Arcade Button Alternatives?
Arcade Button Alternatives? Posted on: 23.05.2011 by Olene Minyard As arcade buttons a fairly pricey to buy for a cheap DIY mod, I'm just wondering whether anyone has recommendations for a cheaper alternatives with good performance? | |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Gilma Marchini 23.05.2011 |
Originally Posted by ToOntown
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| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | As arcade buttons a fairly pricey to buy for a cheap DIY mod, I'm just wondering whether anyone has recommendations for a cheaper alternatives with good performance? |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 23.05.2011 | I started my controller late last year... what I do is just buy a bunch of components each month, on pay day. This way I spread the cost out over time and can more carefully plan what I need to get. It takes longer, but making a DIY controller takes loads of time anyway so what's the rush? aka - get the best you can afford! btw - liking the minidisc/video recorder idea |
| Olene Minyard 23.05.2011 | Agreed! I believe I could do this for under |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 23.05.2011 | buttons are cheap - it just gets expensive when you need lots of them! btw - this is quite an important DIY lesson being learned here.... DIY midi projects initially seem a lot cheaper than buying something from a shop. The midi brains are usually the cheapest part... it's the actual components, when added up, that end up causing the budget to shoot up. Factor in a nice case and your time and the savings rarely make sense. point being; don't try and cut too many corners by getting cheaper components... if you're making a midi fighter clone then the arcade buttons are quite an important part! you'll maybe save a few $$ but the 'feel' probably won't be as good. Building a DIY midi controller shouldn't really be about saving money primarily, it should be so that you get the ultimate personal controller... any money saved is a bonus imo... all that said, there are some cheaper arcade buttons on www.dealextreme.com I seem to recall |
| Gilma Marchini 23.05.2011 |
Originally Posted by ToOntown
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| Shonda Soulier 23.05.2011 | Try www.arcadespareparts.com for pushbuttons too... they have Sanwa buttons for around $1.80. |
| Gilma Marchini 23.05.2011 | Not that I'm aware of, maybe the Livid breakoutboards and their grid buttons would be nice... NOW, you can get Sanwa buttons a lil cheaper than DJTT sells them (http://www.lizardlick.com/Sanwa-Pushbuttons_c_152.html). |
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