Tindie

Been waiting for a small and cheap CV/MIDI device which does the job well, the CV.OCD is just perfect and includes some extra cool features, worth the wait!

Paul | Oct. 14, 2017

Used for sync

Great product - helped me get everything in sync. Has more complex features that I have yet to use. Would definitely buy it again.

Branko | Oct. 9, 2017

Great!

An easy build with clear instructions. A fantastic item! Thanks!! I haven't even begun to explore it in depth but it is clearly well designed, easy to use, and deep!

Lee | Sept. 11, 2017

Great board!!!!

For MIDI Switcher: Set your MIDI free!!

I've got 2 of these to control some stage lighting. I couldn't use DMX control for these lights since they are all custom made using LED modules in different shapes, for example I have 4 LED strips on my keyboard stand. I also have fixtures with custom shapes around the stage.

Daren | Sept. 9, 2017

Great little item

Very handy, I use it for stripping all except clock data in my setup and it works great, midi is handled without any noticeable delay.

Andy | Sept. 6, 2017

Great product and service. Highly recommended.

MIDIHUB: '6-way MIDI Thru and metronome module' is a 1-input, 6-output, MIDI splitter with its own MIDI clock generator (~30-300 bpm). It's obvious use is as the master clock and hub for MIDI jams but it could also be used as a simple splitter for those with big set-ups and a need to cut down on latency. Three buttons; Play, Minus and Plus, with 6 leds allow MIDI clock start/stop and tempo control as well as some MIDI filtering and playback options for the leds. USB powered so it can be run off a rechargeable battery. Very good build quality for the price - under £50 delivered.

Tom | July 31, 2017

Best MIDI-CV adapter, great price.

For ARPIE MIDI Arpeggiator - PCBs/Microcontroller only

Best MIDI-CV adapter even compared to options many times it's price. Size, simplicity, functionality, versatility. Love it.

Manuel | July 1, 2017

Great PCBs

The PCBs were of really good qualitiy. I'm impressed how robust the white silkscreen is. I had to re-work some buttons and it still looks good!

Gabriel | June 25, 2017

Perfect

For MIDI Switcher: Set your MIDI free!!

Easy to build! Midi switcher is what I was looking for! It works peefectly and easily. The user's Manual is complete. To program it you have to download the dedicated hava app. So great!!!!!!!!

Gabriel | June 25, 2017

Perfect

For MIDI Switcher: Set your MIDI free!!

Easy to build! Midi switcher is what I was looking for! It works peefectly and easily. The user's Manual is complete. To program it you have to download the dedicated hava app. So great!!!!!!!!

Richard | June 25, 2017

Perfect!

Smaller than I expected and the perfect solution to having the Digitakt controlling all my external gear. Parameter locking and conditional trigs over midi through the banana split is a whole new level of fun :)

John | June 11, 2017

Super

Works perfectly. Super compact. I use it with a BeatStep Pro to control some Korg volcas along with some other synths. Shipping was fast and fair.

Njål | June 9, 2017

What a great box!

Finally! For those of us with a pretty stable setup, this box is so great. Highly recommended, works perfectly.

Sean | June 5, 2017

Another home run

For Synchole - MIDI to DIN SYNC box

Super powerful and simple as always. These guys remain a staple for my studio... Midi to Din, CV/OCD, Banana Split – everything they do is great.

Miguel | May 19, 2017

Great midi splitter solution, does what it says in the tin!

For LE STRUM - Hack-it-yourself model (PCB + PIC)

To put it simply. It works, simple to setup. Any standard 9v power supply for guitar pedals will work. It also looks great!

Andrew | May 18, 2017

Great MIDI kit

Easy to assemble and good clear documentation. I connected up to my Roland SC-88 and was easily able to generate plenty of cool and rich chord combinations.

Johan | May 18, 2017

Well made and very hackable

For LE STRUM - Hack-it-yourself model (PCB + PIC)

Even though I've built similar controllers myself, I got this for playing around with and hacking. Having the majority of the parts already on hand, I got the Hack-it-yourself model and went to work on it. Documentation is really good, and I had no problem figuring out how to leave out the voltage regulator parts to run it from a USB jack directly instead. I also fitted the PCB from one of those £3 MIDI interface cables off eBay and a micro USB jack onto the back of the Le Strum. So now I've got MIDI and power over USB instead of the 5-pin DIN MIDI and battery. For keys I chose a longer stem kind of tact switch combined with switch caps in white and black. Also put oak wood legs/sides on it and made a matching wooden stylus.

