midierror

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Average Ratings

Product: (4.95)

Documentation: (4.87)

Shipping: (4.90)

Communication: (4.95)

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Jeremia | April 9, 2023

Package lost, seller send it again

For Le Strum Breakout Boards [MIDI Chord Controller]

If you order international make shure to just take secured shipping... If not it can get lost. Mine got lost but
HUGE thanks to midierror, he just send me another one out of courtesy!!!

Tim | Dec. 6, 2022

8BitM8

For 8BITM8 - Complete DIY Kit - Hardware Bit Crusher

Pcb/Panel + IC set of good quality, fast shipping and good documentation online.
Highly recommended DIY project. Thanks alot.

Jeffery | March 20, 2022

Mailed straight away!

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

Totally well-done job. The seller shipped with no delay and sent me links to the document database. Very cool!

Steve | May 1, 2021

LE STRUM. Solid MIDI controller that simulates chordstrums

For LE STRUM - MIDI Chord Controller [CONSTRUCTED]

All that is said in the description and videos showcasing features are legit, this thing is as it is advertised.

It worked right out of the box.

Device after device I connected this to worked without the need to change any setting on either device.
I believe it sends chord info on one midi channel and the strumming on another, I don't know exactly and don't care because it just works, that technical detail was never needed with any DAW or synth I've tried. U.S. buyers note the PP3 battery is just a standard 9volt battery.

There are only two negatives I have found with this device:

You might want to find some sort of case for it, I made mine out of cardboard and it's good enough.

The second is this thing is so fun that you may find yourself blistering your fingertips mashing the little buttons.
But the blisters will turn to calluses and you will then be able to brag to your guitar playing friends who will know how hardcore you are. (don't do that)

Really a fantastic device, if I had four arms I would buy a second one.

Daniel | March 16, 2021

Great fun little box

For 8BITM8 - Hardware Bit Crusher

This bit crusher does exactly what you want it to, with plenty of flexibility. I have it set up on my pedalboard in between my compressor and overdrive pedals and it's a really nice way to give your sound some rough harsh edges, all the way up to smooth chiptune tones. I love the bit depth flexibilty and dry/wet knob lets you dial in how much you want to mangle your source sound. Great build quality and beautiful painted enclosure.

Bauke | Feb. 26, 2021

recommended seller

For 8BITM8 - Hardware Bit Crusher

Bought an ARPIE from Midierror back in october and now an 8BITM8. Both devices are a lot of fun, well built and were sent here quickly.

Tom | July 16, 2020

AWESOME LITTLE BOX OF GOODNESS

For 8BITM8 - Hardware Bit Crusher

Super happy with my little 8bit friend.. crushing all the bits..
win sauce. I especially love the color schemes and the build quality.
just awesome

Lance | June 3, 2020

ARPIE IS AMAZING AND FUN!

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

The ARPIE is the perfect addition to my synths that lacked an arpeggiator. I'm glad it came with a quick guide to make navigating on the Arpie easy! I was going to upgrade my Juno 106 to a Kiwi but was having some doubts. When I discovered the ARPIE and found out how well it works with my Juno, I was instantly satisfied. Shipment was quick, quality is nice, and communication was fast! Would definitely recommend this product to anyone looking for a hardware arpeggiator.

Rodger | May 16, 2019

Ingenious!

For SUPER SMASH BUTTON - Arcade Audio Gate

Heard about this on the Sonic Talk podcast and knew I had to have it! How ingeniously simple! Wonderful communication with the seller and very quick shipping to the US. The hand-painted finish, solid switches and jacks, and industrial-strength arcade button make this utilitarian device into a work of art. I might have to get another one (or two). Top shelf all the way.

Ricardo Lazaro | May 7, 2019

SUPER SMASH BUTTON! Arcade Audio Gate is AWESOME!!!

