On a bit of a roll tonight, clearing the backlog. This MC-202 came in for a Tubbutec MC-2oh2 upgrade. This requires a little bit of SMT rework, but it absolutely transforms the simple MC-202 into a top-notch groovebox! 😊
So - new processor, new keyboard, new OLED display module fitted, plus a handful of simple mods to the existing board. Done and looking and sounding glorious!
#Roland #MC202 #RolandMC202 #Tubbutec #MC2oh2 #VintageAnalog
Another Roland MC-202 Was transformed into a MC-2oh2 #tubbutec #Roland #MC202 #MC2oh2 #vintagesynth #MIDI #retrofit
Getting ready for #superbooth ! See you in our tent next week!
#superbooth23 #tubbutec #mc2oh2 #synthesizer #eurorack #midi #microtonal
MC-2oh2 now shipping!
And as you can see we already installed quite a few, more coming.
https://tubbutec.de/mc-2oh2/
#mc2oh2 #tubbutec #synthporn #gearporn #rolandmc202 #mc202 #retrofit #midi #synthesizer #vintagesynth #analogsynth
Tubbutec MC-2oh2 upgrade for Roland MC-202
https://tubbutec.de/mc-2oh2
#synthesizer #vintagesynthesizer #midi #upgrade #electronics #tubbutec #mc2oh2
This (very yellow) MC-202 had another MC-2oh2 upgrade installed and goes out to one of our beta-testers!
#mc2oh2 #tubbutec #synthesizer #electronics #retrosynth #rolandmc202 #midi #synthdiy
Testing #mc2oh2 and having fun. Here syncing to a #rolandtr606 and using the sequencer and arpeggiator.
#synthesizer #vintagesynth #analogsynth #tubbutec #rolandmc202
Assembled #mc2oh2 boards finally arrived. 😃 (had to wait waaaay to long)
This means we can now install them for our beta testers and get one step closer to a finished product.
#mc202 #rolandmc202 #tubbutec #synthesizer #synthdiy #electronics #retrofit
We forgot an important board cutout in the MC-2oh2 keyboard PCB. Luckily pur CNC mill comes to the rescue!
#mc2oh2 #cnc #pcb #electronics #milling #tubbutec #synthesizer
Tester for the MC-2oh2 CPU replacement 'main board'. The tiny PCB is assembled on both sides and has 64 1mm pitch castellated holes.
The tester uses springy pins, similar to the ones used by @arturo182 to interface the board. 1mm pitch is challenging but just about managable. On the bottom, two additional JST 1mm pitch connectors are connected and those signals tested as well. (1 year old, but haven't posted it here yet)
#mc2oh2 #tubbutec #electronics #synthesizer #rolandmc202 #vintagesynths
Testing setup for the MC-2oh2 keyboard/display panels.
All buttons need to be pressed once to make sure they are working properly .
The final boards (coming soon will have gold plated contacts)
Happy holidays!
#mc2oh2 #tubbutec #mc202 #rolandmc202 #electronics #synthesizer #vintagesynth
While we are waiting for the assembly of our boards, some more parts have arrived.
(1) Hundreds of Displays
(2) Display brackets for mounting and aligning them correctly
(3) Example of display, Arpeggiator
(4) Arp in euclidean mode
Eta: some time in '23. We need to complete the kits, write manuals, beta test, and fix bug and fix bugs and fix bugs
We already have enough beta testers.
#mc2oh2 #tubbutec #mc202 #vintagesynth #synthupgrade #midi #retrofit
Beside waiting for the MC-2oh2 hardware and working on some more software features, we designed this tiny replacement for the MC-202 transformer coil. It serves as a replacement part, but is mostly intended for the upcoming #RE202 project - the original part is unoptanium.
#tubbutec #mc2oh2 #midi #vintagesynth #retrofit #rolandmc202 #re808 #re909 #re101
