Livid Fader Box User manual

Building Guide: Fader Box
Warranty
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normal conditions for 30 days from the purchase date, so long as the kit has not been soldered or built and is:
owned by the original purchaser; the original purchaser has proof of purchase from Livid Instruments or an
authorized dealer. Warranty does not include repairs needed due to misuse, abuse, or damage to any
component or part. Livid Instruments only warrants the parts of this kit, not the build once complete.
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damage happened during shipping and will help the customer by allowing carrier inspection of any damaged
items.
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Tools & Parts Checklist
Tools Needed:
❏Soldering iron
❏Solder
❏#1 Size Phillips head screwdriver
❏Wirestrippers
❏Small snips or wire cutters
Parts List:
❏1 X 4’' 22g solid core copper wire
❏4 X 4-40x1/4" machine screw
❏4 X 4-40x5/8" machine screw
❏4 X 4-40x1" machine screw
❏4 X 4-40x 1 6/8" machine screw
❏8 X 4-40 nylon lock nut
❏8 X .01uf Capacitor
❏1 X 10uf Capacitor
❏16 X 4-40x1/2" nylon hex spacers
❏8 X Adhesive rubber bumpers
❏8 X 30mm Fader
❏8 X 30mm Fader knobs
❏1 X Livid Brain Jr.
❏1 X Livid Omni Board
❏1 X Fader Box metal housing (Top)
❏1 X Fader Box metal housing (Bottom)

1) Prepare wires: Take the wire and cut it into 4" pieces. Strip the wire insulation
approximately 1/8" from each end to expose the copper. Repeat this until you have 10
pieces.
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2) Populate Fader Capacitors (.01uf Capacitor): On the Omni Board locate SC1-4 & SC5-8
on the bottom of the board (SC denotes “single capacitor”). The capacitors are
bidirectional, meaning you can place them without having to worry about a positive or
negative side. Solder the single capacitors in positions SC1-4 & SC5-8. Clip off the excess
capacitor leads from the top of the board. The single capacitors allow the faders to
function, so if you have trouble with your faders later on it could mean a capacitor is
incorrectly soldered.

3) Populate Header Capacitor (10uf Capacitor): On the Omni Board, locate HC9 (HC
denotes “header capacitor”), and populate with through hole 10uf capacitor. This capacitor
is polarized so be sure the longer leg of the capacitor is in the through hole marked
positive (+).
4) Populate Wires: On the Omni Board locate the white rectangle labeled
“SLIDE-8X30MM” on the bottom of the board. Within this rectangle are 10 through holes.
Take the 4” wires previously prepared and solder 1 wire into each hole. Make sure that the
wires are coming out of the bottom of the board.

5) Populate Faders: Along the top of the Omni Board locate the four sets of two holes
(above the button pads labeled 1,2,3,& 4). Populate the top row of faders here, placing the
fader w/ the two top leads through these holes and the four bottom leads through the
four corresponding holes (Below the the button pads labeled 5,6,7,& 8). Repeat this
process for the next row of faders, locate the four sets of two holes (above the button
pads labeled 9,10,11 & 12). Populate the bottom row of faders here, placing the fader w/
the two top leads through these holes and the four bottom leads through the four
corresponding holes (Below the the button pads labeled 13,14,15, & 16).

6) Connect wires to the Brain: Use the following diagram to connect the wires soldered
to the Omni Board to the Brain Jr.

7) Test your work: Now that everything has been soldered, check that the Brain Jr. is
functioning properly with Brain V2/Jr Configure.
●Brain Configure is a software that allows you to monitor the inputs from the
Brain Jr. visually on your computer. It also allows you to customize the MIDI
messages being sent to the computer from the Brain Jr. if needed for your
workflow.
●Download Brain Configure here - Mac / PC
●Plug in the Brain Jr. to your computer via USB cable
●Open Brain Configure. Above MIDI port, Brain Jr Controls should be
selected.
●Now click on “tools” and a window will pop up that shows feedback when
the faders are moved.

●Now move each fader from top to bottom (or vice versa) making sure each
fader goes from 0 to 127.
●If you have streaming MIDI information or fader(s) that don’t work properly,
reload the “Fader_Box_1.0.lmd” file and double check your wiring, solder
joints, components & connections.
○NOTE: The Brain Jr. that shipped with your kit is already loaded with
the editor settings, ( .lmd file), that works for the Button Box. If you
run into any issues, here’s how to reload that file.
○Download “Button_Box_1.0.lmd”.
○In Brain Configure, click “open file”. Open “Button_Box_1.0.lmd” and
then click “Save to Brain”.
8) Mount the Brain Jr.: Place three of the adhesive rubber bumpers on the bottom of the
Brain Jr. in a triangular shape to keep it from grounding out on the metal housing. Mount
the Brain Jr. to the Button Box metal housing (Bottom) using the four 4-40x1/4" machine
screw and four of the 4-40 nylon lock nuts. Do not over tighten the nuts as it can bend and
damage the circuit board. Double check your wiring to the Brain Jr. in case any wires
popped out.

9) Mount the top housing to Omni Board: Take the Fader Box housing top and the four
4-40x1" machine screws. Run these screw these go through the four center holes through
the top of the housing, secure them by threading 1 4-40x1/2" nylon hex spacers over
each screw. Now verify that the Omni Board is in the correct direction to mount inside the
housing. The top of the Omni board should be on the same side of the box as the USB
port. Slide the Fader Box housing top over the Omni Board allowing the 4 screws to pass
through the Omni Board, now all the faders should be passing through their respective
slots. Secure the four screws on the bottom of the omni board with four of the 4-40 nylon
lock nuts. Once again do not over tighten.

10) Prepare for final assembly: Take the four 4-40x1 6/8" machine screws and run them
through the four holes on the outside of the Button Box metal housing (Top) and through
the Omni Board. Thread a 4-40x1/2" nylon hex spacers over each of the 4-40x1 6/8"
machine screws. Repeat this step 2 more times so that each screw has 3 hex spacers
threaded on them.
11) Check your work: Verify all the wire leads from Omni Board to Brain Jr. are still
attached and everything looks secure.
12) Final Assembly: Fit the two parts (top and bottom) of the housings in place making
sure that the top of the Omni Board is aligned correctly with the USB jack. Take the four
remaining 4-40x1/4" machine screws and thread them through the outside holes on the
Button Box metal housing (Bottom). The remaining adhesive rubber bumpers now can be
placed on the bottom of the housing to protect the bottom finish of the housing. Put the 8
X 30mm fader knobs on the faders.

13) Plug & Play!
Software Resources:
Within the “Project Resources - Fader Box.zip” file is a “Software Resources” folder. Here
you will find free software templates to get you started.
Explanation of settings & customization:
The .lmd file that’s loaded onto the Brain Jr.’s Fader Box is programmed to get you up
and running right away with the software resources provided. If you are looking for further
customization to get the Fader Box to work in specific ways for your particular software &
hardware set up, you can use the Brain Configure software to edit the functionality. Please
note that when you change the settings on the Brain Jr. it will no longer work with the
remote scripts or templates provided. Check out the forums to connect with builders and
users and see what they have done for inspiration, tips, & tricks.