Reezekeys Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 This is interesting but I would need to interface my Yam BC3. Also, my vanity may be showing but I'm not sure I'd want to be seen on a gig with the contraption this guy uses! I remember getting teased the few times I wore the BC3. That was more in fun, this tube thing is just a little too weird. If I didn't have the BC3 I would sure consider something like this for the privacy of my home studio though! As for other midi controls, since all my music-making goodies are laptop or i-device based, I'm going with TouchOSC - at least that's the plan for the moment. I guess I'll find out how well pitch bending and wiggle-wheeling lends itself to a touch screen, but I already have all the tools at my disposal to try it, vs embarking on an "arduous" (sorry!) adventure sourcing parts, soldering, and bugging people on an Arduino forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AROIOS Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 17 minutes ago, Reezekeys said: ...I would need to interface my Yam BC3... Even better, that's half of the problem solved already. The other half involves converting the voltage (or resistance, capacitance etc) changes generated by BC3, to 8-bit MIDI messages, with a micro-controller like Arduino. This article might help: http://www.sayatone.com/synthesizer/breathing-new-life-into-the-old-yamaha-breath-controllers/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 This thing is tiny, with a nice brushed aluminum enclosure, not plastic as I thought when I looked at the pictures. I just got it, and now my expession pedal is connected to my iPad rig. It's working great. It has 1000x the functionality I'll ever need - there's quite a lot of programmability in this little box. I'm probably gonna put a dual footswitch into the EXP2 input for turning pages in forScore. It outputs both USB and 5-pin midi, the latter via a minijack, but they include a dongle to convert to DIN, as well as a USB cable for power and data. Happy camper so far. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 1 hour ago, Reezekeys said: This thing is tiny, with a nice brushed aluminum enclosure, not plastic as I thought when I looked at the pictures. I just got it, and now my expession pedal is connected to my iPad rig. It's working great. It has 1000x the functionality I'll ever need - there's quite a lot of programmability in this little box. I'm probably gonna put a dual footswitch into the EXP2 input for turning pages in forScore. It outputs both USB and 5-pin midi, the latter via a minijack, but they include a dongle to convert to DIN, as well as a USB cable for power and data. Happy camper so far. Oohhh that's a very sexy little box!!! Config app Mac/Win only, right? Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII, SL73, Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, MPC Key 37, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 47 minutes ago, J.F.N. said: Config app Mac/Win only, right? Correct. I had to hunt around their website to find it too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 7 minutes ago, Reezekeys said: Correct. I had to hunt around their website to find it too. Your post made me look at their site too, there's a big brother to the one you grabbed, VERY pornographic!! (Imagine in a larger midi network....) Can't find any place to order these in Europe though... Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII, SL73, Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, MPC Key 37, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obxa Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Actively following this. Still trying to find a way to control the internal synth of Nord Electro 6; which ends up being a bit of a Frankenstein thing to pull off the way Nord crippled the midi implementation. Have an original MSC2 but that works more for controlling external synths/modules from the Nord, and my NE6 rig is pretty limited for space. Turned to Etsy for some solutions: there is this for pitch, and several other vendors do mini-joysticks. I've bought USB mini faders for Mainstage and those work great, this one looks promising , though seller has addressed the Nord issues. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1718293183/baby-bend-midi-pitch-bend-controller-usb?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=custom+midi+controller&ref=sr_gallery-1-7&frs=1&sts=1&content_source=02b35ce43c18dc1de0a699b19745026689663dce%3A1718293183&organic_search_click=1 Fellow Nord Electro users: I follow this guy's great Nord channel and he's done couple of videos on ways to pull it off. Quote Chris Corso www.chriscorso.org Lots of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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