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Phil helped. Thank you so much. Your reply was very usefull to me. Very good to know I dont have to know every detail:) Wow thanks. Exactly what I needed. I'm starting to feel that this is a friendly community. But I felt at the first the help was so general that I did not know where to begin. This is much better, thanks:) -J

Omg flemming. I'm not doing anything personal. Please stop beeing so passive aggresive with all the smileys and that stuff. Just to search trough a forum when you dont know where to begin is hard as shit. I'm just asking for a place to start. You wont give me that so please stop replying to this thread. Thanks for the response philetaylor. Nice to feel some friendlyness here. I know that the console consept it waaay beyond the first thing I could build. I realize what you're saying about newbies wanna build a castle before dog house. And that is as I said not my intention. As I have worked as a musician and composer the last years I haven't done to much nerding. So I worry a little that the overwhelming information about this may be to much for me. Whats VERY basic for many here is completely greek to me. I feel like a quarterback just entering the chess club lol. Well well, it was nice that you were friendly Philetaylor. It seems like there isn't anything as basic as I would wish. We'll see. -J

Very funny. It's always sad when you meet communitys that are not interested in helping just making fun of beginners. I you cant see my problem flemming just dont reply. Your replys are of no help at all. So please dont. Hope someone here that has been in my shoes can give some good tips. Maybe a thread that made you understand a lot? Would be awesome! And if you are like flemming and have nothing constructive to say please dont reply. I am trying to learn and not argue with anyone. Are there a learners kit with a manual or something around? That would be perfect! -J

I'm starting to realize you have to have a basic understanding to get help on this forum. I try to read threads and understand but it's all greek to me. Maybe a "starting section" would be a good idea on this forum. I almost get the feeling that it's "illegal" to ask questions if I have not spent a loooong time searching the forums I am simply asking for the best place/thread/website/manual/video to get started with. Because now I dont understand anything because I no reference to any of the terms. If you think my questions are stupid and you dont have an answer or tip. Just dont reply to it. -J

I am not in any way asking anyone to do any of the hard work for me. I am simply asking for the best, basic and easy way to start. You write that I have to at least try to understand and do my part and that is exactly what I'm doing. I am not trying to say "I know nothing, what do I need". I think this is really hard and try to find a way to start. And you gyus must surely know how. You didn't always know how to this I guess. Hope to get replys that helps me ubderstand this better! And I am of course searching the forum and internet trying to wrap my head around this. And I am not trying to build a box. As I described I wanna build an "analog like mixer" that looks and works like an old school mixer. But I have to do an easy build first I think. Just to get a understanding how this works. Peace! -J

I can solder. Not to good but I manage:) What is greek to me is electronics in general. When I open up my novation nocturn controller I dont understand anything.. Is there a kit that has EVERY part I need so I can learn as I go. That would maybe be the easiest? Very basic tutorials/threads etc? As I said my goal is to build a mixer with 8(maybe 4) motorized faders. And a separate channel strip to would work for the track selected. Of course I need transport etc too. In one way it would be an extended mackie control. My vision is to make it very much like an analog mixer. Maybe even have an analog monitor section on it. Looks is essencial! I want it to be the main interface in my studio and workflow. To be realistic I realize I need some help here. Maybe someone would be kind enough to write a couple of pm's with me and explain how complicated my build would be. And how much help I would need. Thank you so much for all replys. If I'm not at the right section of the forum I apologize. Please place my thread where it should be! -J Edit. Lol, just saw that my thread had been moved. Thanks:)

First poster here and this seems like a cool place:) I really hope you guys can help me. Cause I have no idea about electronics. I know this will really take some time to understand but I am truly willing to learn and invest time in this. The problem is that I dont know where to begin. This is all completely greek to me.. And english is not my first language either so that does not make it easier either. Could somebody point me to the MOST basic way to learn this? Or a really basic way to learn about electronics. Maybe I could build something from old tv's or junk lying around to get an understanding of this? I REALLY wanna learn this, but it is hard when I have no basic understanding. I work as a musician and composer but I am really a geek at heart:)lol. Hope someone could help. I would be so thankfull! -J