Super-cheap DIY midi controller... questions
Super-cheap DIY midi controller... questions Posted on: 06.11.2009 by Logan Lassey Hi all,So I was considering buying an Akai LPD8, purely so I could use the pads for triggering stuff in Traktor. However, even though it is a bargain at | |
| Logan Lassey 06.11.2009 | Hi all, So I was considering buying an Akai LPD8, purely so I could use the pads for triggering stuff in Traktor. However, even though it is a bargain at |
| Logan Lassey 06.11.2009 | Hi all, So I was considering buying an Akai LPD8, purely so I could use the pads for triggering stuff in Traktor. However, even though it is a bargain at |
| Logan Lassey 06.11.2009 | Hi all, So I was considering buying an Akai LPD8, purely so I could use the pads for triggering stuff in Traktor. However, even though it is a bargain at |
| Logan Lassey 06.11.2009 | Hi all, So I was considering buying an Akai LPD8, purely so I could use the pads for triggering stuff in Traktor. However, even though it is a bargain at |
| Logan Lassey 06.11.2009 | Hi all, So I was considering buying an Akai LPD8, purely so I could use the pads for triggering stuff in Traktor. However, even though it is a bargain at |
| Shay Wyche 10.11.2009 |
Originally Posted by cabdoctor
http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BU0836X/ |
| Logan Lassey 06.11.2009 | Hi all, So I was considering buying an Akai LPD8, purely so I could use the pads for triggering stuff in Traktor. However, even though it is a bargain at |
| Shay Wyche 10.11.2009 |
Originally Posted by cabdoctor
http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BU0836X/ |
| Monet Yucel 10.11.2009 | The analog sticks on a game pad are two pots not encoders so you can't just swap them over, however on this thread I posted two schematics that will convert an encoder signal into two seperate pulses, so turning clockwise will activate one button and counter clockwise the other. http://djranking s.com/community /showthread.php?t=6902 |
| Logan Lassey 10.11.2009 | Thanks for the reply Ninja. I am definitely going the gamepad route for now. Looking forward to the continuation of your xbox controller thread... Cabdoctor - the way I understand it a joystick is basically two rotary devices combined, so you should be able to replace one with the other... that's as far as my knowledge goes though I'm afraid, have not done it myself yet. |
| Buster Kiper 10.11.2009 | Is there any way to wire in a rotary encoder to a gamepad? Perhaps so that it triggers one button when rotating clockwise and another button when rotating the opposite direction. |
| Monet Yucel 09.11.2009 | Game pad is definately cheap, midibox is a fantastic platform but unless you know what you're doing it will cost a heap, i'm working on both principles at the moment so I would recommend the gamepad for starters then if you want more I could sort you out with a midibox platform as I'm etching my own boards and can source the components for wholesale prices. |
| Logan Lassey 08.11.2009 | Thanks for all the input guys. At this point I have reached the conclusion that I should be making a HID device rather than a midi one as it is definitely both easier and cheaper. Wasn't sure what device to build it from but now I'm pretty sure I'll use a gamepad... Cheers, P |
| Latia Pfleider 07.11.2009 | If your believeing of a large controller with more than a few analogs when it comes down to it its not that much cheaper to build your own controller if its cheaper at all. The amount of time building one can be months alone in research. Mose of us building our own already have controllers and are looking for something custom. That said if your doing something small. Check out a post here about using a xbox controller by B.C.Ninja http://www.djranking s.com/community /showthread.php?t=7027 Im not trying to discourage at all. some options are midibox (like the others said midibox is by far the choice with the most options in what you can do but its quite the project) hale umc 32 http://www.halemicro.com/Products/Products.html u-hid http://www.u-hid.com/ (not midi) |
| Katina Eastburn 07.11.2009 | if the aim is to only have buttons, the cheapest thing is to strip down a pc keyboard. You can have almost as many buttons as you want and, it is USB, and very cheap and simple |
| Bertram Shiflett 07.11.2009 | perhaps that helps too: http://noofny.blogspot.com/ |
| Bertram Shiflett 07.11.2009 | read that: http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/ and look at: http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp/mbhp_midibox64.gif |
| Logan Lassey 06.11.2009 | Thanks. I had checked out the midibox website, but it all seems a bit too in-depth and after quite a bit of reading I was none the wiser. If anyone has a link to a step by step guide on how to implement a very simple midibox solution that would be great... |
| Bertram Shiflett 06.11.2009 | search for midibox that's the cheapest thing I believe |
| Logan Lassey 06.11.2009 | P.S. I want this to be a USB based thing of course |
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