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MIDIbox Quad Genesis: Front Panel
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MIDIbox Quad Genesis: Front Panel
To build the front panel of MIDIbox Quad Genesis, you will need (details on each part below):
An aluminum front panel
A PCB to hold all the buttons, LEDs, encoders, etc., and of course all these electronic
components themselves
A bunch of 3D printed transparent button caps
Some 3D printed transparent LED pipes for the FM widget
A 2×40 standard MIDIbox-compliant character LCD screen
Knob caps for the encoders, including a datawheel-style cap for the datawheel encoder
The dual-gang and single-gang potentiometers (one each per synth, not per module!) for the
Genesis module volume controls, and their appropriate knob caps (see
A whole bunch of M3 or 4-40 screws, nuts, washers, and standoffs
Standard MIDIbox 10-pin and 16-pin IDC cables, for connecting the front panel PCB to the core's
J8/9 and for connecting the LCD to the core's J15A
Dimensions
The aluminum (or acrylic) front panel of MIDIbox Quad Genesis is 15“ x 11” (38.1 x 27.9 cm), and the
front panel PCB itself is 13.85“ x 9.85” (35.18 x 25.02 cm), leaving a 0.57“ (1.45 cm) border around
the edge. The aluminum I used was 1/16” (0.062“ or 1.57 mm); this may be a consideration if you use
acrylic which is much thicker (2mm should probably be fine but 3mm might be a problem, with the 3D
printed buttons).