And of course it is very playable. Really great little thing!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BT9h1wxlA6e/?taken-by=trasselfrisyr

Joe | May 6, 2017

Awesome!

I was looking for a MIDI - CV device for my modular setup and stumbled upon this awesome thing!
Extremely full featured and about half the price of similar functionality devices.
A breeze to setup the confguration to exactly how you like it, if you've ever sent sysex to anything, you won't really need to read the manual.
All in all, proper good.

Brent | April 28, 2017

Awesome MIDI CV IO Board for Hardware Sequencers.

I was looking for more cv outputs for my Squarp Pyramid sequencer and stumbled across this from my favourite Arpie 4 Designer.

The flexibility of this unit is seriously excellent. It seems confusing at first as you read the manual but as you think about it and what you want to achieve it becomes a lot easier plus patching with a new sysex makes experimentation easier; though I wish someone would make a tiny hardware sysex loader, using a microsd card... But I digress.

The build quality is excellent and it's diminutive size means it can fit on a crowded studio table.

I especially love the ability to create trigs from cc# crossing thresholds. It's seriously awesome. I'd love for that feature to be extended with creating trigs etc when the cc was in a user defined range.

To sum up Hotchkiss has done it again the cv.ocd is a well engineered triumph. I'm glad I found it, you will be too if you have any modular like equipment in a traditional midi studio environment. And a bargain to boot. Love it.

Response from Sixty Four Pixels | May 1, 2017

Cheers! i am intrigued by your sysex loader idea - drop me a message if you want to let me know more about it

Jim | April 26, 2017

Over and above all expectations!

The CV OCD is well-built, and works perfectly. Fast shipping, clear documentation, and flawless support software. Excellent communication with the seller.

I will certainly be ordering more products from this company.

Marco | April 26, 2017

A must for Le Strum

For Stand for LE STRUM

...like all the symphatic and useful products from Hotchk155, the stand for Le Strum is easy to assembling and a beautiful throne for this amazing instrument, makes a cuddly device out of it :)

Marco | April 26, 2017

A pretty little precious thing: Orange Squeeze MIDI Merge

For Orange Squeeze MIDI Merge

Great and useful device for various MIDI functions and controls, a perfect tool for live electronics!

Mike | April 9, 2017

This little box is AWESOME!

I love that you can reconfigure this however you want. I have it setup right now to take in 3 midi channels and output 3 cvs/triggers/gates. This lets me controll it with my Launchpad through renoise/stepp0r.

Check it out:

https://youtu.be/8suxnZmE4lk

-m

Graham | March 10, 2017

Excellent tiny and versatile + amazing customer service

Sixty four pixels make great stuff and provide impeccable customer service. This little box is similar to the Roland MPU-101 but without the disadvantages of no clock, being quite large and costing a lot and with the very significant advantage of programable outputs.

Successfully converted midi input, run velocity to filter via CV (its great you can set voltage on output - really useful for controlling filter range) and used mod wheel to control portamento.
And the size is a real bonus; my “studio” space is tiny.

Myles | March 9, 2017

Mind blowing little guy.

For LE STRUM - MIDI Strummed Chord Controller Kit

The Arpie is fantastic.

For me, it has opened up a whole new realm of possibilities which now seem limitless with my current hardware set up and opened up my options more for ideas with what I do and what I want to do! It's faultless. Really easy to use. The build and design of the Arpie feels hardy, solid and made to last. I can tell I will be using this for years to come. I love the fact that there are so many options and settings in such a small yet user friendly box. It is always exciting using it as I am constantly learning how the functions work and how the Arpie can flow so easily to fit within different ideas. I feel I get something new out of it every time I've used it as well as I dig how easy it is to backtrack to something else that I'm working on.

