33 Reply by analog monster

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Well, not wanting to be on the receiving end of grief I hadnt posted anything, but no i didnt receive any contact from him this weekend so im assuming its delayed.

Its understandable to have delays, i just want to be kept informed thats all.

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34 Reply by analog monster

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I will assume everyone else has seen the blog post, they will all be sent out on Friday. Just to make it clear I never doubted it would happen, i was just worried and irritated there had been no contact in months

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35 Reply by analog monster

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Thanks for that, it does help.  No email reply yet though

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36 Reply by analog monster

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so as suspected the little board on the controller board isnt constructed by him, its a teensyboard which hes also using for the DIY midi controller on his latest blog post

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37 Reply by analog monster

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Sure, sorry for presuming. Was just trying to save seb some work but i take your point. Could you at least let me know if he replies? Ive attempted to contact him a couple of times through blog comments on genmdm posts, but he didnt ever reply. I shall go the direct email route and hope thats more fruitful.

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38 Reply by analog monster

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Please post the response here, no need for us all to contact him as I'm sure its the same situation for all of us.  Glad I voiced my frustration now, feels a little easier knowing people are sharing my pain. 

I have no doubt Seb is no stranger to soldering, I've been following his blog for years.  The carts appear to be 2 32pin eproms and 3 capacitors - should take 20-30 mins.  The controller port/usb part does have surface mount parts which are a real b*tch to do by hand, but it looks to me like he buys complete usb boards and solders this board to his own board with the controller port on it - that tiny black chip seems to have pins that would be impossible to do without industrial machinery.  So I'd assume another 30 minutes max for sticking the 2 controller boards together.     

I hope in the future he makes this open source, or at least to some extent accessible to DIYers.  It would mean anyone with an eprom burner, soldering skills and a source for the boards (either self etching or he sells unpopulated boards) could build one.  He could still make a tidy return on boards.  Could even sell the eproms too - then its just a case of getting the soldering iron out

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39 Reply by analog monster

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eptheca wrote:

6 weeks and 15+ new Max for Live devices later.............

THIS is what's been winding me up about it.  If he was too busy to do it I would understand, but he's had the time to do 21 blog posts this week and there's on average 5 a week so it feels a little bit difficult to justify a delay this long.

I went back through my emails to find the one he sent me, just to make sure I wasn't making it up.  Krubbz, like you I have occasionally wondered whether I imagined I had bought one.  Here it is...

"Hi!
There have been some issues in the production process of the GenMDM units. Specifically, the PCB manufacturer has taken longer than anticipated in the production and shipping of the PCBs. I have only received word very recently that the PCBs will be finished within 3 to 4 days from now, and as a result obviously the GenMDM units will not be shipped until some time later than originally advertised.

A realistic shipping date will be three weeks from now - Thursday, 7th June.

You will receive updates on the process once your order has been hand built, tested and shipped.

I personally thank you for your patience, and I apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment as a result of this delay. "

So ignoring the 17th of May expected shipping day and taking the 7th of June as the deadline were still talking a 4 month delay with no communication.

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40 Reply by analog monster

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I can wait, I just get a little frustrated that its 5 months since we were supposed to be getting them and except for an email around then saying it wouldn't be arriving when planned I've had no direct contact at all.  I'm sure it will be worth the wait, I just feel like more frequent status updates would be nice

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41 Reply by analog monster

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Nope, I paid 6 Apr 2012 and still not got it.  Getting kinda frustrated TBH considering  I was expecting it to be shipped before Thursday, 17th May, 2012 and there is barely any contact from Seb available

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