Custom MIDI Controller

[bobsagat666]

@DJWindz Lay yo pimp hand down. Your from SD dont let a woman push u around.

Lol yeah been working on this when the wifes either sleeping/not home. Yeah its a 2560 next step is to build a cheapo usb to midi cable into it so I can avoid the modified ftdi driver bs

[DjWindzOne]

@DJWindz Lay yo pimp hand down. Your from SD dont let a woman push u around.

I would. . .but. . she beats me with a lead pipe! . .She's "gangsta" I tell ya. . .GANGSTA!

@bobsagat666
Not liking MIDI via USB? Well. . .if you can do it, do it big!

yeah been working on this when the wifes either sleeping/not home

See chrisw. . .I'm not the only one who's scared of the significant other's wrath! LOL!

[bobsagat666]

@bobsagat666
Looks like you're using the Arduino 2560?

Crap I was mistaken. Its a mega 1280 which is still using the FTDI serial chip. The new mega 2560 uses a different chip to convert to serial so you can program it to be a MIDI device that would not require any crappy drivers. Damn I wish I new all this as I just ordered a usb to midi cable to accomplish this very task.

[BlackJesus]

My good sir i have 2 questions for you. How are your screwing those acrylic boards together exactly (chicago screws?), and whats the story on the green acrylic walls?

[MiL0]

can you post a link to the shop where you bought the transparent arcade buttons? also, what size are they?

[bobsagat666]

My good sir i have 2 questions for you. How are your screwing those acrylic boards together exactly (chicago screws?), and whats the story on the green acrylic walls?

The top is drilled through with a nut sandwiched between two triangler pieces of acrylic in each of the for corners
Buttons are from here

http://www.lizardlick.com/Seimitsu-P...ons_c_241.html

[Coldfuzion]

Hey man,

I am going to be building my own very soon (as soon as I get a bit more cash to pick up the arcade buttons / chipboard from DJTT) and I was wondering how do you have the wiring done / where did you get it / how do you connect the xbox analogue sticks and the crossfader to the chipboard from DJTT?

Sorry for putting them all together like that, but when I was coming up with my own concept I was truly confused as to how I would end up connecting the cross faders / any other buttons or knobs I had to the board and making it work with the MIDI.

Thank You!

[MiL0]

Crap I was mistaken. Its a mega 1280 which is still using the FTDI serial chip. The new mega 2560 uses a different chip to convert to serial so you can program it to be a MIDI device that would not require any crappy drivers. Damn I wish I new all this as I just ordered a usb to midi cable to accomplish this very task.

ah bugger - I just ordered this earlier today:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

which looks like it's a mega 1280... does that mean I'll need to install a driver if I want to use this in Windows?

it appears that the 2560 can be programmed to appear as a usb midi device, rather than a generic usb device. Is that correct?

ah well, it was only £20!

[bobsagat666]

ah bugger - I just ordered this earlier today:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

which looks like it's a mega 1280... does that mean I'll need to install a driver if I want to use this in Windows?

it appears that the 2560 can be programmed to appear as a usb midi device, rather than a generic usb device. Is that correct?

ah well, it was only £20!

Yeah check my post in the BIG Arduino thread about the roland midi driver. The big issue for me is getting Midi back into the arduino.

[MiL0]

would buying the midi shield help at all?

http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9595

at least that way you could interface directly to the arduino via midi cables, rather than usb.