Chomp - Affordable, Open-Source MIDI Controller

via Chomp on Kickstarter

"Introducing the Chomp: the bite-sized, affordable MIDI box for creative music projects.

It has come to my attention that the world needs an inexpensive (but extraordinarily solid) MIDI controller. That's where the Chomp comes in. With zero technical skills, you can hook up dozens of buttons, knobs, switches, and sensors to control endless parameters of digital software.

The Chomp is the first open-source MIDI controller that's been designed right. Other MIDI controllers on the market are proprietary, difficult to use, non configurable, and most of all: expensive. The only other commercial option available ships exclusively from Europe and costs the US equivalent of $240.

But because it's Arduino powered and completely user programmable, the Chomp is more than an awesome MIDI controller. With new code, Chomp can do just about anything: play Bach on a digital keyboard, or help you along in a live musical performance."

Curious how this compares to Division 6's MIDIfy.

Update via Scott of Division 6: "This appears to be the sort of the opposite of Midify. Chomp takes signals from controllers and converts them to MIDI. Midify takes MIDI data and converts it to signals which can be used to control things. The Midify board is actually capable of sending MIDI data like Chomp, but I never released the code for it. Looks like a neat project!"