#425

Oh, I just got an assortment of Mx switches for a keyboard project, including some silent linear (Outemu silent grey) that are now looking for a home. Do you have a 12key layout for ORCA? Is it chorded?

#426

@neauoire made a nice chorded layout called Juni for this.

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#427

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I found this 18 key usb keyboard and thinking how it could be used to control norns scripts.
I have 0 coding experince.
I’m going to start with a simple key click plays sound script.
Eventually I think it would be pretty cool to do a 16 step grid with this horizontal setup on the right side(including the enter key) and then the 0 and . Keys would switch instruments quickly.
The norns interface would show the currently selected sound and show the notes on the grid. The encoder would let you change sound parameters(pitch, release).
Would be really fast interface compared to a lot of the sequence based apps that rely on encoder turning for sound select and then turn the encoder to the slot and button press to enter notes. This would allow you to really play the sequencer. Also maybe I could have the led blink the bpm.

Also barely in the pic to the left. I wanted a battery powered fates, but didn’t want to go drop 60-70 on a battery that outputs 3a as I already have 2 portable batteries that I use for the octatrack and analog four.
One of my batteries has a 12v output through a dc Barrel jack so I bought a dc to dc transformer with usbc on one end from amazon and soldered a dc Barrel jack to the leads from the transformer and now I have power for the fates for 12 dollars not including the cost of my battery.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086KTGRH1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_pskcFbG05RMJT

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#428

First - see if the keypad shows up in the SYSTEM>DEVICES>HID menu. (I probably should).

Then you could get my hid_demo scripts to see what codes/keys are being sent from the keypad. Then script something up :slight_smile:

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#429

Yeah I have done all that.
It seems good!
The only thing Im worried about is the caps lock. It toggles the led and I’m hoping that can be changed through the script.
Next up is going through the tutorial studies and learning lua stuff.

#430

A post was merged into an existing topic: MPE/touch controller options?

#431

Alright y’all I feel like a complete moron. I have an instrument that is putting out a quiet signal (roughly -10dBV, but honestly a lil quieter). Norns expects (roughly) pro-level +4dBu. I bought this Line Level Shifter https://www.amazon.com/Ebtech-LLS-2-Level-Shifter-2-Channel/dp/B0002MSVDY that I figured would do what it said: take a quiet signal and boost it by about 11.78 dB (not quite 14 dB due to the dBu vs dBV conversion). Instead… nothing seems to be happening. In fact, it seems that the signal is even quieter. I’ve tried plugging the cables in both ways, just to be sure.

I could have sworn I understood this stuff, but clearly not. What am I getting wrong?

#432

Have you tried both channels?

Have you tried a different cable?

Do you have other device that outputs low level that you could test with (phone etc)?

Seems like it should do what you need though.

#433

I have been asked a few times about different accessories that I use for my norns rig so here are my norns EDC items and links to procure such things!

so…
Here are a few of the things I use that make for a very comfortable norns environment.

norns stands:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B081Q1RH8Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

powered USB hub
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TPMEOYM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
also a note about the USB Hub use…
They are a GREAT way to manage your WiFi plugs.
I keep the WiFi plug on the USB Hub and NOT norns.
The fastest way to turn them on and off since they can
become very problematic when left on.
Power consumption and other small issues.

MIDI I/O
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CO5IRSG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

1.6 foot Left Angled mini USB cables:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z553C2B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

9inch Left Angle USB cables
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P9BRWS5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Wi-Fi USB Adapter:

USB Meter:
(this is for checking to make sure the USB power brick you are plugging into is REALLY providing enough power) - highly suggested by @zebra
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B019RHJRM8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Waterproof Case:
This model will carry: 2x norns, 2x grids, 2x arcs, USB power, USB cables
https://smile.amazon.com/Type-4000-Outdoor-SI-Black/dp/B00H25JMPK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=outdoor+cases+type+4000&qid=1595404349&sr=8-1

Tablet stand 9 7/8x9 7/8
(this is a new addition…it has room for and angles up both the grid and arc)
ISBERGET - https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/isberget-tablet-stand-white-20302596/

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#434

Following @dan_derks recommendations, I bought one of these to go with my DIY Norns and now I can plug straight into Ableton without a separate audio interface…perfect for the very small, or in my case portable, studio.

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#435

Was there to be a link here? Cause this sounds like it could be of interest to me.

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#436

Looking back through the thread for clues, I think the @dan_derks recommendation mentioned by @LazyCircuits might be the Roland UM-ONE, which has been discontinued and replaced by the Roland UM-ONE mk2.

#437

Ooooooh, gosh, I thought he was referring to a potential audio interface that wasn’t listed. Sometimes I fail reading comprehension.

#438

oh! it was actually a super tiny audio interface :slight_smile:. plug into laptop, run stereo audio cabling from norns into it, send audio into Live. really glad to hear it worked out for @LazyCircuits!

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#439

Oops. Anyway, glad I pinged you so people can get the right thing now.

#440

Whoaaaaaa! This thing looks sweet! What a bonkers little find.

#441

Tested a few more cables and channels, and it looks like it’s an issue with the instrument itself. Other instruments get the boost you’d expect, but the one I bought it for doesn’t. Must be some sort of… impedance thing? EE knowledge fails me 🤷

#442

This is what happens when you post on an iPhone and forget to copy the link

Thanks @dan_derks for knowing what I was going to post as well as helping me with my audio conundrum.

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#443

you have a picture of your norns in that stand? looks perfect. i might have to get one

good reccs, thank you

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#444

AWESOME…Thanks so much…

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