Comments on: Geek Gawking: An Opticon Podcast and a Plogue Maestro

By: Stef Stabilizer

Stef Stabilizer — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:21:05 +0000

I will keep the blog updated for sure.. I have the layout sketch and some PCB layouts to add this week. I figure that the Midibox project is open so why should my implementation not be..

I think it’s a project that could do with some more light shone on it actually as it’s mature, supported and not that hard to pick up with a bit of patience and soldering practice now the kits are available for those of us who aren’t electrical geniuses.

And let’s face it. The current crop of commercial controllers are far from perfect and will always fall short as everyone uses Live in a different way.

By: tricil

tricil — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:15:41 +0000

whoa… one of my biggest early influences makes some of my favorite plugins.

tell him thank you next time you speak with him

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:04:54 +0000

@Stef: Whoops; yes, Mac, not Max. X and C are next to one another on the keyboard. Do keep us posted on progress on your new project!

@tricil: Yep, same Chris Randall. He’s one talented, prolific guy!

By: tricil

tricil — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:59:57 +0000

would this be the same Chris Randall behind Sister Machine Gun?

By: Stef Stabilizer

Stef Stabilizer — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:10:39 +0000

Blimey, Link love from two of my daily reads!

I guess the Max/WIndows is a typo.. I figure you mean Mac/Windows

The MIDIBox I’m building will be an Ableton Live controller specifically and not laid out like a monome, though I really love the ideas behind their controller.

I’ll be adding more details in the next few days on the blog once I’ve cleaned up the layout diagrams and worked out how to explain what the sections will do.