[push encoders for seq v3.2]

I wouldn't do it. 

That was my plan as well, but I was told that you sometimes need to push a button and turn an encoder at the same time.  It would also be really easy to turn a knob and change a parameter accidentally when trying to push the button. 

Just read down a few messages either here or in the supplies section, and you should see the post from me.  I just asked a few days ago.

[verowire - magnet wire?]

Ok, one last verowire question. 

is there any difference between the pink and the gold wire, other than the color?

Edit- make that 2 questions.

Can I use the verowire for the panel connections?  I was going to make PCB's for din and dout, but now I'm thinking I'll just find an empty spot on the board next to my rows of encoders and buttons and wire it all up in place.

Thanks again

[newb question....c7 and c8 core module...are polyester caps ok?]

oh, thanks!  I didn't know that! 

well shoot..  I'd better get some cheap ceramic caps, then, cause all I have are film.  And in that case, I'd guess you'd really want monolithic ceramic disk, rather than one of the better multi-layer ceramic's.

I just went and looked at a bunch of synth modules I built, and they do all have ceramic for decoupling caps.  That must be a bit of information I forgot over the years.  I took a two year break from electronics and am just getting back into it.  It's crazy all the little things I've forgotten.

[newb question....c7 and c8 core module...are polyester caps ok?]

I'm sure you've already gone ahead and done this, but if anyone else is wondering, yes, they are fine.  Polyester, mylar, etc, (all the film caps) are better than ceramic.  They have much better tolerances.  You can always replace a ceramic w/ a film cap, but not the other way around.

[verowire - magnet wire?]

I found a company in Canada who will ship to me.  The two USA distributors listed on the Vero website wanted nothing to do with me.  Of course the Canadian company was super friendly..  Only down side is that they don't stock it, and it would take a month or more for me to get it.  That is fine with me, though.  At least they are willing to help. 

see.. civilized.  Not like the barbaric u.s. companies who wont deal with a hobbyist.  "On no..  We may be the only source of this product in America, but we sure wont sell it to YOU"  Seems like it would be in Vero's best interest to find a new distributor in the USA.  Of course, im sure the next one would be just as bad.  No company in the u.s. would ever help someone out.  It's all about the largest profit margin for the least amount of work put into the job.

[verowire - magnet wire?]

Problem for me is that I am in the US.  The verowire looks to be way less expensive than the "vector wire" that is available here.  The vector wire pens here are not plastic.  They are metal (aluminum, I think), and have special bits to strip the wire as you wrap it.  The bit's alone are $70, and the pen is about $150-$ 200!!!  BUT, the vector wire w/ pen is meant for truly quick prototyping.  It strips the insulation only on the side of the wrap that goes around your post, and is not meant to be soldered. at all!  (Im sure you could solder for more permanent applications, but like I said, its sold as a fast prototyping tool)

So.. anyone in the civilized parts of the world want to purchase a couple of things for me and ship them here ;).

I did find this about using magnet wire, but it doesn't say if it is any special type

http://www.cinstrum.unam.mx/jart/vol4_1/44%20KUSSUL.pdf

And I'm also not opposed to scraping the insulation off the wire before I solder it.  It would still be faster than stripping wire, and having to solder a bunch of ends together at each junction, etc.

My main concern is that Im wondering if the enamel on standard magnet wire is insulation enough for this project.  I don't mind a little extra work (scraping wire, or whatever), but I don't want any shorts!

thanks

[verowire - magnet wire?]

Verowire is enameled wire, as is magnet wire. 

Do you think I could use enameled magnet wire instead? 

And to answer a previous question of mine - in the usa you can find it as vector wire.  I'm just wondering if magnet wire could be a low cost alternative. 

[External Clock Divide by 3]

Ok,

I already ordered the encoders w/ buttons, but I can just leave the button unconnected.

Thanks a lot, again!

