protofuse Posted April 22, 2010 Report Posted April 22, 2010 (edited) THE NEED I HAD The problem is easy to understand: I wanted to drop my PC keyboard + mouse during live performance in order to be focused on music/sound/live. The only way to solve my problem was to use an hardware to control Ableton Live, but not only that, I need a feedback from it too. But I need a lot of pots/knobs, a lot of multicolor lights, a lot of buttons... I need a big hardware without multifunctional knobs, sub-menu you have to choose to change the function of this button etc etc : I need to have ALL under my eyes and I need that EVERYTIME. I looked for the perfect controller, but I didn't find it. only monochrome stuff or 2/3 colors leds, only few pots with a billion of sub-sub-menu to change encoders function etc. So, I guess ... I have to think, read, code, test, build, learn to solder better... to create my OWN hardware. I have to thanks a lot of people which helped me A LOT ; without you, this story wouldn't have been possible! - Denis St Amand:: my quebec friend! he helps me a lot about the structure, screws etc, the PCBs too. he would have helped me with midibox if I didn't do things before to ask him... - Mike/Noofny :: the guy who made the deltadeck. he inspired me and gave me the power to build the protodeck - Tim/smashTV :: the guy who makes the very best/reliablest/cheapest midibox modules in the world! - Lucem :: the guy who helped me about driving a common anode RGB leds matrix - nILS :: one of the guy connected everytime on old-school IRC midibox channel. thanks you didn't laugh at me (too much) while I asked question... and obviously, Thorsten Klose, the great midibox creator and guru! THE VIDEO the first demo is here THE PROTODECK controller features - 87 potentiometers - 90 buttons - 81 rgb leds - 2x20 LCD - 2 PIC 18F4620 (20MHz RISC processors) - fully custom rgb led drivers - fully custom firmware - 2 MIDI IN/OUT interface - power supply unit included in the box THE REAL OPENSOURCE As a lot, I really believe in open-source It provides power to break all walls. So I decided to deliver ALL about the protodeck here I can answer questions, but you have to read carefully before asking. I cannot guarantee answering quickly I'll begin VERY soon some workshops around controller design and technology for artistic expression If you're interested: protofuse@gmail.com CONTACT My website: protofuse.net and julienbayle.net too my email: protofuse@gmail.com I'm more available on chat on msn and gtalk at julien.bayle@gmail.com Edited April 22, 2010 by nILS removed 129 font tags Quote
ilmenator Posted April 22, 2010 Report Posted April 22, 2010 (edited) Great project, congratulations! Why don't you upload the documentation to the WIKI? You know, <broken record> offlinsite docu is bad </broken record>! Edited April 22, 2010 by ilmenator Quote
protofuse Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Posted April 22, 2010 There is a link to the most safely updated page about that and hosted on my website. is there a problem about the link? Quote
ilmenator Posted April 22, 2010 Report Posted April 22, 2010 The link is fine, and it is all accessible now. Unfortunately (?), the Internet tends to be an evolving place, people come and go, their interests change, ... in short, things just happen. Then, it's good to have documentation in the one place meant for it. We'd really like to encourage you to make use of that :flowers: ! Quote
protofuse Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Posted April 22, 2010 if you google "protodeck", you can find it too, so :) Quote
nILS Posted April 22, 2010 Report Posted April 22, 2010 Offsite doco disappears. Period. That's why it's a "requirement" to have doco for user projects here on site - attached to forum posts or on the WIKI. See Please Read Before Posting New Topics: What is a "User Project"? Quote
protofuse Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Posted April 22, 2010 Offsite doco disappears. Period. That's why it's a "requirement" to have doco for user projects here on site - attached to forum posts or on the WIKI. See Please Read Before Posting New Topics: What is a "User Project"? I love you, nils. Quote
protofuse Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Posted April 22, 2010 Love you, too :flowers: I'll make an "extract" from my website. but I can't promise to update the wiki everytime (I may forget ..) but there is the link and the date so... people can be driven :) all the best! Quote
protofuse Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Posted April 22, 2010 Thanks! http://www.dokuwiki.org/tips:htmltowiki will help :) Quote
protofuse Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Posted April 23, 2010 hello, ALL is there: http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=protodeck As I already wrote, I'm not sure I'll update everytime the wiki here each time I update my website (only because I could forget it) but I'll do my best effort! all the best! Quote
protofuse Posted May 24, 2010 Author Report Posted May 24, 2010 a so nice article about the protodeck here : http://createdigitalmusic.com/2010/05/24/protodeck-the-best-ableton-live-controller-you-cant-buy/ Thanks to all of you for the hardware part! Community is strong and gives us power to make whatever we want to :) Quote
protofuse Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Posted May 25, 2010 congratulations to you, Thorsten... cause YOU made the big framework we all dreamed about in order to express ourselves with music or other media. Quote
protofuse Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Posted July 12, 2010 my last live performance: here some photos of the beast engine protodeck: LONG LIFE TO MIDIBOX DiY GURUS !! Quote
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