For SUPER SMASH BUTTON - Arcade Audio Gate

I Bought the SUPER SMASH BUTTON Arcade Audio Gate because I was really interested in a way to do a gating effect in my music productions using external hardware gear and saw this super cool arcade button and just had to have it. Works great and is built very good for long lasting gate smashing! Amazing service from midierror made my purchase experience with tindie the best! I received a very quick reply to al my questions.

Matt | May 1, 2019

a fantastic creative tool

For LE STRUM - MIDI Chord Controller [CONSTRUCTED]

I haven't even had a chance to scratch the surface yet and already creating some wonderful sounds with synth pads and arps. Can't wait to dig into some deeper applications for it.

Kevin | Jan. 7, 2019

Unique controller

For LE STRUM - MIDI Chord Controller [CONSTRUCTED]

Arrived really quickly in two days even during pre Xmas rush and works great to control synths through midi in new ways, excellent!!!

Luc | Dec. 15, 2018

Tiny arp powerhouse

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

Great tiny machine, real arp powerhouse, poly mode is insane. The 16steps for velocity or gate for example is ofc limited but practically turns out great and makes it more authentic, its small but good to operate. Super invention, super construction. Use it live with my technojazz collective plastik.soldiers. Thanks so much!

Ashley | Nov. 21, 2018

It's Alive

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

I bought one of these so that I could make Italo-Disco without having to enter the notes manually, and also because my Arp Odyssey doesn't have an arpeggiator. I am a satisfied customer. It's a terrific little arpeggiator with a couple of quirks. On the positive side it's tiny, battery-powered, surprisingly well-put-together for a home-made unit. I use it synced up via MIDI to Logic. It syncs reliably; it syncs immediately; it remains synced; it doesn't stutter or fall out of time, all of which sounds trivial but I have used professional equipment that doesn't even do that. Layering multiple bouncing arpeggios on top of each other is a breeze.

The front panel has a bewildering array of controls but in practice PATN, SPAN, GATE, MODE, and RATE are self-explanatory and enough to get by, plus INST for extra spiciness. I bought my unit in November 2018. It is apparently a V5 unit. It comes with a cheat sheet, which is useful because the online manual is slightly out of date. I admit that I've only used it as a synced arpeggiator playing individual lines of notes rather than a live performance tool. It will also transmit accent information, and can transmit a separate accent channel. The only interface is MIDI, there's no CV/GATE or USB, but on the positive side the use of MIDI raises the interesting possibility of running arpeggios through cheap old digital synths. It has a separate MIDI sync input, potentially useful if you're playing live with everybody synced up to a master MIDI clock.

Also the lights look wonderful. Mine is the thin white Duke model, black letters and bright white LEDs like a Station to Station-era David Bowie stage set. The interior has some blue LEDs that flash when they feel like it.

Quirks? The random pattern function doesn't work as I expected, although it's described correctly in the manual; instead of randomly bouncing from note to note it generates a random sequence when you initially play the chord and the cycles through it repeatedly, so it doesn't sound random. There's a way of bypassing the arpeggiator entirely if you want to solo but it takes a bit of digging in the manual to find out how, and it makes the HOLD LED go crazy. HOLD will hold a sequence, and you can use an external keyboard to transpose it up and down - but for some reason the unit also transmits the incoming keyboard notes to the output, which sounds odd. When HOLD is turned on it would make more sense to route incoming notes purely to the arpeggiator engine.

It might just be the batteries I'm using, but the battery holder is very tight, to the extent I have to use a screwdriver to lever the battery out. The MIDI ports are a bit stiff too, which also worries me, but I imagine they'll loosen up over time. This is assuming you ever want to unplug the unit. You might leave it on all the time.

At £120 it seems expensive but there's nothing quite like it; some synthesisers output arpeggios but are much more expensive, some software plug-ins will arpeggiate but aren't as immediate, other hardware arpeggiators aren't as functional, step sequencers are more complex and the leading value-orientated step sequencers seem to have trouble syncing reliably. I imagine MIDI-CV interface and USB power would just add to the cost. Four stars because nothing is perfect, plus one star because it feels bad to give it four stars.

