A bunch of cool MIDI projects have shown up in our photo pool of late, time to catch up on the goings-on – Recotana posted this new controller design sporting an ATMEGA16 and transparent case. – USB MIDI controller trial make D.St-Amand is currently working on this sleek and compact controller design – the board’s […]
Brooklyn musician Moldover shows his approach to converting a standard MIDI controller into something more suited to the fast-paced live loop manipulation – aka ‘controllerism‘. For a more in depth info on his hardware and software techniques be sure to check out Moldover’s Approach to Controllerism part 1 & part 2 [via Matrixsynth]
Create Digital Music, Etsy, and MAKE join forces to bring to life another night of audio-crafting delight – July 8th @ the Etsy Labs. Come see a myriad of sound-bearing ideas made real – Chiptune game-music Wireless sensor driven sound Wii balance board instrumentation Custom software for sound-mutation Experimental MIDI controllers of oddity If you’re […]
Most commercial MIDI controllers are unnecessarily large and awkward – certainly not designed to be on ones lap while soldering/bending/wiring/coding. Hopefully Korg’s upcoming line of “nano” devices can fill that void. Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music runs through the slated features – nanoKEY: 25 keys, transmitting either as MIDI notes or (via a separate […]
The Midiator kit converts a Playstation 2 controller for MIDI use Supports official PS2 controllers, cheap knockoffs and wireless controllers Analog joysticks control pitch bend and several controllers (or whatever you want them to do) Buttons either trigger notes or toggle controller signals LCD and menu system for mode switching (controller vs. note triggering) and […]
Anonymous pointed out this darn fine lookin’ MIDIBox64 PIC based controller. 12″x12″ Faux Walnut Case 16 Knobs 5 Faders 16 Arcade Buttons 32 MIDI controlled LED buttons A straight-up pro job – looks to support 4 players, even! – MIDIBox on Flickr Check the MIDIBox site for more info and a list of project code […]
Eric of LEMUR talks trons, slime, and sound – Eric Singer has more than just a penchant for making his musical bots. In fact, he has a separate category altogether for very innovative musical controllers he creates and calls “Trons.” Here, we take our first look at the Slime-o-Tron – a controller that works by […]
