[GB] Melody96 Type-C + QMK

[KaosJ]

Anyone have ordered a silver one? I'm wondering what kind of tone the silver has. If anyone has a clear picture of it, will be much appreciated.

from reddit: https://imgur.com/gallery/h0tvGlg

[bluesclera]

I for one will be removing those feet bumpers, yuck!

[Tasteless]

I for one will be removing those feet bumpers, yuck!

Good news, they don't come pre-attached.

[InvidiousIgnoramus]

Yeah, I'd like to track down more of these bumpers, actually. I don't like the large ones, but the flat ones are fine. That way I can preserve the angle.

[Tasteless]

Just finished soldering.  Still in my honeymoon phase, but very happy with my purchase.  For some reason my caps lock led isn't working, but I'm not pulling it back apart to see why.  LEDs are for chumps anyways.

[bluesclera]

hmmm, am i seeing things? upper top is gold and bottom half is silver?.....nevermind its just the lighting.

[KaosJ]

hmmm, am i seeing things? upper top is gold and bottom half is silver? (Attachment Link) .....nevermind its just the lighting.

Just lighting i guess. From the same album from reddit.  https://i.imgur.com/QccaCmx.jpg

Gold seems pretty different to me: https://stormlike.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_1126-e1528105814901-768x365.jpg 

[KaosJ]

hmmm, am i seeing things? upper top is gold and bottom half is silver? (Attachment Link) .....nevermind its just the lighting.

Here is another silver album (always from reddit): https://imgur.com/a/2j8ygAa

[cwils0n]

I had a pleasant surprise show up on my doorstep today.  I did not receive any shipping notice, so my order (#M169) arrived out of the blue.  I had originally ordered a Purple top + acrylic bottom, but decided to go all aluminum with the last production update.  Also upgraded to a brass plate that I hadn't selected in my original order.  Some pictures:

























As you can see in the last two pictures, there are a few dents on the bottom side of the top case.  One on the upper left corner and two on the upper right.  The box it was shipped in does not have any dents or signs of rough transit, so I believe this left YMDK with these defects.  I'm not too upset to do anything about it (since it's on seldom seen bottom), but I'm just annoyed.  I plan on getting things assembled this weekend so hopefully I'll have more photos to share soon.

[MacGruber117]

I had a pleasant surprise show up on my doorstep today.  I did not receive any shipping notice, so my order (#M169) arrived out of the blue.  I had originally ordered a Purple top + acrylic bottom, but decided to go all aluminum with the last production update.  Also upgraded to a brass plate that I hadn't selected in my original order.  Some pictures:

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As you can see in the last two pictures, there are a few dents on the bottom side of the top case.  One on the upper left corner and two on the upper right.  The box it was shipped in does not have any dents or signs of rough transit, so I believe this left YMDK with these defects.  I'm not too upset to do anything about it (since it's on seldom seen bottom), but I'm just annoyed.  I plan on getting things assembled this weekend so hopefully I'll have more photos to share soon.

That purple is awesome!

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[InvidiousIgnoramus]

I had a pleasant surprise show up on my doorstep today.  I did not receive any shipping notice, so my order (#M169) arrived out of the blue.  I had originally ordered a Purple top + acrylic bottom, but decided to go all aluminum with the last production update.  Also upgraded to a brass plate that I hadn't selected in my original order.  Some pictures:

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As you can see in the last two pictures, there are a few dents on the bottom side of the top case.  One on the upper left corner and two on the upper right.  The box it was shipped in does not have any dents or signs of rough transit, so I believe this left YMDK with these defects.  I'm not too upset to do anything about it (since it's on seldom seen bottom), but I'm just annoyed.  I plan on getting things assembled this weekend so hopefully I'll have more photos to share soon.

Makes me salty about buying through the website. There was no option for a purple bottom there, so mine is grey.

[geolchris]

Received mine on Monday, went to start building it today but I noticed there's no screws to attach the base to the frame or the plate - dumb question, but do I have to provide my own? If so, what size are they?

Is there a build guide / instructions anywhere?

Thanks!

[InvidiousIgnoramus]

Received mine on Monday, went to start building it today but I noticed there's no screws to attach the base to the frame or the plate - dumb question, but do I have to provide my own? If so, what size are they?

Is there a build guide / instructions anywhere?

Thanks!

There should have been a bag of screws included.

[geolchris]

Received mine on Monday, went to start building it today but I noticed there's no screws to attach the base to the frame or the plate - dumb question, but do I have to provide my own? If so, what size are they?

Is there a build guide / instructions anywhere?

Thanks!

There should have been a bag of screws included.

Hmm...great. I got the stabs and the feet, and some extra LED's it looks like, but no screws. I'll email Vincent.

