qwerty MIDI controller

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qwerty MIDI controller

Hey guys,
I’ve been doing research for a while on DIY MIDI controller’s, and seeing as I’m an unemployed and rarely have ANY money, I decided on constructing a MIDI controller out of a keyboard, I know this is perfectly do-able, reading various forums and what not.

However, I wish to construct a box to house the key’s in, and I want to rearrange the keys for better playing, is this possible? If so, is it worth it? I have next to no money, and even the KORG mini series is within my price range.

Any help would be very much appreciated

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You could always just buy some key stickers. This one is for Serato, but I’ve seen ones for Traktor etc…

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Yeah you can get stickers for Traktor pretty cheap. -

http://www.4keyboard.com/native-instruments-traktor-pro-keyboard-stickers-p-275.html

Or I’d consider the Akai’s mini range (LPD8/LPK25) - Much better quality then Korg’s range - Look alot sexier too :wink:

You could also look into the oxygen 8 (as Ean’s just released the tsi for it).

The keyboard stickers would definitely be the cheapest option though :stuck_out_tongue:

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Thanks guy’s.

I started my project last night, I’ve just painted the exterior and am soon going to rearrange the key’s.

Yeah, I have had my eyes on the Oxygen 8 for quite some time, I guess I’ll just have to wait and save for a bit, other than that, this crappy keyboard will do for the time being!