 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 00000000718902 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 00000000720794 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 00000000722686 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 00000000724578 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 00000000726470 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 00000000728363 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 00000000730255 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 00000000732147 ms | Sysex message: F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 .... Nothing else , even if i will push one mouned button in teh DINX I'm testing this with one DINX connected to CORE . In DINX i've istalled only one button. In what is the problem ? PIC have been programmed in shop so i think that's not the point i think... Or meaby i have to upload a Mios ? If i have to Core's in my project i have to upload the Mios to them at once ? I will be gratefull if you will told me whati have to do , as soon as possible. Best regards John Hetmond