[geolchris]

Received mine on Monday, went to start building it today but I noticed there's no screws to attach the base to the frame or the plate - dumb question, but do I have to provide my own? If so, what size are they?

Is there a build guide / instructions anywhere?

Thanks!

There should have been a bag of screws included.

Hmm...great. I got the stabs and the feet, and some extra LED's it looks like, but no screws. I'll email Vincent.

Got in touch with Vincent, he said they are M2-6 screws and that he’d either ship me more or cover the cost of I wanted to buy local. Great service 🙂

[watchy0ubac]

I had a pleasant surprise show up on my doorstep today.  I did not receive any shipping notice, so my order (#M169) arrived out of the blue.  I had originally ordered a Purple top + acrylic bottom, but decided to go all aluminum with the last production update.  Also upgraded to a brass plate that I hadn't selected in my original order.  Some pictures:

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As you can see in the last two pictures, there are a few dents on the bottom side of the top case.  One on the upper left corner and two on the upper right.  The box it was shipped in does not have any dents or signs of rough transit, so I believe this left YMDK with these defects.  I'm not too upset to do anything about it (since it's on seldom seen bottom), but I'm just annoyed.  I plan on getting things assembled this weekend so hopefully I'll have more photos to share soon.

Love the look of the purple and the brass plate, but it's a shame that it came dented. Hopefully it's not too noticeable in person at least!

[mousetrap00]

Is there any update regarding eu-uk orders? Ive not gotten any confirmations on email for anything

[Dennyroxsox]

Is there any update regarding eu-uk orders? Ive not gotten any confirmations on email for anything

Or if possible, is there a general status update? I know there were some delays with Acrylic, but did that affect the overal shipping schedule for later rounds? The last update listen the end of May as continuing production, and we're past that now.

I know mine won't arrive for a while because I'm waaaay back in the 360s, but an update on progress would be nice given the above.

[MattSG]

Did anyone else order black? Haven't seen any yet, apparently mine is shipping this week, #265, I can't wait

[MacGruber117]

Did anyone else order black? Haven't seen any yet, apparently mine is shipping this week, #265, I can't wait

I have black, M156 and I was told mine was shipping this week. No text from DHL yet though

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[SakeJams]

No shipping notification for me yet, supposed to be shipping this week from what I understand

[Tasteless]

I wouldn't expect a text from DHL, I never got one.  They also said the package was signed for, even though it was just left outside on my porch.  Didn't even know it was delivered until I emailed Vincent and he sent me a tracking number and it said it had been signed for a few hours prior.  Glad I live in a good area.

[KaosJ]

I warned Vincent about this no-tracking issue when keyboard is in fact shipped. 

[mousetrap00]

I warned Vincent about this no-tracking issue when keyboard is in fact shipped.

I hope every orders get to their respective owners safely

[meepmeep]

Love this case! are you doing this sale ever again?

[geolchris]

Received mine on Monday, went to start building it today but I noticed there's no screws to attach the base to the frame or the plate - dumb question, but do I have to provide my own? If so, what size are they?

Is there a build guide / instructions anywhere?

Thanks!

There should have been a bag of screws included.

Hmm...great. I got the stabs and the feet, and some extra LED's it looks like, but no screws. I'll email Vincent.

Got in touch with Vincent, he said they are M2-6 screws and that he’d either ship me more or cover the cost of I wanted to buy local. Great service 🙂

Just finished the build - wanted to update this, I needed M2-4's for plate to frame, and M2-4's for the thinner section of the acrylic to the frame (M2-5's probably would have worked) and M2-6's for the thicker side of the acrylic base.

All in - 4x M2-6's and 20x M2-4's.

Also - here's the final build: https://imgur.com/a/Xyj3tS1

[Dennyroxsox]

Did anyone else order black? Haven't seen any yet, apparently mine is shipping this week, #265, I can't wait

I have black, M156 and I was told mine was shipping this week. No text from DHL yet though

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Mine is black as well. So, at this rate, it might be another month or so before the 300s ship. I'm okay with that.


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[InvidiousIgnoramus]

Received mine on Monday, went to start building it today but I noticed there's no screws to attach the base to the frame or the plate - dumb question, but do I have to provide my own? If so, what size are they?

Is there a build guide / instructions anywhere?

Thanks!

There should have been a bag of screws included.

Hmm...great. I got the stabs and the feet, and some extra LED's it looks like, but no screws. I'll email Vincent.

Got in touch with Vincent, he said they are M2-6 screws and that he’d either ship me more or cover the cost of I wanted to buy local. Great service

Just finished the build - wanted to update this, I needed M2-4's for plate to frame, and M2-4's for the thinner section of the acrylic to the frame (M2-5's probably would have worked) and M2-6's for the thicker side of the acrylic base.

