1,089 Reply by low-gain

(84 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)

Really sorry for not getting the tutorial done yet. i am going to pick up a couple of different keyboards from the thrift store. i hope to shoot some video
for the tutorial this weekend.

i think it will be a lot easier to just show peeps how to do this with out trying to mess with pinout guides. simply because not every keyboard is the same. it would be nice if they were but there is an easier solution.

Step 1: Establishing power/ground. (if link cable is plugged into DMG while powered on... and the caps/num lock buttons light up, you have power connected correctly)
Step 2: Data lines (hot swap until the keyboard works.)

Having a multi-meter helps and being able to recognize power and ground lines in circuits (on circuit boards) helps too to make finding your power and ground connections faster.

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1,090 Reply by low-gain

(36 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

btw... i just heard back from Doepfer. I guess it's going under some further PCB revisions and wont be available until April/May

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1,091 Reply by low-gain

(36 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

BTS wrote:

Or about $137 to $164 US dollars (at current exchange).  Again, that's without a case and other control components.  It seems cheaper than buying modules though.

Too bad they:
a. assemble the module for you
b. charge 20euro extra for a tempco resistor..

I emailed them asking if i could help in any way.. we'll see what happens

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1,092 Reply by low-gain

(36 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

rumpelfilter wrote:

you guys really make me want to buy a new soldering iron!


Might i recommend a Hakko 936 wink they rock

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1,093 Reply by low-gain

(36 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

http://www.doepfer.de/DIY_Synth.htm

If it's priced reasonably, i'll pick one up and build it. actually, I should contact them see if i can't pull some strings. teehee.

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1,094 Reply by low-gain

(36 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

btw, i think i might use ken stones gate to trigger converter in this sequencer as well. to save myself some time. and i think i have one of his pcb's laying around.. otherwise i'll just bread board it i only need 1 channel of it for this one anyways.
I hope to make the final steps this evening to getting it done.   I am removing the reset jacks from the original design and making it a simple rotary switch. Also added a clock LED (not that it's needed w/ the step LED's but what ever. wink ). Hope to have it finished and i'll try to shoot some video of it controlling something silly like my vl-tone or sk-1 or something. haha

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1,095 Reply by low-gain

(48 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

lotekindustries wrote:

Low-Gain or anyone else hear from Chris?
I had my fingers crossed ^_^

nope

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1,096 Reply by low-gain

(36 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

NICE Droffset!!!! smile

Progress made this evening!

Finished Wiring the 10 step sections and mounted the PCB.

tomorrow i wire up the rest and mount the I/O Jacks.
It's going to run off 12Vdc Laptop Supply. I have to add a simple gate to trigger converter in it yet as well.. >_< so much shit to try and fit into that little bugger.

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1,097 Reply by low-gain

(23 replies, posted in LittleGPTracker)

e.s.c. wrote:
Theta_Frost wrote:

Trust me Low-Gain, you want venison burritos

hes had e.s.c. homemade venison burritos before...though now i usually also add chipotle bacon & some spicy chicken breast smile


stop it man... gunna make me ddrive 8 hrs to get them burritos

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1,098 Reply by low-gain

(36 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

nitro2k01 wrote:

Oh, that's a nasty heap of wires... If I had designed it, I would have used ribbon cables, and maybe daughterboards for each line of potentiometers.

'
you and me both. lol

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1,099 Reply by low-gain

(36 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

the midibox SEQ is cool, although a little extreme... as for Alex's sequencers..also cool. just not for me.  wink


I just need  this little sequencer for utility work for testing trigger stuff... i just hope i can get all the wires into the damn thing. it's a lot to pack into such a small space. and a total cluster fuck of wires.


Like i said. Cluster fuck. smile


Internal ground bussing and stuff. (Not my cleanest work, but again this is for my personal use only)

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1,100 Topic by low-gain

(36 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

So are there any other people here interested in DIY modular/analog Synthesis?

I've been working on a few designs as of late, but i wanted to get a little utility project out of the way to help me with R&D...
I purchased (a rather high priced pcb for what it is) a 10step sequencer pcb (Voice of Saturn) from the curious inventor a while ago,
and up until now i haven't had the time to make it.. So i started getting the chassis together. It's not finished by no means, as i haven't wired it yet.
I still need to figure out if i'm going to paint the chassis, label it and clear coat, label and clear coat or just leave it as is and label it. I'm designing a 4 channel version of this on my own not using the voice of saturn pcb but I had this one laying around waiting to be assembled...

Anyways.. if there are a few of you out there i'd love to see some current/past projects... and or maybe start up some discussions about this stuff. smile


Finished PCB (old rev)


(Panel design)


(Machined the panel after work today)


(Mounted parts to check for errors)


Like i said. Cluster fuck. smile


Internal ground bussing and stuff. (Not my cleanest work, but again this is for my personal use only)


Finished Wiring the 10 step sections and mounted the PCB.


As you can see from the image... it's a total rats nest. And amazingly enough i can get the chassis closed. Now to figure out the errors in my wiring. >_< I think i'm missing a jumper or something simple. usually is a minor detail i miss. Installed the I/O jacks. I also added Ken Stone's Gate to trigger converter pcb in there for a dual channel Gate to Trigger converter . i normalled the Gate output to the input of the 1st gate->trig input. Runs off a simple 12V laptop supply (didn't need/want battery operation on this one).  Let the troubleshooting begin!

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1,101 Reply by low-gain

(84 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)

Turtle413 wrote:

I don't think the one from Kitsch is the right link you need for this (no +5 v line)...I'm no genius, but I would try using the official standard DMG-07 cable...probably get one for around $10 on eBay.

And when you cut the cable from the DMG-07 pcb.. feel free to mail me the pcb :-D teehee

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1,102 Reply by low-gain

(23 replies, posted in LittleGPTracker)

bleo wrote:

Check out this discussion....

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/li … ssage/1762


i imagine that all it would take is having info from Marc with regard to sending info to that port.. from there a midi interface can be done via micro controller and we're in business..

And i just summed up in 2 sentences what will end up being something that will take hours to figure out. hahaha. i love making things sound super easy when they aren't THAT easy.

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1,103 Reply by low-gain

(20 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

i owned 2 mashmods... not impressed, blurry image.. Thretris's version is wonderful!

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1,104 Reply by low-gain

(31 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

not to mention, the resistor that is installed for the backlight is a standard value across all colors of LED's.. this is how nonfinite ships them.
But if you know anything about how led's brightness vs. color of LED you'd know that each color draw's a different amount of current. So..
you could have a color that is super bright and thus drawing a lot of current which is killing your battery life. They dont have to be Excessively bright to be functional.. Something to consider peeps..

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