Comments on: Pimp my Ableton Controller: Custom Keyboards, Custom Paint Jobs

By: Create Digital Music » The World’s Hugest Sampler?

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By: chromedecay: blog » Blog Archive » adventures in spray paint, plywood and velcro: my new controller board

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:33:55 +0000

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By: Ilya

Ilya — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:19:29 +0000

I’ve done some painting on my BCD2000. When it’s done - you’ll see it.

By: J. Schnable

J. Schnable — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:20:15 +0000

Thanks for posting this, Peter.

A couple more notes about the IBM Model M. As you can tell in the photos, the key caps come off. This allows me to re-configure the keyboard for different situations.

I also use (for the Mac), a piece of software called ControllerMate. This basically allows you to rearrange which keys do what on the keyboard. Since Ableton Live recognizes the difference between lower and upper-case keys, I’ve switched some numbers and letters around to have a fully switchable (via caps lock) 4×4 grid on the keyboard.

The ControllerMate software is located here: http://http://www.orderedbytes.com/controllermate/

By: scalar

scalar — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:26:39 +0000

cool! i really like the color scheme and the keyboard mods. keep on pimpin’. i loaded my own slightly modded xsession controller for ableton live. i have added skull knobs and guitar strap buttons on the ends so i can wear it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31996074@N00/383968983/in/pool-cdmu/