Building a MIDI Controller Using Arduino
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Күн бұрынWhat do you do when you don't have enough controls on your MIDI keyboard? You build a MIDI controller of course! Using an Arduino and some basic components this is an easier feat than you may imagine!
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Download the code and circuit diagram for this project here:
github.com/SwitchAndLever/the...
MIDI Tutorial for Programmers
www.music-software-development...
MIDI Basics - Common Terms Explained
www.noterepeat.com/articles/h...
Expanded MIDI Messages List
www.midi.org/specifications-o...
What Is MIDI?: 11 Things You Need to Know About Music’s Most Powerful Tool
blog.landr.com/what-is-midi/
(also, thank you to Landr for allowing me to use some of their imagery in this video)
Digital audio workstation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_...
loopMIDI
www.tobias-erichsen.de/softwa...
Hairless Serial to MIDI Bridge
projectgus.github.io/hairless...
Ragnarök VST
www.fullbucket.de/music/ragna...
MaxSynths: DR-910 VST
www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?...
Phutura VST
www.phuturetone.com
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@encryptedmaze 4 жыл бұрын
"I do enjoy making random sounds for no other reason than to entertain myself." I understand this so much! I'm awful at making music but I love playing around with music software. Awesome video! I've never heard of your channel before, but I'm glad this showed up in my recommended.
@Renzsu 4 жыл бұрын
Hah I can totally relate as well.. currently infatuated by The NDLR and IOS creative sequencers (Fugue Machine, etc.).
@jamkaramasu4167 4 жыл бұрын
Yep.. it's a bug people have.. me too..
@xfbhhhhh 4 жыл бұрын
Just like every starting musician. Music takes practice nothing else
@mutably 4 жыл бұрын
Actually that's what music is all about : having a good time making sounds.
@shanmukeshr1696 Жыл бұрын
Ahh i thought i was the only one doing that 🙁
@warpman74 4 жыл бұрын
Your graphics and animations are seriously kicking ass, much impress!!
@SwitchAndLever 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, I appreciate it! It takes a lot of time to do them so I'm glad that they're well received 🙂
@warpman74 4 жыл бұрын
@@SwitchAndLever Det märks att du lagt mycket tid på det, jädrigt snyggt! 🙂
@xhackerethical200 4 жыл бұрын
Yea true man
@labmainframe Жыл бұрын
Very quality peace of content. I like it much!
@IsaacMayMusic 4 жыл бұрын
I'm only 3 minutes into the video and I had to pause to comment on your motion graphics on this video. Seriously, holy cow. It's some of the highest caliper work I've seen on KZfaq. Keep up the amazing work in both making and production.
@rhitosparsha 4 жыл бұрын
When KZfaq recommends you good stuff...
@davidholmes3776 4 жыл бұрын
This is very cool man! I’m very impressed with the exterior as well as the electronics! Great video - subbed so hope to see more!
@gerbilspals 4 жыл бұрын
What a great video! I appreciate your detailed narration, beautiful graphics, clear camera work, and playful demeanor! I’m excited to share your channel with a few friends. Thank you!
@joshbasho 3 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for doing more of a theoretical overview rather then a step by step guide. So much more useful when trying to wrap my head around how all these different things fit together.
@ristomatti 4 жыл бұрын
I've had a shitty day and was watching mind numbing random videos as no one I'm subscribed to had published anything interesting. But this instead was so relaxing and enjoyable to watch it made me smile the whole time. I've been wanting to build a MIDI controller also just for fun (I used to enjoy making music some 15-20 years ago). Now I don't have to and I can happily continue building light controllers for my home automation. Loved the editing and self aware references to other this type of videos. Subscribed!
@johnmalcolm4822 3 жыл бұрын
You can probably assume that someone wanting to know how to build a MIDI controller knows what MIDI is, but seriously thanks for eventually getting around to telling us what we came to learn.
