Basics

Some basic knowledge of MIDI and DIY electronics will help you in building a MIDIBox. This page will help cover the basics.

• Getting Started FAQ
• Troubleshooting

• Electronics Basics
• Digital Electronics
• Introduction to MIDI

• Electronics DIY Common Tools
• Case and Frontpanels DIY Common Tools

• MIDIbox Internal Components
• Ordering Parts

• Soldering Tips

• Etching PCB DIY

• KiCAD Open Source PCB Design - PCB Design Open-source
• Eagle PCB - PCB Design FreeWare + Commercial

• FreeCad Open Source Technical Drawing - Solidworks like CAD
• FrontPanel Designer - Frontpanels making for Schaeffer

• Inkscape Open Source Vector Graphics - Vector Drawing
• Blender Open Source 3D - Artistic 3D
• LibreOffice - Excel-word like

• MIDIbox Programming Tools

• Tips & Tricks Forum Section
• Forum Highlights

• Calculator.org - Multi-purposes Units Converter
• Resistor color decoder - Resistor color code Calculator ^{SmashTV's MIDIbox Site}
• CSGnetwork - Capacitor Color Code Calculator

• MIDI Specification and MIDI Protocol

the following sections are quite outdated

• Encyclopedia of electronic terms
• References
• Book Reviews