I am thinking about doing a small run of Midipal PCB (throughhole). Wondering if there is any interest for it. This should be achievable for like 4 euro per board ex. shipping.
And yes i know it would make more sense to post this at the MI forum
Is it worth it? I bought mine from Pete at Midisizer. He always has stock of them. (MidiGAL is his variation with a selection of firmwares.)
I don’t think i have to make a calculation to show you the price difference?
Besides in the Netherlands you have to pay taxes on stuff that comes from non EU countries with a value of more then 22 Euro. So if you are unlucky you can add another 15 Euro for handling costs and a minor tax fee.
Doesn’t Samuel at Audiothingies carry this as MIDIbro too? That’s also within the EU. However, that said, there’s always room for a little customization like nicer switches, such as Digitast, Marquart, or something from Mec.dk. Also, one could trick it out using a fast OLED, integrate a power switch etc…
True, an update on the design would be nice.
@jojjelito he does. But he only sells it as a kit which does not suit my needs. And it sounds like you are describing MidiGAL
Haha Well, I got me a MIDIPal in a metal box quite some time back, but didn’t the MIDIBud lead to the MIDIgal?
Annie-who, some kinda thing using Marquart or MEC switches, a 2x16 OLED and an all metal encoder (like the good ole CTS with switch as used by x0xb0x originally) plus having a fitted nice power switch would defo make me build a few more as they do come in handy…
The other day I briefly talked to a local hero who’s designing for Cherry MX switches just because
Yeah i think it was Midipal > Midibud > midiGAL but i guess the Midibud concept failed.
I don’t mind doing some redesign work. But we would need some consensus. Introducing a 2x16 OLED will make the PCB much larger. Is this acceptable?
I would be interested in some boards at such a price.
Cheers,
Roel