Comments on: David Cross’ Retro-Styled DJ MIDI Controller for Ableton Live

By: Dave Cross

Dave Cross — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:21:31 +0000

er, that didn’t work! Correct link (hopefully):
http://www.halemicro.com/Products/Products.html

By: Dave Cross

Dave Cross — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:21:08 +0000

Hi – reason I didn’t use the USB64 was that it wasn’t out yet!

This would’ve been another good alternative:

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By: nat

nat — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:49:31 +0000

wow, great make, I’m looking to do a similar project, is there any reason you didn’t use the usb64 board?

thanks
Nathaniel

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softcoder.info » Blog Archive » Homebrewed MIDI controllers — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:23:42 +0000

[...] Peter’s knowledge of all things MIDI… is intimating writes in with a collection of homebrewed MIDI controllers– Using DYI kits from makers like Doepfer, you can build your own custom controller for music software and other MIDI-compatible applications. (Just in time for Make 07 hitting newsstands!) David Cross has built this gorgeous DJ-style controller – Link. And electronic musician Monolake has built a “sequel” to his monster controller for the software he helped design, Ableton Live – Link. These projects are similar to the controller you (MAKE) covered in May – Link. [...]

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:58:32 +0000

Actually, that’d a good point … it would be nice to have a utility that stands in between and aids with assignments. (Even better, I’d love to have something that did this with OSC messages. Have to think about this one.)

By: Thomas Swift

Thomas Swift — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:54:51 +0000

Thanks for the info, I figured there would be no enigma type software for this but i was looking to see what helped handle the cc messages, off to the doepfer website to dig.

Thanks for the help and very nice controller!

By: David Cross

David Cross — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:27:51 +0000

The doepfer electronics do a lot of the dirty work for you: Live will simply recognize the CC messages with no trouble. I decided to integrate my device with an M-audio 1×1 USB MIDI interface (the other PCB in the second pic), making it even easier to connect with a DAW/DJ application.

That said, there is no fancy software like Enigma – you assign dip switches on the Doepfer gear so there are no conflicting CCs, and that’s it. You just have to hope your application has a good MIDI map scheme (like Live and Traktor do).

By: Thomas Swift

Thomas Swift — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 04:40:24 +0000

I have a trigger finger but I want more buttons and have been looking for some diy midi plans, this looks like a great controller using the Doepfer boards.

I have a few questions. How does ableton recognize a diy controller? And then how easy is it define your midi key map? Say this knob to this eq parameter.

Again, I have a trigger finger with the enigma software that allows you to program the mappings for ableton quite easily.