MIDI Matrix Patch Bay – Part 3

Having now described the design (and the mistakes) and the build guide (and the workarounds) this post looks at the mechanical side of things that I had completely neglected when designing the PCB! Part 1: Design. Part 2: PCB assembly. Part 3: Mechanical design and assembly. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand … Continue reading MIDI Matrix Patch Bay – Part 3 →

MIDI Matrix Patch Bay – Part 2

Here are the build notes for my MIDI Matrix Patch Bay PCBs. This post is in two parts (below) covering the two boards required. A further part will consider the mechanical build issues. Recall that there is a mistake in the first version of the OUTPUT boards. Although in the design I've presented the fixed … Continue reading MIDI Matrix Patch Bay – Part 2 →

MIDI Matrix Patch Bay

As my collection of instruments and projects grows, I find myself plugging and unplugging MIDI cables quite a bit and although I've experimenting with a number of MIDI routers, sometimes I just need a relatively simple way of switching MIDI connections in and out. This is another one of my "think while doing" projects - … Continue reading MIDI Matrix Patch Bay →