theholyzero

say, 126 buttons... 10.5 octaves... 4 DIN modules... would each of the DIN modules need to be separately coded to transmit a 1/4 of the series 0-126 note numbers? Am I perceiving this correctly?

So, even if I chose not to go with microtonal, my idea of making a matrix grid of momentary (on)-off tactile buttons interfacing the core via a digital in... how does it tell the core to use note information for separate triggers? Is THAT something I need to have programmed into the PIC, relative to received digital input?

Yes, I am truly a beginner with programming, though I have been researching this concept for quite a while and have been trying to figure out how to do this myself so I don't have to spend over $300 for a converter. I want to have a dedicated tuning for my controller, since so many have asked. no need to change it if I only ever want just one. No need for pots. I figure that if I ever want another tuning, I'll just make another controller. The tuning I want is the 43-tone 11-limit designed by Harry Partch. I presume that I can tell the PIC to change the values for the MIDI note numbers, so instead of a chromatic scale, I assign the actual frequency value (ratio to note number 0).

Would the process of assigning the ratios and variations of cents for each note be involved in the programming of the PIC? also, just to confirm the case... note triggering would more likely be from DIN vs AIN right? Or perhaps either?