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Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:06 am
by Phigure
this looks fucking awesome
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:12 am
by wayoftheworld
yeah they definetly are pretty sweet. i guess there's some tutorials floating about on how to build your own
Taken from
http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/05/21/a ... for-djays/
-The faders are 60mm Bourns PTS seriesmouser.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?qs=b8viK DOLiXaWB8SJ8…
-The Arcade buttons are from Happ Controls (bought on ebay)
- The middle led buttons are Shanpu surplus from All Electronics (out of stock, I think)
- The bottom led buttons are MEC 3F (surplus from Electronics Goldmine w/o keycaps). The caps had to be imported through Newark Electronics.
-The pots and knobs are from Futurelec (Alpha pots, no name black aluminum knobs)
-The screen is from Sparkfun
-The case is a 12″x12″ Hammond from Mouser, covered in faux walnut iron on melamine called Band It (from Parts Express)
-The circuit boards are from SmashTV
www.avishowtech.com/mbhp/
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:13 am
by deadly_habit
is that built on the midibox platform?
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:21 am
by mks
amidoinitrite wrote:
I've also owned a KP3.. but sold it after 3 months!
I love the xy idea.. but they need to make it more powerful for $400. Midi out would be amazing.. but for some reason they're holding back!
Hmmm... I have def used an older KP2's XY pad as a midi controller before. I'm sure the KP3 has that capability.
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:21 am
by Phigure
deadly habit wrote:is that built on the midibox platform?
looks like it, yeah
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:22 am
by wayoftheworld
"With its central profusion of arcade buttons, the Midibox promises satisfaction: this is an electronic musical instrument to be pounded like a 6-button fighter. Built around a PIC microcontroller—a low cost computer chip backed by a vast library of applications—it has 16 knobs, 5 faders, 32 MIDI controlled LED buttons, and 16 arcade buttons."
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:23 am
by deadly_habit
yea figured, need to work on a midibox console style setup with motorized faders one of these days
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:28 am
by wayoftheworld
here's another diy usb controller
with directions here -
http://www.auroramixer.com/
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:28 am
by Phigure
deadly habit wrote:yea figured, need to work on a midibox console style setup with motorized faders one of these days
motorized faders
*drool*
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:33 am
by deadly_habit
Phigure wrote:deadly habit wrote:yea figured, need to work on a midibox console style setup with motorized faders one of these days
motorized faders
*drool*
yea bit pricey though

Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:07 am
by BananaBomber
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:33 am
by JemGrover
BananaBomber wrote:
Got one of 'em in the cupboard, don't work but I'll swap it for a Mt Eden t-shirt

Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:55 am
by symmetricalsounds
wayoftheworld wrote:
wish i had the funds to buy Max/Msp
if you can't afford max/msp why not look into pureData, the only real disadvantage with pureData is that it doesn't incorporate into ableton, which if you don't use it isn't an issue.
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:35 pm
by danoldboy
Fantasy
Reality

Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:23 pm
by FSTZ
my next piece of gear:

Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:59 pm
by macc
On the way;

Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:59 pm
by macc
I don't mean I'm buying James Brown by the way

Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:50 pm
by FSTZ
LOL
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:24 pm
by wayoftheworld
symmetricalsounds wrote:wayoftheworld wrote:
wish i had the funds to buy Max/Msp
if you can't afford max/msp why not look into pureData, the only real disadvantage with pureData is that it doesn't incorporate into ableton, which if you don't use it isn't an issue.
i've got that on my computer but haven't spend nearly enough time with learning to program it. i did see a couple user-submitted patches that looked pretty neat, so i might take some time today to investigate further.
are you using PD?
Re: The Gear Lust Thread.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:54 pm
by symmetricalsounds
wayoftheworld wrote:symmetricalsounds wrote:wayoftheworld wrote:
wish i had the funds to buy Max/Msp
if you can't afford max/msp why not look into pureData, the only real disadvantage with pureData is that it doesn't incorporate into ableton, which if you don't use it isn't an issue.
i've got that on my computer but haven't spend nearly enough time with learning to program it. i did see a couple user-submitted patches that looked pretty neat, so i might take some time today to investigate further.
are you using PD?
na i've briefly played with max for live, but it's just too deep and there's still plenty for me to learn with just producing. time is limited cos i've got a kid so concentrating on producing and max gets put on the to-do list along with a bazillion other things.