Analogue-sequencer

Hi,all,very good news...hope there will be a kit available for diy ...i hope ;-) best regards

--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "colinfraser_com" <colin@...> wrote:
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> Hi people,
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> Just thought I'd let those patient types still waiting for Cirklon to see the light of day know, the first test batch of production PCBs have been ordered. 
> All going well, that should mean pre-production, OS beta units will be available in December.
> My plan is to assemble a fairly low number of units by myself, until I can see how demand is going, then get a production run done in a factory.
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> Cirklon retains all the functionality of P3, in fact most of the source code from P3 is in there in some form, but will add a native pattern type that allows more typical real-time polyphonic pattern recording, and dedicated percussion pattern editing with drum maps.
> Hardware wise, it has more tri-colour LEDs than I want to think about soldering, centre-push rotary encoders for step values and row and bar selection, the usual 16 step keys with internal LEDs, and a load more extra control buttons than P3 had. There are also two pots for sculpting and absolute data entry.
> The central 240 x 64 LCD display is a big improvement on the P3 16x2 text display.
> There is some possible variation in the memory that can be fitted to the production board design, but the minimum configuration will be 1 MB of RAM, and 256MB of internal flash, backed up by unlimited SD-card storage or USB transfer. In P3 terms, that amounts to just under 2 million bars of internal pattern storage.
> On the rear, you'll find five sets of independent MIDI ins and outs, a DIN sync output, USB port and SD-card socket.
> Internally there is a header for providing CV outputs, final details of which are still to be decided, but there will be at least two sets of CV/gate outputs, possibly as a cost option.
> I know a lot of people have expressed an interest in native CV.
> Adding it does mean some extra supply voltages are needed, which pushes the cost up more than you might think.
> More news once I've built the first one.
> That should be in about two weeks..
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> Best regards,
> Colin Fraser
> Sequentix Music Systems Ltd
> http://www.sequentix.com
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