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SupervillainGRZ · Post by **SupervillainGRZ** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:13 pm

3d printing is fine imo

graywolf2004 · Post by **graywolf2004** » Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:54 am

Quick update on my progress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aui1yf26iSQ

Bootloader is basically a thing that allows end users to update firmware in a convenient way - usually via USB stick or SD card.

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:17 pm

This is really cool. I sure will be buying one in the future.

graywolf2004 · Post by **graywolf2004** » Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:06 pm

Quick update.
For the enclosure - I ordered polyurethane moulded into silicon form. Fingers crossed.
For 10+ units, price seems reasonable, way below polyamide SLS printing (which is about 300 EUR). For now I ordered only 3, but if it turns out well, I will order several more.
If it works, first 2-3 units will go to some of my friends for testing and there is a good chance next year first units will go to the customers (I need also to figure out all the legal stuff before then).
If it doesn't work at all, I will switch to metal enclosure design (bent metal sheet), but it will throw me back for several months.

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:06 am

Will you assemble these yourself?

graywolf2004 · Post by **graywolf2004** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:58 am

Halonmusic wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:06 am Will you assemble these yourself?

I plan it to be 50/50, at least for the first batch. The most labour intensive thing is soldering. It is around 200 SMT components and 100 through-hole. Many Chinese fabs offer assembly service along with PCB fabrication. I'm trying this option. So around 50-70% of components will be soldered by machine (cheap & common stuff like resistors), the rest I will solder manually (more expensive and\or rare components, that they don't have in stock).

sureno · Post by **sureno** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:03 pm

Looks great, has an uncanny resemblance to the tasty chips GR-1, if build quality is on par with that then you’re really into a winner

graywolf2004 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:54 am Quick update on my progress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aui1yf26iSQ

Bootloader is basically a thing that allows end users to update firmware in a convenient way - usually via USB stick or SD card.

joris.roling · Post by **joris.roling** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:28 pm

Any idea how many you're going to build, and any idea about price? You're going to sell them I'm sure...

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:59 pm

graywolf2004 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:58 am
Halonmusic wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:06 am Will you assemble these yourself?
I plan it to be 50/50, at least for the first batch. The most labour intensive thing is soldering. It is around 200 SMT components and 100 through-hole. Many Chinese fabs offer assembly service along with PCB fabrication. I'm trying this option. So around 50-70% of components will be soldered by machine (cheap & common stuff like resistors), the rest I will solder manually (more expensive and\or rare components, that they don't have in stock).

Ok thanks.

Milisonics · Post by **Milisonics** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:59 pm

Great unit. Definetly interested in it. Do you maybe have an aproximative price for it ?

Thanks

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 2:24 pm

Hardware implementation should solve my issues with mouse wheel.

...I gave up BlueArp as IIRC octaves were controlled by mouse wheel but my mouse doesn't have one

SupervillainGRZ · Post by **SupervillainGRZ** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:27 pm

Any chance to have more scales option for the "force to scale" feature?
I really miss Phrygian, Phrygian dominan, Dorian and Locrian modes in the pluging and hope to have it on the hardware

graywolf2004 · Post by **graywolf2004** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:09 pm

SupervillainGRZ wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:27 pm Any chance to have more scales option for the "force to scale" feature?
I really miss Phrygian, Phrygian dominan, Dorian and Locrian modes in the pluging and hope to have it on the hardware

It will be both on hardware and plugin. I already added all the main modes like Dorian, Phrygian etc. Will upload in couple of weeks. Also in my todo list to add user scales, but it will take some more time.

graywolf2004 · Post by **graywolf2004** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:15 pm

Milisonics wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:59 pm Great unit. Definetly interested in it. Do you maybe have an aproximative price for it ?

Thanks

Depends on the enclosure cost, which turns out to be the most expensive part of the whole thing. I am doing my best to push it under 1k eur, but I'm not sure. Anyway it should be somewhere in range 800 - 1200 eur. To make it cheaper you need to make then in thousands, which is not gonna happen, cause it is a very niche device...

SupervillainGRZ · Post by **SupervillainGRZ** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:18 pm

graywolf2004 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:09 pm
SupervillainGRZ wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:27 pm Any chance to have more scales option for the "force to scale" feature?
I really miss Phrygian, Phrygian dominan, Dorian and Locrian modes in the pluging and hope to have it on the hardware
It will be both on hardware and plugin. I already added all the main modes like Dorian, Phrygian etc. Will upload in couple of weeks. Also in my todo list to add user scales, but it will take some more time.

Great ! c'ant wait to try the hardware unit !!!

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