Preview of our homebrewed controllers

[johansked]

Not sure why it's so huge, but it's nice.

We have big hands . No, but lack of good tools.

[DJDoubleYou]

do you think it's possible for me to do this, as a noob (only some HTML&vbs ) in programming

[johansked]

Yes definitely! We can provide our codes later with good comments. Together with fuzzywobbles I think you could do it. Teensyduino is good in the way that you do not have to wory about the MIDI part and it also has a nice library for encoders.

[DJDoubleYou]

yhea checked out fuzzy's sounds good.

[DJDoubleYou]

very intrested in your codes, planning on making a controller with 45 buttons and 23 pot's

[johansked]

Yeah shouldn't be any problems with that. Just use multiplexers and don't connect them as we did. We have individual control pins for each mux, when we could have use the same control pins for all multiplexers. Like this http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/schematic_ioexpand.png. Well you learn from your misstakes :P

[ZiiK]

Yeah, we sure have tripped a few times both codewise and hardware wise. But in the end we make it work somehow =)

I have hardly done any programing prior to this project. Made my own config for zestoi's midimasher and some web related stuff years back. I leave most of the programing to Johan, try to learn as we move forwards though. I find it fairly straightforward when reading finished code. But sometimes it's hard to come up with new stuff when new to both syntax and language.

However, this project has turned out so much easier then expected! So unless you're strapped for cash, give it a go!

Don't underestimate prototyping though! With cheep materials to make sure you get everything "right" the first time.
Suppose learning is part of the experience though!

Already looking forward to the next project! Want to make a high resolution cdj style controler if I figure out a good enough way to make large jogs and a 300x300mm twitch inspired all in one. Time will tell though!

Teensy is a good way to go but look at the umc32 if you want to avoid programing at all cost

Cheers

[BradCee]

the second one looks kinda familiar...

like the concept of the mixer

[ZiiK]

W, would love to see a sketch of your controller! Always interesting to see how others think! Feel free to send PM if you like.

Cheers

[DJDoubleYou]

Alreadey checked out the umc32+ but not enough controls for me. I'm gonna give it a try