My Megadrum project.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:31 amI recently bought a 56 input full kit. This is some of the progress of it and some questions I was hoping to get some help on.
Here is my front face panel design.
and here is the rear panel
If the design is not satisfactory to the Megadrum project I'll gladly change it. I went with red and black because that's the proposed color scheme I was going for so the blue and white MD logo didn't fit that.
Here is the front panel cut out and ready for assembly.
This leads to my first set of questions:
The usb jack doesn't sit securely how would I go about making that secure? The midi ports don't work unless I cut the wires on one of them how do those mount? do the chrome rings come off or should I just cut the wires on one of the jacks to be able to mount?
This is the enclosure I got for the megadrum. I've actually seen someone else use this model before and there is a problem with the standoffs.
Here is a mock up of the install and you can see the electrical tape over the wires of one of the jacks because I couldn't get it to go in any other way.
Here is another problem with the standoffs. They don't fit the pcb board and they aren't threaded.
I've never done anything like this before. Do I just buy standard standoffs and forcibly screw them in to these making my own threads? And what about the sections where there are no holes? I don't really want screws coming from the bottom of the enclosure but if it's gotta be that way oh well, but I'd rather not.
Also I noticed that the way the cable lengths are for the screen and the controls is that the screen would have to be on the right hand side which when I put my hand on the controls I can't see the screen. I 'll have to mount the pcb board on the lid so it's upside down in order for my preferred layout to work. Is there any problems with having the board upside down?
I know these sound like dumb questions but please bear with me.
Here is my front face panel design.
and here is the rear panel
If the design is not satisfactory to the Megadrum project I'll gladly change it. I went with red and black because that's the proposed color scheme I was going for so the blue and white MD logo didn't fit that.
Here is the front panel cut out and ready for assembly.
This leads to my first set of questions:
The usb jack doesn't sit securely how would I go about making that secure? The midi ports don't work unless I cut the wires on one of them how do those mount? do the chrome rings come off or should I just cut the wires on one of the jacks to be able to mount?
This is the enclosure I got for the megadrum. I've actually seen someone else use this model before and there is a problem with the standoffs.
Here is a mock up of the install and you can see the electrical tape over the wires of one of the jacks because I couldn't get it to go in any other way.
Here is another problem with the standoffs. They don't fit the pcb board and they aren't threaded.
I've never done anything like this before. Do I just buy standard standoffs and forcibly screw them in to these making my own threads? And what about the sections where there are no holes? I don't really want screws coming from the bottom of the enclosure but if it's gotta be that way oh well, but I'd rather not.
Also I noticed that the way the cable lengths are for the screen and the controls is that the screen would have to be on the right hand side which when I put my hand on the controls I can't see the screen. I 'll have to mount the pcb board on the lid so it's upside down in order for my preferred layout to work. Is there any problems with having the board upside down?
I know these sound like dumb questions but please bear with me.