DIY foot-pedal midi controller
By Jeannie Choe 
posted Mar 10th 2007 11:09AM
posted Mar 10th 2007 11:09AM
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]
[Via Hackaday]
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What a finger-picker!
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.
run forrest, run (away)
that guy needs to quit worrying about wiring stuff together and learn to play the guitar!
Horrible!
That sounds awsome. Even its finger pickin..it sounds like a theme song from a computer came.
Is it me or does that music sound very familiar cause it sounds like temple music from the original Legend of Zelda?