Casio CZ-101 Synthesizer w/ SoftPot Ribbon Mod

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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/..."