This Is Not The Next Midifighter - Official Thread

[dfinch805]

Look Ma, i can reads!

p.s don't forget to remove the grid layer before flattening teh images

Honestly, I left the grid because I see a lot of entries with no grid that have overlapping squares and designs that don't fit in the grid as required. It shows that my design is falling under the correct guidelines.

Also, if this disqualifies contestants, let me know so I can reupload... didn't see anything about the grid except that you must fit in the lines appropriately.

[Jester]

dfinch if the modules overlap the same square as another module, the design does not qualify

[DISaS73R]

This one's mine, it works best for two decks and does the basic stuff really.

[midifidler]

@dfinch - it wont disqualify you

[Jester]

dang, some cool designs coming in

[scattrrbrain]

Hey DJ TechTools! I've been a long time fan of what you guys do and felt like I'd contribute to this project, seeing as how I'm a kind-of midi freak.
This is the Midi Fighter DeLux:
I tried to make the design pretty clear, but still obviously clean and usable. I labeled the channels for reference and added sendFX toggle buttons, which are located above the crossfader.
Both X and Y channels receive as many of the FX sends as needed (for a more flexible design) and with a little bit of trickery I'm sure anyone could use MIDI macros to add up to as many sends as you would need per channel.
I also took the liberty to show the signal flow with my silkscreening which would help new users to remind themselves about the channel paths.
I REALLY hope all you guys like this one, because I REALLY want a shiny new toy to make tracks with!
Cheers.
Scattrrbrain.
www.scattrrbrain.com

Hello again DJ TechTools! Due to the good response of the last controller I made and some thoughts over the night about my other love, analog, I decided to make a FX controller.

This is the Midi Fighter LNCHBOX:

Here's an example simulation of what the project might look like with a physical controller:
http://youtu.be/mXrRrkqKauw

It acts as a MIDI FX controller with some of the very familiar ideas of lunchbox synths of our day. I'll do a bit more explaining on the functionality on this, since its rather specific.

You would send up to as many channels as needed to the two onboard MIDI FX returns, where the sound would then be modulated using the functions on the right side of the unit. Since it is a Midi FIGHTER, I uncluded two "hold" buttons with send volumes above them for interesting sequencing. The functions on the right include the basics: a Filter with dynamic waveform parameters and an LFO insert, a switchable LFO with rate potentiometer, and last but not least, a full volume envelope for truly dialing in that sendFX.

So anyway, you can imagine some of the INSANE sounds you could pull just by simply routing a, say, bass line through this puppy.

Have fun as always!

Scattrrbrain
www.scattrrbrain.com

[botstein]

That's neat. It's nice to see designs that aren't transport controls or mixers or X1s.


Why the MIDI Fighter logo as opposed to another LFO or part of the panel?

[scattrrbrain]

That's neat. It's nice to see designs that aren't transport controls or mixers or X1s.

Why the MIDI Fighter logo as opposed to another LFO or part of the panel?

Because, it's cool. But not only that, because it's functionality wouldn't call for another LFO, or anything else for that matter. The design was based around the old school lunchbox synths where simplicity is key. Most people don't realize with just a COUPLE of the controls up there you can TRUELY modify the wave shape, versus distorting it with too much complexity.

Call me OCD, but really the only thing I would add to the LNCHBOX would be the actual built-in analog patches directly into the controller which would receive signal from and back out in midi format.

The current technology behind this sort-of midi/analog Frankenstein tool are very possible, but unheard of at this point. That in itself makes it unique, my friend.

[botstein]

...modify the wave format...

I lost you there.

...only thing I would add to the LNCHBOX would be the actual built-in analog patches directly into the controller which would receive signal from and back out in midi format.

The current technology behind this sort-of midi/analog Frankenstein tool are very possible, but unheard of at this point. That in itself makes it unique, my friend.

I wouldn't say it's "unheard of." Are you familiar with illucia? ?

Also, I've been beta testing the QuNexus for a few weeks now, and I really enjoy the CV-to-MIDI and MIDI-to-CV features with big Serge synths and Max/MSP and Reaktor.

There's a good amount of this stuff coming. Props for a design that eschews mixers and transport controls, though.

[scattrrbrain]

I lost you there.

I PM'ed you... I don't wanna get off topic by talking too much geek in this thread.