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 ====== StuKontrol - a MIDIbox64 project ====== ====== StuKontrol - a MIDIbox64 project ======
  
-notethis report is still in progress+{{:07_frontpanel_complete.jpg.jpeg|}}
  
 ====== Idea and Development ====== ====== Idea and Development ======
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 For a breadboard test, i connected two pots to the AINX and the module to the core, grounded the remaining inputs, started MIDI-OX on the laptop, powered up the core and WEEEEEE! It worked! For a breadboard test, i connected two pots to the AINX and the module to the core, grounded the remaining inputs, started MIDI-OX on the laptop, powered up the core and WEEEEEE! It worked!
 I fired up Ableton Live and created a short sequence with impOSCar and routed the two pots to cutoff and resonance. I fired up Ableton Live and created a short sequence with impOSCar and routed the two pots to cutoff and resonance.
-It all worked well and without any signal hazzles, so I quickly decided to record a short video [HERE].+It all worked well and without any signal hazzles, so I quickly decided to record a short video
 + 
 +http://​vimeo.com/​7903764 
  
 In parallel, I had finished the panel design and ordered it from Schaeffer. In parallel, I had finished the panel design and ordered it from Schaeffer.
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 (image to be added) (image to be added)
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 +=== Finished Assembly ===
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 +Here's the panel fully stuffed with all parts:
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 +{{:​06_all_mounted.jpg.jpeg|}}
 +{{:​07_frontpanel_complete.jpg.jpeg|}}
  
 ====== Wiring ====== ====== Wiring ======
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 By pure chance, i only had to add a few more mounting screws for the PCBs. The others are using the button board mounting screws (with washers in between) or separate mounting screws using the unused hole originally intended for the pot boards (see above). The module are now located this way: By pure chance, i only had to add a few more mounting screws for the PCBs. The others are using the button board mounting screws (with washers in between) or separate mounting screws using the unused hole originally intended for the pot boards (see above). The module are now located this way:
  
-DIN module underneath the general control button board with wires to only these button +  * DIN module underneath the general control button board with wires to only these button 
-DIN module underneath the right part of the track control button boards and connected to them +  ​* ​DIN module underneath the right part of the track control button boards and connected to them 
-CORE module underneatch middle track control button board, sitting more or less in the middle of the panel +  ​* ​CORE module underneatch middle track control button board, sitting more or less in the middle of the panel 
-AIN module for 32 track pots underneath upper right pots, using unused holes +  ​* ​AIN module for 32 track pots underneath upper right pots, using unused holes 
-AIN module for 16 faders and 4 general pots underneath left track control button board+  ​* ​AIN module for 16 faders and 4 general pots underneath left track control button board
  
 For the wiring all the modules were removed again. With the target for each wire group set (module position) the wiring could be planned out. I took me some time to re-gain my soldering skills developed with the MBSeqV3, but in the end it went pretty well, although quite time-consuming. For the wiring all the modules were removed again. With the target for each wire group set (module position) the wiring could be planned out. I took me some time to re-gain my soldering skills developed with the MBSeqV3, but in the end it went pretty well, although quite time-consuming.
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 +Here's how it looked at the beginning:
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 +{{:​08_wiring_pt1.jpg.jpeg|}}
 +
  
 The wires were soldered directly to the module pins. This made some later de-bugging a bit painful (de-soldering,​ soldering, de-soldering,​ soldering etc.), but the connectors I used for this on the MBSeq also proved to be quite unreliable when assembly by me. The wires were soldered directly to the module pins. This made some later de-bugging a bit painful (de-soldering,​ soldering, de-soldering,​ soldering etc.), but the connectors I used for this on the MBSeq also proved to be quite unreliable when assembly by me.
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 For the connections between the modules I used a mixture of direct pin soldering and connector, to allow at least quick unplugging of (possibly buggy) modules. For the connections between the modules I used a mixture of direct pin soldering and connector, to allow at least quick unplugging of (possibly buggy) modules.
  
-The final result is not geometrically attractive and looks a bit chaotic, but it's a solution not really planned beforehand.+The final result is not geometrically attractive and looks a bit chaotic, but it's a solution not really planned beforehand
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 + 
 +{{:​09_wiring_done.jpg.jpeg|}}
  
 ====== Testing ====== ====== Testing ======
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 +====== Casing ======
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 +(... to be continued)
  
 +====== Making Music ======
  
  
  
  
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