Homemade Midi 49 channel mixer console

[FEARandWONDER]

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I want to make a 49 channel MIDI mixer for use in FL studio.
I want to make 49 channels, each with volume faders, a pan potentiometer and an On/Off button.


I want to essentally make a hardware version of

http://www.music-software-reviews.com/i ... -mixer.jpg (http://www.music-software-reviews.com/image-files/fruity-loops-fl-studio-screenshot-mixer.jpg)

I want it to be similar to

http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/qualit ... 3808fd.jpg (http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/quality,85/L2400_straight-c49a845d3bd534416db03063ba3808fd.jpg)


Where do I need to start? Is there a midi chipboard that I need to buy and then soldier the electronics onto the corresponding midiCC node?

[UltraJv]

If your electronics skills arnt great, nows the time to brush up. The project wont just be a soldering excercise, programming and electronics design will be involved. With 49 channels, thats a major project. The Arduino is a good starting point :

http://www.arduino.cc/

[whyterabbyt]

MidiBox

[GaryG]

http://www.halemicro.com/Products/Produ ... fAod6HXX-A

http://highlyliquid.com/midi-controllers/

Both ready made 'midi brains' that you can attach whatever controllers you want to.

Not the number of channels you're after, maybe the hardcore DIY route mentioned previously for that kind of functionality.

[FEARandWONDER]

That's a lot of information so quickly. Thanks for the responses!

I was wondering, could I take a midicontroller like the Edirol PCR-300 and solder slide faders onto the places where the 49 keys were?

Is this realistic with any model of 25-49 key midicontrollers?

[whyterabbyt]

I was wondering, could I take a midicontroller like the Edirol PCR-300 and solder slide faders onto the places where the 49 keys were?

The keys are basically just switches, so almost certainly not.

Is this realistic with any model of 25-49 key midicontrollers?

I doubt it.

However, as a 'mostly prebuilt' solution you could look at this:

http://www.doepfer.de/usb64.htm

Two of them would be 128 inputs, enough to give you your 49 faders, and 49 pans.

You could use a third for your switches, or one of these:

http://www.doepfer.de/ctm.htm

[sonicfire]

Sorry to ask...but....
49 channnels?

[tapdrum]

I just finished building 32 channels knobs to control VST plugins and using Arduino board for processing the signals.
see link below:

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=328938

I want to make a 49 channel MIDI mixer for use in FL studio.
I want to make 49 channels, each with volume faders, a pan potentiometer and an On/Off button.


I want to essentally make a hardware version of

http://www.music-software-reviews.com/i ... -mixer.jpg

I want it to be similar to

http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/qualit ... 3808fd.jpg


Where do I need to start? Is there a midi chipboard that I need to buy and then soldier the electronics onto the corresponding midiCC node?

[Hink]

I just finished building 32 channels knobs to control VST plugins and using Arduino board for processing the signals.
see link below:

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=328938

I want to make a 49 channel MIDI mixer for use in FL studio.
I want to make 49 channels, each with volume faders, a pan potentiometer and an On/Off button.


I want to essentally make a hardware version of

http://www.music-software-reviews.com/i ... -mixer.jpg

I want it to be similar to

http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/qualit ... 3808fd.jpg


Where do I need to start? Is there a midi chipboard that I need to buy and then soldier the electronics onto the corresponding midiCC node?

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