@SwitchAndLever 3 жыл бұрын
You’d be amazed over how many people watch my videos despite not being into the underlying subject matter, so I wouldn’t be so quick to assume 🙂
@LdotSdot210 4 жыл бұрын
this is pretty cool. particularly liked that rotary switch idea.
@cutseencinematics 4 жыл бұрын
yeah 100%
@Conservator. 4 жыл бұрын
Switch & Lever Maybe not a musician but certainly a magician! I very much like the content but also your humor and awesome video editing and production skills. I’ve no idea how much time you put into these video’s but must be quite a lot (and it’s undoubtedly 5x more than that;-) Liked and subscribed.
@turpialito 4 жыл бұрын
My sincere congratulations, sir. This is perfect for physically-challenged musicians. Hardly any limit to the physical interface itself, short of a BCI. Liked, commented, shared, and kudo-ed!
@luga5903 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing that, this is probably one of the most complete midi tutorial on arduino around here! Thank you!
@timfairfield407 4 жыл бұрын
I really like the laser cutting and the clever foil tape as a power rails. Nice work!
@davebauerart 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome style, great overview of all the parts to customize and build your own.
@GiacoWhatever 4 жыл бұрын
Yesss!!! Very nice, I need to try it!
@SwitchAndLever 4 жыл бұрын
Dudes! Do it! Look at Great Scott's video where he built his own launchpad. Really good inspiration.
@ekids.bassment 4 жыл бұрын
I thought about this yesterday, and today your video was recommended (finally a good recommendation)
@Theguyguyguy 3 жыл бұрын
Same thing for me
@micahkeren-zvi9208 3 жыл бұрын
ach so cool , well thought out and well executed. I'm a musician with a fascination for electronics who is just learning to program, so this is very relevant. Dire Straits at the end is a nice touch too.
@stephenhookings1985 4 жыл бұрын
Smart how you use the 6 way to extend the physical encoders. I did this using an old PS2 keyboard and used the keys to change mode - could used your keypad for that too. But there is something very pleasing about your solution that I like. Thanks for sharing. I added an LCD onto my box to give some additional feedback. I saw another dude making his own "cs80" style slide switch via serial chain of resistors as a voltage divider with a wire to tap off of Veroboard. Really neat.
@ScoobyDios 10 ай бұрын
the way you synced the title with the drums in the intro makes you a musician, that was clean af
@jacquesmertens3369 3 жыл бұрын
This must be the most informative and best made video on midi vs Arduino that I have ever seen. Subscribers = subscribers + 1
@stucorbishley 4 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled across this video, such a great video! Like others have pointed out, the presentation and graphics are so slick. Also that case you made is very very nice.. Subscribed!
@thedogwooddandy 3 жыл бұрын
dude, just stumbled on this, your channel is amazing and your tender care of the videos is noted. thank you!!!
@stoopitfresh7533 4 жыл бұрын
you can tell alot of work went into making this vid..! awesome work!
@michfranc1446 4 жыл бұрын
Dude. Both your MIDI controller (that design is cool, hell yeah) and this video are really well made! Whole thing is informative and helpful. Thanks for this! owo
@TandaMadison 4 жыл бұрын
Great project! I particularly liked the "bus bar tape". What a great idea for cleaning up the point to point wiring a bit. I will definitely file that away for future use.
@SwitchAndLever 4 жыл бұрын
Mainly suitable for low power applications, and only on non-conductive surfaces obviously, but it does come in pretty handy from time to time. I did cover it with electrical tape off camera though, just to insulate it in case any exposed wire would come in contact with it.
@spasticjackson9578 9 ай бұрын
Me too ! The copper tape bus was perfect for this !
@PeranMe 4 жыл бұрын
”No shortcuts to the perfect sound” :-) Jättefint bygge! Thanks for sharing this!
@phlerpen 4 жыл бұрын
Farbror Barbro rules!
@Zaqwilson1 4 жыл бұрын
best video and graphics in youtube! well done man, we need you
@TSmith-br5dw 4 ай бұрын
your craftsmanship is impeccable, beautiful work brother
@FuzzyWobble 4 жыл бұрын
beautiful. love the raw wood exterior.
