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Yeah, I just want an all-in-one box I can use with max/msp and my outboard samplers where the whole mixer maps concept is integrated with some pads.... I haven't used an mbseq yet, so it's all in my mind anyway. But I think a midibox drum trigger thing would be amazing! I would build one for home use for sure, and so if you need any help...... I know you have a trigger finger, and they're probably pretty cheap on the used market, but it might be cool to figure out a midibox pad solution that could be diy'd from the ground up. Although, the fsr's I've found seem to be pretty expensive and in short supply. Did you (or anybody else) think about connecting force sensing resistors to an AIN board? the drum layers idea sounds really cool btw..... D.

Hey, I had a similar idea except to tie it to the mbseq somehow. For me, a sequencer with pads and the 16 general purpose buttons and knobs would be a killer controller and cut down on the number of boxes cluttering up the studio. I thought about hacking a cpl. Akai LPD8's or a replacement pad set for an mpc1000. I think having the pads integrated into the control surface of the sequencer could be useful for doing track mutes and/or track solos. The sticking part for me is the programming aspect, ie. bank select, note mapping, pad sensitivity, velocity and then how to possibly extend the functionality to include track mute and solo........ Maybe the programming aspect could be integrated into the mbseq or used to create a standalone box of pads. here's a sketchup of a possible panel design that shows the mpc1000 pads to scale below the general purpose knobs and buttons on the mbseq. It is 23" long and 7" deep:

Hey Lyle, thanks for the reply! I had a look at the edrum and while that looks pretty cool, and I'd like to make use of something like that in the studio, I was more thinking about pads like on an MPC or pad kontrol. I was hoping for some advice about advantages/disadvantages to the pad voltage signal entering via the AIN or via midi. I did some digging and found this company: http://sensitronics.com/products/force_sensing_resistor.htm They seem to make the MPC sensors and I thought I could do something with that. I also thought this looked interesting: http://sensitronics.com/products/matrix_array.htm Anyway, thanks again. Maybe while waiting to build this thing I'm totally over-thinking it! It's a great project and thanks to all involved. Dave.

Hi, I'd like to trigger samples in a computer and some outboard samplers, and record that in real time in the mbsequencer. Would 'pad' triggers built into the case and connected to the analog inputs of the new core module have less latency than an external box of pads (eg. a korg pad kontrol) connected via a midi input? I'm debating building pads into an mbseq but if there isn't a useful improvement in terms of latency then maybe it's not worth the trouble. Thanks, Dave.

Thanks TK for that very informative reply! Very helpful. I think I'll just go ahead and put together a V3 sequencer with BLM matrix and then upgrade the core once it's available. What interested me initially about OSC was the reported "zero latency". So, the direct approach over ethernet would be my choice. It's interesting that the proxy slows the process down. I have to admit that I don't know what I need OSC for specifically but I was hoping to experiment with it in Max/Msp.... Hitting monome style buttons to trigger samples in Max/Msp with no latency was one idea. I was also thinking about sending OSC triggers to Max which would in turn send parameter changes to my Yamaha TG77. I wonder if sending the param changes back to the MBSEQ via osc would work well? Could I then record that information as a sequence and send it out over midi from MBSEQ to TG77? (that way it can all be stored together). I'm also curious to know if there can be a direct osc to cv conversion possibility? Maybe could send an lfo in the computer to a modular synth for example..... Thanks! Dave.

In the beginning of the midibox seq v4 features thread it mentions some things about osc. I'm wondering if osc will be a part of V4 and in what way? I'm thinking about building an 8 x 16 arduinome and I thought it might be cool to have the sequencer + arduinome in the same box. Or maybe it makes sense to build the blm matrix and use it as a replacement for the arduinome.... ? (hoping to trigger + sequence Max/Msp + modular synth + midi gear from the midibox sequencer.) Also, any ideas as to when V4 will be released? Are there any components I could order and put together in the meantime? Thanks! Dave.