All in - 4x M2-6's and 20x M2-4's.

Also - here's the final build: https://imgur.com/a/Xyj3tS1

That's interesting. The aluminum base used the same screw size across the board.

[truong3016]

Mine is ~200, top black bot silver, and was already shipped couple of days ago, living in VietNam though

[happycamper87]

Got mine in the mail today. Cyan acrylic bottom. Everything looks good. Tested the PCB and LED, no issues there. Only problem is they forgot to pack the switches that were supposed to come with the order. Already emailed Vincent so I hope I don't have to wait too long to get them 

[building_an_ergo]

Mine arrived today! Oddly enough, I got a tracking e-mail after it arrived.

Trying to program it now (to this: https://i.imgur.com/hmLFwVz.jpg), but I have a question.  My board has only two switches to the right of the spacebar (pic: https://imgur.com/IXzH2Qc).  How do I handle that with the .eson on kbfirmware.com (pic: https://imgur.com/a/xk90Cdb)?  Just use the two left most switches?

Oh, and was it supposed to come with some sort of rubber feet?  Mine did not, is there anywhere I could buy something that'd fit into the little holes on the bottom?

I get the following error when flashing.

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*** Attempting to flash, please don't remove device
>>> dfu-programmer.exe atmega32u4 erase --force
    dfu-programmer: no device present.
>>> dfu-programmer.exe atmega32u4 flash "C:\Users\Ender\Downloads\me96.hex"
    dfu-programmer: no device present.
>>> dfu-programmer.exe atmega32u4 reset
    dfu-programmer: no device present.
Any idea how to fix it?

[MacGruber117]

Just got tracking for my order, M156 black top, acrylic bottom, brass plate. I sent Vincent an email a few days ago asking about my order, which is probably why I got a tracking number. My order is currently in Hong Kong

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[quadfreak]

Anyone else have trouble programming this thing? I followed the instructions in the email sent out...the leds light up and my pc recognizes it’s plugged in, but neither the driver software or qmk toolbox is recognizing the board.

[building_an_ergo]

Anyone else have trouble programming this thing? I followed the instructions in the email sent out...the leds light up and my pc recognizes it’s plugged in, but neither the driver software or qmk toolbox is recognizing the board.

So apparently there is an issue with the qmk toolbox missing proper drivers.

I followed the bottom of this guide:
>https://mechkeys.ca/pages/qmk-programming-how-to

And finally got it to work.

[Tasteless]

Anyone else have trouble programming this thing? I followed the instructions in the email sent out...the leds light up and my pc recognizes it’s plugged in, but neither the driver software or qmk toolbox is recognizing the board.

I just pulled the source from GIT and built it manually without issue.  I dislike the GUI apps for whatever reason, so haven't tried that method.

[Tasteless]

Mine arrived today! Oddly enough, I got a tracking e-mail after it arrived.

Trying to program it now (to this: https://i.imgur.com/hmLFwVz.jpg), but I have a question.  My board has only two switches to the right of the spacebar (pic: https://imgur.com/IXzH2Qc).  How do I handle that with the .eson on kbfirmware.com (pic: https://imgur.com/a/xk90Cdb)?  Just use the two left most switches?

Oh, and was it supposed to come with some sort of rubber feet?  Mine did not, is there anywhere I could buy something that'd fit into the little holes on the bottom?

I get the following error when flashing.

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*** Attempting to flash, please don't remove device
>>> dfu-programmer.exe atmega32u4 erase --force
    dfu-programmer: no device present.
>>> dfu-programmer.exe atmega32u4 flash "C:\Users\Ender\Downloads\me96.hex"
    dfu-programmer: no device present.
>>> dfu-programmer.exe atmega32u4 reset
    dfu-programmer: no device present.
Any idea how to fix it?

I use Amtel Flip to flash mine, quick easy and painless.

[quadfreak]

Anyone else have trouble programming this thing? I followed the instructions in the email sent out...the leds light up and my pc recognizes it’s plugged in, but neither the driver software or qmk toolbox is recognizing the board.

So apparently there is an issue with the qmk toolbox missing proper drivers.

I followed the bottom of this guide:
>https://mechkeys.ca/pages/qmk-programming-how-to

And finally got it to work.

Ok thanks I’ll give that a try.

I usually only remap one or two keys so I much prefer bootmapper. Lol

[Mustangdvx]

Anyone else have trouble programming this thing? I followed the instructions in the email sent out...the leds light up and my pc recognizes it’s plugged in, but neither the driver software or qmk toolbox is recognizing the board.

Just making sure - you are putting it into programming mode by hitting the reset key OR pressing the reset button on the underside of the PCB right?

