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Think crazy here, if you could have a midi controller to control your custom Ensemble, MSP patch, or even just your daw or VSTs what would you want your midi controller to do?

There are a number of various electronic components, such a potentiometers and light sensitive LEDs, body contacts etc. But, think outside the box. Think crazy.

I'm asking, because I've got an Ardino card and I've written an midi interface and controller for it. All that's left for me to do now is get creative with the components.

I seen the midi fighter boxes, but those are pretty basic really. A primitive controller. No idea why people got skitz over them and pay the silly $$ for something so basic.

I'll put up a tutorial video of how to create a midi interface with the Ardino and release the code once I've done it first. I just want to do something outside the box here.

The full lay-out of my DAW as a controller.

AxeD wrote:The full lay-out of my DAW as a controller.

I'd use the Lemur or TouchOCS to do something like that.

Akai FLPC (?)

benjaminC wrote:Akai FLPC (?)

What's that?

a helmet that could sense what i'm playing in my head and then put it into my daw

GV1 wrote:

benjaminC wrote:Akai FLPC (?)

What's that?

Clues in the name

at least:
20 sliders / faders
32 knobs with push button option
30 buttons
49 keys
3 foot switch/pedal inputs

mikeyp wrote:a helmet that could sense what i'm playing in my head and then put it into my daw

Jokes aside, this will be possible in years to come.

mikeyp wrote:a helmet that could sense what i'm playing in my head and then put it into my daw

haha brilliant!

GV1 wrote:

mikeyp wrote:a helmet that could sense what i'm playing in my head and then put it into my daw

Jokes aside, this will be possible in years to come.

I wonder how many it will be

a woman.

amphibian wrote:a woman.

Yeah, they're good at controlling.

tim exile's setup

One that could be used live as a DJ controller but also had a midi keyboard and sampler built into it, so you could incorporate live performance into your sets easier. a trackerpad mouse like laptops have would be sick as well

GV1 wrote:

AxeD wrote:The full lay-out of my DAW as a controller.

I'd use the Lemur or TouchOCS to do something like that.

Hehe I figured

ICON D-Control ES with Maschine and a Virus TI Polar built-in.

An MPC5000, a Moog Little Phatty, an 808 and a Neve mixing desk combined with monitors, Ableton and NI komplete.

hahaha that's visionary ...

I want 88 fully weighted keys, 16 pads, and the only other thing i want is play/stop/record/jog controls.

some kind of nearfield technology to control notes like a threremin. and then a touch screen to adjust technical paramerters