Sinnsyk

On the internet you should be able to find some circuits for a peak LED. Your footswitch could be attached with a cable to the DIN, no problem right? Just a longer cable ;)

With encoders, you can change the parameter that the encoder is controlling. With a bankstick, you can control up to a lot of parameters. So the best way for you is to use some encoders :) But why would you use SO many pots/encoders/faders. Your box will cost a fortune, and it can be done much cheaper.

I've got one open PS2 controller right here, that I opened a week ago. I mentioned something on this forum, but did not make a topic for it :P Why not keeping the original case, and play music on a ps2 controller. That's cool live performancing :P

I can't help you with your problem, but pictures can be uploaded to this forum. When posting/editing, click Additional Options... and do the upload.

Am I right that he could use the display to show him some valuable information, like a MIDI-clock and tempo etc etc. Or is that another MBHP module..?

As long as you don't use more then 8 DIN's, you could connect them to the core, I thought. So, no need for a DINX module.

This can be done with software, and your hardware idea is probably easyer to construct. But, the hardware version is not easily expandible, and with software, you can always change your programs and re-use your midibox on a different way or expand this system etc etc etc. So, I would go for a software solution.

XML? Could you post some of that code?

Why not change the outcoming MIDI signal, instead of rebuilding the whole thing. It should be possible to just change the channel of an incoming MIDI-signal, and send it Through. That should take less work and can't (really) go wrong.. You could build some buttons to change channel at free spaces in your case, and then you are finished...

Well, if you are going to use more buttons than you do now, you will need an DINX4 module (or more). I don't know how many controls you want to use, and if you use it very much, but perhaps you could try this with some encoders. I'm planning an Ableton controller as well, and I think encoders could be very very handy with ableton. Something like an 7 tracks mix panel, with 3 potentiometers for equalizers or something like that per track, and 2 encoders per track for effects. With the midibox 64E firmware, you can select a group for the encoders, so that you can control up to 16 parameters per track. Unlimited tweaking ;) Some buttons / channel could control play stop rec etc, and you will need 1 encoder for the scene selection. (Ableton will allow you to use an encoder to scroll through your clips, press the MIDI assign in Ableton and you will see the additional functionality) Perhaps an encoder for your BPM, and an encoder for the quantisation. You can only use 128 virtual encoders, so an 8 channel mixer would fill it all up (16 * 8 = 128). With a 7 channel mixer, you could add 2 encoders that control BPM, quantization, and scene select. You would need 8 buttons to select the encoder group they are controlling. I'm designing my controller, I would post a picture when my final version is finished. Perhaps you could get some ideas to build your own super-midi-mixer.

Well, if u connect an encoder through the switch, there is no problem when the switch is on. But if you put the switch to off, the contact with the DIN will not be grounded, and it could give random midi-messages. So, perhaps a 2 way switch, that connects the DIN to the ground when turned off, could solve the problem. But, do you have some testing materials? Or do you have to order all your parts? If u can test, I would say, try it all ;)

There is a way to control over 128 parameters with 16 pots, or 4, or 8, or whatever u like (max 64). Check the MidiBox 64E tutorial ;D And well, this idea, in theory it should work right? Are the pins that are not in use at that moment (switch off) grounded? -> , they connect to an open switch...

Do you have a BPM pot/encoder? I'm planning on making something like this, but I don't what to use exactly when I want to do some DJ stuff. It's mainly for effects in my band, but if I'm building it anyway, I want to be able to DJ with it too..

The VU meter should be build analog, there are many circuits to find with google to build. Not so difficult. About your box, you will need 2 AIN4X (48 + 9 = 57 => 7 non-used pins), and NO DIN4X module (you can stuff 8 buttons on the core directly, right? (not sure)). I would advise you to implant some cool stuff, like a joystick (4 inputs) for effects or something like that. It would be a shame if you don't use the 7 analoge inputs that are left free at this moment.

omg that first pic it's gonna give me nightmares about cables.. :P nice job..

