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Thanks guys! :)

Oh man, this thing keeps me so busy - once you are starting with a sequence, you will never find an end!

I've started with a tutorial sequence which should demonstrate how to convert this simple arpeggio:

http://www.midibox.org/midibox_seq/mbseq_tutorial1_1.mp3

to a much more complex texture by using the capabilities of the save/copy/shift function:

http://www.midibox.org/midibox_seq/mbseq_tutorial1_11.mp3

(4 patterns are played at the same time: 2 patterns for 3 SIDs, 1 Drum pattern, 1 Bass pattern)

Of course, such a sequence could also be realized with a common sequencer, but are you also able to play the same texture with some differents chords like demonstrated here?

http://www.midibox.org/midibox_seq/mbseq_tutorial1_12.mp3

It really keeps me busy... ;-)

Best Regards, Thorsten.

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Thanks Thanks Thanks! :)

More pictures are available here:

http://www.midibox.org/midibox_seq_photos

Btw.: picture #11 shows that this 19" case (available for 30 EUR @ Pollin) isn't so perfect for my panel. However, such fixes are well hidden ;-) and I didn't found another way for the leftmost buttons

The case is almost empty, but it will be filled with the AOUT module and perhaps also an analogue synth (-> the so called "simplesizer") in the future.

Best Regards, Thorsten.

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I just found the part numbers:

the encoder knobs are from http://www.albs.de

DK13-164, black-soft

DK13-164, gray-soft

Each knob costs 0.65 EUR

Datawheel also from http://www.albs.de

DK38-144

I got this as free sample

These knobs cannot be found in the (poor) webshop, I

contacted Albs directly via EMail. If you have luck, you

will get an immediate response. If not, it can take some

days or weeks ;-)

However, if more guys are interested, we could start

a collective order (Albs normaly delivers only to

big customers in quantities of 100 pieces and more)

The buttons are from http://www.reichelt.de

DT 6 <colour>

<colour>: BL, GN, GR, RT, SW

Each button costs 0.43 EUR

Best Regards, Thorsten.

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If you have luck, you

will get an immediate response. If not, it can take some

days or weeks

or months.... ;)

well, I think a big order from albs can be a very good idea as they have cheap and very nice stuff!

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Hey T,

I'm a little bit angry  >:( because of of this fantastic design !

Please give me a little more time to finish my Box LC so that I can start direct with the sequencer.

YOU ARE TO FAST !!!!

I also wonder, where you get the time to build such wonderful machines.

Sure is: This Sequencer is my next project !

I think we'll all have a serious problem.... while spending so much time on your projects we couldn't find any time to make music with all our "new" equipment  ;D

Do you feel the same ?

Another thing:

Some weeks ago I ordered my motorfaders at albs. I had a long telephone call (about an hour) with the manager. He's a really nice one. He knows exactly for what I was ordering the faders ...

It would be possible to get better prices for faders and knobs, if we make complete orders within our community. Because of the quantity we'll get then better prices. But someone must manage this "shop".

So my idea is, just to ask the community if they are interested. We could make collection orders and then get better prices. Albs is working on a web shop but they are not really interested in people ordering two knobs. I can understand this.

So if people have a little time, we could collect orders.

What are you thinking about this ?

Doc

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Guest psytron

i would be keen on a shop sort of thing.

i guess it is a good idea but perhaps a little hard to impliment from scratch.

perhaps someone who is alredy selling midibox parts???

smash??

on the other hand i have just ordered some encoders (50pcs) i figgure i will need most of em but if you live in oz (cause i do) and need a few pm me and i will see what i can do.

note: i found it extreamly hard to get ahold of encoders for a reasonable price. (farnell is not resonable)

In australia it is only thru mail order you can get em i think.(at least where i am)

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Another Aussie here... how many are there? It would be nice to gather a mailing list or even a forum so we could arrange bulk orders together. While I can easily obtain the common stuff quite cheap locally (eg. 100 resistors for $1.70 from Rockby) and order in PICs and other chips from Futurlec, it's a real pain trying to source things like rotary encoders and long shaft ALPS tactile switches. I still cannot find LARGE vectorboard/veroboard like what DriftZ and TK use  :'(  

BTW: TK it looks awesome... yet another toy I need to make *sigh*  ;)

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