Comments on: DIY Controller- 59 minutes, $99. http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/07/16/diy-controller-59-minutes-99/ A complete recource for digital dj's and performers that use digital technology including controllerism Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:42:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: udyan http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/07/16/diy-controller-59-minutes-99/#comment-12531 udyan Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:37:28 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=555#comment-12531 hi ean, greetings form india, i am really glad to know that u made such a simple tutorisl for diy dj controller. respect... now i m makin my own controller, i hav just 1 question b4 i initiate, my controller is midi trigger finger alike, which will hav 16 buttons atleast 8 t0 10 knobs, and 2 pitch bend wheels. for this do u suggest the follwing usb interface will be good enough : http://infusionsystems.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/91 i hav chosen this because i believe that i will not hav to translate the messages to midi in this, as it will be midi. plz correct me if i m wrong. if u hav a better idea then this, plz guide me. kind regards. hi ean,

greetings form india,
i am really glad to know that u made such a simple tutorisl for diy dj controller.
respect…

now i m makin my own controller, i hav just 1 question b4 i initiate,
my controller is midi trigger finger alike,
which will hav 16 buttons atleast 8 t0 10 knobs, and 2 pitch bend wheels.
for this do u suggest the follwing usb interface will be good enough : http://infusionsystems.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/91
i hav chosen this because i believe that i will not hav to translate the messages to midi in this, as it will be midi. plz correct me if i m wrong.

if u hav a better idea then this, plz guide me.

kind regards.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/07/16/diy-controller-59-minutes-99/#comment-11263 Anonymous Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:57:42 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=555#comment-11263 Ok thanks for that, i suppose you could use a mouse to make a (very small!) controller then but its pretty limited on inputs! Does anyone know where to purchase a HID interface with a bunch of analogue and 0/1 button inputs in the UK then? Ok thanks for that, i suppose you could use a mouse to make a (very small!) controller then but its pretty limited on inputs! Does anyone know where to purchase a HID interface with a bunch of analogue and 0/1 button inputs in the UK then?

]]> By: DJ ToS http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/07/16/diy-controller-59-minutes-99/#comment-11253 DJ ToS Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:46:55 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=555#comment-11253 No, keyboards are so-called binary inputs, they are either on or off. Analogue inputs have continous change of value. You can use analogue inputs ad binary (buttons) but you can't reverse that rule. No, keyboards are so-called binary inputs, they are either on or off.
Analogue inputs have continous change of value.
You can use analogue inputs ad binary (buttons) but you can’t reverse that rule.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/07/16/diy-controller-59-minutes-99/#comment-11249 Anonymous Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:50:34 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=555#comment-11249 I would like to know if its possible just to borrow the HID-USB interface from an old USB keyboard and if this would support analogue inputs (faders) as well as button as this seems like a super-cheap way of doing it! I would like to know if its possible just to borrow the HID-USB interface from an old USB keyboard and if this would support analogue inputs (faders) as well as button as this seems like a super-cheap way of doing it!

]]> By: haszari http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/07/16/diy-controller-59-minutes-99/#comment-10736 haszari Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:45:53 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=555#comment-10736 http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/howto/mind.htm I too want buttons and knobs and for little or no money down. The above device allows 6 analogue inputs (knobs/sliders/etc etc) and 24 (i think) buttons, and is recognised on win/mac/linux as an HID joystick. I'm still making mine (adding more buttons/knobs/enclosure), but have built the guts and seen it working on all platforms. The other exciting possibility is hooking up old ball-mouse rotary encoders to some of button inputs, so as to have rotary (endless) knobs as well, great for pitch nudging and softsynth tweaking. Anyway the ATMega16 microcontroller can be persuaded to do USB-HID and is very cheap compared to the prebuilt solutions. (note this was my first electronics project) http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?=main/howto/mind.htm

I too want buttons and knobs and for little or no money down. The above device allows 6 analogue inputs (knobs/sliders/etc etc) and 24 (i think) buttons, and is recognised on win/mac/linux as an HID joystick.

I’m still making mine (adding more buttons/knobs/enclosure), but have built the guts and seen it working on all platforms.

The other exciting possibility is hooking up old ball-mouse rotary encoders to some of button inputs, so as to have rotary (endless) knobs as well, great for pitch nudging and softsynth tweaking.

