ANdrw Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Hello, I was thinking about building one since the 1st time i found ucapps about 6 months ago, but due to lack of time/money i postponed this. But starting next month, i want to build one... i only have some (noob) questions for you guys. I want to build something similar to this one: Forum Link: Complete pic: http://www.alphazone1.com/midibox/midibox-complete1.jpg What kind of rotary pots, sliders, buttons and LED's do i need? I saw a big list on Farnell and I got confused. What other things do i need ? What is the cheapest place to buy them from? And.. could anyone tell me (from their own experience)the total amount of money needed for a MidiBox 64? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Welcome aboard, ANdrw :flowers: 70% of your questions are answered in the first thread you linked to. 29% percent are answered on ucapps.de. The last 1% is this: And.. could anyone tell me (from their own experience)the total amount of money needed for a MidiBox 64? Depending on what you have in your spare parts drawer and where you wanna go somewhere between 0€ and 42,000,000€. With the box you linked to I am guesstimating 400-500€. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANdrw Posted April 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Great! I guess i should start reading then. Thanks a lot for the fast reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANdrw Posted April 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Back once again.. So, here's what i want to build.. A controller with 4 faders, 17 rotary pots, 20 buttons (4 of them like push to mute/un-mute for example, and the rest simple ones), 8 LEDs for mute/un-mute, (not sure about this yet) one display, and one off/on button Please help me with parts list... here's what i figured out so far: 1 Core Module 2 AIN Modules 2 DIN Modules 1 DOUT Module --------------- 4 Faders 17 Rotary Pots 21 Buttons 8 LEDs 1 Display (maybe!) ------------------------ Is this list correct? Do I need anything else? Except for the case obviously :) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 * Do you want potentiometers or encoders? * You do want the display. It's really nice to have a display for debugging purposes, and generally helpful after debugging. * 20 buttons -> 1 DINx4 module * 17 + 4 = 21 analog inputs -> 1 AINx4 module * 8 digital outputs -> 1 DOUTx1 module (get a DOUTx4 for expandability) * You also need a power supply More LEDs are generally nice for more visual feedback, too. Throw together a mockup of the panel, that'll help us find possible problems a lot easier :) edit: fixed DIN/DOUT typo mixup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANdrw Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the reply nILS. I got the mockup for the panel ready. Here's a picture, and below, some explaining of what they mean :) From top to bottom: Brown(ish) circle: Larger rotary pot (that i'll probably use for main software output) Pink rectangle: Off/on switch Orange rectangle: Display 16 Dark grey rotary pots (mapped for eqs and stuff) Red: 16 Buttons (that i'll map to trigger samples, etc) Green: Mute/Un-mute buttons Blue: LEDs (one will be on while green button is down/one will be on while green button is up) - 2 colors for LEDs Grey Vertical lines are the faders. But im sure you figured that out by now :) You asked something about potentiometers/encoders. I think i want potentiometers. They are able to send MIDI data, right? I dont know what encoders are... could you please explain? It's not the most original deisgn, i know... but it suits my workflow :) Oh, and the power supply too Edited April 12, 2010 by ANdrw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLP Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) Hey ANdrw, You asked something about potentiometers/encoders. I think i want potentiometers. They are able to send MIDI data, right? I dont know what encoders are... could you please explain? everything you connect to your midibox will send midi data. buttons, encoders, pots/faders. You could even connect a methane detector to it, so that it will send midi data when someone in the room farts. pots/encoders: =encoder&s[]=pot#what_s_the_difference_between_potentiometers_sliders_motor_faders_and_encoders]wiki Edited April 12, 2010 by SLP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Pots vs. encoders: http://midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=questions_and_answers * You'd prolly want an extra encoder and some buttons for the display (to allow quick and easy menuing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lylehaze Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 * 8 digital outputs -> 1 DINx1 module (get a DINx4 for expandability) I believe you'll find that a DOUT module will drive those outputs with a better response time. :) Have Fun, LyleHaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 hehe, whoopsie :) Typo DINx1/4 -> DOUTx1/4, fixed original post, thx lyle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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