Eric | Nov. 7, 2018

Perfect!

For LE STRUM - MIDI Chord Controller [CONSTRUCTED]

Le Strum is an ingenious idea, executed perfectly.
With the right synth/patch, it can really nail the Omnichord sound. Midi autoharp for every keyboard: what's not to love?

Colin | Nov. 2, 2018

Super Inspiring Little Synth

For LE STRUM - MIDI Chord Controller [CONSTRUCTED]

Wow! I love this little synth. I was searching for a way to mod an omnichord that would allow maj7 chords and stumbled across this instead. So glad I did! This thing has so many more features than I realized and it really opens up MIDI into another dimension. The product itself is well-made and shipping was fast. Now I’m working on schematics for a modded le strum and I will be purchasing another le strum board. I used a Roland UM-ONE MK2 to connect this to my computer and it worked perfectly. Definitely recommend!

Sean | Oct. 30, 2018

Mind. Blown.

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

I normally build projects and ARPIE kit has excellent documentation, but I've only found ARPIE recently and I wanted to quickly give it a try. I don't have time to build these days, so I jumped on the chance to buy one already built. The fully constructed MidiError build was delivered surprisingly fast to the USA and I was able to drop a 9v in and fire it up... and wow. Using the provided "cheat sheet" I was able to grasp the workings of it rather quickly. ARPIE is one of the most amazing things I've ever used. And with help of the documentation and some add-on boards, I am expanding it and I'm even going to get into the code to add some custom knobs (wish me luck!). This MidiError build is clean, solid, and tested. And Chris at MidiError was *very* helpful (and patient) when it came to my questions about expanding. I don't have enough stars for this review!!! NOTE TO BUYERS: When shopping, I saw build "Arpie" builds on eBay with a AA battery shipped from China -- I knew better than to buy one of those, and I hope you will know better as well.

Daniel | Sept. 6, 2018

Great little device

For LE STRUM - MIDI Chord Controller [CONSTRUCTED]

Got it with the stand (which took maybe 10 minutes tops to build). Really enjoy using it with my minilogue. Surprisingly playable once you get the hang of it, and highly portable for a musical sounding MIDI controller.

Steven | July 19, 2018

Love it

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

Really cool little toy. Useful and dynamic. The instructions are pretty thorough. I was a little difficult to get a 9V battery in, but other than that, It's been a positive experience so far.

Stefan | July 9, 2018

Very inspiring midi arpeggiator

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

I bought two Arpies for my analogue modular gear in conjunction with Midi to CV converters. These are very inspiring devices - I like the second pattern for velocity information and the well thought layout for so many functions. It takes some time to get used to it, but once you learned about the second functions and special features it´s a very user friendly device. Much better than an Oberheim Cyclone in my opinion. Very tight Midi sync also. Highly recommended for every electronic musician!

Marcus | July 3, 2018

Amazing piece of kit

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

Totally love the arpie and it has improved my Juno 106 massively

Didn't think that was possible.

Excellent seller and the kit was well built

well recommended

Ivan | May 29, 2018

Great little thing!

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

When I bought my Juno 106 I was jealous about the arpeggiattor of the older models, but now with ARPIE I have nothing to miss, even I have now more flexibility to work with arpeggios compared with the classics Juno 6 and 60. Another good thing is that the learning curve is not steep at all. Only downside is you can't save your setting so no other option than exercise your memory, that's why I only give 4 stars, otherwise would be just perfect!

Nick | March 31, 2018

Very good

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

This little gem is ridiculously good .It has revitalised some old bits of kit in my studio that were for sale.

Ilia | March 17, 2018

Arpie - compact midi arpeggiator

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

I'm very happy to finally receive and try out Midierror's Arpie. Seller was quite communicable, I've always received answers for my quiestions about the delivery. Shipping itself was pretty quick. The device itself is purely a magic box, full of nice surprises, very easy to learn and use, and has great capabilities. There is still plenty for me to find out about proper using it for my purposes (electronic music making). Though, as I said, the process of learning and using Arpie is a pure pleasure. Thank you very much!

