#1114

Was just clicking on PayPal when the 2x Txb I had in my cart disappeared. So gutted :frowning: Please make some more @bpcmusic

#1115

Thanks for making the opening hour 7am in Japan and not during the night. I managed to make my order while waking up :slight_smile:.

I got a TXo+ updgrade for my TXo, not sure if I’ll really need it but I do like having more waveforms… I forgot about the i2c cables though.

#1116

I’m really surprised anyone is concerned about i2c cables. Use female-to-female jumpers. They’re enormously cheaper.

This is not like a soldering/DIY option either. You just peel them off in sets of 3. If you have a reversed cable situation, just take care of it when connecting. It’s not at all hard.

Something like this (female-to-female) version: https://www.amazon.com/Elegoo-EL-CP-004-Multicolored-Breadboard-arduino/dp/B01EV70C78/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_bs_tr_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=MTNMGMFTX50X8DET24AM

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#1117

Yeah, I know they’re simple jumper cables but for some reason I couldn’t find the exact ones I want online and I don’t have time to go to Akihabara to check electronics components stores :slight_smile:.

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#1118

Dude! Person! Human! You have Akihabara at your disposal. You should be able to make a space missile defense system from the junk at your corner store.

Srsly though sending i2c cables to that part of Tokyo is coals to Newcastle. These are common-enough breadboarding cables.

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#1119

Super happy with this little output corner now!

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#1120

Humblebrag of the year:

Love it. :smiley:

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#1121

With regards to i2C cables. While jumper leads work fine - I found them fiddly and they had a tendency to fall off the pins when moving modules around. I have Teletype connected to 6 devices: Ansible, TXi, 2 x TXo (soon to be +), Just Friends and ER-301.

With the exception of the ER-301, which is the ‘older’ model with the i2c hack - which only has 3 pins exposed with little room - I am using these drive cables to connect everything to the TT busboard. If you don’t need to daisy chain - I highly recommend them. They were about £4 for 5 on Amazon, though the exact listing has gone.

“Hard Drive Female IDC 6 Pin Extension Flat Ribbon Cable”

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#1122

I thought about merging three jumpers into a single connector with some Sugru to make them a bit less fiddly. I’d want to be careful about not gluing the connectors to the modules though :slight_smile:

#1123

A bit of superglue works :slight_smile: Seriously, I make these connectors a lot for arduino/IoT projects, a lazy thing to do is join them with a soldering iron. Hold the three connectors together and lightly tap a few points where the plastic end meet. This welds them together nicely in a group. If they are snug together they should not fall off. If they are still loose, you can also slightly bend the connector pins outwards and the leads will hold more tightly.

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#1124

Another bonkers sale. Thanks to all of you for your support, encouragement, and patience!!

I’ve started boxing and shipping. I’m a little under 20% through the orders and am expecting to box a lot more when I get home from work tonight.

Do unfold your invoice when you open your box - I’m stuffing all of the little pieces of paper with instructions, hints, and general ramblings in there.

My ability to predict things once again was proven wrong. How many times did I mention that the TXb weren’t going to sell out? I was so confident. And so very off.

I also massively underestimated the need for i2c cables (see discussions above). Sorry. Good thing is that they are super easy to make. (I just use jumpers broken into threes, shrink wrap the ends, and mark one end with a silver sharpie.)

There are a few modules left if you were worried that you missed out. After less than 24 hours we are in single digits on the TXo+ and TXi. Less than twenty each of the TXo and TXn remain as well. Get them while they last. :slight_smile:

This was good as I was worried that I would undershoot the expander demand again. I purposely aimed at the top of the expressed interest to make sure that everyone who wanted one would get a chance. I’m not planning on doing another run of these hand-built units. So, this is it if you want one. :slight_smile:

Can’t wait until everyone gets their units. When yours is boxed and ready, you will get a notification from Shopify. I drop them in the post the next business day (if at night PST) or later that day (if in the morning). Tracking goes active once the post office has processed them.

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#1125

Thanks so much for having made these. Are they on Modular Grid?

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#1126

check “Show other/unknown Modules”

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#1127

Thank you for your hard work and build time. I was sure the TXn was gonna go super quick. The potential for multi-waveform TXo oscillators in stereo is blowing my mind.

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#1128

Aha! Thanks very much:

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#1129

Same here. Just managed to snag a TXn, which I have no doubt will be equally wonderful paired with Just Friends in synthesis mode :exploding_head:

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#1130

:open_mouth:I’ve been content taking the mono mix out but that changes everything.

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#1132

this is exactly what i was thinking! maybe with a lead right down the middle? so so so so pumped.

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#1133

Bam! In retrospect, I have no idea why I didn’t have a TXn in my cart last night along with my TXo - glad to have gotten one in the end.

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#1134

Nearness is just magic with multi-voice modules (TXo, JustFriends, 4VOX Flame, E370). It is why I got excited about it and made the 2HP remix. When I had the first prototype running, I was blown away at how alive the stereo field can be - especially with hocketing. It is also a great fixed mono mixer when you only use one output!

@billyhologram did a wonderful job designing the original module. Deceptively simple, the placement of the voices in the stereo field is wonderful. The ergonomics of the design are top notch. It works the way it looks. Period. So cool.

I was honored to be able to make a version for the Telex family (the TXn).

Once you patch with one it is hard to think of living without it. I’ve kept a few for myself and might just set aside a few more out of pure greed. :slight_smile:

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