[CallumMcG]

Anyone got any tips for getting the top really deep screws out of the alu base? I've got a 0pt phillips head but the screws just won't come out

Edit: NVM got it, used 1 hand to put loads of pressure on the screw and the other one to turn the screwdriver

[quadfreak]

Anyone else have trouble programming this thing? I followed the instructions in the email sent out...the leds light up and my pc recognizes it’s plugged in, but neither the driver software or qmk toolbox is recognizing the board.

Just making sure - you are putting it into programming mode by hitting the reset key OR pressing the reset button on the underside of the PCB right?

Yes I tried both of those options. Gonna mess with is some more today.

Edit: Ok...was finally able to get this programmed. What I had to do was go into Zadig and click "list all devices" under the options tab to get it to show up so i could update the driver. I missed where it said that in the PDF email cause it was squished in between some other info. I feel dumb but it happens sometimes haha. Hopefully this will help anyone who runs into the same (self inflicted) problem. haha

[HADHAYOSH]

Haven't received mine yet, but anyone know what the compatibility is like with holtites/Kailh PCB sockets? I'm not gonna have access to a soldering gun for another month or two

[InvidiousIgnoramus]

Haven't received mine yet, but anyone know what the compatibility is like with holtites/Kailh PCB sockets? I'm not gonna have access to a soldering gun for another month or two

You can't put kailh sockets on this, dude. You need special pcbs for those.

[SakeJams]

WOOOOO finally got some tracking. The hype train has left the station, we're rolling coal!

[CallumMcG]

It's done, once my pulse set arrives it's end game for me. Also hyped that my USB C to Mini B adapter works. Has Titanium gray top and bottom, brass weight and plate, lubed Zealios 67g, Genuine Cherry Stabs that have been clipped, lubed and band aid modded, Maxkey SA Cyan on White with a KF Cyanara, Primecaps Neptune's Crest TRDL, BroCaps Patriot Reaper v1 and a Koicaps blue key.

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[Tasteless]

Finally took the time to disassemble and see what was up with my caps lock LED, turns out I just soldered in a bad LED without testing first...

Anyways, pictures now.






Need to figure out how to dim the indicator LEDs in QMK, as the white ones I bought are waaay too bright as can be seen in the pictures.

[HADHAYOSH]

Haven't received mine yet, but anyone know what the compatibility is like with holtites/Kailh PCB sockets? I'm not gonna have access to a soldering gun for another month or two

You can't put kailh sockets on this, dude. You need special pcbs for those.

Yeah, that's why I asked---since I don't know if this PCB was made with Kailh sockets or holtites in mind, and haven't seen it mentioned, I figured I'd see if someone else had tried.

[Mustangdvx]

Haven't received mine yet, but anyone know what the compatibility is like with holtites/Kailh PCB sockets? I'm not gonna have access to a soldering gun for another month or two

You can't put kailh sockets on this, dude. You need special pcbs for those.

Yeah, that's why I asked---since I don't know if this PCB was made with Kailh sockets or holtites in mind, and haven't seen it mentioned, I figured I'd see if someone else had tried.

Holtites are a no go for this board. I tried the ones from Zeal and they fall right out. Cut to me buying a soldering station and learning how to solder. Lol. This damn hobby.

[JamesShaw]

Haven't received mine yet, but anyone know what the compatibility is like with holtites/Kailh PCB sockets? I'm not gonna have access to a soldering gun for another month or two

You can't put kailh sockets on this, dude. You need special pcbs for those.

Yeah, that's why I asked---since I don't know if this PCB was made with Kailh sockets or holtites in mind, and haven't seen it mentioned, I figured I'd see if someone else had tried.

Holtites are a no go for this board. I tried the ones from Zeal and they fall right out. Cut to me buying a soldering station and learning how to solder. Lol. This damn hobby.

it's good to learn new thing, man 

I was in the same situation. Bought holtites for my leeku pcb but it turn out pretty bad.

[unluckygamer]

Has anyone from 200+ acrylic order received their melody?

[Cpt0bvius]

Haven't received mine yet, but anyone know what the compatibility is like with holtites/Kailh PCB sockets? I'm not gonna have access to a soldering gun for another month or two

You can't put kailh sockets on this, dude. You need special pcbs for those.

Yeah, that's why I asked---since I don't know if this PCB was made with Kailh sockets or holtites in mind, and haven't seen it mentioned, I figured I'd see if someone else had tried.

Holtites are a no go for this board. I tried the ones from Zeal and they fall right out. Cut to me buying a soldering station and learning how to solder. Lol. This damn hobby.

I purchased holtites from Digi-Key(8134-HC-8P2). I received the request for shipping information on the 5th, no clue when I'll get it but I'll update whether they fit or not.