[Knobs for encoders from SmashTV in the US (and ANY panel hardware in the US)]

Thanks,

I only complain because it just keeps getting worse.  I mean, years ago, I could get whatever new top of the line product from several places.  Now I can get those same products, but some of the nice new stuff is nowhere to be found.  I guess the real reason is that there aren't as many electronics hobbyists these days, so the stores go out of business, or stop carrying the parts.

I see some very professional looking midibox equipment from people in Europe, and all I can find are cheap toy-looking parts.

I'm not at all opposed to importing.  If you get the clear in the group buy, I'd go in.  (but I only need 32, and 5000 is a lot of knobs to get rid of!)

sorry for starting this topic, because now I see that the VOTI knobs are the same shaft type, and thats the next post down in the list.

[External Clock Divide by 3]

Is it possible to divide the external clock by odd numbers?  I don't see it in the existing code, but is it even possible to do, if I learn how to program?  I asked about dividing down DIN to analog synth level clock, but the din out will always be an odd number of pulses.  Analog clocks need a pulse per event, so like, four or 8 or 16 pulses per measure.. not 6 or 24, etc.    I can always make an analog divide by 3 module.  Or, I can just use a trigger output, and set it to send a pulse whenever I want.  I guess it's not really a big deal.

And second, would it be possible to have the menu button disable the encoders?  I was planning on using the 16 gp encoders w/ buttons in one, before I read a post about accidentally changing values when pressing them. 

So far, I haven't found a reason to turn the encoders at the same time the menu button is pressed.

Thanks

[Knobs for encoders from SmashTV in the US (and ANY panel hardware in the US)]

I'm having a really hard time locating knobs, and really just about any panel hardware, in the USA. 

YES I did search.. Ive been reading this for the past 5 hours.

So, Mouser had ONE knob in their catalog that met my specifications.  6mm D shaft, and NO pointer.

I go to the web site, and it's marked as OBSOLITE

Jameco and Newark have no 6mm shaft knobs listed.  None of the surplus stores that I know of have any either. 

I can't find the nice button covers that TK used on his button/led matrix anywhere.  Nothing even similar. 

I also can't find vero wire anywhere in the US. 

Does anyone know where I can find the knobs, or any of these things in the US?  I'm not new to this stuff.  I've been building synths and other electronics projects for over 10 years.  It seems like every year that goes by, the selection available to hobbyist in the USA gets smaller and smaller and smaller.  It is almost non-existent now!  i hate this place. 

-I should add that a large part of my frustration comes from the fact that there were 4 great electronics stores in my city, and they've all gone out of business in the past 5 years. 

[TK's led sockets]

Sorry to bring this post back, but I did search and search again! 

I even translated the German catalog and looked up the part to see if I could find the same manufacturer at Mouser or jameco or something.

So, does anyone know where to get clear button covers in the U.S.?

And I did see the hard plastic ones from a us distributer in another post.  I like the rubbery ones TK used.

Thanks

[Encoders for more than one track]

Thanks a lot!! 

I didn't think the 2nd row of encoders would be an option, but it was worth checking.  It will still be easy to get to everything w/ the four track buttons.

I can't wait to get started.  I'm ordering parts now.

[Encoders for more than one track]

Hello,

Ive got two questions that I didn't find the answers for while searching. 

One is in the title, can I have encoders for more than one track?  I'd like 2 rows of encoders to control 2 tracks.  Then also the led switch matrix for the triggers.  (It's for an analog modular, so I want to keep w/ the whole modular theme of having an accessible control for each voice I am using)

My 2nd question is, is it possible in the software to divide down the clock going to the DIN/Sync output to a synth level clock (which would be 4 or 8 clicks per measure... then I can divide down from there w/ my analog divider to trigger things periodically in a song.

Then I guess I should add, are these things possible in the existing software?  I've gotten good with analog circuits, after building my modular for the past several years, but microprocessors are totally new to me.  That zip file of the software scares the ship out of me :)

I read a post from the builder of the original switch matrix about how he is surprised that people want it bad enough to make all those solders.  I've got to say, it looks like a piece of cake!  It would take that many solders just to make an LFO or something in the analog world!! 

Thanks for your help