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@mfk really, no need to be afraid of it - you can easily do the large scale 1206 SMT soldering! In fact, the solder pads for resistors and caps to me seem to be bigger than those for the classic THT components. And there's no need to turn around the PCB all the time and to cut pins. As a bonus, you can store a whole assortment of SMT resistors and caps in really small boxes and don't need much storage space for them - also, with the drag soldering method (shown e.g. in the LoopA video tutorial), installing ICs is really very simple and super quick. We've even had a few requests of builders recommending us to get rid of the THT resistors in future PCB revisions, as cutting their legs was slowing down their assembly! :) It probably won't happen, as Andy often uses them as "bridges" over traces, i.e. the classic resistors then offer another layer to the PCB which simplifies routing. Have a good day and many greets! Peter

Yes, that's very nicely written! Many thanks to Robert! Many greets, Peter

Cheers, @manu, glad that it is sorted out now, hope you enjoy your new sequencer! We're already working hard on the ultimate user interface extension for it! :-) Best regards, Peter

That's a cool & uplifting retrowave song, @m00dawg - cool to hear a new track from you! Many greets and stay creative! :) Peter

@kelsfein Maybe you'd like to have a look at at the midiphy shop? https://www.midiphy.com/en/shop-details/137/48/midibox-seq-v4-rh-full-essential-kit https://www.midiphy.com/en/shop-details/137/47/midibox-seq-v4-lh-full-essential-kit There are full essential kits of both variants of the new SEQ v4+ in stock, including cases. Shipping to the U.K. is still possible even in the interesting times right now. You'd only need one more additional order of common parts from mouser (there's a bill-of-materials copy & paste tool to simplify the process) on the pages. Have a good day and many greets! Peter

Thanks a lot for your nice words, @m00dawg and @Antichambre! Regarding drone flying - it's absolutely true regarding the security issues - the problem was not when it was a completely new thing - people built their drones and wrote or modified their software (we had return-to-home systems, that engaged in case of video or control link loss). We also had spotters checking the surrounding airspace for obstacles like helicopters and we were able to fly back the bigger wings using line-of-sight standard RC flying. Those "pioneer" people were usually knowledgeable and very risk aversive - the problem began, when this technology was pushed to the mainstream. Then everyone and their grandma went drone flying everywhere (not in deserted mountains, but also in cities, near airports and so on) and that lead to massive problems and the necessity for these laws. While i was an enthusiast back then, i had my fair share of copters (never wings) falling out of the skies, so yes, it is a risk problem flying over people, a motor speed controller can fail at any time... Also, the public perception of drones has massively changed - when i made my first copter flights with a firmware that used hacked "nintendo wii accellerometers" many years back, people were fascinated and asked what was going on. At the end of the era, most people were not amused anymore, probably as too many people were flying. Doing it commercially now can probably be a stressful job. But, i still miss the ultimate freedom of wing surfing the mountains from time to time, thus the nostalgic tune :). Have a good new week start and many greets! Peter

Thanks, @xarolium, @latigid on already completed the boards - we're now working on the case and the software. Many greets! Peter

Thanks a lot, Mike! :) Yes, back then, five years ago, it was flying with a fellow human wingman, it was the ultimate freedom. We had video goggles and spotters that watched the airspace for safety. Due to changed drone laws (and i fully agree with them), it is impossible to do now. So there was a small window of opportunity to do it as shown, and that window has closed now, maybe that was one of the last of my wing clips in the Alps :). Have a good sunday, enjoy the nice weather in the garden and be careful with that machete! :) Many greets, Peter

@Keeze you're right it has not been set up yet and that may lead to warnings in browsers and google downranking the site - @TK. could probably implement a free SSL certificate solution like letsencrypt - it works nicely! Thanks for your report! Many greets, Peter

something is brewing in the lab - we're currently working on it! :) Many greets, Peter

Back in time, when we were surfing the skies... It sure has been a while, but here is a new track :) - sequenced with just six polyphonic tracks of a single LoopA: Hope you enjoy! Stay creative and have a nice weekend! Peter

You could transpose down?

A LoopA firmware update with quite a few enhancements is now available for download. New features: * Now supporting 256, 512 and 1024 step-equivalent clip lengths (previous limit was 128) - you can now create clips with loop lengths of minutes . * Improved display responsiveness/refresh rate, if the LoopA core is not under load * Improved initial BPM/timing stability, just after a sequence was started * Added customizable footswitch functions: choose any two of eleven new footswitch actions! * The new "Cursor Erase" footswitch action overwrites clip notes under the time cursor, this allows for live re-recording of new notes while the sequencer is running * The new "Jump To Precount" footswitch action allows jumping to a count-in point of a sequence, simplifying re-recording of a clip * New option "Track Switch": when enabled, "long-pressing" a mute key directly switches to that track * New Option "Tempo Up/Down": Configurable BPM delta speed (faster/slower buttons), perform linear BPM fades in five preconfigured speeds * New Option "Follow Track": automatic track following when muting/unmuting, can be set to "disabled"/"when unmuting"/"when muting or unmuting" * New Option "LED Notes": visualizes played notes via temporarily red illuminated track buttons in the MUTE screen - when the sequencer is running, this indicates which track is actively playing notes Hope you enjoy! https://www.midiphy.com/en/loopa-v2/ Many greets, Peter

Cheers, very nice progress @chnuk and @momelq ! Hope you will have lots of fun with your new v4+s - they are awesome! :) Many greets, Peter

@gotkovsky good that you could reproduce and document it, hopefully @TK. could have a look at it - if not, you could repost the .zip and the video in the main SEQ v4/v4+ dev and feedback thread over here: ? Many greets! Peter

@dwestbury Hmm, it's a puzzle indeed - did you by chance install the overdrive/feedback potentiometer mods on all engines already? If so, could you disconnect them and test again? Good luck and many greets, Peter

Good job and cool visualization with the mini LEDs! Many greets, Peter

Are both left/right SID channels of engine 1 compromised? Did you measure if the voltages arriving at the SID chips of that engine are correct, especially the analog voltages? If those are good, it's just guesswork, but you could try to swap the output transistors north of those SIDs on your MB6582 baseboard? Have a good weekend and stay safe! Many greets, Peter

@gotkovsky i am not 100% entirely sure, but i think a pattern switch reloads the pattern from SD-card. Thus the question: which SD card type are you using? Could you try with a different card that is formatted to FAT32? Recommend to try any bigger/smaller/faster/slower/SDHC/SDXC cards you may have lying around, to freshly format them and to transfer your session over and test it... In general, if SD card access has some kind of latency, this could explain things getting out of sync. Many greets and stay safe! Peter

For lifting off the old keycaps, IC puller/IC extractor tools also do work nicely. Many greets and stay safe! Peter

Only 2 spares for the 13-key LoopA - will probably drill them and make earrings for the better half, let's see if she likes them! :) If not, i fear geting hit by the Nudelholz again!

New keycap reveal at 1000 subs! :) Nah, ok, here they are! :) Hope you enjoy them, we think they look great on the white metal cases, and they do help a bit with "stray light removal". We'll soon update the SEQ v4+ kits to contain those, in the meantime every new SEQ v4+ kit order starting today can get a free update to these keycaps - they will be slightly more expensive due to increased manufacturing complexity. Made in the U.S.A.! :) Hope you enjoy! Stay safe and many greets! Peter