Thanks a bunch. I had fun doing it…enough so that it would be great to do it for others. Fun stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by ctrld
By the way- your website rocks. Tasteful and elegant.
Blessings,
xris
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Thanks a bunch. I had fun doing it…enough so that it would be great to do it for others. Fun stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by ctrld
By the way- your website rocks. Tasteful and elegant.
Blessings,
xris
Hey less chit-chat, more photos!
I've just done a bit of a cosmetic mod on my UC-33e, and UC-16. Bought some nice coloured knobs, and a bit of coloured electrical tape...
UC-16
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5990/uc16small.jpg
UC-33e
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6250/uc33esmall.jpg
Family Photo ;)
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/6...photosmall.jpg
The knobs were pretty cheap, and easily found on ebay (search for 6mm potentiometer knobs). The new knobs are fitted for 6mm serated shaft type pots. The UC-33e and the UC-16 have both got D type shafts on the pots. It meant drilling out the new knobs with a 6mm drill (easily done by holding the knob in your hand (tightly) and then drilling out the serated part with an electric drill) and then rolling up some paper and putting in the pot. The paper gives it a nice tight (interference) fit when you push it onto the shaft.
Now it's easier to tell which knobs relate to which of the 4 channels in Live that I use for DJ'ing with.
Why haven't I not seen this earlier? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by xristopher
<3 bro'!
Was it easy to paint?
thought i should finally put up some pics!!!
so heres where it all started, inspired by one of the older VCI patches from Ean, which i completely pulled apart to learn how it worked an then rebuilt, resulting in this - most of the keys are dual function, some have more and you either use the beat juggle button on the left, for, well beat juggling functions! or the shift on the right for more effects functions, editing loop points or removing cue points etc
http://www.leoflint.com/djtt/ghettotech.JPG
which originally started as a complement to the timecoded records and grew into its own system, eventually resulting in me completely dumping the timecode stuff,
theres the mpd16 on which the mapping still changes regularly, currently page A is a whole lot of quick commands, and page B loosely resembles the Eans midifighter mapping,
http://www.leoflint.com/djtt/mpad.JPG
and then theres my new toy, VCI-100SE with a slightly modified mapping, (which is being revamped as we speak)
http://www.leoflint.com/djtt/vci.JPG
there were assorted smaller controllers that were modified along the way but these are the important ones,
That's what I like to see!!! Someone not afraid to make their controller look like shit in order to improve the functionality ten-fold!
If I was you. I'd invest in some transparent, A4 self adhesive vinyl. Print directly onto it, then cut it out and stick it on your controller. A little less ghetto than your current set-up, I'll admit - but it'll look a whole lot more professional...
People forget that controllers aren't a nice piece of furniture for the studio, they're actually MEANT to be used. And if writing on 'em makes 'em more usable, then YOU SHOULD write on 'em!
Just ordered some blue knobs for myn! cheers for showing me that it looks top!Quote:
Originally Posted by Patch
Do you know what size the faders are? or if its possible to get new ones to fit.
nice one
I haven't had any luck finding new fader caps. They're easy to take off, though. The stem has the LED in, and the fader cap has a hole running through it to allow the LED to show through.
I did think about just painting the faders - but I worried that the paint would flake off.
Any new fader caps would need to be heavily hacked with a drill and a craft knife/Stanley knife. Let us know if you find any fader caps that will do the job...
my own overlay has a very homemade feel to it, but is better than sticky labels i've been using :D
pictures taken on phone, for direct facebook upload easyness
VCI 100 [Brad_Cee Edition] V3.0
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._2662703_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4782125_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4928111_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._6260070_n.jpg
Brad, where did you have that made? and how much was it if you don't mind me asking?