Custom Midi Controller

[kmc310]

Both of those units require a small amount of skill to get them running usb-midi firmware, it's nothing difficult but if you don't know what you're doing it can be a nightmare).

Ok...I have no idea what Im doing xD

[ReggieUK]

I would probably look at an arduino UNO then, they're the easiest to play with. There's a massive online community for the arduino boards, they're considered an entry level board for anyone wanting to mess with electronics and small microcontrollers, the main reason being the IDE and associated libraries + the community support.

www.arduino.cc

[kmc310]

I would probably look at an arduino UNO then, they're the easiest to play with. There's a massive online community for the arduino boards, they're considered an entry level board for anyone wanting to mess with electronics and small microcontrollers, the main reason being the IDE and associated libraries + the community support.

www.arduino.cc

My ideal controller would have more inputs than there are available on the UNO, but I'm worried that DUE and Mega will be too complicated for my nearly coding-incapable-brain. Now I'm reconsidering the Brain Jr., since has the exact amount of ins/outs I need...maybe I'll revisit the Arduino boards when I have some more experience with DIY midi stuff. This is my first ever diy midi project, and I'm only a freshman in high school so all the info is pretty dense

Thanks for all your help