For the smarts of this build i decided to use an arduino uno as it has a useful party trick.
Usb midi foot controller diy.
The article there.
In this article we ll be building a diy midi foot controller that was inspired by an article on the very cool and helpful site randumb page.
The pocketpod is a usb midi class compliant device and therefor the controller needs to be a usb host in order to detect it i e.
I usually bite off more than i can chew and often have to go to others for help.
A linux macos or windows machine.
I bought a 3d printer which is sitting in my office not working right now.
Maybe you don t want to spend 150 on a foot controller.
More on the latter use case at the end of the article.
Its usb interface can be reprogrammed to be a usb midi hid device instead of the usual serial device.
How to make a diy foot switch controller from an old usb computer keyboard reader andrea messina shared this visual demo of making a diy foot switch controller from an old us computer keyboard.
Maybe you haven t found a foot controller that does everything you desire.
Elektron octatrack elektron analog rytm elektron analog four moog slim phatty korg volca.
If you ve repurposed usb gear for musical purposes tell us about it in the comments.
And like building drones.
Arduino midi foot controller for ableton live.
I like diy ing things.