Comments on: Arcade MIDI Controller

By: MIDIbox : Awesome DIY MIDI controllers | Key Of Grey

MIDIbox : Awesome DIY MIDI controllers | Key Of Grey — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:02:32 +0000

[...] obsessing over the options. One of the great options out there is the MIDIbox standard. I’ve touched briefly on it before, but I thought I’d go over it in a little more [...]

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:38:18 +0000

@William : I’m also hoping the same thing from the Ableton/Serato partnership. Let’s hope it happens!

By: William

William — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:58:06 +0000

Thanks!

I basically designed it with a generic 4 channel, Ableton/Traktor DJ focused layout in mind. I had a fear of designing it with a specific mapping in mind, due to software revisions dating it. It’s also a plus that you have a lot more freedom aesthetically, but it would be nice to have a set in stone mapping (I still haven’t found one I’m perfectly ok with).

I hope that the Ableton/Serato partnership comes up with something sexy and soon. I think it would be perfect sitting in between a couple decks, serving as a conventional mixer while firing off cue points/loops/samples/fx.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:48:25 +0000

@William : Thanks for stopping by! The workmanship on your controller is fantastic. Did you figure out a mapping and then build it from there, or did you build the controller and then set out to map it?

By: William

William — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:55:22 +0000

Thanks for the nice mention! Yeah, unfortunately the controller is nameless. Um, I should probably get on that (almost a year after I finished it)

Let me know if you have any questions…

By: Soldering for the uninitiated | Key Of Grey

Soldering for the uninitiated | Key Of Grey — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:49:26 +0000

[...] Linked below is a pretty useful soldering primer for the beginner. If you’ve never soldered before, you’ll need the guide to make your own MIDI controller. [...]

By: Soldering | Key Of Grey

Soldering | Key Of Grey — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:48:43 +0000

[...] Linked below is a pretty useful soldering primer for the beginner. If you’ve never soldered before, you’ll need the guide to make your own MIDI controller. [...]

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:35:59 +0000

@Marc : Oops, you’re absolutely correct. William’s Flickr page lists it under MIDIBox, but that’s because it uses the MIDIBox project as a base. I guess the controller doesn’t have a name.

By: marc

marc — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:17:00 +0000

i think that EM411 is the website that william posted it on and not the name of his controller. i think it was bogdan that created EM411
http://www.nndb.com/people/456/000113117/

By: Livid Instruments' MIDI DIY board | Key Of Grey

Livid Instruments' MIDI DIY board | Key Of Grey — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:14:56 +0000

[...] 19th, 2009 – So all the news recently about Monome-style and arcade button MIDI controllers has got me obsessed. The problem with making my own Monome is that I need to know how to develop [...]