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Have a happy and healthy new year 2020! Many greets, Peter

Thanks, @Elektruck! All credit for the LoopA metal case goes to @AdrianH, as usual! :) Have fun soldering and have a nice xmas time! Peter

@Adam Schabtach wohoo, it's great to see it come together! Congrats to your build and thanks for the nice and very relaxed communications along the way! Hopefully you will have lots of fun with your new v4+ and get lots of inspiration from it. From the functionality standpoint it is a beast for sure, i still discover new features from time to time :). Many greets and have a happy holiday time! Peter

Happy holidays! :) Here is a sneak preview of the upcoming 2020 LoopA "Pro" Metal Case, designed by Hallik Engineering: Hope that you like it and that the first LoopAs out there are already being built and maybe are even already used! :) Have a relaxing and healthy holiday season! Best regards, Peter

@Smithy, super cool and very nicely done! What was your total time to build it? 8-10 hours? Now awaiting your first official jam with it! :) Many greets! Peter

While the concept is differently named than on the Elektron sequencers, the parameter layers of the MIDIbox SEQ are very powerful and allow a "per-step" modification ("parameter locks") of different parameters. Basically, up to 16 such layers can be enabled per track/sequence, and of course you have 16 tracks/sequences that can run in parallel! Available parameter targets (layer names) are e.g. Note/Velcity/Gatelength/Chords/CC/PitchBender/Delay/Probability/Roll. In addition you get trigger layers for functions like Gate/Skip/Accent/Glide/Roll/Random Gate/Random Value/No Fx. With these features and a "high-res" sequence using many steps (e.g. 256 steps) and a high divider value (to play back steps quicker to retain the same short sequence runtime), you should be able to create almost anything that can be achieved with MIDI outputs, from drumrolls to filtersweeps, to... whatever you can imagine! :) Many greets and enjoy! Peter

Congrats to the finished build, well done! :) I think you are right with the M3 nuts for the case interlocks, these should be low-profile nuts and we probably have packed normal-sized M3 nuts in the first kits. We'll contact all customers of the acrylic kit variant and (if required) send them eight replacement nuts! Other than that: hope the build went well for you and that you enjoy your new toy! :) Many greets, Peter

Wohoo, congrats to the nearly completed build @Smithy! :) Also thanks for your photos! I just measured with the caliper and think there should be >2mm of clearance, if the 8-pin connector has been filed "flat" at the top: The OLED pins should be cut close to the PCB, that is very true: We are aware of space restrictions within the case, but wanted to create a really slim DIY device, so this is on purpose! :) Many greets and enjoy your new LoopA! Peter

Very cool development, well done! While the girls in the house insist on automatically shutting down the WiFi network at bedtime "so they can sleep better" :), i can see why wireless connections would be cool, maybe also in a ProgrammA context :). Many greets, Peter

@sis.tm and @latigid on just had a look in the code to see what is really going on in seq_lfo.c - as a short conclusion, if a "note lfo" is used, the lfo value is rounded to an integer value between 1 and 127 to reflect a MIDI note - so even if this was put out via AOUT, that is probably not what you would want in a CV scenario (a more or less "stepless" continuous LFO waveform). Probably it would be best to ask TK. in the main SEQ V4 thread for a CV LFO expansion with non-note-steps, if possible, we'd also vote for that expansion, of course :)! Best regards and have a nice weekend! Peter

@Phat, that sounds great! At some point in time, the LoopA software will probably get a CC track type, but it will never be as powerful as your dedicated CC Looper, that can just use the full STM32F4 memory for that single purpose :) Many greets, Peter

Very well done and thanks a lot for the nice report, @lp1977! Best regards, Peter

Hi Simon, first of all: that's one awesome datawheel knob! :) Yes, the strange behaviour without SD card is normal - the v4+ looks for the hardware configuration/layout file on SD card, from there normally the midiphy config is loaded - if it is not there, it will assume an "unmapped/standard SEQ", which does not match to the layout of buttons/shiftregisters, etc. Nothing can be damaged that way and all will revert back to normal, when you launch it with the SD card with the configuration file. The stability issue could be caused by unstable/insufficient +5V USB power. I had a very similar problem with my LoopA a few months back, switching to a better USB power supply or a high quality powerbank (for mobile use) solved it for me - could you try that out? Best regards, Peter

Here is a discussion with a similar question: so, from that thread, this here: http://www.buythis.co.uk/product/4927/genie-psu500-in-line-12v-dc-500ma-regulated-linear-power-supply might still work? You are probably fine with a high quality modern switching PSU as well, as long as the switching frequency is well above the audible range, especially as the SIDs are a bit noisy by themselves :). Best regards, Peter

@Altitude as requested, we've now released the acrylic frontpanel plan as a SVG, as another customer wants to create a custom 3D printed case and asked for it. There is a 3mm "size indication" in the SVG, which can be used as a reference for scaling on your side. The plan is linked on the bottom of the "caseless" LoopA shop page: https://www.midiphy.com/en/shop-details/139/69 Direct link: https://www.midiphy.com/files/d14/LoopA%20Acrylic%20Case%20Frontpanel.svg Have fun and best regards! Peter

Thanks Bruno and Altitude! :) Altitude, will send you the acrylic case display cutout dimensions via PM or email shortly. Best regards and have a nice sunday! Peter

Hi Adam, no problem to send you a spare LED, with all the "Murphy's Law" you encountered during the build! But, could you count if you don't have a spare already? For similar reasons (i.e. if one of the LEDs is defective from the start or is damaged during installation), we usually pack a total of 60pcs 2x3x4mm LEDs for a full kit, so there should be more than a single white 2x3x4mm LED left over as a spare. Have a good sunday and best regards, Peter

And, it's finally release-day, sorry for all the delays and thanks to everyone who helped! The LoopA is now publicly available in two variants, a caseless/barebones variant, and an acrylic case variant: https://www.midiphy.com/en/shop-details/139/69/caseless-loopa-essential-kit https://www.midiphy.com/en/shop-details/139/65/loopa-acrylic-case-essential-kit Also, Adrian Hallik from Hallik Engineering is working on a new metal case, which should be available in early 2020. You can easily transplant the caseless LoopA to any case. Here is the full (2 hours +) video tutorial, all in all it should be a doable project and there are no IDC cables to build! :) And here are some impressions/photos of the kits and the final units - enjoy! :) Firmware releases and user manual/handbook documentation updates will always be posted/linked in the first posting/on top of this thread! Have a great weekend and hope you enjoy the LoopA! Best regards, Peter