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Deftaudio

254 orders since Sep 17, 2019

Mather, CA, United States of America

Ships from United States of America.

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.60)

Documentation: (4.20)

Shipping: (4.88)

Communication: (4.40)

All Reviews

Felix | July 23, 2021

A high quality DIY Eurorack Midi Thru kit in just 2hp! WOW!

For Eurorack MIDI TRS Thru 1in -> 4out midithru

The PCB board is clearly laid out, all components were included in the kit (and the shop meticulously checked off each component in the provided documentation).
High quality silk screen on the PCB and the PCB based faceplate of the eurorack TRS Thru module.
The documentation is fantastic, schematics are included, hi-res detailed images, the BOM, its all available and clearly organized on GitHub.
It took me about 2 hours to solder and put together the kit. Make sure to use flux!

If I had any recommendation for an improvement, it would be for the shop to use an aluminum face plate rather than a PCB one, as PCB ones have a little bit of flex. Although in my case this is not an issue, as normally I don't usually switch out the MIDI out cables from my eurorack kit.

I highly recommend this shop, and this product! Its high quality, quickly shipped, and the proprietor answers messages quickly!

Juan Antonio | June 6, 2021

Satisfied with the midi merger, a great buy

For MIDI MERGER / SPLITTER 2in->10out Thru PCB or Kit

The kit is easy to assemble and the instructions are clear. With a minimum experience in electronic assemblies it is completed successfully. It works perfectly and exceeds my performance expectations. Excellent

John | May 13, 2021

Awesome as always!

For MIDI MERGER / SPLITTER 2in->5out Thru PCB or Kit

This is an excellent expansion board! Again as in another product review, this works with some of the most expensive midi controlled Audio gear (that claim you have to use their splitters/boards/pedals only (maybe for warranty but not for operation).

There is just something good to be said about better, non proprietary, fair and lower priced equipment!

John | May 13, 2021

Can I say enough? Excelent product

For MacroPot deeply programmable MIDI controller Kit

I will be buying more of these. I am using them for MIDI interface on Guitar Rigs and Audio equipment. This has interfaced well with everything I have tried.
I, myself, helped write some of the Midi code back in the late 70's what I would have given for something like this back then!

Deft audio has an awesome non proprietary system that works well even when interfacing WAY More expensive proprietary systems.

The online videos are excellent for the visually inclined and the printed instructions are easy and accurate. Make sure you read carefully this is electronics after all!

Some have claimed they have trouble contacting DeftAudio. I have had no trouble at all! And they have been exceedingly helpful.

Robert | April 19, 2021

Simple, Cheap and Works

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 4out splitter PCB or a Kit

This MIDI Thru 1in4 does the job well. I'm not a musician so I can't comment on fidelity, or on longevity, but it works for me just great and don't notice any flaws. The build itself was easy. I appreciate that and it's very low cost, making it easily attainable on a budget.

I have a beatstep pro as a master to the MIDI 1in4, then 4 Thru to 4 other Arturia gear, with sequencers, and a TD-03. I set sync to midi on all devices except the BSP (Int), which allows me to start/stop all other devices, but still control each device's sounds independently. Or change sync and control most everything from the BSP. The 1in4 made this all very easy. I was nervous at first, because I had read of a few issues with getting things synced, but I had no issues and I'm pretty stupid when it comes to music, much less MIDI (I get the gist lol).

Ronald | April 15, 2021

Excellent easy project.

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 4out splitter PCB or a Kit

High quality board, helpful documentation. Had this put together and running in my rig in less than 30 minutes!

Roberto | April 5, 2021

very good product

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 10out splitter PCB or a Kit

Very good product. i connect my midi keyboard to control a pro-1, system1, ms20, neutron, crave, skulpt and other synths

James | Feb. 16, 2021

Excellent product, works as expected, very affordable

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 10out splitter PCB or a Kit

Very happy with this purchase, I ran into an assembly issue (soldered a component backwards) and Andrei was very responsive and helpful. The product itself is well designed and works as expected. A++

Marco | Feb. 12, 2021

Ok, could be better.

