DIY controller (Traktor)
DIY controller (Traktor) Posted on: 19.05.2009 by Stewart Socher OK, so I have been believeing about building a unit that will let me control traktor instead of just using my current setup of a USB keyboard custom mapped to my controls, I'm just struggling to find any information on the net as to what kind of chip and interface I would need to get myself started. I basically want the following:Headphone cueing, buttons for play, pause, loop, FX etc crossfader Input faders Pitch control EQ knobs and obviously some way of connecting to my macbook. any help would be greatly appreciated. | |
| juan garcia 28.05.2009 |
Originally Posted by hoxoboxo
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| juan garcia 26.05.2009 |
Originally Posted by tomguinane
is it me or does "the thing" have belts on the platters! insert joke about belt driving turntables here. j/k it would be cool to see it in real life |
| Stewart Socher 19.05.2009 | OK, so I have been believeing about building a unit that will let me control traktor instead of just using my current setup of a USB keyboard custom mapped to my controls, I'm just struggling to find any information on the net as to what kind of chip and interface I would need to get myself started. I basically want the following: Headphone cueing, buttons for play, pause, loop, FX etc crossfader Input faders Pitch control EQ knobs and obviously some way of connecting to my macbook. any help would be greatly appreciated. |
| Matilda Caspary 29.05.2009 | Both of those videos i have come across before but i was not to interested in building a controller with platters so i did not look that deeply into it |
| juan garcia 28.05.2009 |
Originally Posted by hoxoboxo
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| Chara Ravine 28.05.2009 | Here's the same platter design and it works great as you can see. No belt skipping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFY0ssktoh0 But for scratching you need better resolution (you need to use optical rotary encoders) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mJ7H...e=channel_page Both controlers are built using midibox platform. |
| Matilda Caspary 28.05.2009 | Haha yes, i'm not totally sure how he is going to get that to work and there is no room for it on his design. But still, whatever he does it should end up as a very nice controller. |
| juan garcia 26.05.2009 |
Originally Posted by tomguinane
is it me or does "the thing" have belts on the platters! insert joke about belt driving turntables here. j/k it would be cool to see it in real life |
| Matilda Caspary 26.05.2009 | Probably the easiest way to go, or something to base it on would be the midibox 64 http://www.ucapps.de/ http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/ Basically, you would need to build the core module which connects to your computer and from there you can use different modules to input up to 64 analogue inputs (faders and knobs), 64 digital inputs (buttons) and 64 digital outputs (LEDs and lights) That offers lots of possibilities to build an awesome controller (: Check out this: http://www.mpro-ject.de/thething/index.phtml This is a controller for traktor which a German guy is in the middle of building using the midibox modules and it looks like it is going to be a really good controller when it is finished Hope i have provided some help |
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