Re. Clockbox - I didn’t want to use a rotary encoder for the main tempo control because I feel that buttons are more precise when using on stage. I also modified the code so that instead of a pause button, it’s a “Stutter” button - as if you hit stop then play at the same time. As the name inplies, you can get a nice stutter effect that way
These Eurobox cases are great - they snap together and are easily drilled & cut!
cheers,
michel
ps. here’s a much newer live set: Sneak-Thief Live in Cork Ireland:
(I have two projects - one called Sneak-Thief and one called Polygamy Boys)
The studio version sounds better though - when I was trying to perform it, a crazy drunken irish minx came up next to me and starting flailing her arms and accidentally pushing buttons!
Live gear list: rs7000, 2 nord micromodulars, rozzbox & a good ol’ rm1x sequencing a tiny 8"x8"x3" custom live pc running kontakt - no monitor, no mouse, no keyboard …And here’s what my live setup looks like:
Anyhow, back to midiboxes: Doing those Midibox projects gave me a lot of confidence for my next project which I’ve been thinking about for over a year now! Imagine a hardware version of Ableton live - but without a monitor, keyboard or mouse: This year I’m hoping to build a whole box with a custom pc, dj-style audio mixer, and midi controller/sequencer.
I don’t need anything as complex as the Midibox SEQ, so I’m just going to keep adding some simple code to the clockbox. One bankstick will be more than enough to hold all the required sequence info… I only need 10KB to store the sequence arrays for 60 “songs” that have been broken up into various drums, melodies, bass, fx, etc.
I’ll post some concept illustrations in the coming weeks.
Someone else posted a link to it on a different forum, but check out the openlabs mika for an integrated computer/audio-midi interface. It looks pretty cool, built in keyboard, Presonus Firepods and a touchscreen.
I’ve just been looking at the ELO touchsceens, they’re mac compatible ad some of them are very compact. I’m weighing up the options of hooking one of them up with a mac mini and mounting them in a flight case. Expensive, but very cool.
