My plan is to build the controller using the Livid Builder DIY board (Livid DIY MIDI Products). I’m going to order in all the parts over the next few weeks but thought I should mock it up in Photoshop just incase I’ve missed something.
The thing is, I really enjoy doing this stuff but anything less than what I’ve proposed is going to be a disappointment (for me at least).
And it really hasn’t helped that the Novation Twitch is about to come out! What’s the point of spending months designing and making a DIY controller which will cost more and not work as well as something like the Twitch?
The question is, am I going to sell all the bits I’ve bought for this project and buy the Twitch, or keep both and maybe continue with the project further down the road?
I think this is a good topic for a discussion on its own actually… maybe I’ll start a “staying motivated” thread later this week.
Don’t sell! But if you do, sell it to me, so I can finish it / make something good of it
In my opinion it’s not about making something that’ll be “as good” as whatever Novation put out (Although, don’t get me wrong, they do make some great products), it’s about that lust for creation, and making something that is completely your own.
About staying motivated. I actually started a 3D drawing of that controller when I saw the thread, I just kind of stopped when I looked at the date
keep the bits but also buy the twitch…