For Teensy 4.0 MIDI Breakout board, 5in / 5out, USB

Board ist ok. I modified the Board to comply to the Midi Standard and to be more robust. Used the Board to build my own Midi Interface with Midi merge and several routing options. I added some 5V Open drain Output Logic drivers because to Connect the Controller Pins directly to the connector ist not a good Idea. Added also some components for better EMI. The input optocouplers are not the fastest there are better newer replacements. Added a pull down to the Base of the 2nd Darlington Transistor for faster switching.

Robert | Feb. 11, 2021

Up and running!

For Teensy 4.0 MIDI Breakout board, 5in / 5out, USB

Thanks for this!

Delivery was quick, packaging was good.

The design is thoughtful, clean, and will generalize to any number of applications.

Assembly was very simple and straightforward. Had it completed the afternoon I received it.
I was able to get the demo code provided on github running right away. No hassle.
(note: I have some experience with both PCB assembly and with Arduino/microcontroller devices)

I don't have an opinion on documentation as I didn't actually look for any...
Same with communication -- I did not have to reach out for guidance, assistance, or other information.
I am leaving these fields at 5 stars because they were effectively non-issues, and this is very good, imo.

Would have happily purchased the acrylic panel covers had they been available.
Will happily purchase other items from Deftaudio in the future.

Keith | Feb. 3, 2021

Excellent all round

For MIDI MERGER / SPLITTER 2in->10out Thru PCB or Kit

Item selection and purchase was clear and easy. Just works! Andrei communicated excellently and the shipping/tracking was faultless. Well done and thank you :)

Jason | Jan. 24, 2021

Love it!

For MIDI Thru 2input -> 10out splitter PCB or a Kit

Wanted to upgrade after using a 5 in 1 splitter for the longest time. This kit is great, priced right as well. I swap between my deluge and my midi keyboard controlling my synths with the switches, it's seriously a great kit!

Jason | Jan. 18, 2021

Straight forward, easy to use

For Teensy 4.0 MIDI Breakout board, 5in / 5out, USB

I was looking for a Midi 'router' that I could program myself. I needed more control than a typical setup due using both proprietary and General Midi data. This did the trick, much appreciated!

Dmitri | Jan. 8, 2021

It was fun!!!

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 4out splitter PCB or a Kit

It was fun(to build)
The only sad think that I was over with it in 10-15 minutes. (Very simple kit)
Tested, works great. I have few synths that that don't have midi thru/out... This solved the problem perfectly.
Fast shipping (to Canada) ThankQ

Jacco | Jan. 3, 2021

Great product, excellent quality

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 10out splitter PCB or a Kit

This was a fairly easy build. The build took somewhere about an hour, including my son soldering the DIN sockets. The only mistake I make by not reading the minor instructions was mounting the leds the wrong way. I mounted the board in an wooden stand that houses 8 Roland Boutique units, no cable mess anymore now.

Howard | Nov. 22, 2020

I am sure it's a good product, if you can get through...

For MIDI MERGER / SPLITTER 2in->5out Thru PCB or Kit

I am sure it's a good product, I ordered two kits, some of the IC's from the first kit didn't work, so I took chips from the second kit, I got it to work for a short time, but it eventually quit working. The main problem/gripe is that the tinde website wouldn't allow me to contact the seller "privilege restricted". So, if you are kinda new to DIY and might need tech support, I would suggest you go somewhere else, if you are more advanced and can trouble shoot go for it!!!

Response from Deftaudio | Nov. 22, 2020

Hi Howard, there are absolutely no restrictions contacting me for the support. You're welcome to contact using Tindie (if it's a problem, then get support involved) or Github (where all schematics or source codes) or even a Youtube page (where tutorial videos are). Let me know the problem and how I can help.

