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A 16x16 + x + y + shift spacer shouldn't be too hard to CNC/laser cut out of plastic or wood? Question: do the protruding LEDs help to align the rubber sheets?

Ahem, Monome 256 (16x16) = $1400 :blink: And only one colour etc etc. And only if they're not sold out.

Received this week (New Zealand) while the forum was awry. Thanks Seppo!

http://www.lividinstruments.com/hardware_block.php

http://www.lividinstruments.com/hardware_block.php

TK said a little while back that SMD LEDs would be useful in the BLM. The matrix/PC tracks would be a little easier to route. Probably looking a multi-layered board or many, many vias for through-hole LEDs. So, what are we talking for Livid spacers and conductive rubber sheet? 8x8 rubber = $30 x 4 = $120 4x4 spacer = $8 x 16 = $128 Plus panel and PCB. Plus LEDs etc. Bulk discount would go to less than $300? I'd be in :) P.S. there's some fantastic rendering going on :wink:

looks very nice!

:) I just love how the camera usually changes angles right on beat at the end of a section. Must be some camera tricks or lots of filmographers. P.S. I can't talk, but "lol" at Smithy's post count ranking :wink:

Received my lovely green-and-black panel today! Looks great, cheers Julian! Now, all I need is that darn PCB... : )

:blink: Something more appropriate for MIDIBox?

Holy $hit, look at all those parts! How many colours can you make :) And what a great idea keeping the same PCB footprint for the encoder and switch boards. I bet that saved a bit of $$$

Of course, to do this you need some kind of "tool". Like a hardware or software DAW. But the MB-SEQ seems to be the ultimate tool for creating step sequenced bass, melodies, drums -- anything really! For the OP, you can buy nearly everything you need for SEQ via SmashTV's webshop: http://avishowtech.com/mbhp/buy.html You assemble modules likesuchas DIN, DOUT and CORE32 then link them with ribbon cables. You then need encoders, knobs, buttons, LEDs and two LCDs. The hard part IMO is making a panel and user interface which looks pretty and works straight away. It's not impossible, but because the different components have different heights, you need to layout everything on veroboard and add spacers to make it all level. Fortunately there is a solution which has been very kindly "ready-made" by Wilba. Basically everything needed for the SEQ is mounted on one board, including a full control surface. Also, the shift registers which scan buttons or encoders, or drive LEDs are multiplexed together, meaning you need less of them. This is certainly the easiest solution and the one I am pursuing after having most of my components for 2 years and not getting the darn thing finished! :whistle: The only trouble is the PCBs are not widely available. This is due to people having actual lives and not spending all their time helping others on this forum. I have my panel in the post from "julianf" and will jump on a PCB when I see one. One day I'll be done too :) If there's any other info you need, try searching this forum or uCApps first. You'll learn a lot this way.

Wow!! One vote for MIDIBox of the Summer(/Winter) :)

P.M. sent, hopefully still available :thumbsup:

I'll be in! Cheers! Maybe one day I'll have an actual use for MB_ETH :thumbsup:

Yes, but it's more like two diodes arranged back-to-back. Unfortunately you can't then use both LEDs at the same time, so you couldn't have a third "orange" state. The addressing of each LED state becomes a bit tricker too (I think).

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Thx! I notice the ENC28J60 (for MBHP_ETH) isn't too widely available (i.e. not at all in my Australasia). Bulk order? Or just add it to my next Mouser/Digikey order? Thanks heaps Seppoman! :)

More panel size, power consumption, transmission issues and redundancy but: Two duplicate LCDs, one by the GP encs, one by the BLM?

Great job of course TK! Question: do your hands/arms tend to get in the way of your vision for "Keyboard Mode" and would a workaround involve having zero velocity at the top? Or is that too-backwards thinking? P.S. Beer was sent a week or so ago ago :thumbsup:

Using your Ikea case idea the approximate size is 30 cm EDIT: by 40 cm. So approx. 7 rack units, plus a Wilba/TK SEQ is 10. That's quite a bit of real estate, and I'm wondering whether the SEQ belongs in the rack (MIDI'd to your synths) and the BLM on a keyboard stand/ table/ hand-held as a real performance instrument. Plus, it's gonna be battery powered and WLAN MIDI'd right? ;) I'd say people will have a lot of opinions on which buttons to use, my humble suggestion is to keep the layout as general as possible so peeps can choose. SPST tact switches usually have 200 mil pin spacing, correct?