DIY Finished midi controller :)

**needle** · 02-14-2012, 06:06 AM

Originally Posted by Glen McArdle

I am affraid my budget for new gear is gone for the moment after my recent purchase of a MacPro.

But I very, very much like the appeal of a fully custum built controller. I love my Xone DX for it's quality and layout and I sure am not missing any functions in Traktor 2

But there are always a few minor things that I would like differently.

May I ask, Is this based on Midibox? And if so.. the MIDIbox64?

completely true! that's exactly why i started building these controllers in the first place... and nope it's build on top of the arduino mega.

well, you're welcome to send me a pm if you ever change your mind or need help designing your own controller.

Glen McArdle · 02-14-2012, 06:27 AM

At the moment my budget does not allow for a new controller (after my recent purchase of a Mac). But the fully custom midi controller greatly appeals to me.

I am very pleased with my Xone DX mapped to Traktor 2. I like the layout, buildquality and feel of it. However.. there are always a few things I would still change given the full customized option. (leaving the Jogwheel parts out and replacing them with an encoder and a couple of buttons would be the main one).

I can't help myself from looking up al sorts of stuff now on custum build midi controllers.

May I ask, is this based on MIDIBOX64?

Faders, buttons etc. are not hard to find, but a good strong case or enclosure to put the stuff in (about 35-40mm long and 25-30mm deep) is a bit harder to find.

Don't mean to hack your thread. Please post more pics (insides) and clips!

EDIT: sorry for this repost. I thought it did not post the first time... did not see the post appear...

**needle** · 02-14-2012, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by Skirmitt

Very nice, how could I not see this one !
Congratulations ;-) Guess we are on the same building level here. The last controller still has no jogs ?

I speak dutch too, if you want details about my jogs feel free to pm.

well i use my turntables as jogs, i have investigated the option of using old HDD's though. and for selecting tracks i use a rotary encoder with knob so it uses less space.

i searched for your topic, looks nice! why don't you make a tutorial on how to build these jogs?

**Skirmitt** · 02-14-2012, 09:27 AM

That tutorial would be easy, ok I'll do that with some code snippets.
Don't go the old HDD route, it will only cause frustrations.

I'll keep an eye on your project !!

**needle** · 02-14-2012, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Skirmitt

That tutorial would be easy, ok I'll do that with some code snippets.
Don't go the old HDD route, it will only cause frustrations.

I'll keep an eye on your project !!

well the actual project finished about 2 years ago.. see the first post of this topic

since then i've built 2 more and at the moment i'm building on 2 other controllers. only this time i want it to make it all metal...

**Skirmitt** · 02-14-2012, 10:07 AM

Nice, are you from Belgium ?

**needle** · 02-14-2012, 10:32 AM

nope, from the netherlands, although my great grand father came from belgium.

(and not that i want to be rude, but this is a bit off topic... a pm would be better i guess)