Knobtronix Knobbee 32: High Resolution, Ergonomic USB-MIDI Controller on Kickstarter

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Knobtronix

Playlist:
Knobbee 32
Knobbee 32: The Making Of
Knobbee 32: More information about the knobs
Knobbee 32: more information about the buttons.

Features via Kickstarter

"The KNOBBEE 32 has the following features:

32 soft-touch knobs
8 illuminated switches
1 expression pedal input
ergonomic spacing of the controls
sloped enclosure for comfortable access of the controls
class-compliant USB-MIDI and additional MIDI-out via 3.5 mm socket
bus-powered
7 bit (MIDI standard, 128 unique values) or up to 10 bit resolution mode (~1022 unique values)
compatible with Mac OS X, Windows 7-10
Arduino based (ATmega 32u4), including Open Source firmware and utilities
configurable via MIDI System Exclusive messages
editor configuring the controller (currently Mac OS X only)
utility for receiving MIDI and sending OSC (currently Mac OS X only)
dimensions including enclosure (W/D/H): 260 mm / 165 mm / ~45mm - 52mm
backpack compatible

"Hackability"

The KNOBBEE 32 is built with having tinkers and hackers in mind. You can modify our Open Source firmware we wrote for the controller (Atmel ATmega 32u4 / Arduino) or even put your own.

You can configure the KNOBBEE 32 via MIDI system exclusive messages. This includes aspects such as the resolution, MIDI mapping, behaviour of the switches / LEDs and calibration settings. We have written an editor in Max/MSP which provides easy access to those settings.

You can also buy the KNOBBEE 32 with our enclosure or order our enclosure design files and built your own enclosure. (It is not recommended to use the KNOBBEE 32 without an enclosure.)

Enclosure

We have currently two types of enclosures. One uses a combination of acrylic and wood (seen above).

The other uses only acrylic

If you buy the KNOBBEE 32 without an enclosure you'll get the fully populated PCB, all knobs (not shown) and the top plate so it is easy to integrate it into other enclosures."