Never Done Before Gear Design? (and rambles)

[@Hainbach]

Also happy to start it with you my dear

[@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii]

To the year of the Magpie- here here!

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

I feel like there's a missed opportunity to have those panels actually have a function without needing to remove them and build something from them. I feel like it would be more exciting if, instead of being a detachable item to be populated with components, the PCB had a couple of areas where the capacitance of the user's finger could be used as an expression controller, or you could have a theremin like arrangement that could do something similar without directly touching the pedal. I'm thinking of it as being a means to add some circuit bending effects without dramatically upping the component count or crowding the casing with knobs and switches.

[@SimonTheMagpie]

Hehe, I think we have a similar mind 😁😁 working on some stuff that is based on the idea of pcb touching!

[@hyperbaroque]

​@@SimonTheMagpieThere is a guy in the UK, Dan Wilson aka Meadow House ("Minger") who does a lot of this touch-circuit-bending instruments.

[@johnrobertcorney]

Absolutely astonishing, you are out of your goddamn mind and I’m in for the ride. See you Mondays Mr Pie

[@id.unknown1283]

Glad your back and looking forward to your new Monday videos.

[@Serioko]

Hey Simon, glad to have you back and that you’re ok! As for live circuits on the top panels, that’s pretty common in synthesizers, but maybe not guitar pedals. Touch capacitive pads often have SMT stuff on the bottom side of the PCB. Like Make Noise Strega, Buchla Music Easel, stuff like that. Me and my friends built a Music Easel inspired synth for a school project, and we designed a keyboard PCB with sensors, multiplexers, and a Raspberry Pi Pico reading all the data, which spit out control voltages to control the analog synth voice.

[@p.meyerhiggins3157]

I've not seen functional exterior PCBs before. Yay for Magpie Mondays!

[@GunDogSlim]

Yes Magpie Mondays

[@dreamstaticsounds]

Magpie Mondays! Yes, please!

[@repeat_defender]

Yeah! I love weekly Magpie!

[@kakish_pukish]

Мужик спасибо огромное за контент, который мне интересен и который заставляет заниматься весельем. Поздравляю с новым годом и хочу чтобы ты никогда не унывал.

[@mattsmusika]

Do what works best for you! I'm grateful for and inspired by the videos you create. As long as you keep doing your thing and find a way to make it work for you, and keep on putting out videos then I'm happy!

[@JimmyLem]

Hey, I am happy that you are feeling better. Sometimes, only a little Magpie can hit the spot, man. Good to see you back.

[@Brumata]

I immediately read the "NDB" as "No Dig Beal". Happy Yew Near! 🎉

[@Brumata]

...oh and the faceplate bending idea is really wonderful and wacky!

[@animalrockets]

Very excited to see where this all leads in the new year! You are always ahead of the game with your concepts. The additional PCB to expand the pedal is a genius move! I am personally getting into bending and building and have found your channel a great resource, all the way back to when you were bending user pedals back in the day. Such great insight into the process! Having a breadboard show or segment would be inspiring to those like me. Easy to get inspiration anywhere on your channel though, so thank you for that.

[@RGudmetalhead]

Happy New Year, Simon! Exited to see what you and Magpie Pirates will do this year.

[@K-ORA]

Happy new year my dude! Been following you for years, keep up the punk diy pedals. Love it, cheers 🖤🤘

[@Dubsteppah]

The prices for Simon's pedals/gear is really reasonable, 1,000 SEK is around $100 USD. For a bespoke handmade piece of gear/art that's more than a reasonable price in my opinion. If you made a video of how to use a pedal with a DAW that would be so helpful, Happy New Year Simon!

[@AndreijRublev]

Let's go! Magpie Monday sounds great! Really looking forward for it!

[@warpigs330]

They hide it very well but the Dirtywave M8 actually works this way, with the front panel also the main PCB. Very clever construction method, but with through hole parts you risk shorts and things, which could increase the number of warrantee repairs you have to do.

[@RadonX9]

happy new year simon! also magpie monday's sound like a lot of fun!

[@retlaw7448]

Happy New year to you 🎉!!! Love what you are doing for music 🎵!!!

[@333AMETHYST]

happy new years simon!

[@binface9]

Happy New Year Simon. Have a good one!

[@woodch]

I will never stop looking at that paper!

[@Zen_Mox]

You are genuinely entertaining so I'd enjoy more content from you. Circuit work stuff would be cool.

[@ocdmusic]

Happy New Year and Happy New Video lol

[@jemadamson2715]

I'm totally down for magpie Mondays

[@capnskustomworks]

I will gladly accept all the Magpie Days that are days to Magpie! (And a Semisecret Secondary Circuit?!? Ye are the precise type of insane that I aspire to in my own Artistry! So good!!!)

[@molo51]

Not the same but definitely makes me think about the 4060 MK2 from Olegtron. Anyway, let's see if you can keep up on the Monday video. 🤞💪✌️

[@RansbyJohan]

Happy new year, I love the name "Crazynator"

[@NicStage]

There being no day that starts with "A" or "N" is why I get very little done. I'm going to try to call every Wednesday "Work Wednesday".

[@stuartchapman5171]

I've always seen you as divergent, a routine is great, especially as executive function is flawed. You can lean into it once its set up and life gets tough/busy. Win win for us as well, Mondays are always tough, we can look forward to getting home and getting cosy with the Magpie. Do it, do it, do it.

[@majordabalert]

Inspiring as always

[@tigmil8116]

Love rambly vids

[@T.H.W.O.T.H]

👁️

[@yousifalsaad5056]

hi , welcome back

[@Andor.]

i need to hear what the crazynator sounds like

[@TRIPPLEJAY00]

HNY. Do what feels right for you Simon. Please just don't burn yourself out.

[@SK0T_N0TH1NG]

Motivated Magpie Mondays 😅

[@BobcatWolfenstein]

Happy new year!

[@devinandrews2346]

thas rilly cool

[@chameleonblockstudios]

I’m excited

[@Studio22mix]

Magpie Monday 👌🏼😃

[@jeffryarchambeau5441]

If every week turns out to be too much, you could do Magpie Moondays every full Moon.

[@Tovilian]

I like

[@hillblocksview]

When you finish a "bread board" then did you just make a "sandwich"?

[@NicStage]

smörgåsbord

[@hillblocksview]

@@NicStage 🤣

[@jayerjavec]

Looks like a nice Non Directional Beacon.

[@bonemar66]

If you do the Monday thing, don't post a rushed video on Tuesday or Wednesday and then say sorry. Post on the Monday after.

[@worhed3722]

its "nbd" not ndb just fyi lmao