Midifidler's Pro-Control Development Thread

**midifidler** · 02-13-2009, 08:01 PM

Another update,

I have started the mechanical design, and decided on a tasty sandwich of Steel, Aluminium & Acrylic. The aluminium plate with all the cut out sits over the pots and provides a solid surface for the pots to screw onto. Then the acrylic sheet sits over the top of this hiding all the ugly bits. I'm going to silk screen the markings to the bottom of the acrylic plate and then paint over this, using a stencil to mask of the holes for the led bar graphs and BPM meter
Then the steel top plate sits on top of the aluminium plate and around the acrylic plate.
For some reason my software rendered the knobs, and PCB as chrome so it all looks a bit wack in this picture.

Next step is to finalize all the physical dimensions and control spacing now that I can visualize them properly

**JesC** · 02-13-2009, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by midifidler

Another update,

I have started the mechanical design, and decided on a tasty sandwich of Steel, Aluminium & Acrylic. The aluminium plate with all the cut out sits over the pots and provides a solid surface for the pots to screw onto. Then the acrylic sheet sits over the top of this hiding all the ugly bits. I'm going to silk screen the markings to the bottom of the acrylic plate and then paint over this, using a stencil to mask of the holes for the led bar graphs and BPM meter
Then the steel top plate sits on top of the aluminium plate and around the acrylic plate.
For some reason my software rendered the knobs, and PCB as chrome so it all looks a bit wack in this picture.

Next step is to finalize all the physical dimensions and control spacing now that I can visualize them properly

Man your stuff looks very clean, do you do this professionally at your day job?

**midifidler** · 02-13-2009, 10:12 PM

I'm an electronic engineer by day so that helps a bit

**BentoSan** · 02-13-2009, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by midifidler

I'm an electronic engineer by day so that helps a bit

Hes also half man half machine.

**JesC** · 02-14-2009, 12:06 AM

Now it make sense

**jonno212** · 02-18-2009, 05:23 AM

Please say you are hoping to get this mass manufactured and sell this globally?

Coz i'm sure i won't be the only one wanting to buy it! hehe

**midifidler** · 02-18-2009, 06:26 PM

There is a chance I will make a number of these once Ive finished developing mine.

But they wont be cheap as this controller costs around 400 USD dollars in parts alone.

Still when you compare its function to similar controllers out there (and the lack of anything quite like this) its not really that bad.

More updates coming this weekend!