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calande · Post by **calande** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:36 pm

Hello,

I'd like to build a MIDI controller for an MKS-7. I'd like to build a hardware one, and also a VST plugin to control my appliance from my DAW. I want to learn. Could you give me the best links to get started, please?
Thanks,

C.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:41 pm

calande wrote:Hello,

I'd like to build a MIDI controller for an MKS-7. I'd like to build a hardware one, and also a VST plugin to control my appliance from my DAW. I want to learn. Could you give me the best links to get started, please?
Thanks,

C.

hardware : http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/

software : http://ctrlr.org/

calande · Post by **calande** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 1:40 pm

This looks nice. Thanks!

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:04 pm

For the hardware you could also try Livid Elements or even Builder.

Cheers
Dennis

calande · Post by **calande** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:06 pm

This looks pretty cool. Especially if you can build them yourself, as I just saw on the web site

echo fetish · Post by **echo fetish** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:20 pm

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I've been thinking about a Diy Midi controller build and have gathered up a load of resources & info on the subject which you can find here

http://colourmanadmin.wordpress.com/diy ... ontroller/ (http://colourmanadmin.wordpress.com/diy-midi-controller/)

let me know if I'm missing any nuggets and post it or let me know at

colourmancontact (at) yahoo (dot) com

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ras.s · Post by **ras.s** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:07 pm

Anyone have experience building upon stuff from http://www.midiboutique.com/ ?

fret · Post by **fret** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:22 pm

I've made some midi controllers from scratch.

Basically you have a microcontroller (small CPU) connected to a bunch of knobs and buttons that runs some embedded software that reads the state of the knobs and buttons and generates appropriate midi messages that then get sent out via a MIDI out port. Which is essence is just serial data coming from a UART.

In my I'm targeting the Axefx guitar effects box so my code has a lot of sysex stuff that is relevant to the Axefx.

There is a standard MIDI interface circuit that looks like this:
http://petervieth.com/uploads/images/dr ... di_iot.gif

On the software side, you have to configure the UART on your microcontroller to be running at the right baud rate (speed) and then you send/receive bytes on those ports. I generally generate the whole midi message, put it in a buffer and then push the whole buffer through the port.

My PCB and software is available here. And some pics of the PCB itself. Not that I'm trying to promote that product, but so you can see what I've done.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:56 pm

You can promote your own product, there's nothing wrong with that.

Agathodaimon · Post by **Agathodaimon** » Sat May 04, 2013 11:52 am

If you want to make your own VSTi and standalone you can always use SynthMaker and SynthEdit.

As you building your midi controller good luck! and hopefully you will keep us updated

How to build your own MIDI controller?