@zenahrb8316 4 жыл бұрын
the editing on this is amazing
@torbjornahman 4 жыл бұрын
Oh, that brought back some memories... I actually wrote a complete midi-player (sequencer) back in the days, probably around 1994. I enjoyed the sound from my sb16 + wave blaster and my connected Roland keyboard. Most for the fun of it of course, but it worked nicely... I have to dig that up and run it in a dosBox or something.
@purpshell 3 жыл бұрын
Tick with no replies? My spot!
@SeriouslySeriousGrim 3 жыл бұрын
@@purpshell I’ll take second
@tomsanderson1515 3 жыл бұрын
Effort!
@Nikc-Nack 4 жыл бұрын
Dang, this video is wicked. Your editing and animations are awesome and I love the project. I want to try something very similar for a footswitch I can use while playing
@SwitchAndLever 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, hearing that really means a lot considering how much work goes into making a video like that. You can definitely make a pedal quite easily using this method, it's just one button if you want it to just be on and off. If you want it to have a range, so you can do things like velocity control with the pedal, you need a different solution though to sense the difference.
@Dick.C.Normous 4 жыл бұрын
Great video and your code is actually really easy to read, thanks for that especially!
@aaronalbores3999 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video, amazing project and incredible results. I love it!
@pinnacle4616 3 ай бұрын
new to this , and this is one of the best videos ive seen thus far considering my current knowledge! 🔥
@DoubleDoubleU 4 жыл бұрын
DAYUM! That is a nice video. I really like the design of your controller.
@CraigSchubert 4 жыл бұрын
Love your style!! :-) . Cool to see what can be done with these tools.
@ChanceDevlin 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. This is my favourite thing on KZfaq right now. It's my dream to build my own foot playable midi controller. I could probably figure out the Arduino stuff but I don't know how to do all the fine woodworking. I'm going to google online fine woodworkers/CNC and also people who will create an Arduino project for a fee. Thanks for the inspiration!! Greetings from Canada
@maximeestevn5319 4 жыл бұрын
I subbed for no other reason than your satisfying animations
@SergioTashdjian Жыл бұрын
You just made my day here! Your friends are very lucky people i bet. Thank you!
@pinkponyofprey1965 4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Definitely looking forward to this.
@CTCTraining1 4 жыл бұрын
Great project idea ... think I might give that a go over Xmas. Much appreciated. Keep up the good work!
@SwitchAndLever 4 жыл бұрын
Do it! It can be done a lot simpler than what I made. 🙂
4 жыл бұрын
Very well produced video. Congrats!
@awesomefacepalm 4 жыл бұрын
I actually just received my very first own designed PCB from PCBway today, kinda satisfying to get the final product in your hands
@SwitchAndLever 4 жыл бұрын
Congrats! Indeed it is! I still feel like getting PCBs made is a little like magic to be honest 🙂
@awesomefacepalm 4 жыл бұрын
@@SwitchAndLever Thanks! I'm doing a course on PCB design in Jönköping University right now, and it has been real fun!
@TayTayMakesBeats 2 жыл бұрын
Listen bud we're all musicians here, you included. I don't care what you say, you're in our club.
@Noone-of-your-Business 4 жыл бұрын
Now _that's_ what I call "building". Other people post videos of them assembling ready-made kits and complain when you point out that a "build" involves your own _design_ . Nice one!
@mercedesescobarmusic 3 жыл бұрын
I don't even remotely know anything about Arduino, but I enjoyed watching this. Great project!
@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers 3 жыл бұрын
You’re a genius! Beautifully made product!