I can't recommend this stand alone arpeggiator enough, let alone thank Jason enough for his help with the build and the time he spent walking me through it. You're a legend!!!! Thanks again mate, I'll definitely be ordering from you again in the future!

Bernard | March 6, 2017

Fun build, lovely instrument

What a joy this thing is... Build was straightforward thanks to the detailed instructions. Nice to see a few extra parts just in case. Black PCB is splendid, layout clean and elegant.
Then you plug it in and marvel at the potential of the little instrument. It doesn't skip a beat and offers tons of performance options.
Absolutely recommended if you're looking for yet another way to play your synths.

Ben | March 5, 2017

Easier to build, most full-featured arp anywhere

Fantastic kit with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions - super helpful. The best part is that I couldn't find a more full featured arpegiator anywhere (kit or non-kit). My only concern was that it would be too small and fidley but in the studio it works great - probably wouldn't use it live though.

Thanks for the great product.

Bernard | March 2, 2017

Looks great, solid build, works a treat.

For Orange Squeeze MIDI Merge

Items were shipped without delay and they arrived safely thanks to the sturdy packaging.

I tested the midi merger right away with a timeFrog, Akai MPD232 and Roland FC300. No choking, no latency I could hear, -> very satisfied. The witness leds are useful and the layout practical. Reset (panic) button is a nice touch.

Documentation is adequate as there's not much to explain about a midi merger. Possibly missing is a note about getting power from the midi bus instead of the external power supply. I guess that given the 9v mini requirement it can't be done, not a big deal in any case.

Will add a leStrum to the chain as soon as it's built. Only regret is I didn't order a Banana Split right away ;-).

Luke | Feb. 28, 2017

amazing!

I'm in love with this little box. i sequence my modular from Logic and this allows me to have plenty of melodic / harmonic material with the four CV / Gate outs and 8 percussive elements sequenced at the same time. it's a brilliant well built solution, i might actually try to get a second one at some point. bravo!

Robert | Feb. 22, 2017

The ARPIE is amazing and well worth the investment

The ARPIE MIDI Arpeggiator is an easy-to-build kit which yields a powerful addition to your MIDI setup. Jason Hotchkiss' build instructions are easy to follow and entertaining to read, although you need to be prepared to spend a few hours soldering all the parts together. There are several diagnostic LEDs which let you know how the build is progressing and whether you need to check your work.

Once you have the device assembled, the ARPIE lives up to its name as an excellent MIDI arpeggiator; the controls take a little getting-used-to, but if you read Jason's user manual you should get up to speed in little time. About the only request that I would have is that I wish there was an LED display panel for the BPM - that would be great when syncing multiple MIDI devices together.

I highly recommend this project for MIDI enthusiasts who are also passionate about making things, and I also highly recommend getting the case for the ARPIE which Jason also sells in his store. (Although now that I have built one ARPIE, I'm considering buying another and building it into a rackmount case so it can live amongst my other MIDI studio gear.)

Greg | Feb. 20, 2017

ARPIE - Realy nice piece of equipment

The instruction on the web site are excellent. For some reason, my wife decided to build the ARPIE herself, and while she has built electronic projects before, that was 30 years ago, and she has only watched me since. She followed the instructions carefully, and ARPIE worked first time. We are both now looking forward to learning how to use it, exploring its rich features and having fun with it.

Meng | Feb. 17, 2017

beautiful

Very quality and useful product and awesome service.
i would recommend tracked shipping.
i give all five stars.

Pieter | Jan. 31, 2017

Does what I bought it for

Works exactly as advertised, no problems so far. The built in clock is nice and is the reason I bought this, rather than the Banana Split from same seller. Easy to use and set up. I needed something to sync a few synths to a MIDI clock and play multiple of them at the same time, so it does pretty much everything I needed in a small cheap package.

I'm a little worried about the lack of casing (might want to use it live at some point, as it is it's more of a plug-in-and-leave-in-its-place kind of thing) and would have been glad to pay extra for a small BPM display. It's cheap though, so I can probably buy/build a BPM display and some kind of casing and still pay less in total than a dedicated MIDI clock would have cost me, let alone a clock + MIDI splitter.

All in all, pretty great.

Carles | Jan. 18, 2017

Works perfectly