Daniel | Nov. 15, 2020

Useless if not working

For MIDI Thru 2input -> 10out splitter PCB or a Kit

The board is not working. No instructions although it was easy to follow the photos online. No communication with the seller. Techy jargon I'm trying to follow just to pursue something creative otherwise.

Dan | June 10, 2020

Excellent kit! Easy for beginners. Fast shipping 🙌

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 10out splitter PCB or a Kit

This is an excellent kit. It was delivered quickly and the build documentation is very good. It's an easy build even for a beginner but still looks and feels very pro. I had a couple of questions for Andrei and he got back to me right away with the info I needed. To complete the build I bought an 12"x12" acrylic sheet and some nylon M3 standoffs on Amazon for a few dollars and cut the sheet with a metal ruler and sharp utility knife. Looks scary but it's easy! Absolutely recommend this kit!

Warren | May 19, 2020

Excellent product; totally customizeable

For Teensy 3.2 MIDI Breakout board, 3in / 3out, USB

This MIDI breakout is awesome. Its basic functionality with the provided sketch is what most people would need. With some expansion and minor tweaks, you can make it do a whole lot more!
This is not a consumer product; you must know how to program an Arduino or Teensy to make it useful to you. But that makes it way more fun!
Shipped with a faulty optoisolator, but the seller was quick to make things right.

Pedro | May 10, 2020

Great Unit!!! But jack barrel input is center positive

For MIDI MERGER / SPLITTER 2in->10out Thru PCB or Kit

Great Unit!!! But jack barrel input is center positive, it should be mentioned as i almost burned the L7805 before i noticed.
Overall great unit.

Michael | April 23, 2020

The exact solution I needed!

For MIDI Thru 2input -> 10out splitter PCB or a Kit

This is a fantastic product. Easy to assemble, and well designed. So far, it's operating flawlessly with very low latency. Thank you!

Jim | April 11, 2020

Great product

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 4out splitter PCB or a Kit

Super impressed with the quality of the board and kit. Amazing value for all the parts and board and engineering that went into it.

Jacob | March 8, 2020

Awesome

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 4out splitter PCB or a Kit

This was my entry into soldering, although I have some background. Amazing first build and saved me some loot, aside from the fact that now I want to go deeper down the rabbit hole! Thanks for cool design and hassle free first experience!

Jared | March 7, 2020

Good product, vague instructions.

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 10out splitter PCB or a Kit

Great product, works exactly how I need it to. I use it to control all of my synths. Managed to put the whole thing together pretty quick. I would consider it a beginner project, except it lacks in the documentation side of things.
The instructions are quite vague and I feel there should be a diagram showing you what to do. I had to look at a picture of the finished project online to help me through it.
The piece of paper with instructions I received did not mention if you get the USB powered version you need to solder pin 1 to pin 3 where there is an empty space. So if you get the usb power version make sure you do this! ;)

I decided to make it rack-mount, so I purchased a blank 1U panel and drilled holes, then mounted 5-pin midi connectors to the front and painted it. I hot-glued the PCB to the back of the panel and now it's quite a nice piece of kit. If you do this, keep in mind MIDI only uses 3 of the 5 pins, so don't bother wiring up all 5. I think just pins 2, 3 and 4 are necessary. With 3 being the shielded ground.

Nice product, quite happy :)

Stephen | Feb. 22, 2020

Great price, fun project

For MIDI Thru 1in -> 10out splitter PCB or a Kit

Using this to solve a common problem, syncing all my gear. Midi splitters are kind of expensive and often only 4 ports, so this 10 port splitter for not much dough is a great deal.

Putting it together is fun, but could use some documentation. As a first timer I found the bill of materials barely enough information to put it together. I would have appreciated some hand holding especially with identifying polarity of diodes.

This is a beginner project but does not have beginner guidance.

Overall happy with what I have. Figuring out a case for it is my next goal.