19" selfmade arcade-monster

**symbiz** · 01-03-2010, 10:26 AM

your arcade-button mods inspired me very much!
i built this controller december 2008-february 2009.
the interface is made for ableton live.
i have a 4 track-based setup.
i render my tracks to 4 groups: bass, drums, instruments and vocals.
on the left side you can see the 4-track setup with start, stop, solo and effects for each track.
the middle part controls the master channel (navigation & effects).
the buttons on the right are used to trigger samples and additional effects.

i used a 19" flightcase, closing the top transforms it to a... case

when akai released the apc i was a bit shocked because they created a machine that is doing what i wanted my controller to do but of course with a lot more possibilities.

the biggest disadvantage seems to be the lack of visual feedback- even though i didn`t have any problems with that while performing.

i hope you like my controller- if anyone is interested i can post more pictures and information.

please visit me on www.myspace.com/symbiz to check out my music

**faeruithir** · 01-03-2010, 11:44 AM

wow thats awesome! is it midibox based? or some other microcontroller?

**symbiz** · 01-03-2010, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by faeruithir

is it midibox based? or some other microcontroller?

it`s based on two DOEPFER - modules:
CTM64

and POCKET ELECTRONIC

**Archies'bald** · 01-07-2010, 05:14 AM

Fantastic bit of gear. This deserves more than one response.

**BestLegsinHD** · 01-07-2010, 05:41 AM

i wish i had the patience to learn how to do this sort of thing

**JesC** · 01-07-2010, 06:03 AM

nice controller, and videos using it?

**sarasin** · 01-07-2010, 06:59 AM

Yes!!

Video's!!!....or it did not happen!

**charo** · 01-07-2010, 09:06 AM

props to making it midi in/out instead of usb

i like the design and layout, the one thing i would try, at least for some of the buttons, would be clear arcade buttons with an programmable LED under it.

I'm guessing that is something you could experiment with down the road if you so desired.

did you take any pics of the insides?

is that a footswitch input on doepher