@garagemonkeysan 4 жыл бұрын
Your projects have such great design and fit/finish. Same is true with your videos. Great instructions. Mahalo for sharing! : )
@SwitchAndLever 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate it 🙂
@sjookyh7666 3 жыл бұрын
Hi. This is great stuff!. Good and clear information. I am just for 1 week working on Midi with Arduino and already I can control the MinimogueVA (free VST) with external control pots and switches. No need to buy a 32U4 based Arduino, a Nano clone with CH340 USB chip works. I have tested it for Cakewalk and Ableton Live Lite. Thanks for your good work!
@stephentrouse2069 3 жыл бұрын
Fabulous production!
@LocalForecast 4 жыл бұрын
Such steady heands! Such craftsmanship.
@macswanton9622 4 жыл бұрын
Making and using devices is your version of writing and singing songs, and I think many would say you are prodigious, in the age of makers, in your field of endeavor.
@akphoto2010 2 ай бұрын
This is inspiring me to do something for a editing software, not a daw. Thanks for uploading this.
@TheRealTeebz 2 жыл бұрын
This was a great video. It really inspired me. I love playing synths and like you I am not a musician, I only like to make sounds. My brother is a hobbyist micro-electronics guy and also loves synths and electronic sounds. I am trying to convince him that together we should start building bespoke midi controllers according to customer specifications and go into business together. At the very least one should be built that I can use that has at least 64 knobs, 64 faders, 64 buttons and 64 pads. Gigantic? I know, but it's a dream.
@cgonzt5636 Жыл бұрын
Awesome presentation, thanks!
@MaxNikitinMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Can you make motorized midi fader? (like as x-touch one or faderport)
@harrypehkonen 4 жыл бұрын
The use of copper strips for power rails seemed like a cool idea. I might give it a try!
@massimookissed1023 4 жыл бұрын
Thick single-core copper wire will work well too. The kind of stuff used in domestic wiring in your walls & ceiling.
@tomhrio 4 жыл бұрын
interesting use of compound switching layers. reminds of some korg synths
@unfortunate2565 4 жыл бұрын
Great idea with that phone keyboard! Neat and awesome build.
@backgroundpianist6733 4 жыл бұрын
That was awesome. Talk about inspiration!
@scarletnotes 4 жыл бұрын
I always dreamt about getting Sanwa denshi arcade buttons in my midi controller and map them to program up/down function. This give me hopes that is is quite possible :) Great video man, thanx!
@alnitak1003 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic design... this should have more views.....!!!!
@electron7373 2 жыл бұрын
Love the enclosure design and graphics! Wish I had a laser cutter like yours😢
@bicycleninja1685 3 жыл бұрын
Nice job! Beautiful instrument.
@CarlosEduardo-xf2xx 10 ай бұрын
There's a video talking about the joystick, I liked it, keep going
@joonasfi 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice and interesting! Also very clear presentation. Years ago I mucked around in Reason, but it's pretty daunting as it's very powerful and thus has some learning curve. I might have to try it again, as I'm very much like you - not talented in music but it's nice to screw around :)
@alanburgess2203 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic project, hat off to you sir!
@BehradDavoudi 4 жыл бұрын
thank you so much! now i want to make midi controllers. great channel. subbed!
@freesoftwaretalk 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I actually now understand what those rappers mean, when they shout: "Yo DAWG!" ... they're talking to the "Digital Audio Workstation Guy" :)
@ZRFhunt 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@chronicthechemist 2 жыл бұрын
Wow 💀💀
@learnerslikeus Жыл бұрын
This may be the single most cringe comment I’ve read on KZfaq.
@andli 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant as always, such a pro
@ontime8109 4 жыл бұрын
soldering montage was very enjoyable :)
@ChrisLeeW00 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, my kind of project!
@ciucametrix 4 жыл бұрын
You're a real talent! Congrats!
@sudospective 4 жыл бұрын
"That doesn't stop me from trying, though." I'M ROOTING FOR YOU MY HOMIE 頑張ってねえええ
@lightfusionproductions4891 4 жыл бұрын
That's the coolest thing! Thanks for making this vid.
@enidkapelsen3694 10 күн бұрын
Excellent video, inspiring!
