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RCUS,

Thanks for the questions.

1. You are correct in your assertion that the control software for aurora makes the output look like any other midi device, so any software that wants to use the midi software will just see a midi device, per your midi yoke settings.

2. Regarding the top panel, we decided to use a silkscreen for several reasons. As the guy who designed the layout, I do agree that the engraved look is very nice, but it has some drawbacks. The primary problem is price: We were looking at a very steep increase in cost as compared to the silkscreen, which even for small quantities is much more affordable. We wanted to pass on as good a price to you (we are barely getting price breaks as it is).

Beyond that, while I was happy with the accuracy of the engravings, they are not terribly reflective, and don't show up well in low light. The large pen width also muddled some of the graphics (its hard to see in the pictures). The recessed button holes will still be machined as show. Epoxy silkscreens are tough, so there should not be a durability issue, and, done correctly, are very sharp.

The company making the panels works primarily in aerospace and other precision stuff. They are really doing this as a favor. I expect the quality to be very good. I will also be sending them a sample of the entire device (they are doing both top and bottom panels) to make sure they see what we are trying to accomplish. Below is a very early rendering of aurora I did which shows what a silkscreen would look like. (Apologies in advance for the fader caps, this was done before we realized we couldn't buy them.)

thanks for the reply!

i totally see what you're saying about the silk screening. totally makes sense now that I see it, and I have to say i much prefer the filled in graphics for the crossfader/faders/design.

are you keeping the aurora224 branding on the bottom right of the silkscreened faceplate?

yeah, the branding will be there.

any idea of a possible date for a 2nd run? I just joined today and got aware of the ordering-issues... surfing the forum, and finding this thread really bummed me out. I have been waiting for this kind of project for quite some time now... only to figure that I missed out like usual.

if there's any news or updates, and someone could drop me an email, I'd _really_ appreciate it

We knew a deadline of the 1st of September was an aggressive one, but given the amount of interest this project generated early on - we projected a larger amount of sales early. Unfortunately, like the story above, people will find the site and be disappointed. But, there may be a chance for group orders.

We sincerely regret not being able to introduce this device into the market place.

Regards,
Matt

Hi All,

We've got some unfortunate news. Due to a lack of interest we won't be able to sell aurora units at this time. We needed to get at least 50 people signed up to get the group order through, and we did not even get 20 orders. We can't currently cover the cost of the remaining thirty odd kits, so we'll have to postpone the order indefinitely. If the situation changes you'll be the first to know.

The site will stay up, and we will be posting more files in a few days for those of you who are interested in building your own.

sincerely,

the aurora team.

I am also seriously interested in buying a completed kit with top/bottom panels. (#21 )

Hi, let me say thanks, great project open source community is the way...

how i do to get one aurora, i add to group order for the option 1... I'm from colombia, how i pay? #22

Thanks again, great job...

when will they be back on sale? please say soon!

how much is for puerto rico? i'm really interested in buying the complete kit