Dreadbox Erebus DIY kit
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Dreadbox Erebus DIY kit
Just got an email from Dreadbox. Now they are offering a Erebus DIY kit like they did with the Hades. Kind of interesting because originally they decided to stop offering the Hades kit because of the logistics of supporting that. Now they offer this.
I built the Hades and in the process of making a little wooden case for it to replace the cardboard one it comes with. I would've loved to buy Erebus kit but I already have a Erebus.
Dreadbox Erebus kit link
I built the Hades and in the process of making a little wooden case for it to replace the cardboard one it comes with. I would've loved to buy Erebus kit but I already have a Erebus.
Dreadbox Erebus kit link
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Re: Dreadbox Erebus DIY kit
The difference this time is they have firmly stated that you buy under the condition there is no support, which will free them from the hundreds of newbie f@ck ups.Synth Con Meo wrote: Kind of interesting because originally they decided to stop offering the Hades kit because of the logistics of supporting that. Now they offer this.
I ordered instantly, i'd love to see a NYX Eurorack but seems the reverb isn't their circuit it will probably never happen.
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Re: Dreadbox Erebus DIY kit
cane creek wrote:that's what i would like to see too, NYX Eurorack!Synth Con Meo wrote:
i'd love to see a NYX Eurorack but seems the reverb isn't their circuit it will probably never happen.
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+1, ordered yesterday night.
they put up a youtube video about it and I think I was done ordering even before the video was done playing haha...
is this what being influenced by ads feels like?
now I can finally get over the mistake I made years ago when I sold my original Erebus

they put up a youtube video about it and I think I was done ordering even before the video was done playing haha...
is this what being influenced by ads feels like?

now I can finally get over the mistake I made years ago when I sold my original Erebus


may you live in interesting times.
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It's not really clear from the front panel layout, but is this a semi-modular module?
ie is the audio path pre-patched through the envelope, delay, lfo etc., or are the individual elements accessible and can the audio path be re-patched?
If accessible, then it's a really cost-effective way of adding an additional oscillator, envelope, LFO & Delay to an existing rack.
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ie is the audio path pre-patched through the envelope, delay, lfo etc., or are the individual elements accessible and can the audio path be re-patched?
If accessible, then it's a really cost-effective way of adding an additional oscillator, envelope, LFO & Delay to an existing rack.
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Obviously I cannot tell for sure yet, but I did have the original Erebus as mentioned, and that was a semi-modular in the sense that it did come pre-patched but offered some (not ALL!) possible patch points, allowing you to break some (but again, not ALL) pre-normalled connections.
obviously, it might be the case that this too will have the most common connections normalized and the offered patchpoints DO NOT break those normalizations, but only ADDITIONAL outputs/inputs.
Maybe.
the Dreadbox website is not terribly clear on that, it only states that the module offers 16 patchpoints... might have to write them an e-mail to ask.
either way, you are completely right in that this (especially if you DIY it yourself) will be hard to beat in terms of bang for bucks... I paid 173 incl. shipping for 2 VCOs, ENV, LFO, Filter, VCA _and_ a delay.
obviously, it might be the case that this too will have the most common connections normalized and the offered patchpoints DO NOT break those normalizations, but only ADDITIONAL outputs/inputs.
Maybe.
the Dreadbox website is not terribly clear on that, it only states that the module offers 16 patchpoints... might have to write them an e-mail to ask.
either way, you are completely right in that this (especially if you DIY it yourself) will be hard to beat in terms of bang for bucks... I paid 173 incl. shipping for 2 VCOs, ENV, LFO, Filter, VCA _and_ a delay.
may you live in interesting times.
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one member of the german synth forum i´m in wrote to dreadbox to ask about audio in:
here is what they replied:
only caveat would be that the VCA needs a gate to open or no sound will pass.
here is what they replied:
so basically exactly like the "big Erebus".Dreadbox wrote:The audio jack is Audio in, it passes the external signal through filter -> amp -> echo
Please note that you will need to activate the gate for the sound to be passed through.
only caveat would be that the VCA needs a gate to open or no sound will pass.
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I'm tempted to get this as I'm starting out with eurorack and it's (as others have pointed out) great value considering you're getting VCO(s), Env, Delay, LFO and filter.
What I would like to know more about (and I guess it'll become a bit more clear when reviews start appearing) is what are the obvious downsides? Given I'm happy with the DIY aspect, this almost seems too good to be true in terms of functionality per £/$?
As far as I can tell the downsides are:
- not obvious how the connections are hardwired
- not as much functionality in terms of accessing all inputs/outputs one would have when buying VCO, Env, LFO etc. modules separately
- finally, the amount of spaces this takes up - 42HP seems like a lot to me.
What I would like to know more about (and I guess it'll become a bit more clear when reviews start appearing) is what are the obvious downsides? Given I'm happy with the DIY aspect, this almost seems too good to be true in terms of functionality per £/$?
As far as I can tell the downsides are:
- not obvious how the connections are hardwired
- not as much functionality in terms of accessing all inputs/outputs one would have when buying VCO, Env, LFO etc. modules separately
- finally, the amount of spaces this takes up - 42HP seems like a lot to me.
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If the Module came built then it would be too good to be true, however if you look at all the components in the build document you'd realise £25 would easily cover them then theres the PCB & Panel which we all know places where we can get these for like £4 each thats when you realise the price isn't too good to be true, It building the things that hikes up the price but your going to do thatHorseyWindpump wrote: What I would like to know more about (and I guess it'll become a bit more clear when reviews start appearing) is what are the obvious downsides? Given I'm happy with the DIY aspect, this almost seems too good to be true in terms of functionality per £/$?

If i was you id just buy a kit, even if your not up for building it yet just put it way until you are ready to build it, if you decide not to build it in the future I'm sure somebody will buy it off you for the price you payed or even more if the kits stop.HorseyWindpump wrote:I'm tempted to get this as I'm starting out with eurorack
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I doubt you'll get a metal screen printed panel of this size for 4£ anywhere. Same goes for the PCBs. Have you ever ordered a PCB of his size? It's going to substantially more expensive than that, even for super cheap and bad quality Chinese PCBs.
Also, add up the cost for the parts. The sliders alone almost fill up your 25£ estimate.
Also, add up the cost for the parts. The sliders alone almost fill up your 25£ estimate.
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It's not clear how much of the signal path is analog (& can therefore be tapped into) - I suspect the majority of the functions, including the VCOs are simply running in code in the Atmega8a with some external sensing / control circuitry - similar to the Mutable Instruments way of doing things but probably without the open-sourced code.Lemmy wrote:Could be a nice project to add some additional ins and outs, maybe with a custom panel or an additional extender panel. Or add separate tuning for each VCO? Don't know yet what will be possible...
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certainly not. At least the original erebus is fully analogue and also here I very strongly doubt that the VCOs (or anything) runs on an ATmega. I assume the chip is mostly for the midi stuff (the kit has a midi input). But I don't know, of course.Morphology wrote: It's not clear how much of the signal path is analog (& can therefore be tapped into) - I suspect the majority of the functions, including the VCOs are simply running in code in the Atmega8a with some external sensing / control circuitry - ...
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That would be great news. Let's hope so.euromorcego wrote:I very strongly doubt that the VCOs (or anything) runs on an ATmega. I assume the chip is mostly for the midi stuff (the kit has a midi input). But I don't know, of course.
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Anyone can point me to the resistor that is for the LED brightness?
My Hades is really too bright and this time I want to put a bigger resistor in there for the LED.
Thanks!
My Hades is really too bright and this time I want to put a bigger resistor in there for the LED.
Thanks!
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