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157 points guardienaveugle | 6 comments | 03 Apr 25 04:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
1. m_kos ◴[03 Apr 25 08:08 UTC] No.43566431[source]▶
Great collection!

Are there any very affordable DIY midi control surfaces with a few knobs, pads, keys (two octaves), and BT?

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2. piltdownman ◴[03 Apr 25 08:50 UTC] No.43566787[source]▶
Strangely enough no. There used to be some M-Audio 25 key offerings, but seemingly no longer. A MIDI->BT dongle is about €50 though.
3. diggan ◴[03 Apr 25 11:28 UTC] No.43568067[source]▶
Sans the Bluetooth, something like the AKAI MPK Mini might fit? Not the greatest of keys, very plasticky, but it is cheap and has pots, keys, pads at least.
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4. ecocentrik ◴[03 Apr 25 13:12 UTC] No.43569103[source]▶
There's Faderbank 16n listed on this site that I believe outputs midi, cv and i2c. https://16n-faderbank.github.io/

For programable controllers, the Launchpad series from Novation is pretty handy. I've seen it configured as a sequencer controller among other things.

5. m_kos ◴[03 Apr 25 18:17 UTC] No.43573405[source]▶
Yes, it fits, but I am on a very tight budget, so I was hoping for a more affordable DIY option. Thanks for the recommendation, though!
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6. diggan ◴[04 Apr 25 10:33 UTC] No.43580336{3}[source]▶
Ah, for more a DIY approach, if you have an arduino and/or some basic components laying around, connecting a USB port that can do MIDI (or a DIN MIDI port) together with an Arduino or similar platform and some pots/buttons shouldn't be that hard and also there is a ton of resources online for building just that.

Just Hackaday have 45 articles on the subject of "MIDI Controller" :) https://hackaday.com/tag/midi-controller/