A midibox 64E for the Arturia MiniMoog plugin

Design Concepts
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Hi all

I plan to build a midibox for the Arturia MiniMoog plugin.

Before I start I need to resolve one issue … How can I make a potentiometer to only send 6 or 7 values …

Let me explain :  on the minimoog ( the original from Bob or the one from arturia), you select the Oscillator waveform using a 6 or 7 positions ROTARY switch.

(Look at the OSCILLATOR BANK section of this picture to give you an idea : Here http://www.synthfool.com/images/miniface.jpg)

So , I’m wondering how I can do this having in mind that I want to use the 64E version ( Using numeric encoder for the midibox).

Thanks for all your answers !!!

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You should be able to with a 6 position rotary switch and fixed resistor values that would put you in the correct waveform states (2k intervals maybe). Just bring one line in and take the resistors out from the last 5 pins (1st is no resistor/0 Ohms) at 2k,4k, etc. up to 10k (those numbers are guesses).

I’m wishing for the same thing, only with a momentary switch and LED indicators (hit the switch to bounce through the different values, and the lights change). That way, when you change patches or plugs, the knob wouldn’t be pointing to the wrong setting.

-George   

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i saw one of those at radio shack yesterday.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F002%5F015%5F005&product%5Fid=275%2D1386

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Hi !

Thanks for the posts guys !

I woke up this morning and though about simply using 6 (or 7 depends ..) LEDs around a rotary encoder …

Each LED would correspond to a waveform that way, when I change the patch, I also get the “wave form” visually.

The only thing is that I don’t know if this will be very handy … as I wil have to rotate until the led gets powered … will see !

PS : But if somebody comes out with a new idea , I’m ready to use it !

Thanks a lot !