Comments on: MIDIBox Modules

By: MONSTA

MONSTA — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:04:38 +0000

@MrSteve81: You should save a little bit of money by not needing the DOUT boards for LEDs then

@arcchies’bald: If you’ve got basic experience of soldering you should be fine with this project. Good Luck!

By: archies'bald

archies'bald — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:59:14 +0000

Saw this on DJ Tech tools and I will be following it with interest. As I said I’ve tried my hand at modding game controllers with a decent level of success, but I think I want to make the next step and build one of these.

By: MrSteve81

MrSteve81 — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:24:06 +0000

£20 doesn’t seem too bad to me. I also like the Smash boards for the same reason you do. They just seem a bit more professional.

I want a similar number of buttons and knobs to you, but I don’t think I’ll bother with the leds. Its all going to take a lot of planning. I should finish my UMC32 project before taking on another project.

By: MONSTA

MONSTA — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:29:59 +0000

An entire set is about £85 + I got caught with £20 import tax.
But depending on what you need you could do it a lot cheaper and if you’re in the UK why don’t you just get it from Mikes MIDI Shop (there’s a link in this post at the top).

Mikes stuff might not look as dapper as the stuff from Smash, but it’ll acheive the same thing.

By: MrSteve81

MrSteve81 — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:19:18 +0000

Can I ask how much you ended up paying for you modules and how much extra was put on by import tax?
I’m very interested in building my own midibox but I’m not sure if its financially a good idea.

I’m also in the UK so it’ll be similar for me.