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Pytchblend · Post by **Pytchblend** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:29 am

I'm hoping to make a USB MIDI controller with several buttons assignable to notes. Anyone know a simple and (cheap) circuit please?

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:41 am

http://www.djtechtools.com/2010/03/08/d ... it_review/

UMC32 - this was the cheapest way to build your own USB controller but not available anymore

jupiter8 · Post by **jupiter8** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:04 pm

How DIY do you want it ? Do you solder ? Are you planning on making the encasing yourself ?

I'm doing pretty much the exact same thing for the moment though i went for OSC instead of midi. I'm going to use an Arduino (happened to have one lying around). If it all works well i'm going for an Arduino Nano or possibly Teensy. I'd rather have the Teensy but they're a bit harder to come by.

Doepfer has some very easy to use kits but are a good deal more expensive.

gamecat666 · Post by **gamecat666** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:49 pm

im looking for a similar thing for a DIY drum kit:
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 59#5415959

i was considering butchering an existing device (like a nanokey) as i want velocity sensitivity, but im currently looking toward the 'Teensy' microcontroller and some piezo pads as the simplest option.

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:30 pm

But when theres kit as cheap as this.......why bother, and at that price feel comfortable modding it!

http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/ ... er--200196

gamecat666 · Post by **gamecat666** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 4:07 pm

VariKusBrainZ wrote:But when theres kit as cheap as this.......why bother, and at that price feel comfortable modding it!

http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/ ... er--200196

blimey, thats pretty cheap for what it appears to offer.

hokey · Post by **hokey** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 4:09 pm

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Brain Jr is pretty cheap and has some extensibility:

http://shop.lividinstruments.com/brain-jr/ (http://shop.lividinstruments.com/brain-jr/)

garubi · Post by **garubi** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:02 pm

I'm just building my own Drawbar MIDI controller using Livid Instrument Brain. The Brain v.1 and Brain Jr. are pretty cheap considering the number of I/O they offer.

mifzan · Post by **mifzan** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:16 am

hokey wrote:Brain Jr is pretty cheap and has some extensibility:

http://shop.lividinstruments.com/brain-jr/

I love livid instruments ! The ohmRGB is pretty good !

What's the cheapest homebrew USB MIDI controller?