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dtd
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Posted : Oct 17, 2005 14:50
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hi everybody, i'd like to ask you all for opinions, preferences and ideas - for you are the ppl who know best!
i'm building a hardware controller from scratch, and i have the following in mind:
- 8 faders with 4 banks (virtual faders)
- 16 potis with 4 banks (virtual potis)
- 2 buttons per channel strip with 4 banks (virtual buttons)
- buttons for sequencer control (stop/play, rwd/fwd, record)
- buttons for menu control (settings etc)
- 5 buttons assignable (sequencer markers etc)
- all faders/potis/buttons are assignable (cc# etc)
now what would you ask of an ideal hardware controller?
thanks for the creative minds around here 
all the best!
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FluoSamsara (Oxygen)
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Posted : Oct 17, 2005 15:10
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dtd
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Posted : Oct 17, 2005 16:58
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hihi yeah =) i think we're approaching the final goal.. 
i may add that with dream i meant something small and optimized for personal needs or preferences
thanks for the great pictures, interesting to see what some ppl built! |
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sundrop
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Posted : Oct 17, 2005 23:20
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one thing that i would love to see is
LCD displays that show you what each controller is set to. you could change the label by software. i know thats a little unrealistic but still.. i'd like to have that.
also i would like a new kind of button. on my controller i have square "on/off" buttons that are a 0/1 switch. i want buttons like these, but instead of 0/1, they would go from 1..x. Every time u press them, they add 1, and go back to 1 after x. This would be useful for selecting a waveform on an oscillator, and many other things, that dont really need a knob/slider.
good luk! |
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dtd
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Posted : Oct 17, 2005 23:38
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hey sundrop, thanks for your creative input!
- i think displaying the controller number could be done on the main lcd (as a compromise between not displaying and having dedicated small lcds), with a few additional buttons or some other means (sensor, movement detection). certainly a bit more work but a good idea!
- the new kind of button with values in [1..x] is a very good idea, i think i'll do that because it's solvable in software without really much pain
all the best to you mate |
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tomcat
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Posted : Oct 18, 2005 15:13
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Using the mackie control/xt/c4. Comes close to my dreams  Only a nice meterbridge im missing. |
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S.D6 (Yakir .B.)
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Posted : Oct 18, 2005 15:43
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ouch!!!!
i want one of those...
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S.D6 & Iron Madness- Dinak Production - Acidance Rec.
S.D6 Vs. Iron Madness- Blues Mystery - Doof Rec. & Yellow Sunshine Explosions rec.
Deepsky and Marc .M.- Lost In the moment (Deep Six remix) - Iboga rec. (Soon) |
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e-motion
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Posted : Oct 18, 2005 20:41
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is that a MIDI controller or a spaceship controller?  |
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woyzeck
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Posted : Oct 19, 2005 23:39
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My dream:
* Motorized faders with high-resolution (like in mackies);
* One horizontal (centered) fader;
* Endless knobs with visual feedback (lights);
* Triggers pad;
* A big, bright LCD pannel (maybe a touchscreen LCD);
* A good and intuitive software for editing presets.
Cya,
Alex
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Terrafractyl
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Posted : Oct 20, 2005 05:33
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dtd
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Posted : Oct 20, 2005 15:28
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@ woyzeck:
yeah, the horizontal fader is a good idea. the software is possible too, java supports midi so it could be done
@ Terrafractyl:
well, THIS is a spaceship controller ;-)))
cheers! |
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S.D6 (Yakir .B.)
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Posted : Oct 20, 2005 17:08
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i think that this post must be deleted,
the reason is because this topic talk's about midi control's and not about Space Ship's hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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S.D6 & Iron Madness- Dinak Production - Acidance Rec.
S.D6 Vs. Iron Madness- Blues Mystery - Doof Rec. & Yellow Sunshine Explosions rec.
Deepsky and Marc .M.- Lost In the moment (Deep Six remix) - Iboga rec. (Soon) |
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undertones
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Posted : Oct 21, 2005 02:17
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