DIY foot-pedal midi controller

A determined fellow named Forrest set out on a three-day mission to build a foot pedal-based midi controller using an old keyboard PCB and fifteen sustain pedals he found on clearance at various Radio Shacks within a 60 mile radius. He wired the pedals to the PCB, which was connected to a laptop running a virtual keyboard program -- essentially turning the contraption into a QWERTY piano. The output then gets sent to his Roland guitar / synth via USB midi interface, allowing him to jam on his axe while also making sweet synth sounds with the pedal "keys." Video demonstration after the jump. [Warning: Read link NSFW due to profanity]

[Via Hackaday]

[Matt @ Mar 10th 2007 11:49AM]

Eww a Myspace read link? What is the world comming too?

[Nick @ Mar 10th 2007 12:01PM]

What a finger-picker!

[jptech @ Mar 10th 2007 1:21PM]

this is the dumbest use of MIDI I've ever seen.

that's not even shaped like a keyboard. stupid guitar pickers.

I've been using MIDI devices and sequencing software for 15 years now.
this is pointless.

[Brad @ Mar 10th 2007 1:39PM]

run forrest, run (away)

[cole @ Mar 10th 2007 9:01PM]

that guy needs to quit worrying about wiring stuff together and learn to play the guitar!
Horrible!

[Andrew @ Mar 11th 2007 12:54PM]

That sounds awsome. Even its finger pickin..it sounds like a theme song from a computer came.

[nschnipke @ Mar 12th 2007 10:14PM]

Is it me or does that music sound very familiar cause it sounds like temple music from the original Legend of Zelda?