sneakthief Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'm ecstatic with the Midibox Clockbox! I needed a master clock for my live performances (electro/techno) that also sends a few custom midi commands:I had the case for a Nord Micromodular lying around so I built a Midibox CV inside. Also here's the back of the Clockbox:The midibox CV is controlling my tiny little Blacet modular: Cheers,michelps. Here are some pics from building the Blacet: http://sneak-thief/blacet ...and this next project is why I have a leftover Micromodular case: http://sneak-thief.com/nordrs7000.html ...haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jidis Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 What's that cool looking "round cornered" case? Is that a scavenged item or a commercial DIY box?George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneakthief Posted February 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 It's called a Euro-box and they cost ~3 Euros new here in Germany: http://www.reichelt.de/inhalt.html?SID=14Q%40uDBtS4AQ4AAGyGCIs69f6282bb1269d23c5c8957f3a4459c2;ACTION=3;LASTACTION=2;SORT=artikel.artnr;GRUPPE=C714;GRUPPEA=C71;WG=0;ARTIKEL=EUROBOX%20RT;START=0;END=16;STATIC=0;FC=6;PROVID=0;TITEL=0The company website is here but doesn't really have any useful info: http://www.euroboxenclosures.comCheers,michel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jidis Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Thanks!It's a bit of a stretch from here in the US though. ;)I like it too, but I just thought it looked strangely familiar. (I still can't remember from what)I've been eyeballing different old external modem enclosures, hubs and junk over here lately.George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneakthief Posted February 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 It's somehow familiar to me too - reminds me of old north american telco gear from the early 80's (I grew up in canada). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moebius Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Uuuhh - In the subject of Live :DDownloaded your http://djassault.com/sneakthief/Sneak-Thief_vs_Polygamy_Boys_live_in_Berlin.mp3Nice set - I just love to hear all these EBM references, some melodies resembling good old 80s SynthPop, Harthouse techno ect. all smashed up to your own sound!Moebius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 I love this style of music, too :)Btw.: I'm using the same cases for my AOUT module and the Moog filter:Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneakthief Posted February 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Moebius & Thorsten - thanks for the nice comments :) Re. Clockbox - I didn't want to use a rotary encoder for the main tempo control because I feel that buttons are more precise when using on stage. I also modified the code so that instead of a pause button, it's a "Stutter" button - as if you hit stop then play at the same time. As the name inplies, you can get a nice stutter effect that way :PThese Eurobox cases are great - they snap together and are easily drilled & cut!cheers,michelps. here's a much newer live set: Sneak-Thief Live in Cork Ireland: http://chromaticon.com/sneakthief/Sneak-Thief_live_in_Cork_Ireland_Nov_27_2005.mp3(81min / 76mb / 128kpbs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 ps. here's a much newer live set: Sneak-Thief Live in Cork Ireland:my deepest respect, it sounds better than most of the commercial stuff today!Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Nice set! Nice tunes! ;DListening as I typeRowan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 The last tune is very very good ;D ;D ;D Any chance of a remix?Rowan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneakthief Posted February 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Hi Rowan - sorry, it's actually already a remix of somebody else: http://www.discogs.com/release/263860 :D(I have two projects - one called Sneak-Thief and one called Polygamy Boys)The studio version sounds better though - when I was trying to perform it, a crazy drunken irish minx came up next to me and starting flailing her arms and accidentally pushing buttons! Live gear list: rs7000, 2 nord micromodulars, rozzbox & a good ol' rm1x sequencing a tiny 8"x8"x3" custom live pc running kontakt - no monitor, no mouse, no keyboard ;) ...And here's what my live setup looks like: Anyhow, back to midiboxes: Doing those Midibox projects gave me a lot of confidence for my next project which I've been thinking about for over a year now! Imagine a hardware version of Ableton live - but without a monitor, keyboard or mouse: This year I'm hoping to build a whole box with a custom pc, dj-style audio mixer, and midi controller/sequencer. I don't need anything as complex as the Midibox SEQ, so I'm just going to keep adding some simple code to the clockbox. One bankstick will be more than enough to hold all the required sequence info... I only need 10KB to store the sequence arrays for 60 "songs" that have been broken up into various drums, melodies, bass, fx, etc.I'll post some concept illustrations in the coming weeks.cheers,michel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwx Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 - no monitor, no mouse, no keyboard ;) ..yes!...... that´s the way I like it!! ;Dpwx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappajackson Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Yeah! Booty bass! bring it on. :)Someone else posted a link to it on a different forum, but check out the openlabs mika for an integrated computer/audio-midi interface. It looks pretty cool, built in keyboard, Presonus Firepods and a touchscreen. :)I've just been looking at the ELO touchsceens, they're mac compatible ad some of them are very compact. I'm weighing up the options of hooking one of them up with a mac mini and mounting them in a flight case. Expensive, but very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinnsyk Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 nice mixYou start with miss kitten, excellent choise :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 What can you do with your Midibox Clockbox? Sending an command to all devices to start sequences etc.? Or Speedcontrol?Nice Music, Real. If you want you can play in Neubrandenburg, but it's an small alternativ club - i don't know whether you're interessted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_statikfire Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 SneakTHief...check out these enclosures, this would be so cool for your clock, or the next version...http://www.hammondmfg.com/R250.htmTHX,Jason D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneakthief Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 I'm baaack! I've been busy building a DIY modular & I made a page which details the whole building process - check it out:http://sneak-thief.com/modularnice mixYou start with miss kitten, excellent choise :PHuh? Those are all my own tracks (Sneak-Thief and/or Polygamy Boys) and they were performed/improvised live.dj_statikfire - those cases look really cool!rio - the clockbox syncs up all my sequencers, but it also sends commands to my custom NI Kontakt KSP scripts so I can keep all my loops & fx sync'd.Here's what my Midibox CV looks like now that it's been integrated into my DIY modular: Build pics:(more pics here: http://sneak-thief.com/modular )cheers,michel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 :D Bitchin'That clockbox is on fire man! and the modular is a great match with it :)Yeh, wow. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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