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Great work on the PCB's Jerome! Glad to see how far these have come. Can't wait to get my hands on these =]

Thanks for the response guys! It looks like the conditional events will suit my needs nicely. Can't believe I missed it but I'm slowly soaking it all in. Great stuff!

Hi all! I've been planning a Midi Controller for quite some time now and with the release of the NG platform I figured it would be a better time than any. However, before I start piecing components together I was hoping to get some things cleared up before I get on my way. I have looked over the documentation regarding 'Banks' and do have a fair idea of its implementation however there is some functionality I would like to confirm. So far, I understand that hardware elements will have 'hw_id''s which then can be banked to X amount of 'id' elements if there are X amount of Bank buttons to switch between. I was wondering if it is at all possible to have seperate 'Bank Zones' (sorry for a lack of a better title) which have their own independent Bank Select buttons and have no effect on any of the other Bank Zones. e.g. Take a control surface that has the following control elements: - 8 Encoders (A) - 8 Momentary Buttons (A) - 4 Bank Select Buttons (A) - 16 Momentary Buttons (B) - 4 Bank Select Buttons (B) Is the following functionality possible?: - 'Bank Select (A)' buttons will switch the [8 Encoders] & [8 Mom Buttons] between 4 banks - 'Bank Select (B)' buttons will switch the [16 Mom Buttons] between 4 banks - Switching between banks in either Zone A/B will not affect the state/bank of the other zones. Excited to get things under way. Any help appreciated! Regards, Andrew

Thanks alot for the answers! 4 bank combinations, i see that makes a lot of sense haha, guess i didn't think of that. As far as my programming experience goes, it'd be pretty much non-existant as a project of this kind will be my first. Would it be beneficial for me to learn the programming required or seek someone out for help? Also, I was skimming the net for resources and came across the Max/Msp programming environment. Would something like this be worthwhile to learn (given its apparent intuitive nature) to allow me to receive midi input from the Midibox controller and program the bank functions i require that way? The reason I am considering this is because I see it as an option that i would benefit from for future and more complex projects.

Greetings everyone, I have the intention of building a DIY Midi Controller to complement my DVS Dj Setup (Serato Scratch Live). A similar commercial product has been released by Native Instruments called the Kontrol X1. I have decided to create a similar product more suited to my needs and built around SSL's workflow, as well as a nicely machined faceplate with proper labels. The Purpose of this controller would only be limited to triggering cue points, setting/automating loops, assigning/controlling effects and library navigation. Given that i do go ahead with this project i will most definately document a build log, however for all intensive purposes ill give a brief overview of my controller separated below - [16 arcade buttons in 4x4 arrangement] inspired from the DjTechTools' Midifighter. I have chosen to implement the arcade buttons for tactile response & feel to cover the functions of cue-point triggering, tapping bpm & loop triggering - [Effects Section] 6 pots, 8 buttons - [Library Section] 2 pots, 1 rotary encoder, 4 buttons As far as the hardware side of things go, I have completed several other DIY Projects in the past so the soldering/assembly side of things shouldn't be too much of an issue. In regards to the Core configuration, I'd have to thank those responsible for ucapps.de page, as the documentation is excellent and easy to follow (+1 DIY Communities =]) Nevertheless, my questions are as follows; 1. I understand that the MidiBox 64E project is the one I am interested in. This is because i have chosen to implement a rotary encoder under the Library section for scrolling through tracks, otherwise the Midibox64 would have been my choice. My question is, am i right to assume that the only difference between the two is that i will have a rotary encoder connected to 2 pins on a DIN Module and that i will still be able to have all the buttons, knobs and pots as per my configuration above. 2. I am interested in using a shift-modifier to change functions of the pots/buttons. I understand that the Bank function is what Im interested in but my understanding of it and its use to my application is still a bit unclear. I want to be able to have separate bank select modes for the Effects and Arcade button section... i.e. [Effects Section] i would like a button dedicated to changing the function of the pots. Initially, the pots will be assigned to control the superknobs of each of the effects. At the push of a button, i would like those same knobs to be assigned to different CC commands to act as a scroll knob for changing the type of effect (e.g. reverb, delay, etc) [4x4 Arcade Button Section] In a similar fashion, i would like another button dedicated to changing the 16 buttons to different midi notes which can be assigned to different fuctions. What I'm not exactly sure about, is whether or not i can use 2 seperate bank selection buttons (1 for each section) to alter the inputs independently, meaning changing the bank of the knobs will have no effect on the arcade buttons and vice versa. Any comments, help, suggestions would be very much appreciated. Cheers