I imagine you’re all sick of hearing stories of Supply chain issues, but here’s another. Since pi-Stomp launched, at least a couple dozen times, parts have been unavailable, so I’ve had to switch vendors or switch to a completely different part. It’s been a hassle but never a huge problem. This year has been different. …
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It’s been a long time coming. pi-Stomp Core was created to allow builders to build their dream multi-effects processor. But since customization of controls dictates the enclosure, builders were on their own to machine their own. We got plenty of requests to make an enclosure available that includes a fairly common configuration: 3 footswitches, 2 …
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Finally got parts in stock to make more kits available. Most kits arrive in the US within 4 days of ordering. Can ship most anywhere in the world as well, it just takes longer. Over 60 pi-Stomps have been built in 15+ countries now. Also, now offering footswitches and inline power switches as add on …
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Sent off an order for a new batch of pi-Stomp Core circuit boards this week. Now I’m stocking the store and should be shipping kits by the end of August. Another larger batch will be available in September. The new board (v2.0.4) includes an improved expansion header, but is otherwise the same schematic as previous …
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Today, I sent off 7 pre-sale pi-Stomp Core kits. Three new countries added to the map (France, Netherlands and South Africa). I’ll be waiting to hear how those builds go before ordering new boards. Once it seems that builds are successful, I’ll make another batch of kits available on the store. In the meantime, I’ll …
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Blokas Labs is an awesome organization and creator of one of the main pieces of open-source software used by pi-Stomp. Every month they feature two DIY musicians doing inventive things with their software. We were interviewed and featured this month. https://blokas.io/reads/
I received the first prototype pi-Stomp Core boards a couple of weeks ago. It only took 2 minutes and 13 seconds to build! (well, in time lapse) In real time, it took about 1.5 hours. I won’t spoil the ending, but let’s just say I was quite encouraged. All systems were functional on the first …
I shipped my last kit last week. Mixed feelings. It’s cool that 3 dozen pi-Stomps are rockin’ the world in at least 8 different countries. I’d really like to be able to offer a new batch of kits, but the enclosure blank was somewhat unique (4-screw 1590DD instead of the typical 6-screw). I’m unable to …
Sold and sent off another 5 kits this week. One to Chile, one to Italy. So 26 pi-Stomps now in 8 countries and 4 continents! Gotta step up my Antarctica marketing.
pi-Stomp has always intended to be a platform. One of its main advantages over commercial units, is that it runs Linux, and thus can run additional software. I just committed some minor software changes to allow the hardware to work independently of the recommended MOD software. So now, you can use pi-Stomp hardware with other …
