My Midibox Build
My Midibox Build Posted on: 08.09.2009 by Sharolyn Narramore Hey Guys i made this thread so that i could document and share my midibox build. Im new to building diy controllers so i thought id share my ups and hopefully not so much downs. I wanted an all in one controller for traktor. I have an arcade modded vci right now but i have to use a bcr with it so i can use the fx without switching. I also loved the way the midifighter was set up so i thought id incorporate that into it as well. Any input would be great. I will also document everything on my blog. www.standalonecompl3x.blogspot.com Here is the layout. I ordered it from front panel express and the service was amazing. I changed it multiple times and they put up with my random emails changing little things. Total cost is $112 shipped. Now the waiting game for parts to show up. | |
| robin loo 03.03.2010 |
Originally Posted by HerbStrike
take 20-25k lin potentiometers.. arcade buttons will work. go to http://halemicro.com/ to the products page and get the utility to configure your chip and over all rtfm @fa5ky: this is an really awesome controller. do you got a video in action?! |
| Sharolyn Narramore 19.10.2009 |
Originally Posted by kaleaf
yeh its weird lol. I bet you wil get yours done first. Avishowtech is down to a crawl with his shipments lately. No click on the pushbuttons. |
| Efrain Scharr 16.10.2009 |
Originally Posted by fa5ky
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| Estefana Musfeldt 03.03.2010 | Thanks for the help cheif sorry about posting in the wrong thread just desperate to get started |
| robin loo 03.03.2010 |
Originally Posted by HerbStrike
take 20-25k lin potentiometers.. arcade buttons will work. go to http://halemicro.com/ to the products page and get the utility to configure your chip and over all rtfm @fa5ky: this is an really awesome controller. do you got a video in action?! |
| Estefana Musfeldt 03.03.2010 | i am a complete novice i have bought the hale UMC32 DIY USB-MIDI Controller and 16 arcade buttons i was just wondering if you could tell me what kind of potentiometers and switches i will need for volume and eq any help you can give would be much appreciated Thanks |
| Sheba Pachman 02.11.2009 | what chip is being used for this? |
| Sharolyn Narramore 19.10.2009 |
Originally Posted by kaleaf
yeh its weird lol. I bet you wil get yours done first. Avishowtech is down to a crawl with his shipments lately. No click on the pushbuttons. |
| Latia Pfleider 19.10.2009 | thx bro. We are doing our build different. I have my boards built but no panel/hardware. You have the panel/hardware but your waiting for boards. do those pushbuttons have a click when you push them down? |
| Sharolyn Narramore 19.10.2009 | http://futurlec.com/SwPush.shtml the "round pushbutton" they work pretty good for the price. You might get a couple that are mounted different(nut on top or nut on bottom). |
| Latia Pfleider 19.10.2009 | yo fa5ky, shoot me a link to those small buttons if you can (red/black/white) I just bought similar ones but mine are small and I dont like them. |
| Efrain Scharr 16.10.2009 |
Originally Posted by fa5ky
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| Love Kocurek 14.10.2009 | would love to see a vid of this bad boy in action.... awesome work |
| Dorcas Bassignani 14.10.2009 | AWESOME!!! that is all |
| Vernon Vanderberg 13.10.2009 | wood is all the craze these days. looks great! |
| Glynis Mangona 13.10.2009 | looks nice!! and thumbs up to the monome |
| Sharolyn Narramore 13.10.2009 | Its been a while since an update, parts have slowed to a trickle. Ive been waiting for the core modules to arrive so i recently got an acrylic faceplate made up(im planning on expanding so didnt want to drop the money on a metal faceplate just yet). Im still waiting on encoders, caps and a couple more buttons. here is a pic to hold you guys over |
| Matthew Yanagisawa 22.09.2009 | Building yer own Monome? Many props! I wish this had a "Like" button like Facebook |
| Sharolyn Narramore 21.09.2009 | So the midibox core modules are backordered. In the mean time i just finished putting together a monome 40h. It wasnt to bad,took me about 1 1/2 hours to finish it. Got it to run the test everything works but i have to go to sleep since i gotta go to the airport at 5am tomorrow. Cant wait to mess around with it. |
| Matthew Yanagisawa 21.09.2009 | Look awesome! I'm also very interested in DIY custom made stuff. I'll be following this here as well as on Google blogs. |
| Brunilda Kora 19.09.2009 | Cool - keep us up to date. |
| Sharolyn Narramore 19.09.2009 | More parts arriving. The knobs, buttons and faders were from futurlec.com. The big one feels exactly like the nuo caps just a tiny bit slicker since its a gloss finish. I will be using the big one for eqs the small white ones for the fx and the small red ones for looping. Buttons are for turning fx on, navigation etc. The line faders are 10k alpha faders and feel like the vci's but i opened them up and lubed them and they feel alot lighter(believe pmc line fader feel). I also bought joysticks from digikey.com i was going to go the ps2 thumbstick route but that would require a bigger hole in the panel and more room. I made my own handles for these and they feel great and dont take up as much room. |
| Sharolyn Narramore 12.09.2009 | Cool, from what i understand the pic doesnt really matter if you only use one core. |
| Latia Pfleider 11.09.2009 | Nice buttons I got pic18f4685 I just took the default choice if I need to change it later I will. |
| Sharolyn Narramore 10.09.2009 | I just got my arcade buttons in from the DJTT stores. 32 crispy white buttons. The shipping was incredibly fast. Thanks DJTT! |
| Sharolyn Narramore 09.09.2009 | I dont spin hip hop much on my midi controllers so i barely touch the x-fader. It would be an easy add on though using a break out box or expanding the case. What pic did you get for your core? |
| Latia Pfleider 09.09.2009 | Nice, I am doing my midibox in a different order, I built my core and my other boards on on order. Are you going to have a x-fader or use a knob for that? |
| Brunilda Kora 09.09.2009 | Looks good - I'll be keeping an eye on this... |
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