Is there any way to mash 2 different midi controllers together??
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Is there any way to mash 2 different midi controllers together?? Posted on: 01.07.2009 by Rima Kanoho What i mean by this is ive found a top half (no keys) of one midi keboard and the bottom half (JUST keys) of another one. is there any way i could mod these together to make my own?? im a novice at electronics and im working on my first DIY with an old 3rd party xbox controller. ill have pics up of the demo soon!thanks!! | |
| Rima Kanoho 06.09.2009 | Bumpity |
| Rima Kanoho 02.09.2009 | bump??? |
| Rima Kanoho 12.08.2009 | its been a minute but *bump* ive gotten no where with this as how my deployment in the army has taken prescedence over everything else right now so BUT i will make sure to rep DJTT.com out in the dessert |
| Graham Frazier 26.07.2009 | I've got a lot going on, but i like to use every minute of every day. |
| Rima Kanoho 25.07.2009 | your just a tad bit crazy for opening up a sushi restaurant dj'ing AND building diy controllers. shew! i used to run a mom and pop shop style dairy bar so i know the time it takes for a restaurant. good luck to ya man! i might have to hit that place up before i leave for kuwait this winter. |
| Graham Frazier 24.07.2009 | Ok, just to let you know, I haven't forgotten about this. I just opened a new Sushi restaurant and i'm there 14-16 hours a day, everyday. So i haven't really had any free time. But if you give me a little bit of time to get everything sorted out and running smoothly there, then i'll get on top of this. |
| Rima Kanoho 24.07.2009 | bumpage |
| Rima Kanoho 21.07.2009 | any news yet bento?? |
| gilbert hatem 19.07.2009 | Just so you know I've never seen an ozone before. Just looked it up and noticed it had a sound card built in (i believes thats what it is). That might make this a bit annoying. We need to see the top half of the ozone. It would help so much. Also, there are some things to do in Ohio... I believe lol. May I direct your attention to this thread? http://www.djranking s.com/community /showthread.php?t=6231 Trying to do some traveling. Maybe you guys are interested. |
| Graham Frazier 20.07.2009 | Don't forget red's games... The guy sold his ozone, but i got another option. Get back to you on this soon. |
| Rima Kanoho 18.07.2009 | yay another buckeye!! this is starting to concern me. is there nothing else to do in Ohio except stay inside and play w/ electronic gear ?? |
| gilbert hatem 17.07.2009 | I will give this another look when I'm sober. Don't worry, DJTT gots yo back! |
| Rima Kanoho 17.07.2009 | bump again!!! im really over a barrel on this |
| Rima Kanoho 16.07.2009 | bump |
| Graham Frazier 14.07.2009 | I got no help from the folks over at m-audio. But i believe i know someone who has an ozone, so if i can get him to let me take it apart i'll get this all figured out. I promise you, i will not rest 'till we find the solution. |
| Rima Kanoho 14.07.2009 | anything yet Drew?? im getting kinda antsy about taking the pot PCB appart and making it into another controller and just ordering the top half of an ozone EDIT (its a sad one) according to m-audio they have discontinued the Ozone . so there are no more parts for it. so whats going to end up happening is me surfing ebay again for a non functional ozone and parting out the oxy8 stuff |
| Rima Kanoho 12.07.2009 | ive only got the oxy8's knobs not the ozones EDIT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAosgd9Cy6U 3:45 if you look at the board there that is the EXACT board i have its the pot PCB from the oxygen 8 |
| Graham Frazier 10.07.2009 | Hell yeah congratulations man. If m-audio will get back to me soon, i might have this all figured out before you get back from the honeymoon. And the 5 additional knob's on the Ozone are not Midi, they are gain and level controls, but they will be handy to have. So i've been trying to find a way that you can get those hooked up as well. |
| Rima Kanoho 10.07.2009 | actually i live in portsmouth. about 2 hours down 52 east. but it will have to wait a couple weeks. tomorrows the wedding and then the honeymoon so yea ill not be messing with much electronic stuff unless it gives me food or beer or both. |
| Graham Frazier 10.07.2009 | Also, i see your in Ohio, where about? If you're anywhere near cinci, we might be able to meet up and get this thing figured out. |
| Graham Frazier 11.07.2009 | Damn, i was hoping that i would be able to make out a little more from looking at the board. Since they are using multiplexers for the knobs, it's makes it a little more complicated. But, we'll figure this out. I'm going to e-mail m-audio, and see if i can get some specs on that board. Hang in there. |
| Rima Kanoho 10.07.2009 | its says "from knob pcb/audio" the oxygen only has an 8 pin header other than that i can take pics of whatever you want |
