Hachiko

Hey Kris, thanks for the reply. Thing is, as I said in my first post, I don't want any sliders or pots at all. Just 8 buttons that I can use to design the interface with. This (I just found this) is pretty much all that I want. http://www.response-box.com/k4227.shtml I fear that I might have come to the wrong place.

Thanks for the quick reply Roger, My project has to be done by the end of 2009, but I'd much rather understand the way I need to make the electronic part by the end of this week already. The thing with browsing the forum and ucapps is, that there is so much information that I tend to loose my way. Most of this information is irrelevant to me. Though the MIDIbox64E has 8 buttons, it's a complicated thing with the rotary encoders and all. Perhaps I'm at the wrong place here, I just need to make some buttons that can be noticed by my computer. Thanks!

Hey guys, I am 17 years old and I live in Holland, and when we graduate high-school we're obliged to write something called a "Profielwerkstuk". It's a lot of work, and requires quite a bit of dedication. I chose my subject based on whether I'd enjoy putting effort in the result, and whether it'd be related to the Study I would like to do (Industrial Design). My choice of subject therefore was: MIDI-controllers and ergonomy; how to adapt the current "box" design to make it more user-friendly. What better place to ask for help than here? I am a TOTAL beginner: I've never touched a chip, have never soldered anything (maybe some artsy stuff 5 years ago or so), and I've never really done anything with electronics. Here's what I want to do: a) Build the inside of a MIDI-controller: to be specific, I merely want 8 buttons that control 8 sounds on GarageBand (don't bash me for using GarageBand). Seriously, nothing more. Preferably with easy usb connection and having GarageBand recognize it as a MIDI-controller. b)Design 3 cases that are different from the original box design, and develop one. I basically need a lot of help. Where do I start? Where do I find information relevant to my idea (so no effects, no C64's, etc.) If you have any advice at all, please tell me, I can use it. Thanks in advance, Hachiko