Anyway the ATMega16 microcontroller can be persuaded to do USB-HID and is very cheap compared to the prebuilt solutions.
(note this was my first electronics project)

]]> By: Ean Golden http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/07/16/diy-controller-59-minutes-99/#comment-10608 Ean Golden Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:38:50 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=555#comment-10608 I have the utmost respect and consideration for anyone trying to start a small business. Therefore, Dj TechTools strives to give every product as many chances as possible to get it right. Unfortunately, in the case of the icubex product, our patience and the deadline ran out. The goal was simple, show people a reliable method that would produce predictable results for everyone. If I cant get a interface to work after 3 weeks and dozens of emails with customer service then something is wrong. How will my less experienced readers fare? I have the utmost respect and consideration for anyone trying to start a small business. Therefore, Dj TechTools strives to give every product as many chances as possible to get it right. Unfortunately, in the case of the icubex product, our patience and the deadline ran out.

The goal was simple, show people a reliable method that would produce predictable results for everyone. If I cant get a interface to work after 3 weeks and dozens of emails with customer service then something is wrong. How will my less experienced readers fare?

]]> By: I-CubeX Technical Support http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/07/16/diy-controller-59-minutes-99/#comment-10529 I-CubeX Technical Support Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:45:31 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=555#comment-10529 First off, a round of applause for Ean's efforts to get DJs into building their own controllers. - For MacOS users, we believe to have resolved the issues Ean encountered, please check our download area. For Windows users, we are not aware of any software problems. We are very actively pursuing software development, expect entirely new (ie. re-written, using different software development tools) releases in the next few weeks. - We have already updated the information wrt. using 8 inputs and 8 outputs on our website. Note that your design could be implemented, because the outputs CAN be used at the same time as the inputs, BUT you need to do a wiring hack (for now, until we come up with a plug solution). It just comes down to wiring one lead of each of the LEDs to one pin of a header that's plugged into the top row, and then soldering a wire to the ground pin of one of the sensor plugs (this ground pin can be taken out of the housing). This wire would then need to be soldered to all the other free leads of the LEDs. - To stimulate interest into the MIDI version of the USB-microDig that Ean evaluated, we put the microDig and StarterPack on special, at US$149 and US$199 respectively, ie. each $100 off ! The promotion will last 2 months, ie. until the end of September. We are ready to help you out if you'd like to give I-CubeX a try ! First off, a round of applause for Ean’s efforts to get DJs into building their own controllers.

- For MacOS users, we believe to have resolved the issues Ean encountered, please check our download area. For Windows users, we are not aware of any software problems. We are very actively pursuing software development, expect entirely new (ie. re-written, using different software development tools) releases in the next few weeks.

- We have already updated the information wrt. using 8 inputs and 8 outputs on our website. Note that your design could be implemented, because the outputs CAN be used at the same time as the inputs, BUT you need to do a wiring hack (for now, until we come up with a plug solution). It just comes down to wiring one lead of each of the LEDs to one pin of a header that’s plugged into the top row, and then soldering a wire to the ground pin of one of the sensor plugs (this ground pin can be taken out of the housing). This wire would then need to be soldered to all the other free leads of the LEDs.

- To stimulate interest into the MIDI version of the USB-microDig that Ean evaluated, we put the microDig and StarterPack on special, at US$149 and US$199 respectively, ie. each $100 off ! The promotion will last 2 months, ie. until the end of September.

We are ready to help you out if you’d like to give I-CubeX a try !

]]> By: Lee http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/07/16/diy-controller-59-minutes-99/#comment-10258 Lee Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:53:32 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=555#comment-10258 is there any software for windows that will allow you to do more then 14 buttons? I want to make a full mixer and it looks like there is lots of HID hardware here that could easily have enough inputs, but the only software that seems to allow enough buttons and axis is junxion, which is only for mac (I just switched back to windows a month ago :( ). any software in that list i overlooked? is there any software for windows that will allow you to do more then 14 buttons? I want to make a full mixer and it looks like there is lots of HID hardware here that could easily have enough inputs, but the only software that seems to allow enough buttons and axis is junxion, which is only for mac (I just switched back to windows a month ago :( ). any software in that list i overlooked?

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