Hello people, i am completely new in this world of shouldering, sensors etc.
I d like to made some controllers for my live performances,
a step sequencer of 16 x 2 rows which will trigger 2 different synthesizers including an lcd, 2 midi out one midi in for clocking.
an knob controller of 112 knobs and 16 faders (16 ableton channels divided in 7 knobs each channel)
My questions is,
which arduino's i should buy?
is any limitations according to all that things i'd like to do?
and last..which is the most "monster" arduino which will may cover my needs?
Well... None of the Arduino's have that many inputs. But, the inputs can be expanded by multiplexing. (I'm sure a commercial controller would similarly have a way of expanding or "addressing" the inputs, so that every knob, switch, fader, button, etc. doesn't need it's own microprocessor input.)
This shouldn't require a whole lot of memory or processing power, but it's hard to tell before you get started, and it will depend on how complicated your sequences are and how much flexibility is built-int the unit, etc.
Hello people, i am completely new in this world of shouldering, sensors etc.
How about programming and mechanical fabrication? The construction of this thing doesn't sound simple either, especially if you want it to look good. This is a BIG project! ....I'd guess it would take me at least 6 months. (I'm not an Arduino expert and I've never done MIDI, but I have done a couple of Arduino projects, I have LOTs of electronics experience and an Electronics Engineering degree, and quite a bit of programming experience).
I suggest you just get yourself an Arduino Uno, build a MIDI interface, and start with something really simple... See what you can do in software, and then add a potentiometer, or a pushbutton switch or two.
Then you can think about how to expand your project.
Hey thanks, when i say i am new, i don't mean it like that exactly
I have actually shoulder many things but not as small as an arduino, in the way of construction of the controller also i am capable to do it.
My experience in electronics is from my academy as a PLC programmer and from MAX msp as well, so no problems in "gates", my main problem probably will be at the end to programming controller itself and write an enough good script for ableton.
Probably yes, is a big project for me but i am tired of commercial controllers and its limitations for example there is no one manufacturer out there who can provide me 16 midi channels plus 70 and more knobs to control sends and channels at first hand.
Really do you have experience of 2 arduino in parallel mode? I asking just to install more ports and mhz as well
My experience in electronics is from my academy as a PLC programmer and from MAX msp as well, so no problems in "gates",
I can't see that helping you with this project.
There is a big advantage in using the Teensy variant of the Arduino in that it provides a built in way to present itself to your computer as an HID MIDI device. With the other Arduinos you have to have a helper application on your computer like Hairless, or have a MIDI interface like:- http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Hardware/MIDI_Shield.html
Which requires your computer to also have a MIDI interface to connect it too.
I would say that at least six months is what it will take from where you are starting from.
Yeah sorry, i mean soldering im Greek sometimes i made mistakes in writing
Thanks for show me your projects i will study on them.
Probably is the hard way to go arduino, but i will start with simple things like a knob and a fader and a midi in and out and of course connect it to ableton.
Thanks anyway mates, when i have something good on hand i will post it in forum.
panomanara:
Probably is the hard way to go arduino, but i will start with simple things like a knob and a fader and a midi in and out and of course connect it to ableton.
Before you buy anything, I'd recommend looking at the MIDI example code from Teensyduino (full disclosure: I'm the author).
Download Arduino 1.0.6. Run the Teensyduino installer. Then run Arduino, and look in File > Examples > Teensy > USB_MIDI. Perhaps look at the Button example first. You don't need to have anything connected to your computer to simply open the examples and look at the code. Of course, to actually make them run, you need to buy a board, but you can look at the code before deciding to spend anything.
If you can understand those examples, or at least they look like the sort of thing you can figure out, you'll probably do fine with this project.
im Greek sometimes i made mistakes in writing 