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]
[Via Hackaday]
















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
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?