@coversongsonkeyboards 2 жыл бұрын
Wow So much information! in just a few minutes,thanks for share.
@sriragkt 4 жыл бұрын
Salute for your skill and humbleness
@omnivorace 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, and pretty to see. Personally, the best interface I have known is the Novation Nocturn, with its great automap software. But the endless knobs were really poor quality. I am surprised that Novation has not released a Mk2, especially since they are doing mk2 or mk3 with many other products of the brand. Your video makes me want to replace the fragile buttons with durable, solid ones. I don't know if you know the Novation Nocturn, but I think it's still an excellent base today and deserves a new life with better hardware. In any case thank you for your video, it inspires me, who's not a handyman at all.
@gregorysember2164 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Inspired me to make my own. I decided to go with the Arduino Teensy though which has an ARM chip and can easily pretend to be a MIDI device. . . Much simpler on the software side of things.
@bernardobrito1312 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Awesome! Makes me want start building those stuff right away! :) Congratz for the great job and thank you for the video!
@bernardobrito1312 3 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't you put together this project to be sold in your on-line store?!
@SwitchAndLever 3 жыл бұрын
The time involved would mean it'd be a pretty expensive item. You'd be much better either building it yourself, or buying something off the shelf.
@deniszbuhran Жыл бұрын
Woah! I have like 10 vintage telephone keybeds in my home and wanted to do this! Great to see its possible
@slmjkdbtl 4 жыл бұрын
the video production is so good
@loydsa 3 жыл бұрын
excellent video. A pleasure to watch.
@xhackerethical200 4 жыл бұрын
Bruhhh your animations . Love ittt
@stevekoehn1675 3 жыл бұрын
I love that 5/gnd tape idea!!! Have to find and order some
@SwitchAndLever 3 жыл бұрын
Copper tape is pretty common. Look at gardening stores, it’s often sold as snail repellant.
@jmalmsten 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what I expected. But a subtle reference to Farbror Barbro was not one of them. Allright! you have my subscription!
@strangersun7721 4 жыл бұрын
Damn. Your video editing is amazing.
@Fer_jotage 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Cheers from Argentina
@NACHOXVALLE 4 жыл бұрын
Fabulous teaching.
@ivanbergamo8815 3 жыл бұрын
nice one! Hyped to program a Groovebox now
@mutantejoetromundo1148 4 жыл бұрын
cara, seu projeto é muito maneiro!!! obrigado por compartilhar... ☎🎹🎶
@dsfromsomewhere 4 жыл бұрын
Nice work!
@getenlightened 4 жыл бұрын
Very cool! And nice presentation.
@patrickkelly3053 4 жыл бұрын
Hey, This is great. Making my own version right now and I just wanted to let everyone know that I could not find a version of loopMIDI for MAC. But MACs do have built in midi settings you can find in your system preferences that works great. Also, make sure to check your baud rate matches. So far my prototype is way more stable than "MAX connection kit." This is prime content.
@ilikemyrealname 2 жыл бұрын
How did yours come out and are you still using it? I’m considering making on with many rotary encoders to control plugin parameters when mixing/mastering. Any advice is welcome.
@patrickkelly3053 2 жыл бұрын
@@ilikemyrealname Works great. Has not broken on me once. Some support software like hairless midi serial for mac needed to be updated when the OS stopped supporting 32bit programs. But I was able to find a 64bit version of hairless midi. Its a great project, let me know how yours turns out.
@ilikemyrealname 2 жыл бұрын
@@patrickkelly3053 Thanks for the tip! Great news that it’s been working well for you. If I may ask, did you use encoders and if so, which ones?
@patrickkelly3053 2 жыл бұрын
@@ilikemyrealname I did not use encoders. Good luck, let me know how it turns out.
@ramirojoaquin 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video my friend!!
@pascaldeshayes5459 4 жыл бұрын
OMG this is beautiful!
@Digithalis 4 жыл бұрын
very cool, very professional project man, thumbs up!!! :-)
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