trendkruto.blogg.se - Midi controller with lots of knobs

With the wealth of options out there, it can get overwhelming. In fact, I started off with a 2 Button, 1 Knob, 1 Fader prototype and worked my way up! This helped me to understand the Circuit and Coding better because those were my areas of weakness.

I won't detail all the steps for prototyping to save redundancy, but in reality, I did several prototypes with a breadboard before actually putting it together. Secondly, it's always a good idea to prototype first. However, I will be writing this tutorial to an audience who may only have a basic tinkering knowledge of each one, but hopes to grow just as I did! Some of you will have strengths in certain categories more than others, so feel free to skip around based on your goals. I've broken down the process into several smaller steps below - mostly so that I could also provide more photos and video to fit the Instructables layout.īut firstly, I wanted to just say that building the MIDI Controller comes down to 3 basic categories:

… simply loves MIDI Controllers as much as I do!.

… is curious about how electronics can make music, effect video, etc.

… would like to learn how to customize your own MIDI Controller layout.

… wants to learn more about electronics.

… is on a budget, but still want to build a cool piece of gear (MIDI Controllers can be pretty expensive).

… is getting started with Arduino, and looking for a fun project to grow your skills.

… wants to understand what's under the hood for MIDI Controllers.

I hope that it would do the same for you! It really got my feet wet in the world of Arduino, electronics, and even some product design. The exercise of completing this project helped me to gain the skills to grow from a Novice Tinkerer to at least an Intermediate one. If you haven't already, check out the above video to see the finished DIY MIDI controller in action with Ableton! ☝️☝️ And as a bonus, here's me VJ'ing using the controller. I love MIDI Controllers! They are some of the coolest yet most powerful devices for controlling mixed media - traditionally used to connect to music software (like Ableton Live) to play virtual instruments as well as control effects - but can also be used with VJ software (like Resolume), and even lighting control programs (like Lightjams)!