dopamine wrote:Looks awesome!! A few questions:
Will you be selling the units pre-made or just for assembly? What are your prices? When will they be available? Do you need any beta testers? Are you sanctioned by Motu?
What are the advantages over an MPD-32. Thanks!!!
1:Will you be selling the units pre-made or just for assembly?
A: this unit is a prototype, it was basically an excersise to build an exact replica of the bpm software. to be honest i just wanted to prove it could be done. now i would need to get permission to mass produce a branded item from motu and also permission to implement a group buy from the designers of the mios system and hardware. this would mean a group buy format under the ucapps.de rule system. i havent even considered this as of yet as im still in prototype stage with this.
2:What are your prices?
A: if a group buy were implemented through ucapps.de and mios terms this would be done through the forum and site under the terms and condions of the already laid down rules. mios is not to be used for commercial use thats is why you can join ucapps and buy the kits there and build your own 32 channel mackie style automated control surface, or build an 808 clone or hardware sequencers etc.
3: Do you need any beta testers?
A: no sorry, everything you need to know about this hardware is on the forums at ucapps, the whole ethos of the place is to share information and help eachother to build mios based projects.
as i am closely working with uvi soundsource and we will be discussing implementing global cc# assignability to every bpm software control soon it is hoped that with a software revision/upgrade that full assignability will soon be reached for the software so that any cc# can be assigned to anything.
4: Are you sanctioned by Motu?
A: no, not at all. the main reason for me building this is simply because i wanted a hardware version control interface. i wanted a precise, editable, functional replica, and i mean exact replica of teh software. when i saw one review stating that motu got namm 09 most misleading award i thought, well i will make one and show it could be made cheaply and precisely.
most of the softsynths etc are now made under contract to motu and then rebranded, and as motus customer relations is at best described as wanting i decided to just speak with the developers directly.
this took time , i had to show progress with the project, actual hardware and some of the parts in use. once i got the brain running and attached several components i videod them and put them up for them to see it in action.
im still closely working with the devs in france and i am now close to assembly of the first complete unit. as the brain and control modules have been tested and work, also the software editor for the control unit works fine with the layout and assignments the unit on first power up will be ready.
all that remains is the changes needed to the bpm software for cc# assignability.
I must make this clear this is a prototype built for myself and not for mass production or resale with anyform of motu branding on.
yes this one will have the bpm logos and the motu logos on as thats the whole point of an exact replica.
5: What are the advantages over an MPD-32
A: isnt it obvious?? its an exact replica of what you are using software wise, it will be a native control surface, inside will be ram that will take the multiple setup's that you wish to make, each setup can be named also. hopefully bpm will also have a setup capability, so you assign you cc# to each item then save the setup, that way when you boot the software it automatically loads the set up into bpm and when you powerup the controller it also automatically loads the preset patch.
personally i think motu dropped the ball when they didnt make the hardware as well, however it was also good business sense as they were able to make it possible to use the units already on the market.
the outlay for the hardware could have been greater than sales which in these present times could have been a bad decision.
i would like to make this smaller now, so i have got a load of smt parts in to try this out.