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Building Guide: Fader Box
Warranty
Livid Instruments warrants this kit comes complete and is free of defects in materials and workmanship under
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.
Return Policy
All sales of Livid Instruments hardware are given a fifteen (15) day return policy. A kit may be returned within
fifteen (15) days of purchase as long as it has not been used. We will refund the purchase price of the product,
less shipping and a 15% restocking fee, upon receipt of the returned item. Refunds may take up to 10 business
days to process. Any damage will be the responsibility of the customer. We will do our best to determine if
damage happened during shipping and will help the customer by allowing carrier inspection of any damaged
items.
Tech Support
Builder Boxes are ​ o nly​ supported through our .pdf "Building Guide" and through our online forums at
forum.lividinstruments.com​
. Phone, online chat, and helpdesk support are not available for this product.*
 
Livid Instruments makes no promises or guarantees that you will successfully complete your kit in a satisfactory 
fashion. Nor does Livid Instruments promise or guarantee that you will receive any technical support. Purchasing a 
product from Livid Instruments does not entitle you to any amount of technical support.  Livid Instruments does not 
promise or guarantee that any technical support you may receive will be able to resolve any or all issues you may be 
experiencing.  
 

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Summary of Contents for Livid Fader Box

  • Page 1 Return Policy All sales of Livid Instruments hardware are given a fifteen (15) day return policy. A kit may be returned within fifteen (15) days of purchase as long as it has not been used. We will refund the purchase price of the product, less shipping and a 15% restocking fee, upon receipt of the returned item.
  • Page 2 ❏ 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)
  • Page 3 1) Prepare wires: ​ T ake 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. 2) Populate Fader ​ C apacitors ( ​ . 01uf Capacitor): ​ O n the Omni Board locate ​ S C1-4 & SC5-8 on the bottom of the board (SC denotes “single ​...
  • Page 4 3) Populate Header ​ C apacitor ( ​ 1 0uf Capacitor): ​ O n the Omni Board, l ​ o cate HC9 ​ ( HC denotes “header ​ c apacitor ​ ” ), and ​ p opulate with through hole 10uf capacitor. This capacitor is polarized so be sure the longer leg of the ​...
  • Page 5 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,&...
  • Page 6 6) Connect wires to the Brain: ​ Use the following diagram to connect the wires soldered to the Omni Board to the Brain Jr.
  • Page 7 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.
  • Page 8 ● 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 “ ​ F ader_Box_1.0.lmd ​ ”...
  • Page 9 9) ​ ​ M ount 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.
  • Page 10 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.
  • Page 11 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 &...

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