I’ve just found out about an arduino-based midi controller called the Midistomp 6 and may well invest, if I can avoid shipping taxes to the UK. They guy is doing (more or less) what I’ve been trying to do, only … Continue reading →
I use ableton live for my solo ambient projects, but my new combo Mithril are 2 vocals and myself on acoustic, so I wanted a simple, practical looper option. I had previously used a line 6 M13 (too big/limited) and … Continue reading →
Latest incarnation of the controller for my line6 M9 looper, using an arduino nano. It works perfectly, but when it’s all squeezed into the casing, the power keeps resetting now & then when I press a pedal. I’ll rebuild using … Continue reading →
The fact that the Boss controller for the katana head (ga-fc) costs around £80 was enough incentive to build my own controller. Casings are hard to find, so I bought a digitch control 7 on ebay for about £13 and … Continue reading →
I picked this up dirt cheap to convert for use with my katana head. The switches need replacing, but there’s lots of room to incorporate an arduino, replacing the existing circuit board completely but reusing the midi output ;). … Continue reading →
I found a dirt cheap Trace Elliott foot controller on ebay and when I opened it up, the PCB had switches and leds already in place, so I just soldered some wires to connect it to the arduino. Adapting an … Continue reading →
I’ve had an M13 for many years and have partially worn out the switches that control the looper. They work, but not every time. Glitches are often enough to make looping an impossibility. After a bit of research, I’ve found … Continue reading →
The unit is complete and working. Several revisions to be made for the next enclosure, including moving the LCD hole to the left, since it only fits upside down at the moment ;). … Continue reading →
I picked up a pile of cheap keypads from China and after a bit of head-scratching, got them working with an arduino nano. The connections are really simple and the ABCD keys (plus # and *) allow for a lot … Continue reading →
Having got the code & hardware almost sorted out, it’s time to look at the enclosure. There’s a wonderful local place called Access Space who offer laser cutting of plastic/mdf etc, with a brilliant guy called John, who offers all … Continue reading →