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| **Note:** I wouldn't recommend anyone copy my design, part selection, etc, until I have finished the project and have confirmed that it all works. I'll be sure to rename the headline below once I've finished everything. | **Note:** I wouldn't recommend anyone copy my design, part selection, etc, until I have finished the project and have confirmed that it all works. I'll be sure to rename the headline below once I've finished everything. | ||
| - | ===== Another Traktor Controller (A Work In Progress): ===== | + | ===== Another Traktor Controller (Finished and Working!): ===== |
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| My controller is designed to provide controls for the features I use most in Traktor. Because of this, I've left out controls for features that other users might find essential (looping, pitch control, etc). There is also a section of the controller that is specifically for functions in VDMX, and will not be used for Traktor. In addition to the Midibox controller, VDMX is controlled by a DIY Arduinome (Monome http://monome.org/ clone). | My controller is designed to provide controls for the features I use most in Traktor. Because of this, I've left out controls for features that other users might find essential (looping, pitch control, etc). There is also a section of the controller that is specifically for functions in VDMX, and will not be used for Traktor. In addition to the Midibox controller, VDMX is controlled by a DIY Arduinome (Monome http://monome.org/ clone). | ||
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| //Midibox Modules:// All of my Midibox modules have been ordered from SmashTV http://www.avishowtech.com/mbhp/index.html, who is the U.S. supplier of most of the Midibox PCB's. They also carry kits that include all (or most) of the required parts to populate the PCB's, as well as additional odds and ends that you'll probably need as you build your controller. | //Midibox Modules:// All of my Midibox modules have been ordered from SmashTV http://www.avishowtech.com/mbhp/index.html, who is the U.S. supplier of most of the Midibox PCB's. They also carry kits that include all (or most) of the required parts to populate the PCB's, as well as additional odds and ends that you'll probably need as you build your controller. | ||
| - | //Faders and Fader Caps:// I'm using two different types of faders on my Midibox. The first is an Alps fader (Mouser # 688-RS6011SY6002) which is a relatively decent fader, although not terribly light in touch. The second is an Alpha Fader (Mouser # 312-9301F-10K) which is considerably cheaper than the Alps, but not quite as nice. The Alps faders are being used for the 3 crossfaders, while the Alpha's are used for the remaining vertical faders. In retrospect, I might have been better served with faders that have a slightly shorter stem that fits the caps, as mine are a tad bit higher off the faceplate than I had hoped. The caps that I'm using are Neutrik/RE-AN (Mouser # 550-77304), and will work well for the vertical faders, but I am looking for a more DJ style fader cap for the horizontal crossfaders. | + | //Faders and Fader Caps:// I'm using two different types of faders on my Midibox. The first is an Alps fader (Mouser # 688-RS6011YA6009) which is a relatively decent fader, although not terribly light in touch. The second is an Alpha Fader (Mouser # 312-9301F-10K) which is considerably cheaper than the Alps, but not quite as nice. The Alps faders are being used for the 3 crossfaders, while the Alpha's are used for the remaining vertical faders. In retrospect, I might have been better served with faders that have a slightly shorter stem that fits the caps, as mine are a tad bit higher off the faceplate than I had hoped. The caps that I'm using are Neutrik/RE-AN (Mouser # 550-77304), and will work well for the vertical faders, but I am looking for a more DJ style fader cap for the horizontal crossfaders. |
| //Potentiometers and Knobs:// The pots I'm using are from Futurlec (POT10K) and are pretty cheap. They've worked well for projects in the past, so I'm hoping that they'll work well for this project as well. The knobs used for the pots are Neutrik/Re-An Soft Touch control knobs (Mouser # 550-67005). They fit the Futurlec/Alpha pots perfectly, and have a nice grippy feel to them. | //Potentiometers and Knobs:// The pots I'm using are from Futurlec (POT10K) and are pretty cheap. They've worked well for projects in the past, so I'm hoping that they'll work well for this project as well. The knobs used for the pots are Neutrik/Re-An Soft Touch control knobs (Mouser # 550-67005). They fit the Futurlec/Alpha pots perfectly, and have a nice grippy feel to them. | ||
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| + | //Power Supply:// I'm using a simple wall wart style box I picked up at a local electronics store. Mine is rated at 9VDC, and 800mA. When you purchase the power supply, be sure to pick up a matching panel mount connector for the box. | ||
| I've been trying to take pictures of the parts that I've ordered and received, more can be found over at my blog [[http://www.nonsilence.com]] | I've been trying to take pictures of the parts that I've ordered and received, more can be found over at my blog [[http://www.nonsilence.com]] | ||
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| The shot above shows the module PCB's attached, awaiting the core module being hooked up to midi wiring and the power input. | The shot above shows the module PCB's attached, awaiting the core module being hooked up to midi wiring and the power input. | ||
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| **Wiring the Panel:** Now comes the tedious and time consuming part of the build, wiring the front panel. For the most part, the PDF diagrams on the ucapps site that accompany each module are the keys to understanding the wiring sequence. I'm using ribbon cable, as it will be easy to attach to the modules, and keeps the overal spaghetti-ness of the panel down considerably. | **Wiring the Panel:** Now comes the tedious and time consuming part of the build, wiring the front panel. For the most part, the PDF diagrams on the ucapps site that accompany each module are the keys to understanding the wiring sequence. I'm using ribbon cable, as it will be easy to attach to the modules, and keeps the overal spaghetti-ness of the panel down considerably. | ||
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| - | This shot shows all of the panel components wired and ready to attach to the modules. | + | This shot shows all of the panel components wired and ready to attach to the modules.// |
| ===== Problems I encountered: ===== | ===== Problems I encountered: ===== | ||
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| **The LCD DIM Pot doesn't work:** For whatever reason, the pot I have on the core that is supposed to dim the backlight doesn't work. I don't really care though, as the LCD is at a good level, and I don't think I'll need to change it. | **The LCD DIM Pot doesn't work:** For whatever reason, the pot I have on the core that is supposed to dim the backlight doesn't work. I don't really care though, as the LCD is at a good level, and I don't think I'll need to change it. | ||
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| + | **Trouble Doing Sysex Transfers via Vmidibox64:** I wanted to customize the button/LED behavior to act as toggled inputs instead of simple on/off (meaning 1 press turns LED on, 2nd press turns LED off), as well as change the default fader/pot labels (Reverb, Chorus, etc) to labels that matched the functions on my box. It seems to be easily done via Serge's Vmidibox64 program, but every time I would then try to do the sysex dump to the midibox, the LCD would start showing bizarre characters, or shift over a few characters. Weird stuff. Eventually, I used Midi-Ox and the mk_syx perl script to create the Sysex file and upload it, which worked perfectly. Details of this process can be found here: http://www.ucapps.de/howto_tools_mbsyx.html | ||
| ===== Additional Thoughts and Considerations: ===== | ===== Additional Thoughts and Considerations: ===== | ||
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