DIY MIDI Patch Storage box for Yamaha Reface CS

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Жыл бұрын

I love the Yamaha Reface CS but its Achilles' heel is its inability to remember patches or presets. I created a device to solve this by storing the control change values and re-setting them over MIDI, using Arduino nano and a custom interface PCB.
The source code and PCB files are available here:
github.com/matthewcieplak/ref...

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@VHS_PAL Жыл бұрын

9:00 Take your time to admire the only person on the planet still doing this! You're still not tempted by $2 PCBs!

@extralifedisco Жыл бұрын

My impatience gets the better of me! Although when I have to make it twice I think I may be better off sending off for em

@dcurry7287 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! A few years back I had the idea for a patch memory kind of module in the analog/CV realm. I didn't get very far into sketching it out before realizing I'd need a prohibitive number of "channels" to actually be worth the fuss. As someone who isn't knowledgeable about MIDI nitty-gritty or programming in general, it was great to see how you made this much more functional version.

@jakobholm1847 Жыл бұрын

This was a really nifty little build. Thanks a lot for sharing!

@joemonroe1106 3 ай бұрын

Dude is a genius.

@t7H2si0vß2 Жыл бұрын

3 months is too long! I need more of this kind of content. Excellent video, don't make us wait too long for another 🥺

@PWMaarten Жыл бұрын

Awesome project! Also, nice AvE ruler.

@subjectivize Жыл бұрын

This is brilliant! Bravo.

@Sirvolta Жыл бұрын

Cool project man! I went down a similar rabbit hole when I made a Arduino powered box that added 2 trs connections for expression pedals. The goal was to midi merge them into the signal so that I could have leslie type controls for a midi keyboard that didn't have those trs inputs. You could probably easily add that functionality to your project if you were so inclined. Keep up the good work!

@reinermunch5159 Жыл бұрын

what a nice idea! unfortunately i sold my cs. Thanks for sharing your arduino sketch

@stagg8699 Жыл бұрын

Yoo I’m about do do some AdruinoMidi Stuff and this is super helpful! You have a great way to teach! Can’t wait for more stuff. Also where did you get the enclosure? Looks great for those projects

@extralifedisco Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think it's this enclosure from Jameco: www.jameco.com/z/H2852-R-Jameco-ValuePro-HIGH-CLASS-ABS-PLASTIC-SPEEDY-BOXES-H2852-R-Jameco-Valuepro_18906.html

@sebastianotrovesi2650 Жыл бұрын

🤟

@filipeverissimo4706 9 ай бұрын

Hi, great project, I'll make it, but I have a question. If I use a external keyboard how can I connect both to the CS?

@SteelBenderMan1 Жыл бұрын

I love the Yamaha Reface series. I have the Reface YC and CP with plans for the CS. Arduinos are my go to microcontroller. Can you post or sell the Sketch and schematic? Good work guy.

@extralifedisco Жыл бұрын

Kicad and Arduino files are up on github for free: github.com/matthewcieplak/reface_midi

@eyesonkites7199 Жыл бұрын

I can solder and assemble electronics from kits, but this might be a bit out of my reach. How do I go about getting this pcb made for me? Thanks for any insight! I would love one of these for my CS!

@carlosccf13 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I love your videos, I've been wanting to get into DIY for a while now. I have knowledge of software, programming and amplification, but I still lack a lot of basic electronics knowledge. Could you recommend books, courses or anything that can help me to get started? Thanks!

@extralifedisco Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! I would recommend starting with a small project using arduino nano and a breadboard. You can get kits with components and wire them up into circuits and then program the arduino to control them. Adafruit and sparkfun are good places to start for kits. It's always helpful to have a particular end goal in mind so you know what subjects and projects to start with - e.g. if you want to build music devices, start with guitar pedals or MIDI devices. I also found the book "Practical electronics for inventors" by Paul Scherz very helpful. It is a textbook that covers useful implementations of circuits rather than starting from maxwell's equations and electric field theory. The Art of Electronics by Horowitz & Hill is also supposed to be very good but I haven't studied it myself.

@glormymcglorm 11 ай бұрын

this is really great! im considering making one! I made a few midi controllers in the past and would probably use jlc to print a board (i fiddled with the ferrite chloride in the past and had a bad time...jlcpcb is genuinely fantastic.) have you ever tried adding a way to program and save arpeggiator patterns? The cs is such a great synth, but not having the ability to save basic patches and patterns is really a dang shame

@extralifedisco 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Arpeggio stuff is tricky because you usually want it synced to midi clock, not something I've messed with. A controller like keystep or kordbot is probably where I'd start with that

@glormymcglorm 10 ай бұрын

@@extralifedisco just wondering, are you using a 6N138 optocoupler?

@extralifedisco 10 ай бұрын

Yes I believe so, or maybe a modern one, forget the name but starts with 4 I think