Minimal knob/button/joystick/LED board


#27

It's a DIY-kit, available at Thonk.co.uk


#28

Yeah a kit, it's really very simple though, would make a good first soldering project I think. I'm writing a build doc aimed at beginners tonight. :v:


#29

I have made the bleep labs drum kit . That was hard for my first kit haha. This kit looks great.. I am ordering right now !!


#30

Here's the build document - https://www.thonk.co.uk/documents/axocontrol/Axocontrol_Build_Doc_v1.0.pdf


#31

and a test patch here which has all the controls exposed and mapped to a simple 3 oscillator patch - https://www.thonk.co.uk/documents/axocontrol/Axocontrol%20test%20patch/


#32

made an enclosure for the two boards. you can find it here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/muilxng8j8b7nn2/axocore%20enclosure5%20cut.svg?dl=0

the design is derived from Jan Vantomme's design and adapted for tom whitwell's axo-control.

here some photos of it:


Simple synthesizer for Axocontrol
#33

That looks great - I was wondering about a top panel around the buttons & joystick. Does it feel OK to play?


#34

thanks. and thanks again for sharing your design in the first place. :gift:

yes, playing the joystick works fine. i had made the cutout big enough so that i can move freely.

the buttons are fine, too, as they are fairly flush with the top plate. to achieve that i had been using 7 mm spacers for that. the downside of this height is that the pots' base would have needed another millimeter to be completely hidden. so now one sees a bit their corners. but i prefer that over the buttons being recessed.

all in all it works quite well.

:smile:


#35

My AxoControl by Music Thing Modular & sourced by Thonk is up-and-running... a real treat for all Axoloti's! TIP!


#36

constantin, what pots are you using out of interest?


#37

the pots are bourns PTV09A-4020F-B103 (http://uk.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=15001&langId=44&urlRequestType=Base&partNumber=2469524&storeId=10151)

although i feel the alps RK09D1130C1B are better and cheaper. unfortunately they were out of stock when i built the controller. (http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/potentiometers/7293647P/?searchTerm=7293647P&relevancy-data=636F3D3126696E3D4931384E525353746F636B4E756D6265724D504E266C753D656E266D6D3D6D61746368616C6C26706D3D5E5C647B362C377D5B4161426250705D2426706F3D313426736E3D592673743D52535F53544F434B5F4E554D4245522677633D4E4F4E45267573743D3732393336343750267374613D373239333634375026)

the knobs i'm am using are multicomp's CR-BA-3C6-180D:
http://uk.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=15001&langId=44&urlRequestType=Base&partNumber=1441138&storeId=10151

they feel really nice.


#38

Ah great thanks, I know those, was wondering what the height from PCB to top of pot body was (looks like 6.8+1.2=8mm)


#39

according to the datasheet it's exactly as you say - 8 mm.
that makes the switches with their caps be 1 mm smaller. have you come across different caps which are 1 mm higher while still keeping the same 12ish mm footprint?


#40

I haven't, but another option is sticking something under the switches to lift them higher, less to solder with but still pretty achievable.


#41

thanks. yeah, putting something underneath the switches could be worth trying.


#42

that looks fantastic @constantin

Im going to be ordering a board from @thonk , as soon, as I clear my desk of some of my other projects :smile:


#43

thanks technobear. :smile:


#44

Wow this is beautiful !!!!!


#45

@Thonk

Thank you for making the beginners guide. I was wondering if you have thought about making a kit for this, including knobs, faders, etc.? I almost bought one of your boards the other day, but realised I had to buy a lot of different things from different places and gave up on it again. For a DIY beginner that can be a bit of a turn off. You know, did I get the right parts, etc.?

Anyway, thanks again :wink: Looks awesome :smile:


#46

Full kits here: https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/music-thing-axocontrol-axoloti-diy-kit/