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Hi, you could put your name down here. 236 PCBs, that's getting up there! Considering a new avenue has now been sought for a fabricated case, perhaps we might see a run of PCBs sometime. Patience, of course :)

I'm pretty sure man. The ones Wilba linked all look like they could fit a transformer inside. Your one doesn't. Seriously, pick it up, if it feels like nothing much more than a piece of plastic it's almost certainly a switching supply. A linear (transformer-based) supply will have some weight to it. Another clue is multi-voltage. Switching supplies can often use a wide input voltage (100-240 VAC) whereas linear usually will need a jumper/switch changed if this is even possible. One more clue is price. Transformers are usually more expensive than S/PSUs. I'm sure it's worth it for your little Sammich. :)

No, that still looks like a switchmode one to me. You can tell because a transformer-based design will be heavy and square :ahappy: unless they use a toroid, in which case it will be heavy, flat and round. Keep searching would be my advice. Hopefully you can return some of these!

Switchmode PSU bad?

Moogertron is my brother's and my project for unifying Moogerfoogers. At the moment, they represent great analog effects, but the case design is very bulky. Mk I (which is best explained by linking to another forum, sorry: link) was not bad, but very heavy. Also, the patchbay method of wiring CV has its problems because some of the sockets have normalled connections, making some unstable signals. So hopefully this is of interest to somebody. I know it's more of a hack than a design, but obviously my skills lie elsewhere :wink: It's a bloody big panel anyway. Edit: Sorry, pic links in the Gallery:

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: