Hi Folks 
Spent some time of thinking about starting this topic or not. But as you can see, I finally decided to do it!
First the Backgound:
Some years ago (I think it must have been in 2006 or 2007) I started to build a midibox LC.
I finished all the boards I need and build custom PCBs for the LED’s, switches and everything else.
You can see some pictures of the stuff.
I don’t know why, but I stopped spending time fpr that project. Perhaps due to my job.
Now, after I’ve moved to a new place (2 years ago) I want to go back and start again with my music productions.
For that I’m going to finish my LC and expand it to 32 Channels. Another thing I don’t know any longer: I’ve enough Core, DIN, DOUT and MF PCBs to build this big thing. Amazing…
The last 2 weeks I connected my finished PCBs and did some tests. Everything is working. But I decided to change something.
So I have to build new PCBs for my buttons, for the pots and pot-indication and for the meters.
Due to that I designed a housing for all the stuff.
Not yet completely finished.
Just want to give you some impressions and keep you guys up to date.
Greetz
Why not consider to take the Transport/Jog/Edit unit into the middle of the console?
Greets, Roger
I can so it later. But it’s a good idea.
I can swap the Transport/Jog/Edit unit 2 faderunits left.
I just have to do it before I build the case.
I think I’ll think about it
EDIT: 4 Lines and each starts with “I”
EDIT2: Picture added
+1 for middle, top being 3/4
Last night I finished the layout for the Meters
why don’t you integrate the shift registers to your PCB ? this would avoid you a lot of wires inside your midibox
why don’t you integrate the shift registers to your PCB ? this would avoid you a lot of wires inside your midibox
Good question…Another thing I have to think about
julienvoirin inspired me to do a full PCB with all the shift registers and other stuff.
If I can do it the way I want to do, I just have to connect 1 ribbon cable to my core, 1 from this full PCB to the meters, 1 to the touch-sensors.
I hope it will work. Just a little wiring in eagle to do:
if you can manufacture such a huge PCB i will ask you to make me one (not for a LC but for my custom Matrix1000 controller) !
good luck with wiring, remember that you can switch wires between shift registers and pots/encoder/buttons and redefine them later in the files to compile 
if you can manufacture such a huge PCB i will ask you to make me one (not for a LC but for my custom Matrix1000 controller) !
good luck with wiring, remember that you can switch wires between shift registers and pots/encoder/buttons and redefine them later in the files to compile
Yes I know. Without that feature I think it would be impossible
Still some connections missing, but nearly 90% done…
great job are you expert ?
great job are you expert ?
I don’t think so.
Because I’ve still 5-10 connections I can’t solve. So I’ve to mount some isolated wires 
i’ve looked at the circuit .. Are you sure about the resistor SIL for the LEDs ? usually it is :
SRoutput–Led–R–Ground
it seems different here (and easy to solve). i guess you mismatched with shift registers for inputs
it’s OK now i’ve better looked : adjacent pins are a resistor isn’t it ?
i advise you mini resistor (1/8W) : cheap but hard to find
i’ve looked at the circuit .. Are you sure about the resistor SIL for the LEDs ? usually it is :
SRoutput–Led–R–Ground
it seems different here (and easy to solve). i guess you mismatched with shift registers for inputs
it’s OK now i’ve better looked : adjacent pins are a resistor isn’t it ?
i advise you mini resistor (1/8W) : cheap but hard to find
pin 1+2 is one resistor, 3+4 the next one
I just want to thank the inventor of caffeine
7 wires left. I hope I can get them on the PCB…
Stay tuned for the next status update *smile*
Finished.
Still have some single wires I’ve to solder by hand.
The connectors are wrong in my 3D animation. Sorry for that. Didn’t find the correct ones.
