MATRIXSYNTH: SoftPot Homemade MIDI Guitar


Thursday, September 05, 2013

SoftPot Homemade MIDI Guitar


Published on Aug 7, 2013 girtnessshroom·1 video

"Sorry for low sound quality, low video quality, my chronic mumbling, and generally low production values.

This is a video about a prototype of a sort of MIDI guitar I made. For want of a better name I'm calling it a "SoftPot" guitar because the main component that distinguishes it from a normal MIDI are the long touch sensitive strips called SoftPots. They are like normal potentiometers that you find under most controller knobs, but in strip form.

I appreciate that there are several similar instruments (MIDI guitars) that you can just buy off the shelf, but I never found one that was fretless, and I think this homemade version turned out a good deal cheaper. Plus, making stuff is fun.

Post any questions you have in the comments and I'll try my best to answer them all.

the MIDI translator (Mac only):
http://www.orderedbytes.com/controlle...

the DIY USB-MIDI controller chip:
http://www.halemicro.com/wp/products/..."

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