custom arcade controller
custom arcade controller Posted on: 16.06.2009 by Marco Piangiamore heyso ive talked in a previous post about a custom controller im in the process of making, so now im officially going to make this the ' my custom arcade box controller' thread...to see what im intending to do with it check out the other 'controller layout' thread. so just in case anyone cares... here are a few early pictures of the laser cut acrylic box and the knobs and switches in places. and some massive awesome LEDs! just waiting for my umc 32 and the arcade buttons to arrive, but this should give you an idea of whats going on. any questions just ask. oh and i can post the wiring diagrams and laser cut template too if anyone wants it thanks guys check it out! | |
| Marco Piangiamore 04.08.2009 | Would any one have any interest in purchasing the controller off me? Its fully working, and there is a video of it on here, however the knob suffer from spurious data - a common problem of the Umc...so let me here any offers! |
| Lacey Westergreen 12.07.2009 | seems like it's working like a charm. the only thing i would do different, is replace the lower row of knobs, so it doesn't block access to the button matrix. i'm planning on building a similar controller based on this http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BU0836/ the board takes up to 36 buttons (including the POV-switch) and 8 knobs/faders. it sure does involve a lot more soldering than the umc32 and i need to convert the data to midi via software, but i dont really care about that at the given price. |
| Marco Piangiamore 12.07.2009 | ok so that page takes years to load so i removed the video and put it on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E00poQpUj4 make sure you still check out the other page though! |
| Marco Piangiamore 11.07.2009 | ok so i finally did a video! check it out here! http://web.me.com/boilerooo/site/Blo...ugh_video.html and make sure you give the page a read as well to fully understand sorry if the page takes a while to load, i wasnt sure how else to do it let me know your thoughts and ideas; ive still got 2 lots of 16 buttons to map out :P if you really cant wait it should be on youtube tomorrow....thanks! |
| Lacey Westergreen 09.07.2009 | great write-up! good idea to solder some wires to the buttons/knobs before connecting them to the board. cant wait to see how you put this thing to use! |
| Marco Piangiamore 07.07.2009 | hey so i finally got round to writing a few words about my controller so here you go! theres also loads of pictures if you follow the link. http://web.me.com/boilerooo/tom/Blog...ontroller.html also should be receiving my new vci tomorrow so ill get a video up within the week hopefully! as always, fire away with any questions ooh and any comments on the website would be appreciated its my first time having my own site. its pretty empty atm but who knows... |
| Marco Piangiamore 01.07.2009 | yeh that sounds cool. i was doing a similar thing by setting each switch to both m=1 and m=0 etc so that they acted as toggles. this is the technique ive seen used in eans mappings. cheers drew! |
| Graham Frazier 01.07.2009 | I finally got to play with traktor pro, and i noticed something that could help you out. If you set up each of the "scene" switches as Hold/Modifiers, then you won't have to use the midi translator at all. Just map each switch as a modifier, with the Interaction Mode as "Hold", and the Type of Controller as "Button", with the Modifier and Value each set at 1,2,3, and 4 for each switch, then map each button and knob like normal except add each of the modifiers and their respective values to each control, repeat this step for all 4 modifiers and that's it. This should make the mapping much much easier. |
| Marco Piangiamore 28.06.2009 | hey guys thanks for the interest and support! im going to get the write up done by the end of this week. hopefully by then i should have it all mapped out with my vci and a video should be possible too cheers! |
| Glynis Mangona 26.06.2009 | the write up would be cool and even maybe a viddy of it in action. great job! |
| Lacey Westergreen 26.06.2009 | +1 on the write-up i'd love to know how the layers and the wiring work! |
| robin loo 24.06.2009 | +1 for a write up of building this nice box.. and do you got some more pics from the inside? |
| Graham Frazier 24.06.2009 | Very nice man. How confusing was it to use all black wires??? |
| Marco Piangiamore 24.06.2009 | sure what sort of thing you want me to write up? the design, the build, the uses? or just an overview? |
| Len Scelzo 24.06.2009 | grate job i would really like to see complite write up if possible on this |
| Mathew Meins 24.06.2009 | Looks fantastic! Love the clear plastic look. |
| Marco Piangiamore 24.06.2009 | ok so its finished! and working perfectly for now....not the most pro build your ever going to see but for a first time controller builder im well chuffed! so check the pics, and any questions, fire away! also, if any one want me to do a full write up / tutorial guide for complete beginners like me then id be happy to |
| Lon Shoats 16.06.2009 | that's looking really cool. I have a similar setup with the UMC32 where i have 4 different setups i switch between. I would also caution against switches if you have just four different layouts. I have momentary buttons (without LEDs) and you can switch however you want just by pressing one button, you will have to flip two switches, one off and one on, it seems. and i don't know how the toggle switch will work, it might be like holding down a key on a midi keyboard, which might also act weird. I'm planning on incorporating LEDs in my next project, how are you doing yours, with the even odd setup? |
| Marco Piangiamore 17.06.2009 | what im hoping to do is to use each of the 4 switches as a modifier which simply sends on/off. which in theory would give me as many as 16 different layers should i wish! i feel like im going to have to learn to use bomes though... |
| gilbert hatem 16.06.2009 | Just found your pdf. Looks like a good use of the space. I do want to suggest something though. I noticed that your controller is going to have a virtual 4 layers. And I believe that's what the 4 switches are for right? Be careful when switching those over. If you have more than one on at a time it may make things funky. I don't completely know you chip though. I don't know if it uses a switch matrix. It may just make it send out a new midi signal. You might want to use a rotary switch instead. |
| gilbert hatem 16.06.2009 |
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| Marco Piangiamore 16.06.2009 | That's looking nice and clean. Here are my highly interested questions because this looks good. How much did the case and cutting cost you? What chip are you using to send midi? What program are you using this for? How is the layout going to work with your program? well the plastic (3mm clear acrylic) i had left lying around from and old school dt project, but i believe the amount i used would have cost maybe |
| gilbert hatem 16.06.2009 | That's looking nice and clean. Here are my highly interested questions because this looks good. How much did the case and cutting cost you? What chip are you using to send midi? What program are you using this for? How is the layout going to work with your program? |
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