Don't you think Bluetooth (wireless) is going to give delay, that is not acceptable in music (and/or gaming)? It would be very cool to have a controller to make your music, that gives you an alternative instrument, that should be developed. But this would take some time I guess :P

At conrad.nl the joysticks I've got were only 1,99 euro... so I think a playstation controller would be more expensive. But, with a playstation controller, you've got the cool rubber-like knobs that feel fantastic, so if you happen to have a controller, take that one :P I don't know what their resistance is , I don't have a multimeter (yet). Conrad delivers in every country so you should try it, they are not that expensive :P

why not building a sort of box around the end of the strings, that their can't be any other light source shining in the sensor. It would be big on the guitar, but would save a lot of time.

I'm using Live 5 When I move the pitchbend, it changes very fast at the first few mm of the wheel, and when I continue it changes slower. But that sounds awfull... Perhaps you can use 2 joysticks? I've got one from Conrad, and if u release them they snap back to their original point. If u have an old Playstation 2 controller, they have cool joysticks and they snap back, and above all, the joystick used are from ALPS. With the x movement you could have another cool param assigned to your mix. (http://www.galeria-kaufhof.de/images/1031/4/9/44292.jpg) So, 1 playstation controller (2 ALPS joysticks), they snap back, and have additional x movement too so that u can do something with that.. If u have too much spare time, you could even re-use the controller for a cool live-performance, mixing with a playstation controller :o CIMG0077.JPG

I have a pitch-wheel on my keyboard too, an Oxygen 8 from M-Audio.. but, when I do some pitching magic, it sounds awfull. The pitch changes not so smoothly, and when I assign pitch bend to one of the pots it will pitch-bend very well. Any others having problems with that? Do you think it's handy to have the pitch wheels snap back to their mid-position? What if u are pitchbending, it sounds kinda cool, and you want to adjust some other params before you go further with the pitch? They will snap back and poof the good sounding music is gone :-X

Thank you :) I think performance on stage could be more perfect, this kind of ideas will increase comfort on stage :) Imagine, every band member with a guitar plug in at one machine, they choose their own sound from a preset of like 200 guitar-amps, and it will be mixed over their monitors and main-speakers, without the complexity of their own amps disturbing monitors or microphones. Total control on stage! I'm looking forward for some pics if u finish your project :)

Simple is good, but not too simple ;) The difference between 2 or 32 buttons ain't that big, it's 1 DINX4 module anyway. I'm not telling you to use a fully 64 encoder 64 button 64 led midibox, but do yourself a favor and make sure there's enough room for future expansion ;D

I didn't mean he should order a lot and send me 1 or 2, but me (or him) ordering some of the trackballs, let it deliver at his addres (me paying), and that he could also pack the trackballs at the package that he will be sending to me anyway. I don't want to bring him into trouble or that sort of stuff, because he's great to this community. I'm willing to pay him a few extra bucks if he can do this, it will stay a lot cheaper than ordering from 2 shops and let both packages ship oversea... If he's interested he could even order some more and re-sell them, or something like that. But that's not up to me, I will first send him an email about this idea and see if he accepts this deal. So, keep checking the dutch forum here if u want some of that little things to... About the resolution, that's a point. But since it's used for navigation purposes etc, they should have the resolution that's good enough... At least I can try :)

Perhaps it's an idea to give the band members complete control over their own monitors. So that u build some knobs/faders in each monitor, that connect to a central core unit, and they controle the software mixer that controls the output on the monitor. If u go digital, do it good ;D

Maar het lijkt mij dat je bv met hout veel makkelijker een rechte punt kan slaan, omdat je bij metaal veel harder moet slaan etc. Als je het dus eerst op zacht hout doet, en eventuele fouten ook simpeler kan aanpassen, dan heb je daarna een perfecte mal om je boortjes doorheen te steken en de gaten in metaal te boren. Maar ik heb nog geen frontpanelen geboort, dus ik kan het erg fout hebben...