midi fighter clone,

[brian_johnstone]

Ok, i originally posted a quick question on someone elses thread, but didnt want to hi-jack it, so, cash is a bit tight and until i can afford a midi fighter pro, i want to build a controller in the same layout as a standard midi fighter that i can load the instant gratification mapping onto and have a few questions before i get started after the weekend:

1, whats the best board to use: buzz controllers, gamepad, or teensy board
2, how do i actually go about getting the mapping onto it once its built

i want to crack on with it next week and as soon as i know what i need i will get all of the parts ordered.

thanks in advance,
Brian.

[derschaich]

everything you need right here:

http://derschaich.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutorials

conversion software for instatant gratification mapping is a work in progress, as it is somewhat comlex... (maybe I'm just not smart enough...)

[zestoi]

i hope this is correct, but this is what i think are the layouts for the midi fighter in normal and 4banks mode:

normal mode


C3 C#3 D3 D#3
G#2 A2 A#2 B2
E2 F2 F#2 G2
C2 C#2 D2 D#2


4 banks mode


C-1 C#-1 D-1 D#-1
G#2 A2 A#2 B2
E2 F2 F#2 G2
C2 C#2 D2 D#2


(replace octave 2 with 3,4,5 for other banks in rows 2,3,4)

anyone have a full descrip of other features added by the firmware like the super combo's etc? as i'd like to incorporate a couple of midi fighters in one of my launchpad pages.

[zestoi]

everything you need right here:

http://derschaich.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutorials

conversion software for instatant gratification mapping is a work in progress, as it is somewhat comlex... (maybe I'm just not smart enough...)

normal and 4 banks mode shouldnt be too hard to do in glovepie but i have no clue about the extra super combo sends etc.

btw tried to download your script but meine-hp.net isnt loading for me

[DJDoubleYou]

I strongly recommand the Halemicrosystems UMC32+ it's just perfect!!!

[brian_johnstone]

cheers guys, looking at that i should be able to get going, i like the look of the umc32 but cannot find anywhere that its not discontinued
has anyone had any joy making a controller with the Arduino board, ive found one here very cheap

http://www.earthshineelectronics.com...o-clone-boards

and if anyone has any more info on the super combos it would be brilliant,

another quick one though, at the risk of showing how much of a novice i am, if i am to program it to send out

C-1 C#-1 D-1 D#-1
G#2 A2 A#2 B2
E2 F2 F#2 G2
C2 C#2 D2 D#2
etc..

would it matter if my main controller also sends these messages or would it conflict?

thanks again for the help.

[derschaich]

only conflicts, if you have your mappings set on "All Inputs" and send those messages on the same channel.

as you can choose from channel 1-16 in MIDI, nad your controller likely uses channel 1, I'd suggest you to choose one of the other channels for you CLONE.

[derschaich]

normal and 4 banks mode shouldnt be too hard to do in glovepie but i have no clue about the extra super combo sends etc.

btw tried to download your script but meine-hp.net isnt loading for me

here you are:

midi.DeviceOut = 2

debug = Joystick.NumberOfPOVs

//buttons:
midi.channel3.c4 = Joystick1.button1
midi.channel3.csharp4 = Joystick1.pov1left
midi.channel3.d4 = Joystick1.pov1down
midi.channel3.dsharp4 = Joystick1.button4
midi.channel3.gsharp3 = Joystick1.button5
midi.channel3.a3 = Joystick1.button6
midi.channel3.asharp3 = Joystick1.button7
midi.channel3.b3 = Joystick1.button8
midi.channel3.e3 = Joystick1.button9
midi.channel3.f3 = Joystick1.button10
midi.channel3.fsharp3 = Joystick1.button11
midi.channel3.g3 = Joystick1.button12
midi.channel3.c3 = Joystick1.button2
midi.channel3.csharp3 = Joystick1.pov1up
midi.channel3.d3 = Joystick1.pov1right
midi.channel3.dsharp3 = Joystick1.button3

//analogs:
midi.channel3.cc66 = MapRange(Joystick1.x, -1,1, 0,1)
midi.channel3.cc67 = MapRange(Joystick1.y, -1,1, 0,1)
midi.channel3.cc68 = MapRange(Joystick1.z, -1,1, 0,1)
midi.channel3.cc69 = MapRange(Joystick1.roll, -1,1, 0,1)

[zestoi]

cool cheers. my gamepad should be here soon and then i'll try that.

i've just finished (i think) some code for my homebrew midimashing script that emulates a midifighter in normal or 4banks mode.

the data+logic might or might not be of any use to you. i posted to this thread

my plan (which so far seems to be working ok) is to write a core app in C++ using the RtMidi libs that then can be configured via LUA scripts. i don't see any latency issues atm even using reasonable complex callbacks.

[brian_johnstone]

brilliant, ive got my gamepad and buzz controllers torn apart and ordered some arcade buttons, and pots, going to get started as soon as they arrive, will keep updated.