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Can't say we haven't worked hard on this project...

The first prototyping board was a mess. Wires everywhere. Bad MIDI connection...

Now the electronics are not only more compact and secure, but also more portable and packageble.

Everything fits in a small container.

The next images look at the construction process and the mechanisms we figured out. Including, laser cutting, wood working, the assembly.

The components:

The sliding inside mechanism:

The system:

The Luxeon was a disappointment. Not the actual LED, because it definitely was and still is painfully bright and in need of almost no resistance. But the bummer is that the Arduino is not providing enough Amps for it and therefore it looks really dim. The option of using a transistor and giving it its own power supply is now almost impossible given the lack of space inside the new ravezooka design.
Lesson for next time!

The trigger was an interesting challenge and it was definitely a lot of fun!

It works and we hope it keeps working.

A detail of the trigger deconstruction and reconstruction:

I'm working hard on the Max patch. I definitely feel like i have a much better grasp on the program than before. It was a good learning experience.

This could well summarize a whole day of trouble shooting, frustration and pressure. But in the end there was progress and that's what matters.