TINY midi controllers

nobbystylus · Post by **nobbystylus** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:25 pm

Love this adapting of PS2 stuff for Midi... still nothing that quite fits the bill though
... i'm probably asking a bit much at the mo..

Anubis · Post by **Anubis** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:37 pm

hambone1 wrote:I'm playing with a wireless dancemat that I'd let the crowd jump on to trigger audio/video/lighting clips.

You know, I've been thinking of doing the same thing for a while. (I was just too lazy to actually pursue it) That's a brilliant idea that could revolutionize performance by including audience participation. Smart move, let us know how that pans out.

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:34 pm

I've got the dancemat all wired up and working. Basically, it's just 9 cheap triggers.

I'm still trying to decide what to let them do with it. Mashups, audio clips, video clips/FX, lighting clips... can't decide which. I want it to enhance the experience rather than just being a gimmick... if that's possible!

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:44 pm

there's another dude on this forum who already uses a dancemat... Is it Subterfuse?

zero01101 · Post by **zero01101** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:57 pm

i cant believe no one recommended the jl cooper cs32 mini desk. its really freakin little.
http://www.jlcooper.com/pages/cs32.html

zero01101 · Post by **zero01101** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:58 pm

update:
heres how big it is to hold.
http://www.pro-music-news.com/html/01/e30415ge.htm

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:00 pm

buzzcock wrote:This is more than what you are looking for, but for the number of controls, it sure is tiny!

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Jun03/a ... cooper.asp

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:00 pm

ryansupak wrote:Beware of the JL Cooper unit...I had one for a few weeks, until I realized that if you press buttons on the same column simultaneously, the unit wigs out and sends strange MIDI messages.

I even called JL Cooper about it, and they tested it themselves. They said that the unit just wasn't designed to have multiple buttons in a row pressed at the same time. Admittedly it was designed as a mixer controller, but that still seemed silly to me.

rs

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:01 pm

plus the original poster asked for iPod/CD size...

zero01101 · Post by **zero01101** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:01 pm

oops.

perhaps i should read more carefully.