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 →
Still in search of the perfect yet compact midi foot controller, I recently revived the idea of using a standard non-programmable midi pedal (a Rolls midibuddy in this case) with midi-ox to put out data that Ableton will listen to. … Continue reading →
I spotted a neat new midi foot-pedal from Meloaudio recently and was all set for purchase, then I decided to download and RTFM. It didn’t say how many banks of presets were offered and the the manual was decidedly thin, … Continue reading →
I use the M9 with an acoustic guitar for looping and also effects, so have built a midi pedal to handle the looping side of things, so the M9 always in “effects” mode. The real beauty of DIY mdi is … 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 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 →
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 →
Today it’s been moving forwards (some days it actually moves backwards). Hopefully, it will at some point replace my FCB1010, which is simply too bulky, and control my live laptop looping. However, at this point in time, I’m focusing on … Continue reading →