Midi Controller

The 10 best portable and affordable MIDI keyboard controllers of 2020

If you are here is probably because you are in a budget and/or is looking for a MIDI keyboard controller that fits in your backpack. Can’t decide which controller to buy? I got you covered. First, let’s talk about what you should think about before making your decision. Are you a music producer? Composer? Keyboardist? …

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The Pendulum Sequencer

Download: https://github.com/silveirago/The-Pendulum-Sequencer The Pendulum Sequencer is an interactive audiovisual application where the physics of pendulums are used to create a MIDI sequencer. It consists of a series of pendulums initially arranged to produce a pendulum wave effect. Each pendulum swings back and forth accordingly to the amount of gravity and resistance chosen by the participant. …

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Arduino (Pro) micro as a USB-MIDI device (MIDIUSB library) – and change its name to whatever you wan

In this tutorial, I will show you how you can make an Arduino (Pro) Micro, Leonardo, or any Arduino with an ATmega32U4, became a true USB-MIDI class compliant device. Easy. No glitches! This is a series of three videos, where you’ll learn how to use the MIDIUSB library, how to use it in a real …

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This is how I build my own MIDI controllers for less than US$40.00 (and how you can build yours, too

Beginning of 2015… I had just finished my music Bachelors in Brazil with lots of ideas in my head, but can’t say the same about money in my pocket. I went from a musician who had never soldered a button to someone who owns a company focused on building midi controllers and is currently doing …

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