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Thanks for your response. The organ has direct electric action. I wouldn't mind running a system through jorgan if using 100% midibox would add too much complexity to what seems to be an already complex project. The hardware part of midibox doesn't intimidate me too much, I think with a little help I would be capable of this. The software/programming part is probably where I would need the most assistance, but if there are few people out there who can help with this sort of thing it's likely I would get stuck. The concept of simply driving direct electric magnet valves doesn't seem all too difficult, but it seems like the stop drawknobs/combination action portion of the organ would be more complex to set up. (perhaps the combination action would be similar to that of a digital organ like a hauptwerk console???) Any thoughts? I have looked at Artisan microMIDI. Their product seems great. It would be possible to save up for this some day (still several hundred dollars just in parts, but much cheaper than conventional products from a company like Peterson), but I do enjoy the DIY process. Well, I suppose the question is, can I tackle this realistically with jOrgan and MidiBox combined and have a good DIY experience, or is this going to be unrealistic? Anyone is welcome to offer input...I appreciate those who are more experienced tolerating the questions of a total newbie.

Hello all, I will start by saying that I am completely new to midibox. I have read through every pipe organ-related topic I can find and I have also been reading through the wiki...but I do not yet have a lot of electronics knowledge and need guidance on how/where to start. I have a small 3 rank pipe organ and would like to eventually use midibox to control everything. Relays and other electronics from organ companies are far out of my price range. I need some help getting started. From my reading thus far, I understand that I should use MidiBox 128. Is it possible to drive real pipes using midibox without a PC as part of the system, or do I need to run it through a PC program like jOrgan? It is preferable to control the organ without a PC as part of the system. Also, is it possible to achieve unification and coupling with midibox? Any help is appreciated. I found lists of how many CORE, DIN, and DOUTs to get on the wiki, but I am unsure of what other parts would be required and also would not know quite where to begin putting the pieces together. Thanks!