Eric | March 12, 2018

Expertly built, terrific shipping speed, great documentation

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

Terrific experience overall. Great instructions, which arrived ahead of the (fast!) shipment. Solder/assembly is expert and super-clean. Very fun instrument. I highly recommend Midierror!

Robert | Aug. 3, 2017

Great little thing

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

The ARPIE is a great device and it´s built in high quality. Works fine and the documentation is also simple to understand even for someone like me whose first language is not english...

Marco | April 25, 2017

LE STRUM - MIDI Chord Controller [CONSTRUCTED]

For LE STRUM - MIDI Chord Controller [CONSTRUCTED]

Awesome musical instrument, perfectly suitable in my hardware synth live equipement, Le Strum gives a new brilliancy to my musical horizon and very gently people @ Hotchk155 and MIDI ERROR. Tindie.com is a trustful online shop, thank you:) Marco

Dirk | March 24, 2017

Very good product, very good support

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

This is a great little device, very inspiring and easy to use , it may look complicated but it isn't.

Robin | Feb. 26, 2017

Excellent service for an excellent device.

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

Very quick / personal handling. I believe I received The Arpie and it's manuals within 4 working days (in France).
As for The Arpie itself: It's truly a fun machine that is user-friendly / approachable yet can go quite in-depth as well. Made me love my Juno106 even more.

Thorsten | Jan. 30, 2017

Best Arpeggiator you can buy!

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

Before the Arpie I owned a "Oberheim" Cyclone from which is incredible hard to get what you want...and some software arps.
With the Arpie it is a pleasure to program and play with. Everything is right there where you want it to be.
The idea of rhythm apreggiation is very inspiring. I am thinking about buying a second one to make a little
"Arp Orchester". Arpie is simply perfect in every way! Thanks.

Graeme | Sept. 2, 2016

Great little box of tricks

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator & Protective Acrylic Case

The Arpie is probably the best "bang for the buck" piece of music kit I've bought. The options and variations make this more than just an arpegiator that you leave tinkling away over your chords, Arpie just cries out to be played and once you've got the feel for the interface it really is an improvising tool that adds to your music.
Only one thing better than an Arpie is a couple more to make an ensemble :)

Kyle | June 22, 2016

ARPIE is an amazing and powerful melody composing tool

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator & Protective Acrylic Case

ARPIE is absolutely amazing. It rivals any other MIDI arpeggiator hardware (which is very few as of this review). The ability to adjust the velocity and gate of note-ons is wonderful and something I didn't know was so important to my patterns until I started adjusting those parameters. The latest firmware has a chord arp option which is magnificent. Overall pattern forming and rest placement is easy and intuitive and can easily be adjusted in a live setting and make for some rad improvisational transitions.

This ARPIE came shipped with an LED that wouldn't light and an intermittent push button. I just reflowed a few soldering points and all is well! No need to ship back overseas for something so minor.

Would love to see someone find a way to implement the ability to store patterns. Of course, recording midi data into your DAW is a breeze. ARPIE is an excellent performance tool. It makes improvisation easy. I would recommend to anyone with a synthesizer. Its like my DX7 got an upgrade. Excellent product and it's a lot of fun.

Paul | May 26, 2016

Great Arp and Great Service

For ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator [FULLY CONSTRUCTED]

Arrived super quick, well packed and ready to go with and quick start instruction sheet. Also got an email with operating and support instructions.

Just had a quick play with the ARPIE, works really well and just what I was looking for - great functionality

Martyn | April 29, 2016

Brilliant!

For LE STRUM - MIDI Chord Controller [CONSTRUCTED]

Wish I discovered this little gem sooner. So much fun, and well worth the price. I hope I can influence more people to buy this tool, its an amazing achievement = )

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