My M8 has a new mate - OMX-27 Initial Impressions 

welp, the website had 2 more partial kits. Make that 1 more. Everything else is sold out. Good luck!!!

You wont be disappointed - great piece of kit, and fun to assemble.

haha, that's the new tagline - "Asking the dumb questions so you don't have to." Appreciate the support.

Congrats friend. That’s exciting.

That’s a big help. Easily was the most time consuming part of the process.

Thank you. Appreciate the kind words.

Join the discord - when I bought, supplies were limited, but private links were shared as kits became available. The Korg Nanokey2 might be a decent alternative depending on which features your after. Korg, 25-Key Midi Controller (NANOKEY2BK),Black a.co/d/2aq1rPG

I really don't think the intent is to exclude anyone. I corresponded with the creator quite a bit when I ordered mine and he really cares about the customer experience. Also, now that the LEDs come pre-soldered (or so I've heard), this is a fairly simple project and a great first for anyone looking to learn - through-hole component soldering isn't the hardest and is a lot more forgiving than SMD. That said, you should reach-out on the contact page (denki-oto.weebly.com/contact.html#/) and see if he'd be willing to sell you a pre-made unit. If not, I might even be willing to help out if you purchased a unit and had it shipped direct to me. Reach out on my website and let's talk about options: monsterlogostudios.com/

Yes, he’s constantly working on more. Best bet is to join the OMX-27 discord and inquire about availability.

@@monsterlogostudios Thanks! I get to start the 'please sir, may I have some more' cycle after getting my M8. Ha!

Haha, godspeed!

February 2023 - out of stock

@@RaverOperatorGeeza Pays to get on the email list...I finally got one this week. Whew. It's a cool unit

I think the need for a MIDI hub might depending on the other devices involved (type and quantity). For the M8, since I can have each track receive a different channel, it wasn’t necessary. Really just a matter of mapping input channels/CC messages to the right destinations on the M8 using the project midi mapping.

Haha, no. The OKX-27 is a keeper.

😂

You can def place notes on the grid...to an extent. You'll see in my latest video I record a multi-phrase bass line with an external MIDI controller. You're right about limited polyphonic functionality thought, but considering the limited CPU, I don't see full multi-track recording ever becoming a reality for this device...though I also don't think it's needed. The real benefit of an external MIDI controller for me is the ability to noodle around while coming up with ideas. It's much quicker than "enter some notes, hate the results, delete most of the notes, repeat".