Here is a “multimedia” control interface. Don’t let the cigar box housing fool you. What you can’t see in the picture is a USB cable running out the back that hooks up to a computer.
The controller was designed specifically for a Max/MSP patch called “Decision Maker” — a random loop generator/player that I made. The patch runs fine on it’s own but it can also be played, tweaked, and guided. That’s where the controller comes in.
Usually, store-bought controllers are of the “fit for any occasion” type, whether it is a bank of 64 pots or 16 pressure sensors. There is a ghostly quality to them. The thing that DIY controllers have going for them is not their ability to mimic the already available one size fits all, it is their ability to snugly fit one size.
Project Specs
- 5 analog pots
- 2 momentary switches
- 2 toggle switches
- atmega168 microchip
- FTDI cable
built for Microsystems.
