Hello DJTT.
For the last couple of month I was working on a little mod:
The NumShotter, a.k.a The 50€ DIY Controller in VCI-100 style.
I, for myself, learned a lot with this project, so i thought i share it with you guys.
In addition I get the chance to show off a likle bit
My aim in this project was to use the spare space in my flightcase and fill it up with a controller for my one-shot samples (as i select(= mix) reggae / dancehall).
I used the cheapest numpad i could find on amazon.de, turned it into a midi-controller using glovePie and reshaped it with scrapyard-aluminium and small arcade buttons.
It also blends nicely with the design i already made for my VCI 100.
:: off-topic ::
My VCI 100 is fully remapped:
- I can smoothly scratch, thanks to firmware 1.4
- I have a beat juggle-mode
+ Pull-Up-Button ( = jump to first cue-point. 'Caus if it's nice, we play it twice)
- I can set-up my mp3's bpm, beatgrids and cuepoints on the fly (Set-up-Mode)
- I have one advanced effect for both decks (dub-delay)
- I have one 3-way-effect-bank for both decks
- And one special effect deck combined with the sample-decks of traktor 2. I use it to simulate a DUB-SIREN (Google if you don't know what that is).
This mapping is sick, and took me a lot of time. if someone is interested, leave me a message)
To top it off, i custom printed a DJ-TT-like high quality sticker for my mapping. I call it VCI-100_ras-Edition.
:: /off-topic ::
Back to the numSHOTTER
So i took apart the Numpad and stole the circuit-board with the usb-cable on it.
COST: About 10€/$ + 20€ for buttons and cables
As Computer-Keyboards have these double-layered-contact-papers, the contacts for the button-cables are reaaaly small. But with a helping hand we got them soldered on quite nicely (hot glue is a friend
).
Make shure to remember which contacts trigger which ASCII-Code Number (Its always 2 contacts in my case)
for example: numpadButton1 would be contact 11 and 2 on the numpads circuit board.
Aluminum from the scrapyard 1,5mm thick.
COST: Free
Making it look just as the design of the VCI-100 wasn't as easy as I first thought, but with a little time and help of my babii we finally got all meassurements right.
Up to a friend with it (locksmith). He was doing his magic, and it was done.
COST: One long afternoon and a couple of beers
As I am in Digital-Media i didnt have no issues with the next step. Designed in photoshop, ordered online, sticked it on and cut the holes right on the metal.
COST 20€
This is how it looks. I love it, and it worked out just as I imagined it.
Now to the software.
I used GlovePIE and MidiYoke to transform the keyboad-data into midi-data.
My Script uses Key1 to cycle through 3 "Banks" of midi-notes.
They equal my number of sound-banks in Battery 3, which i run through Standalone VSTi-Host 1.34.
Battery is a drummer software (vst oder standalone)
I use the VSTi-host to make the software portable.
Here's my script:
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midi.DeviceOut = 2
midi.channel1.c0 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD1) and (var.Number = 1)
if starting then
var.Number=1
end
if pressed(swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD1)) then var.Number++
if var.Number > 3 then var.Number = 1
midi.channel1.csharp1 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD2) and (var.Number = 1)
midi.channel1.d1 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD3) and (var.Number = 1)
midi.channel1.dsharp1 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD4) and (var.Number = 1)
midi.channel1.e1 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD5) and (var.Number = 1)
midi.channel1.f1 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD6) and (var.Number = 1)
midi.channel1.fsharp1 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD7) and (var.Number = 1)
midi.channel1.g1 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD8) and (var.Number = 1)
midi.channel1.gsharp1 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD9) and (var.Number = 1)
midi.channel1.csharp2 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD2) and (var.Number = 2)
midi.channel1.d2 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD3) and (var.Number = 2)
midi.channel1.dsharp2 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD4) and (var.Number = 2)
midi.channel1.e2 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD5) and (var.Number = 2)
midi.channel1.f2 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD6) and (var.Number = 2)
midi.channel1.fsharp2 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD7) and (var.Number = 2)
midi.channel1.g2 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD8) and (var.Number = 2)
midi.channel1.gsharp2 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD9) and (var.Number = 2)
midi.channel1.csharp3 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD2) and (var.Number = 3)
midi.channel1.d3 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD3) and (var.Number = 3)
midi.channel1.dsharp3 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD4) and (var.Number = 3)
midi.channel1.e3 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD5) and (var.Number = 3)
midi.channel1.f3 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD6) and (var.Number = 3)
midi.channel1.fsharp3 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD7) and (var.Number = 3)
midi.channel1.g3 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD8) and (var.Number = 3)
midi.channel1.gsharp3 = swallow(Keyboard.NUMPAD9) and (var.Number = 3)
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For me, this was my first diy-controller project.
I encourage everyone to try and turn your ideas into reality. It's cheap and the time you spend doing is definitely worth every second, once you hold your piece in hands.
Thanks to everyone who lend me a helping hand
//my mother tongue is German. typos are yours
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