Want to build my own controller.total noob

[TommyQuiet]

Ok so i want to build my own midi controller
and i wanna know the cheapest way to do it

my idea that i want to go for is something like the midi fighter

so i have allready got the acarde buttons (sanwa) what else do i need?
and is it easy to do?

what board,wires tools etc...? if you could make me a shopping list would be great i am based in the uk so links would all so be great
going to buy a soldering iron this week to so would like to get cracking.

[kgs]

how many buttons are you wanting to do and are you going to want to have anything other than the buttons?

[TommyQuiet]

nah just buttons and its gonna be 8 or 10 buttons i have 10 but would like to use 8 or 10

[TABS]

Very Very easy build.

Go buy a Medium wooden storage box.(like the ones people put weed in)
Then Buy a Teensy
http://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy.html

Drill holes it it for the arcade buttons. Then shove the buttons in it.

Buy some 22g speaker wire about 5feet.


You could then wire them like this; multiplexed.


or Direct like this.

[TommyQuiet]

so as in the last picture i just gotta have one wire going through all of them then wires on there own to go to each button?
and i have a box for it allready too so thats cool

[TABS]

so as in the last picture i just gotta have one wire going through all of them then wires on there own to go to each button?
and i have a box for it allready too so thats cool

Yea the black = ground

Just pick 1 prong on each button as a ground and wire them all together and send it to the ground terminal. Then wire each positive to their own terminal.

[TommyQuiet]

i get ya nice one
is there anywhere in the uk i pick up one of these boards?

[TABS]

i get ya nice one
is there anywhere in the uk i pick up one of these boards?

not that I know of. They ship worldwide though.

[TommyQuiet]

its just postage costs as well,will add it all up and have to wait like 2 to 3 weeks witch sucks as wanna get cracking but cheers helped alot.

[TABS]

its just postage costs as well,will add it all up and have to wait like 2 to 3 weeks witch sucks as wanna get cracking but cheers helped alot.

if not use an arcade pad pcb. then use an emulator.