| Graham Frazier 09.07.2009 | Can you post a pic of the Ozone, up close where the 20 pin connects? |
| Rima Kanoho 09.07.2009 | thats great and all and it does make sense. but i have a 20 pin ribbon and im wanting to put 13 inputs on it. the original board is on an earlier post so you can check those pics out. im not really good with electronics i can just solder fairly well. |
| gilbert hatem 08.07.2009 | I cant see the pics now but because of your ribbon situation, sound like you need to do some soldering. Just strip the ribbon wires and solder it to a copper pref board (get it at radio shack). Then to the pots. Hopefully that makes since? |
| Rima Kanoho 08.07.2009 | cmon guys theres gotta be someone with some experience like this. i really dont wanna have to break down and build my own board. |
| Rima Kanoho 07.07.2009 | bump |
| Rima Kanoho 06.07.2009 | so i got the ozone workign with traktor and ableton. it seems when i shut off the ozone it freeze the pc for a minute then comes back. once the pc comes back i dont have any functionallity. i dont know if this is from the ozone lacking half of its intended parts or if its just windows vista 32bit. also if anyone has any ideas on how to add 2 more pots and a cross fader to this setup pictured below(pots and 2 buttons of the oxygen 8) id really appreciate it. it also needs an 8 pin to 20 pin (both ribbons) converter if that actually exists. |
| Rima Kanoho 06.07.2009 | so i got my parts in today. got the bottom and looked it over. there seems to be an 8 pin ribbon that will match w/ the 8 pot bank on the oxy 8. however theres a 20 pin ribbon that would reach to where the original pots would be. ive got power hooked up to the keyboard and a usb but no response... im curious as to how this will work out... |
| Rima Kanoho 02.07.2009 | yea ill probably toss in the xbox mod with that. ill have 10 buttons plus 4 more pots coming of that controller. all i gotta do now is get my iTouchMidi set up tweaked just so and ill have a nice setup for < 120$. As soon as the shipment gets in ill post some pics and some mock ups of what i got in mind. im trying to believe of a name for this monster... i may put a poll up when i get into it heavy though... |
| Graham Frazier 02.07.2009 | Looks like the mod and pitch wheels should hook right up to the white connectors on the left of the ozone. And the big ribbon is most likely to hook up the knobs, they probably won't hook right up, as the oxy8 has less knobs than the ozone, but it should be easy to figure out which to hook up with a voltmeter. Then you could hook up a couple extra knobs/sliders. And you can order a replacement lcd unit from m-audio's repairs department at 626-633-9055, i got that number from a post on the m-audio community
s. Then you'll have a custom ozone for way less than the original cost. Hell yeah. |
| Rima Kanoho 02.07.2009 | Here are the items im talking about. I hesitated on these because they were so rock bottom. And im getting a good deal on shipping. All in all 19$ for both pieces http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200357386157 http://cgi.ebay.com/M-Audio-Ozone-US...3%3A1|294%3A50 |
| Rima Kanoho 02.07.2009 | Woooo! only a couple more hours and ill have those m-audio halves paid and be ready for shipping!!! |
| Rima Kanoho 01.07.2009 | Here are some pics of the beginnings of the xbox mod that ill probably add to the mashup. |
| Glynis Mangona 01.07.2009 | ah ok. and i didn't believe about doubling up some of the other controls like that. if you were just trying to get one working controller, it seems like you could prolly find a used oxygen8 for $100 or less, but it sounds like you're doing more than that. definitely post some stuff up once you get into. it's always fun to see these projects go together. and congrats on the wedding |
| Rima Kanoho 01.07.2009 | well im getting both for under 50$ so im believeing with each one costing over 100$ im making out like a bandit with all the extra keys im getting from the ozone, plus the 2 mod wheels and 8 pots on the oxy. plus ill add my own mods to it once i get done with my wedding im having in about a week. Thats the big thing holding me down from my dj'ing and modding venture. Weddings are frickin' expensive!!! |
| Glynis Mangona 01.07.2009 |
Originally Posted by djin50mnia
i use an oxy8. not hatin', just confused |
| Rima Kanoho 01.07.2009 | awsome im waiting for the auction to end tomorrow ill hopefully get these for a nice price |
| Graham Frazier 01.07.2009 | This should be super eazy. Since they both are m-audio, it's pretty much a guarantee that they use the same connectors. |
| Rima Kanoho 01.07.2009 | because they are 2 diff keyboards neither one is a whole unit |
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