stuartm

Oh boy, this is fun! I'm with the 8/8 implementation, 8 global views, 8 session specific things (like: mute groups! I think this is the first time this is properly done in any MIDI sequencer ?!?) /edit: this can also be like your personal "panic" menu. I've assinged F1 as BUTTON_BOOKMARK - Now whenever I get lost -> F1 > GP1 -> just the Kickdrum running. Safe as f*ck. Now: do I get a nice meaningless title under my avatar for coining the term "bookmark" ? :tongue:

Sounds very useful, a kind of "UI bookmarks" system. But I also agree with the concern regarding the naming of those "UI bookmarks". I'd say let's give it a try.

My personal recommendations: d16 Drumazon (909 clone, old-school) SonicCharge µTonic (modern electronic stuff)

There's a dedicated button function in the .v4 file for Record, look for "BUTTON_RECORD" and assign it to one of your F-buttons (i.e. put the F-button shift register there and set the former F-button to zero zero).

You can achieve that with the Scroll function (Utility -> Scrl).

Second that. Understanding schematics, getting the pre-made module PCBs and soldering is one part, but getting it all together in the way you want is the hard, other part. Because this is completely up to you. But keep it going, you may as well try some simpler or "breadboard" casing in the first place, also can prevent you from wasting a lot of money. Also, I concur with the modular approach. Try to build up one channel strip with one LCD or similar at first, to really consolidate your concept. Once its fully running and you are clear about where you're heading and how you can achieve that, you can easily expand the controller.

That "Moppe" rocks ! Great idea and well done !

If you're looking for a "step-by-step" tutorial, you kinda wrong here. If your willing to read, learn, design and experiment, your're most welcome to dig through all the stuff thats on ucapps, the Wiki and the Forum. The MB64 is a one-off for everyone, so think about what YOU will need, what you favorite controls layout is etc. It's not voodoo magick, but it's not an afternoon walk either. Here's some stuff i started to write about my MB64, could help ya: http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=stuartm_stukontrol

Very nice! Congratulations guys ! (now, where's the KaffeSeq ? ;-) This needs some SMD soldering of the OPL chip, right ?

Here's a video demo I did today:

While reading thru some MESSE wrap-up, I encountered this: Looks familiar ? This german article (http://www.amazona.de/index.php?page=26&file=2&article_id=3381&page_num=3) says in rough translation: "Little Sound Device is to be a series of affordable compact synthesizers. The initial plan is a bass-synth (which was shown here) and a monophonic digital synthesizer based on the C64 SID chip. With an extra batch of SID-chip there will be also small series of a four-voice desktop synth with LED matrix and controls. The device will be called either ASID64 or ASF-1." I hope this is just a "design study".

Did you notice the right LCD which says "Please initialize the track" and the bliking "INIT" above GP16 ? Thats what I get when I change the length.

I don't think there is a quick qay you can do this by just changing the pattern. Program Changes can be done via the Mixer. I use the mixer maps in song markers for that to switch between whole tracks. I.e: Song 1 - Marker A1: Dump Mixer Map 1 -> Marker A2: Change to Patterns ... Song 2 - Marker A2: Dump Mixer Map 2 etc.

Nett, dass du das auch noch mal auf Deutsch postest, aber der englische Thread sollte schon reichen :flowers: Admin: hier P.S: das Bild evtl. noch im anderen Thread posten

The MidiboxSeq was from a modified Midibox64 firmware. However, a "dual-use" box is not very useful in my opinion, unless you prefer an analog style sequencer (oh, further post for me says: yes, you do) However, you would have to change firmwares to change operating mode. For that, take a look at the Midibox64E (E for Encoders) The one's from Mike are: Core 8: 8x6cm DIN/DOUT: 4x10cm /edit: please also post the picture of the box you have in the German thread, this helps everyone a lot to understand what you are aiming for.

Finished the SeqV4 overhaul yesterday (except for the case), now there's a shiny "new" machine sitting on my desktop ! So I'm finally back on the beta-testing train. I really like the step incrementer function and the new step views - especially the layer view! Very handy for chords. One thing I came across during reconfiguring/customisation: the GP LEDs can only assigned in terms of shift register in the MBSEQ_HW.V4, but not regarding their individual pins. (I had soldered one line the other way 'round and thought I could change it in the MBSEQ_HW.V4 to fix it - but you can't. But re-soldering did it quickly, anyway.)

I guess there is a lot of bi-directional things going on in the 4midiLoop, i.e. the software (i guess Traktor) sending messages back to the controller for lighting up LEDs and such. This is not impossible with a Midibox, but do take into account that this might require some more or less programming work to get it running. /edit: I re-read your post and saw your comment on the LCDs - note that those are basically for displaying "internal" information of the box. If you want it to show for example track names from Traktor, this again would need some clever modification of the firmware. My personal advice: think about what YOU really need, or what would fit your workflow best. A 1:1 replica is not impossible, but fairly complicated. But I think you already did well in understanding the midibox concept - keep reading, researching, thinking and sketching things out, we're always open to comment on concepts.

Hi there! Have you had a look at this thread: ? (pro tip: Google and Forum search function)

That was probably my "Sync and Flow" Video on Vimeo ? ( ) a) Look for "External Restart" in the BPM page b) try MENU + METRONOME c) assign a dedicated button in the MBSEQ_HW.V4 (Like I did on my old MBSeqV3, as you see in that video) On another note: DANG ! :frantics: I just took my MBSeq apart to do a complete overhaul with a new Schaeffer frontpanel, finished new button boards last weekend and did the first JB Weld job yesterday - now I'm all jumpy to get things done to test those exiting new functions.

The SMR-4. @Rosch: thanks, just joined.

@toadstool: yeah, the two 74HC's need to be flat on the surface, otherwise they could clash with the filter board, so no socket there. Glad you could grab another PCB @Wilba: thanks for the info, I didn't dig deep into the original Shruti history. A Core32-based synth sounds .... lovely :ahappy: @All: here's some audio demo with a bunch of patches I created during the first days of using the Shruthi. Due to the limitied but clear interface, this was a real joy!

Anybody else got a Shruthi-1 ? (Scroll down for some audio demos !) I finally got hold of a Shurthi-1 Kit a few weeks ago, a nice little synth by Olivier Gillet from France. I didn't have the pleasure to build a sammichSID, but the two share a certain look (the Shruthi design is obviously inspired by the sammich). read all about it here: http://mutable-instruments.net The Kit that you can order for 150 EUR + shipping includes all the parts, PCBs and acrylic case. The whole thing is very well designed and the building instructions on the website are outstandingly well done, absolutely noob-friendly. Building the thing was a real joy, and even more fun is using this little synth! It's very cleverly done, with a simple but easy to learn menu navigation and some very remarkable features for small Atmel based synth (incl. 12-slot mod-matrix) Sound-wise, it's basically an 8-bit wavetable synth with an analog filter. You can choose between diffrent filter boards, the Kit comes with a filter designed by Olivier using available parts (called SMR-4). Other filter boards are based on CEM or SSM chip, though you'll have to find those old chips yourself. The SMR-4 filter sounds really good, and being based on a small Atmel PIC and using 8 bit waves, this thing does incredibly good sounds. The next batch of Kits is in preparation, so if if you have the chance, try to grab on of these. It's a great DIY synth, maybe some future Midibox projects can also get some inspirations from this! I'll do some audio and video demos soon. Here's some pictures from building the synth (took about 5 hours): http://www.flickr.com/photos/23516000@N04/sets/72157625962940266/with/5410824077/