Reply to [DIY] Another MF clone, help appreciated

After reading and learning a lot on this community , I decided to make a MF clone with an xbox controller as the brain. With little to none experience with electronics I was suprised to see I got everything working, I managed to hook up my arcade-buttons to the PCB. I even got the thing to work with my Macbook+Traktor through JunXion, but when i tried to put everything in a wooden case I build for it, I somehow damaged the print and after connecting it again I fried it, making it useless...

After this ego boosting experience, and some troubles with mapping the thing while it was still working (conflicting D-pad buttons and bad response of the analog sticks). I decided to give it a try with an Arduino as the brain of my project.

This is the design I have in mind for the project:


And the material I gathered already:

The toppanel of my screwed up start with my buttons

A case I saved from the dumpster at work, planning on spraying the top white and laminating the sides with a wood pattern vinyl

The inside of the case, as you can see: lot's of space

The top again, with the wood pattern vinyl

And again with the Brain on it!

I want to give this approach of MIDI via USB as mentioned in the Arduino thread a try: http://shiftmore.blogspot.com/2010/0...-over-usb.html

My question is: has anyone of you got this to work, and are you willing to share some code, as I have no clue on where to start with the coding of the Arduino.

Edit: Sorry about the bad english, Dutch guy here...