hey latigid on…realy great job. Its looking realy nice.
Are you making a list of all parts needed in best case with articlenumber from mouser?
were i can get the PCB and the Case? Can you make a kind of small Bulk for Case and PCB???
Regards
MaG2k
Thanks! For sure, I have all of the part numbers from Mouser which I will compile for you later. Let me get my case first, but after I’ve checked I can run a bulk order. For around 5 cases the cost will be less than $300 and closer to $260 for 10 pieces, this includes shipping direct to you. I will see if they are able to run it through their UK branch, then perhaps extra VAT can be avoided for EU folk.
okay what do you think PCB+Case+Siliconkeys will cost tougether?
PCB: around $75 Silicone pads: $4 to $4.50 from ADAfruit. If there’s enough interest I could ask for a bigger discount. Flikto.de has them for 5.20€ with free shipping after 50€. I designed the front panel for an M2 grub screw, not the sort of thing you normally buy so I could also provide these. And white square LEDs for the sliders as you have to buy 100 at a time from eBay.
There’s a backpack miniCore which I also recommend. Just have to test a new run of these.
Wow that’s looking really great! Excellent work.
hi latigid on,
and the case you build…is it a full metall case or only the frontpanel? or do you plan an acrylic case?
I designed an 5mm acrylic case for my SEQ V4 so that it would be a good alternative to full metall but acrylic is not that durable in case off crashing to the ground as metal. so please give a little more details about your case!
But by the Way…i am in! 
Best regards
MaG2k
Good to have you on board!
Check the first page for a case design. It’s 3.18 mm aluminium for the whole thing. I’ve changed the design to a flatter (25.4 mm front / 50.8 mm back) slope and simplified it to be cheaper. I opted for a dark grey powdercoat as I think it will last better. I’ll post pics when I get it from the supplier.
thanx for your fast reply…can you tell how much the case will cost?
Thanx
MaG2k
hot damn. well done.
Great job, it looks awesome! Congratulations!
Many greets,
Peter
Many thanks all! Not finished yet! :frantics:
thanx for your fast reply…can you tell how much the case will cost?
Thanx
MaG2k
For around 5 cases the cost will be less than $300 and closer to $260 for 10 pieces, this includes shipping direct to you. I will see if they are able to run it through their UK branch, then perhaps extra VAT can be avoided for EU folk.
Heh, Abelton just sent me a promo for Push, I should show them this thread :rolleyes:
hihi…yes you should show them what you are doing…much better then Push cause directly control hardware no need of a computer at all!
+ BLM has much more keys!
Wow, this looks great!
I’m too!
really interested..
Case pictures:
Update:
Communication to miniCore working well
I still have a few issues with MIDI IO 3, but it works fine through MIDI IO 1
Case looks fantastic and is perfectly strong enough. I believe that the top and bottom bend radii will increase the strength significantly. The grey powdercoat colour provides a nice contrast with the buttons.
PCB flex is no problem in the centre and the north/south edges but a bit flimsy on the left edge. I should have included the blind studs here as they are barely noticeable, and will definitely for the final case. For mine I will find a different way to stabilise it.
There are a few PCB errors and I think at this stage it’s best to just go with new PCBs. I will start a new thread for confirming orders.
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How does this connect to an MIDIbox Seq v4?
The preferred way is with the BLM port on a quad IIC module. This combines MIDI in, MIDI out and power connections on a DIN8 socket. There’s a matching DIN8 on the BLM case; I’ve wired up a DIL10 header to go to the miniCore board. You can also use a DIN MIDI port on the SEQ, just connect and define which one you use. This is how I’ve tested mine because I can’t easily get a hold of the PCB mount DIN8 to complete the quad IIC.
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i’m really interested too!
case+pad+pcb