DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
Re: DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
Version 2 is here. See Original post.
iMac - 10.10.3 - Live 9 Suite - APC40 - Axiom 61 - TX81z - Firestudio Mobile - Focal Alpha 80's - Godin Session - Home made foot controller
Re: DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
Great. When you start mass production? Coupled with a Launchpad should sell like candies!
Imagine putting it through a Keystroke to MIDI converter...
Well finished and polished, let me say I like that Apple-ish glossy finishing...
Imagine putting it through a Keystroke to MIDI converter...
Well finished and polished, let me say I like that Apple-ish glossy finishing...
Mac Studio M1
Live 12 Suite,Zebra ,Valhalla Plugins, MIDI Guitar (2+3),Guitar, Bass, VG99, GP10, JV1010 and some controllers
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Music : http://alonetone.com/pasha
Live 12 Suite,Zebra ,Valhalla Plugins, MIDI Guitar (2+3),Guitar, Bass, VG99, GP10, JV1010 and some controllers
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Music : http://alonetone.com/pasha
Re: DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
Thank you.
I DL'd Keyboard Maestro and am currently taking a look at that. Then Bomes.
Also, I actually made 2 of these. I will daisy chain them and set one with caps lock so will have 18 assignable options
With a bit of refinement they should be quite easy to build. There are a couple of manufacturing process that depend on machinery that the average DIY person may not have. So I want to find a different way. Also MDF is not my first choice. However, everything except the dowel and the front row of knobs can be made from a standard unfinished 300mm x 600mm MDF shelf from the hardware store, which was $11.00 at my local HW store.
I DL'd Keyboard Maestro and am currently taking a look at that. Then Bomes.
Also, I actually made 2 of these. I will daisy chain them and set one with caps lock so will have 18 assignable options
With a bit of refinement they should be quite easy to build. There are a couple of manufacturing process that depend on machinery that the average DIY person may not have. So I want to find a different way. Also MDF is not my first choice. However, everything except the dowel and the front row of knobs can be made from a standard unfinished 300mm x 600mm MDF shelf from the hardware store, which was $11.00 at my local HW store.
iMac - 10.10.3 - Live 9 Suite - APC40 - Axiom 61 - TX81z - Firestudio Mobile - Focal Alpha 80's - Godin Session - Home made foot controller
Re: DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
You could sell building kits. Ikea style.gjm wrote: Thank you.
I DL'd Keyboard Maestro and am currently taking a look at that. Then Bomes.
Also, I actually made 2 of these. I will daisy chain them and set one with caps lock so will have 18 assignable options
With a bit of refinement they should be quite easy to build. There are a couple of manufacturing process that depend on machinery that the average DIY person may not have. So I want to find a different way. Also MDF is not my first choice. However, everything except the dowel and the front row of knobs can be made from a standard unfinished 300mm x 600mm MDF shelf from the hardware store, which was $11.00 at my local HW store.
Pack the keyboard, wood, screws, springs.. and you're done..
You could call it 'DIYPBC' (Pedal Board Control...)
A star is borne.
Mac Studio M1
Live 12 Suite,Zebra ,Valhalla Plugins, MIDI Guitar (2+3),Guitar, Bass, VG99, GP10, JV1010 and some controllers
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Music : http://alonetone.com/pasha
Live 12 Suite,Zebra ,Valhalla Plugins, MIDI Guitar (2+3),Guitar, Bass, VG99, GP10, JV1010 and some controllers
______________________________________
Music : http://alonetone.com/pasha
Re: DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
This is well executed and it is a splendid concept. I would say there is one fault: it looks like it relies on the springiness of the keys to pop the buttons back up. I think you should put springs on the buttons themselves for this.
UTENZIL a tool... of the muse.
Re: DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
Thanks. I actually did include springs in V2. The pedals are set up with a 3.5mm travel. The springs I found offer a nice positive feel under foot. There is a small audible sound when the disks bottom out onto the face plate, but its not a loud 'click' like with the switches usually found in MIDI foot controllers.mikemc wrote:This is well executed and it is a splendid concept. I would say there is one fault: it looks like it relies on the springiness of the keys to pop the buttons back up. I think you should put springs on the buttons themselves for this.
Cheers. G.
iMac - 10.10.3 - Live 9 Suite - APC40 - Axiom 61 - TX81z - Firestudio Mobile - Focal Alpha 80's - Godin Session - Home made foot controller
Re: DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
This is actually quite easily done, except people should be able to use there own keyboards. Looking for second hand ones could also be an option. There are a few refinements I would make, but if people were interested then I would look at making a small run of these. Surface coating/finishing is mostly personal, but well within the grasp of DIY'ers. It can however be a bit time consuming depending on how fussy you are.Pasha wrote:You could sell building kits. Ikea style.
Pack the keyboard, wood, screws, springs.. and you're done..
If people are interested in a 'some assembly is required' project like this, then please register your interest here or by PM. Numbers of interest would dictate how I approached this.
Also as a side note, a smaller 7 pedal option could be made using the apple keyboard that comes without the number pad. This would be very compact and approx 330mm x 150mm or 13"x6" in plan size.
Cheers. G.
iMac - 10.10.3 - Live 9 Suite - APC40 - Axiom 61 - TX81z - Firestudio Mobile - Focal Alpha 80's - Godin Session - Home made foot controller
Re: DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
well then, yer a freakin' genius carry on!gjm wrote:Thanks. I actually did include springs in V2. The pedals are set up with a 3.5mm travel. The springs I found offer a nice positive feel under foot. There is a small audible sound when the disks bottom out onto the face plate, but its not a loud 'click' like with the switches usually found in MIDI foot controllers.mikemc wrote:This is well executed and it is a splendid concept. I would say there is one fault: it looks like it relies on the springiness of the keys to pop the buttons back up. I think you should put springs on the buttons themselves for this.
UTENZIL a tool... of the muse.
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Re: DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
Very cool! I'll look forward to a full review of how it works in a live situation.
Re: DIY: My Wooden Foot Controller (UPDATE: Version 2)
One word!
"Iwood"
"Iwood"
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